English 122 Wednesday‚ October 2‚ 2013 Personal Response- Thumbprint Each of us imprints our own mark into the world‚ and no one is quite like us. In the poem‚ "Thumbprint" by Eve Merriam‚ she discusses the theme of how each of us is unique‚ and that no one will ever be exactly like us. She uses alliteration and metaphors to demonstrate her theme. I have reached a part in my life where I accepted my uniqueness. The poem "Thumbprint" reveals the celebration of being a unique individual. Merriam
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Personal Response on Sexual Identity You go through your life making choices and decisions but not thinking of exactly why you were making the choices that you made. Before this class I just figured that I mad the decisions I made because it was what I wanted at the time. Since I have taken this class I have found that the decisions that you make are based on what is called a value system. According to Rathus‚ Nevid‚ and Fichner-Rathus (2011)‚ the value system has to do with legalism
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Personal Response to Wilfred Owen One of Wilfred Owen’s poem is Dulce et Decorum est. The title of this poem is roughly translated to: It is honorable and beautiful to die for your country‚ the poem itself basically speaks of how this is a lie. It takes you through a small story at the end of which it explains in gruel poetry the death of a soldier with effective language that helps inspire fear “And watch the white eyes writhing in his face‚ His hanging face‚ like a devil’s sick of sin;” I believe
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a Snowy Evening Robert Frost was an amazing poet with poems that ring out with “autumnal tones of New England” (Charters‚ 862). Robert was born in San Francisco in 1874 but did not truly begin his life until 1912 when he and his family moved to England and he was able to pursue his writings. Frost has many amazing works of poetry and like most poets‚ he has many poems that went unnoticed. The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening both embody the classic Frost ambiance; they are
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My Personal Response to The Call of the Wild The novel The Call of the Wild tells a story about how Buck‚ a domesdicated dog in the "sun-kissed" Santa Clara‚ managed to survive in the wilds of Klondike. Jack London conveyed many of his own ideas about living in this novel by telling readers what Buck went through to adjust to the harsh realities of life in the frosty North‚ where survival was the only imprerative. Throughout Buck’s adjustment there were several turning-points which forced him to
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Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe Over the history of poetry there have been countless and countless numbers of poets‚ some good‚ some bad‚ and some who will be revered forever. Their many characteristics‚ backgrounds and life experiences affect their style of writing and allowed them to differ from one poet to another. Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Frost‚ two of the most known poets that have ever put pen to paper. Poe and Frost are two perfect examples of two poets that have had different life experiences
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mentally and emotionally as they become aware of themselves and the world around them. The 3 texts the show the physical journeys lead to a greater understanding are a poem by Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken"‚ a play called "Away" by Michael Gow and a cartoon entitled "You and Me" by Michael Leunig. ’The Road Not Taken’ by Frost portrays the fact that physically journeys result in change and a sense of understanding of yourself. The poem is a metaphor for life in the fact that we have to make decisions
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Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost HUM 2000 A1 Apryl Price July 25‚ 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost When comparing Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” it seems that there are plenty of obvious similarities that are on the surface and there are subtle differences that one can find when they truly look deep into the meanings of things. In both poems the speaker is putting all meaning into what they are seeing. The speaker in
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the value that it holds. This poem explores Plath’s introduction to motherhood‚ and whether she will make a good mother‚ “Your nakedness shadows our safety”. The arrival of new life is juxtaposed with fear and effectively‚ the unknown. Plath’s own personal issues cloud this celebratory moment and turn the poem into a gloomy atmosphere. As they “stand around blankly”‚ unaware as to what to do it is interesting to see how they will adapt to the unfamiliar. Plath appears to look like a mother “I stumble
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Rex‚ You bring up a valid point in which I too discussed in my response. It is our responsibility now to prepare for the future and whatever future we want our children and their children to have. The other thing you said that I keyed in on was the word “abused”. I believe that is very important also. Your suggestion and article provided about using wind and solar power would be a great solution to some of the energy crisis. I believe that wind and solar power will only continue to grow in popularity
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