Pygmalion Effect: Good People Doing Bad Things “Mother of two kills man who earlier hurt children.” Reports like these are seen every day. These headlines often leave people thinking‚ “Why do good people sometimes do bad things?” This question has everyone from scientists to citizens wondering. The Pygmalion and Golem effects help answer this. These self-fulfilling prophecies tell why people do certain things to meet the standards of others. When faced with pressure‚ their reputation on the line
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Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 2 Sound Devices and Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Sound Devices A good poem can often be identified by its sound quality. 1. How do we evaluate sound quality? Poets use certain devices to create sound within a poem. We need to analyze the poem to look out for these devices‚ indicate the sound produced and evaluate its effect on the reader. 2. What do poets use to create sound within a poem? There are four main devices: • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance
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“Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.” (Night 24) Never shall I forget reading that bone chilling quote from Elie Wiesel’s novel Night‚ Taking place during one of the darkest periods of human history. 6 million lives lost and countless families destroyed with one goal in mind; Exterminate the Jews. Throughout his novel Wiesel experiences many instances of hope and hopelessness‚ as many of us do. Without hope many things
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Not Waving But Drowning (Poetry Analysis) In the poem by Stevie Smith‚ Not Waving But Drowning there are a number of elements that are intriguing and to the reader. The poem is mostly spoken from a narrative point of view‚ but it may infer a first person perspective because it centers on a man who is apparently misunderstood by those around him‚ including the speaker that recalls the tragic scene. The poem paints a conflicting image of a man that has fallen to the sea because despite his
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“‘My new game‚ as you so appropriately call it‚ is a circus’” (Morgenstern 76). ~This marks the beginning of The Night Circus or Le Cirque des Réves. “The card inside is not a note of sympathy nor a condolence for her loss. It contains no greeting. No signature. The handwritten words across the paper read: Your move” (Morgenstern 80). ~The card was in response to the “death” of Celia’s father; this is the beginning of the “challenge” that will act as the antagonist throughout the book. “‘I suggest
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Analysis of ‘Diptych’ ‘Diptych’‚ by Robert Gray is a free verse poem in which imagery is used to invoke feelings‚ but also specifically influence a reader’s first impression of character. Throughout the poem Robert Gray has swayed natural speech‚ used strong imagery and also included poetic tone to create a poem which allows insight to his childhood. Robert Gray has explored his parent’s struggles during their marriage‚ in the poem ‘Diptych’. He likens his childhood experiences to a diptych hinge
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Maxine Kumin definitely has a very shocking way of portraying her poetry. It can easily be seen that she has a deep love for nature and animals. However‚ it goes to a much further distance than your average person. In the poem “Morning Swim” and “To Swim‚ to Believe” she describes swimming‚ as obviously mentioned in the title. In “Morning Swim” she describes becoming one with the body of water as she travels through it. In “To Swim‚ to Believe” she describes Jesus walking on the water‚ as described
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Death is a Criminal Death is full of mystery and the unknown. No one knows what truly happens once you die and pass over. Everyone reacts to death differently. People go through stages. The first stage is usually shocked and remorse‚ and then grievances and mourning. After a while time passes and the person will always be remembered even when the grievance and pain and suffering has passed. Death is a mysterious and scary thing‚ but it’s a normal part of life. The two most thing people love writing
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town of Littleton‚ Colorado. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ the shooters‚ have very diverse backgrounds. Eric was intelligent while being cool at the same time. He manages to get superior grades‚ while doing shameful things. However‚ “Dylan Klebold was a meek‚ self-conscious‚ and authentically shy. He could barely speak in front of a stranger‚ especially a girl” (Columbine 6). Judgment Day‚ the most tragic day in school history‚ is what Eric and Dylan called their mass murder. This day is where
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Protest poetry and songs have been written all throughout history and even into the present day. Even though there are many differences in the protest poetry including theme‚ style and language they all seem to retain one feature. They all aim to get a message across and in doing so‚ engage their audience and inform them about a particular issue. Some protest poetry and songs which have stood out include; Beach Burial written by Kenneth Slessor‚ Home-coming written by Bruce Dawe‚ Six young men written
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