Born in 1945‚ Robert Gray is an Australian poet renowned for his imagistic style‚ drawing strength from his fastidious concern for the precision of language and a meticulous contemplation of physical existence. Gray’s works are unconventional in structure‚ and prevalent throughout his poems are the recurring themes of humanism‚ consumerism and naturalism‚ peppered with allusions to personal experiences. Gray’s thematic concerns arise from his personal context‚ alongside his love of the Australian
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Cobain‚ Vincent Van Gogh and David Foster Wallace struggled with deep depression and mental illness all their lives‚ their works and pursuits continuously exacerbating their state of mind‚ until they ultimately decided that suicide was the only option. Robert Frost was also affected by the darkness of depression. But he‚ through his constant communion with the thing he writes so much about‚ was able to overcome it. The poems "Dust of Snow" and "Stopping
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The artwork that I have chosen to critique is by an American artist named Robert Motherwell‚ (1915 -1991). The particular piece I have chosen is called "Open" # 150 in black and cream 1970 acrylic on canvas 69 x 204 1/4 inches at the Modern Museum. This artwork is a symmetrical balanced abstract painting that is about 41 years old and is horizontal in its organization and is made up of one neutral color cream rectangle inside at the top of one large intense black color rectangle. Counting a total
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“To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. In the opening stanza‚ the poet articulates the carpe diem tenet that urges one to "Seize the Day." The gathering of roses is a metaphor for living life to the fullest. The image of roses suggests a number of things: roses symbolize sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures; as vegetation‚ they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the transience of life. Like the "virgins‚" the roses are buds‚ fresh‚ youthful
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Title: Choice Book Report I."Heroes" II. Robert Cormier III. Laurel-Leaf Books‚ 1998 IV. Personal library V. Pages: 135 pages VI. Fiction VII. Fiction is something told or written that is not fact: something made up. 2. A made up story about real or imaginary persons or events. VIII. Summary: A. Setting-The setting of "Heroes" is in a small town called Frenchtown. It is set in the early 1940s during the Second World War. Everyone knows each other in this town because it is so small. There
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in Lebanon‚ The Reagan Administration secretly began to sell weapons to Iran. This went against an American ban on arms sales to Iran‚ which had been in affect since the embassy had been seized. (Corrigan 40-41) These deals were arranged through Robert McFarlane‚ who was the head of the National Security Council. One of McFarlane’s main staff members was Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. McFarlane gave North the responsibility of handling the details of the deal and told him not to send
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their loved ones. I notice white lighting enforcing its shine on my face‚ as I try to remember how to open my eyes. I manage to open them up and I realize I am lying in a hospital in Switzerland. A doctor rushes over to me and calls me by the name Robert Clarke. He examines my face which has a bandage on and says: “Wie geht es dir?” “Pardon?” I reply unable to understand him “Oh sorry‚ how are you feeling?” he translates looking annoyed at himself for making that mistake “I am dizzy and can’t
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on a quote taken from Robert Schumann that explains the reasons for composing. Lacroix takes this quote as inspiration to write a poem that follows the format of Clara Schumann’s Op. 20 “Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann.” The author writes a variation on a Robert Schumann quote for every variation Clara wrote in her piece of music and uses a line of poetry to depict a measure within the music. Lacroix establishes a relationship of the speaker of the poetry as Robert Schumann. Lacroix in the
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HISTORY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT ROBERT MENZIES Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) Menzies (1894-1978)‚ prime minister and barrister‚ was born on 20 December 1894 at Jeparit‚ Victoria‚ fourth of five children of Australian-born parents James Menzies who was a storekeeper‚ and his wife Kate. Robert Gordon Menzies was Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice‚ from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian
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Robert Frost 1874–1963 Robert Frost holds a unique and almost isolated position in American letters. "Though his career fully spans the modern period and though it is impossible to speak of him as anything other than a modern poet‚" writes James M. Cox‚ "it is difficult to place him in the main tradition of modern poetry." In a sense‚ Frost stands at the crossroads of nineteenth-century American poetry and modernism‚ for in his verse may be found the culmination of many nineteenth-century tendencies
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