REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas
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“The Cyclist” poetry commentary “The Cyclist” is a poem by Louis MacNeice which romanticizes the fleeting joys of childhood. These joys are emphasised through imagery of summer – be it activities‚ food‚ the beach‚ a bicycle ride‚ various techniques such as juxtaposition and enjambment are used to evoke fond memories from the reader. MacNeice’s poem is set in the southwest of England‚ on a hill with a chalk horse carved into it. It is during the height of summer‚ when the grasshoppers are buzzing
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doubt the righteousness of his actions. The tone of this passage is exemplified through Frankenstein’s desolate surroundings. Shelly highlights other literary devices to accompany the shifts in tone. This educates readers on Frankenstein’s self-reflective thoughts and attitude towards his work in the current state of isolation. At first‚ the tone in this passage displayed by Shelly emerges to be light-hearted and serene as she explains Frankenstein’s everyday actions by using simplistic
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Commentary on Impossible Object (Nicholas Mosley) Tara Singh 12/3/12 English Grade 12 In Nocholas Mosley’s prose piece Impossible Object he depicts the life of a Hippolyta a mother of one child who is separated from her husband. Mosley’s depiction of Rome as a city‚ along with his depiction of Hippolyta herself and her relationship with her husband and child illustrates his main idea of happiness and love being unattainable for an affluent member of society. Hippolyta: 1) The
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“Reflection is active‚ purposeful thought applied to an experience to understand the meaning of that experience for the individual” (Ashby‚ 2006 p.28). Reflective practice is vital to the nursing profession. Although there is little evidence based information of the benefits of reflective practice (Schutz‚ 2007)‚ there are many benefits pertaining to reflective practice and resulting in a holistic patient approach and therefore nurses are able to provide better care. There are many models available to
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The Jamestown Fiasco Commentary According to Edmund S. Morgan‚ the majority of problems faced by the first settlers who arrived to Jamestown in the year 1607 were caused by the poor organization within the colony. For example‚ the settlers were unwilling to grow their own food supply and establish a reliable foundation for future settlers. Despite the abundance of game to hunt‚ and perfect weather conditions to harvest crops‚ the settlers would instead dig up corpses‚ and in one case a man
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Through social commentary‚ Anzaldua expresses the feelings and flaws that Latin@s see in themselves as a way to illustrate how they have been treated by Latin@s. Across history‚ groups of humans in power have put other groups of humans down as a way to maintain their power. This constant condemnation of a group of people leaves said group of people with the feeling that the oppressors have reason for the oppression. Anzaldua and her commentary is an example of this history when she writes‚ “As a
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Task A Guidance A guide to reflective Practice Ai a) What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is the process of thinking about and critically analysing your actions with the goal of changing and improving occupational practice. b) Why is reflective practice important? Reflective practice is important because it accurately assesses the need of each service user. It is essential that all care workers become familiar with reflective practice as our profession depends
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a job at a stonesman’s to make a living while studying by himself to try and achieve his dream. Indeed‚ Jude’s first concern is a job‚ though his working is to be done only as a way of supporting himself until he can enter the university. Our commentary will fall into two parts. First we will study the isolation of Jude‚ and the opposition between Jude’s world and the world of his enthusiasm that is to say the world of Oxford students. Then‚ we will study the omnipresence of spirituality that contrasts
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UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA NACIONAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II LAURA CAROLINA VELANDIA 2008134060 GROUP 1 COMMENTARY ABOUT HAMLET In the following commentary‚ I will introduce‚ on the one hand‚ a brief comparative data from the play “Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark” by William Shakespeare and film “Hamlet‚ the honor of revenge” by Franco Zeffirelli.. As regards to analysis of the work itself and the characters I will address various topics‚ such as: revenge‚ doubt‚ fate and ambition. The tragedy
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