Continuum The moon rolls over the roof and falls behind my house‚ and the moon does neither of these things‚ I am talking about myself. It’s not possible to get off to sleep or the subject or the planet‚ nor to think thoughts. Better barefoot it out the front. door and lean from the porch across the privets and the palms into the washed-out creation‚ a dark place with two particular bright clouds dusted (query) by the moon‚ one’s mine the other’s an adversary‚ which may depend on the
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are not. One example is the inhumane treatment of the Jews‚ especially during the Holocaust. Between 1939 and 1945‚ nearly six million Jews were killed (McCarthy). During this period of time and even after‚ many adults and children wrote books and poetry about the sufferings they witnessed and endured as they forced to undergo horrific conditions. One poem written about this horrendous time period is "Remembrance" by Tawnysha Lynch. This poem was written after an obviously heartbreaking visit to the
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Valerie Myrick Professor Murphy English ENC1102 July 12‚ 2013 Poetry Essay Draft on “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime” by William Carlos Williams “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime” by William Carlos Williams is a lovely poem that goes straight to the heart of anyone that has lost a loved one. Death is a physical energy that can drain and change an individual’s entire outlook on life as well as any joy that has been experienced. Some people are so affected that they see no relief in sight and
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In Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” Lyman Lamartine tells his story about his brother Henry‚ and the red convertible‚ showing them joy but also heartache. Henry and Lyman are Native American and live in Chippewa. Lyman narrates the story and explains how he and his brother spot the red convertible one day walking down Portage‚ and are fortuitous enough to have money to purchase it. The brother’s then start out on a summer adventure‚ driving place to place eventually leading them to Alaska after
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Poetry Analysis/ Discussion Mirror I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is‚ unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel‚ only truthful- The eye of the little god‚ four cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink‚ with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and darkness separate us over and over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me‚ Searching my reaches
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I have done some reading in Rosa Parks. I have read that her real name was Rosa Louise McCauley she was born on February4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama‚ US. After her parents divorce‚ rosa her mother and sibling to pine level‚ Alabama here where Rosa maternal grandparents lived‚ who were former slaves. Rosa attended segregated school throughout her childhood‚ which her and her sibling had to walk to while the white student in her community rode a bus. She also attended a secondary school but had
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Scout‚ also known as Jean Louise Finch is one of the most important roles in the book‚ as she is one of the main characters‚ and the book is based around her. She is the youngest person in her family‚ and is a very smart character that knows a lot more than most/all people of her age‚ she is also very mature and respectful‚ especially in the way that she speaks to people‚ she uses very mature words and talks quite sophisticatedly. Scout’s father Atticus inspires her to push her limits and learn what
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Louise Erdrich introduces several generations in the interrelated families living in and around a Chippewa or Ojibwa reservation in North Dakota. Love Medicine is told through the voices of a series of vivid characters‚ mostly Chippewa men and women who are caught up in the emotional tangle of their families’ histories‚ but who struggle to gain some control over their lives. In her uniquely poetic style‚ Erdrich creates an intense vision of a world that is at once violent and tender‚ ugly and lyrical
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8:25-9:50 AM 26 March 2013 “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich Separated by War The short story “The Red Convertible” is told by Lyman Lamartine‚ one of the two main characters in this short story and one of the many characters that are involved in the novels of “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. That is why the story is symbolic because it is told from the point of view of a true
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discussing. In the poem‚ the speaker is presumably a young woman speaking to her father. Today‚ many readers make the assumption that “Daddy” is actually more of an autobiography for Plath‚ and it is considered to be a part of what many call confessional poetry (Uroff 104). People believe this poem is a reflection of Plath’s life because of the glaringly similar detail between the speaker and Plath. Two of the biggest similarities are an oppressive German father
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