In the play "Our Town"‚ by Thornton Wilder‚ a character by the name of Simon Stimson makes a very insightful statement about people and their lives. Simon is dead and buried‚ as well as several of the play’s other characters‚ when a newly-dead young woman named Emily joins their ranks and begins to realize the triviality and ignorance of her existence‚ as well as that of every living person. The dead are discussing this insignificance and unawareness of the living when Simon comments with disgust
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What is good for you? The use of the Internet offers a variety of benefits to everyone who is willing to use it. The enormous amount of information available and the many uses one can have through the internet have made it the most valuable tool in various settings of a person’s life. The Internet has an enormous amount of publications added on it every day and it’s evolving as the most powerful source of information. Also‚ use of the Internet has made jobs easier and oversimplified tasks that would
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lost your fetus"; he will say; "You have lost your child"." (Schwarz 35) If an abortion is picked the term "fetus" is used as a cold scientific "neutral" word which switches the persons mind from reality‚ and also will flip the seriousness‚ and preciousness of a unborn baby. (Schwarz 35) Can it be so possible in today’s society that we "get so caught up trying to be sensitive to the woman and her suffering that we forget the baby altogether."
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To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Context Andrew Marvell is often described as being a metaphysical poet (using images and word play to express complex ideas and feelings) as so much of his poetry deals with ideas of existence and truth. His poetry is also humorous‚ often using satire to attack or mock others. His poems are often centred on wealthier people‚ that is‚ those at court - high up enough in society to be around the monarch and those in power. Subject: The speaker of the poem is
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through the repetition of verbs‚ “his brain still remembered‚ foresaw‚ reasoned”. Here‚ Orwell expresses the continuing vitality and consciousness of the condemned prisoner even seconds before his execution‚ exemplifying his realisation of the preciousness of human life and the wrongfulness of bringing it to an abrupt end. Furthermore‚ Orwell conveys the dire implications of capital punishment through the juxtaposition‚ “one of us would be gone – one mind less‚ one world less”. Through the contrast
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vowel sounds of the opening stanza - "our long love ’s day;" - mimics the painful process of his "mistresses" refusal and a series of ironic references underscores his frustration. An allusion to the "conversion of the Jews" foregrounds that her preciousness will go on forever‚ and among other biblical references becomes a surprising mechanism to persuade her to yield up to him her virginity. In the seventeenth century‚ we might have expected the opposite! A further technique used to this end is that
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Comparison between Hour and to his coy mistress Both poems‚ hour and to his coy mistress compare well with each other in the sense that they both have the same theme‚ making reference to how important love is and the value spending time with one another has and just thinking about the present‚ rather than thinking ahead. The poems are based around the same theme‚ but presented in a different style. Hour shows the side of a more romantic love‚ whilst to his coy mistress displays the idea of a more
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describes himself as ’faltering forward’‚ suggesting he has become limited in his ability to continue his own journey. In Beeny Cliff‚ the description that the sun ’burst out again and purples prinked the main’ seems to be archaic creating a sense of preciousness in the past which acts as an active metaphor for the revival of his love after darkened times of hardship. Thus‚ from here onwards life is to become a challenge for Hardy‚ having to deal with the processes of grief and reconciliation‚ especially
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In what ways does Imtiaz Dharker use language and structure to convey her ideas in ’Blessing’? Blessing is a poem which creates a celebratory scene as well as being ominous and disturbing. Under the visible good fortune and exhilaration of the scene are darker ideas about the poverty and the religious expression of the people in the poverty ridden suburbs of large third world cities‚ originating from Imtiaz Dharker’s firsthand experience of living in India during the dry season and witnessing
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Character Evaluation Dr. Stephanie Sencil-White May 5‚ 2013 Character Evaluation When deciding which character to use for this I have decided to use the individual that plays Hannibal Lector. A man that has a dark side but can play a sophisticated doctor that is well-spoken and highly educated is the reason I like him very well for this paper. His personality was formed in the film that came out in 2007 titled Hannibal Rising. After watching the murder
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