After reading through all the poems‚ there was no question about which three I was going to pick. The poem “Punishment” by Lisa Zaran moved me with the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The
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Broadcasting the Poem Have you ever felt like you were born to do something? Since I was born I felt like I was born to play baseball‚ but after that I would love to be a broadcaster. That is why I have chosen to analyze “The Broadcaster’s Poem” by Alden Nowlan. Analyzing a poem is not an easy thing to accomplish for me. As I very rarely analyze anything I read‚ but you should try everything once. As my eyes read this poem and my mind processes it‚ I ponder a question. What the heck is Nowlan
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Unfathomable Grace Infatuation and obsession with work and the myriad of life’s requirements sometimes blinds a person to the realization and appreciation of the simple‚ yet crucial‚ things in life. Throughout the decades‚ mankind has become increasingly structured around work‚ money‚ and selfish intentions. Unfortunately‚ this shift has veered man’s focus from being theocentric to anthropocentric. In his poem “God’s Grandeur‚” Gerard Manley Hopkins capitalizes upon this worldview evolution
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Open Book‚ painted by Pinkney Herbert in 2006‚ is an oil on canvas creation that uses a contrast of black lines and white spaces. When viewing the seventy-eight by sixty-eight-inch canvas‚ viewers gravitate to the emphasis of the dark‚ rectangular shape in the middle of the right side. This rectangular shape is probably the soul or meaning of what is inside the opened book. The thick black lines ripple out from behind the black rectangle to unite the idea of an “open book” and its pages. Without
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rneLorena Dávila Robles 1380049 HERBERT SPENCER Brief Biography. British philosopher and sociologist‚ Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century‚ and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy‚ psychology and the study of society — what he called his “synthetic
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Asleep in the Valley by Arthur Rimbaud The poem starts with a blissful scenery. The mention of flowers‚ streams‚ mountains‚ the valley‚ and how the rays of the sun reached the mountaintop emits cheerful thoughts from the readers. By reading the first paragraph‚ readers would want to go to the place the author described. They would also have their own conclusions that the poem would end in a happy note. In the second paragraph‚ a young soldier is being introduced by the author. Readers would
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If people would adhere to virtues the world would be a better place. Living a virtues life means following moral qualities. Not living a virtuous life can lead to: untrustworthiness‚ unfairness and alarm. People can avoid negative experiences by following proper protocol. The world would be a better place if people live by the following virtues sincerity‚ justice and tranquility. Sincerity is a moral quality that people should live by. The virtue sincerity teaches humans to be real and true. People
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An analysis and comparison of The child who walks backwards and A poem for Darcy The poems The child who walks backwards by Lorna Crozier and A poem for Darcy by Steven Herrick explore the issue of child abuse. The poets give very similar treatment to the theme and both poems have the same tone. In all else‚ the poems are different. Crozier makes use of language techniques throughout whereas Herrick’s poem is unadorned‚ which creates its own impact. Both poems are devastating in the social
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[pic][pic] [pic] [pic][pic] Herbert Spencer | | |Biography: Herbert Spencer | Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher‚ scientist‚ engineer‚ and political economist. In his day his works were important in popularizing the concept
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Poetry Analysis Stage 1 English Poetry arouses great emotions in people. How have four poems “aroused emotions” in you? What have you learnt about war and the emotions associated with it? War is a part of our world and has been since the beginning of time. Through war‚ men have been given the opportunity to fight for freedom‚ for their country and for their beliefs. Young men have marched into an abyss‚ some never to return again. They have faced death on a daily basis and the way in which some
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