George W. Bush Addressing the nation after the 9/11 attacks George Bush begins the speech with a solemn address and informs the people of America about the tragic events that unfolded. The aim of this speech was to reassure the public that they are now safe and the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The use of inclusive pronouns‚ such as ‘we’ and ‘our’‚ is just one of the ways in which he builds a sense of unity and togetherness with the audience. He makes it feel like he is equal to them
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president George Washington was bringing to a close‚ his 2nd term in the presidency. The letter he composed‚ which we now refer to as “Washington’s Farewell Address” would be not only widely circulated‚ but cherished for years to come. His address would not only cover his resignation‚ but because of its content seemed almost prophetic‚ as it went on to describe some of the shortcomings we see today as the advice offered was unheeded. In this paper my intent is to not only provide a personal analysis‚ but
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Be Near Me In this excerpt of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “In Memoriam A.H.H”‚ the speaker is pleading for comfort. The two main questions I asked myself were “who is he pleading to?” and “what does he need comfort from?” In life‚ whom do we go to most for comfort? God‚ parents‚ family‚ and close friendsNot a complete sentence. In the section I entitled “Be Near Me”‚ Tennyson addresses the people asked to comfort‚ and the circumstances that require the most comfort. The first stanza starts with the
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The Beauty “In November” By: Emilie Parsonage Have you ever seen something that at first glance may look like nothing‚ but when you dig deeper and deeper into it‚ you are able to see the true beauty shining through? In the poem‚ In November by Archibald Lampman‚ the true beauty of a burned forest is masked by broken ground and charred trees and bush. At first glance‚ there appears to be nothing remaining but wreckage. However‚ through the use of personification‚ visual and kinesthetic imagery
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A Poison Tree By William Blake I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not‚ my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears Night & morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles‚ And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night‚ Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine‚ And he knew that it was mine‚ And into my garden stole‚ When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretchd beneath
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It seemed somewhat difficult to read through a poem and try to “get” how a poem got a tone from its diction and imagery. It sounded easy to think about‚ but the hard part got to be articulating how it worked and what made me actually feel a certain way over a poem. For that battle‚ I read “Common Ground” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. At first‚ I read the title and thought it’d be something for pro-equality and how people are essentially created equal. By the second stanza‚ with the line‚ “when I look
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1984 is a novel written by George Orwell depicting a dystopian society in Oceania where the Party oppresses human actions with the omniscience Big Brother. His novel introduces the phrase describing life without freedom: Big Brother is watching you. The rundown‚ tyrannical government of 1984 is often being compared to today’s society‚ and Americans fear that we will become the dystopian civilization in Orwell’s novel. People claim that the surveillance technology used by our government is inhibiting
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The poem “Acquainted with the Night” was written by Robert Frost and was published in the collection‚ The West Running Brook. A common interpretation of the poem is that the author has experienced depression. Frost himself was said to have experienced depression‚ and mental illness is unfortunately prevalent throughout his family. He had to commit his sister to a mental hospital and his own son committed suicide. Using the “night” as a metaphor the reader can experience what the world around them
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Society’s focus on materialism and consumerism has lead to the shift in our value system‚ which in result has lead to the degradation and neglect of the environment. In his poems‚ Robert gray forces us to consider and reflect upon our involvement on the issues presented- being our priority of material and superficial value which in result has implicated on the natural world‚ provoking its decline and also the degradation of Australian society itself. Furthermore‚ we have lost the values that make
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Winters are cold‚ but it is the coldest when people are suffering from loss. Most of Kanye’s songs have a hidden message and in this song his message may be unclear unless you know about his life. In all the song in the album Kanye’s lyrics have a deeper meaning than what the average music lover can read or listen to. Coldest Winter is actually a depiction of the singer’s relationship with his mother and his fiancee as depicted through the themes of loss‚ loneliness‚ and doubt. Kanye’s lyrics
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