The Contender is a story written by Robert Lipsyte‚ the story is about a boy named Alfred who is a highschool dropout with a dead-end job. Alfred wants to make something of himself and decides to do boxing because he feels that he might enjoy it. Alfred starts going to Donatelli’s gym and Aunt Pearl finds out about this. Aunt Pearl addresses her concerns and Alfred defends his career choice by saying that Mr. Donatelli cares about the people he trains. Aunt pearl respects his career choice but wishes
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English Advanced Assessment Task 3 Critical Study of Poetry If thou must love me‚ let it be for nought Except for love’s sake only. Do not say ‘I love her for her smile-her look-her way Of speaking gently‚ -for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine‚ and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day’- For these things in themselves‚ Beloved‚ may Be changed‚ or change for thee‚ -and love‚ so wrought‚ May be unwrought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity’s wiping
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Appearances can be deceptive. How does Cormier assert this view in his novel? ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier presents the view that appearances can be deceptive‚ asserting that how an individual may appear does not reflect his or her raw nature. Cormier explores this view by developing multiple characters and their outer personas through the slow deliberate unveiling of their true nature. Cormier develops his characters Francis Cassavant‚ Larry LaSalle and Nicole Renard to portray this duality. The
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Vision of the future For many years‚ science fiction writers have challenged readers with visions of the future and future society. These authors offered an insight into what they expected man‚ society‚ and life to be like at some future time. One could divide their visions of future into two main streams: an apocalyptical one‚ with the degradation and demoralization of our society‚ and a utopian world‚ where our civilization turns into a highly conscious and developed one‚ and people live in
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prefers his idea of the boy swinging on the branches‚ climbing up the tree trunks and swinging from side to side‚ from earth up to heaven. The narrator remembers when he used to swing on birches and wishes that he could return to those carefree days. Analysis This poem is written in blank verse with a particular emphasis on the “sound of sense.” For example‚ when Frost describes the cracking of the ice on the branches‚ his selections of syllables create a visceral sense of the action taking place: “Soon
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Introduction Poetry has been a special genre and it is one of the many genres that remain consistent (structural means) even after being exploited for years. Looking back at the British poems in the late 80s‚ the stanzas and lines have not changed much‚ at least not the structure of it. Even until today‚ these shapes remained the same‚ although altered in position such as the use of indentation or tabulation in each line‚ alternatively. Besides‚ poetry has become a medium of communication in various
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Research Paper How Robert Frost’s Life Experiences Created His Individuality and Affected His Poems Robert Frost has been considered as the most widely known and the most appreciated American poet of the twentieth century since he was preeminent and talented. There is an old saying that “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” In fact‚ innate gift was just a small section that led Frost as a successful and influential poet. People cannot
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Robert Graves‚ another english poet who was born on 24 July 1895 into a middle class family in London. Graves became well known for the poems he composed during the time of World War I. In 1914‚ when the war was declared‚ Graves enlisted promptly and gained a commission in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Graves is considered as one of the few poets who could put the horror of trench life onto paper. He was able to accurately depict life as a soldier. His poetry is defined by fine language and brilliant
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to man‚ neither hostile nor benevolent. Man is alone and frail as compared to the vastness of the universe. Such a view of “man on earth confronting the total universe” is inevitably linked with certain themes in frost’s poetry. One of the most striking themes in Frost’s poetry is man’s isolation from his universe or alienation from his environment. Frost writes in “Desert Places”‚ “The loneliness includes me unawares”. Man is essentially alone‚ as is borne out in frost’s poetry.Man is alone in
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The Recruit‚ by Robert Muchamore‚ begins with twelve year old James Choke in science class‚ where he accidentally cuts his classmate Samantha Jenning’s face after she relentlessly teases him about his family life‚ and his obese mother. He shoves his teacher over when she tries to stop him and runs home‚ an offense he is later expelled for‚ to find his stepfather Ronald Onions visiting his mother‚ Gwen Choke. He goes back to school to pick up his nine-year-old half- sister‚ Lauren Onions. They return
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