When I began reading Lowell’s For the Union Dead‚ I thought that because the epigraph‚ which means "They gave up all to serve the republic"‚ would in a sense be a complete dedication to the Union soldiers who died during the Civil War. But once the actual poem begins‚ Lowell instead talks about a South Boston aquarium. What I found important about the beginning line is that not only does Lowell describe a specific setting of the poem‚ but he also speaks to us readers and present form. The fact that
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Robert Lowell’s Skunk Hour We all love a good scare once and a while‚ that is why we invite the nightmares and spooks ( especially around Halloween. ) what is unique‚ and‚ “ultimately disturbing” (Shmoop Editorial team) about this poem is that Robert Lowell didn’t have to write about scary stories to create that “spooky effect ” (Shmoop Editorial Team) the speaker of the poem admits to being mentally ill‚ has chronic depression and that is nightmarish enough.
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Megan Jerlin College Writing 2 Assignment 1 April 6th‚ 2013 Poem Explication – “For The Union Dead” The first stanza speaks of an old aquarium‚ one that has obviously been abandoned and left to the elements. The second stanza speaks of lost memories‚ perhaps fond ones‚ of the author and the old aquarium when it was still open. The third stanza speaks of lost time and of time marching onto a new (and more often than not‚ not exactly better) tomorrow‚ with new things going up where old things
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S. History Mr. Wilson 2014/11/10 Compare and Contrast the Opinions of Lowell Girls In the 19th century‚ some female workers called Lowell girls were women who worked in textile factories that some of girls thought it is a good opportunity for female to work outside of their homes and got chances to reflect more women roles in the society so they were satisfied and happy of their jobs; however‚ some people believe that Lowell Girls were treated unfairly because they had bad working conditions‚ long
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One mile west of Flagstaff‚ Arizona stands a mesa known as Mars Hill‚ which provides unobstructed views of the sky. Perched on the top of the mesa is the historic Lowell Observatory‚ built in 1894 by Percival Lowell. Today‚ Lowell Observatory is still the center of space research and discoveries. Lowell Observatory happily welcomes the public to experience the historic landmark and museums. Filled with telescopes‚ museums‚ and collections the 750-acre facility offers plenty of activities. The excitement
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Amy Lowell was born in Brookline‚ Massachusetts on February 9‚ 1874. She was the daughter of Augustus Lowell and Katherine Bigelow Lawrence. Both her mother and father were from New England aristocrats. Aristocrats are wealthy and prominent members of society. Her father‚ Augustus‚ was a businessman‚ civic leader‚ and horticulturalist. Lowell’s mother‚ Katherine‚ was an accomplished musician and linguist. Lowell was‚ although‚ considered as “almost disreputable‚” poets ran in the Lowell family
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The Lowell textile mills The Lowell textile mills were a new transition in American history that explored working and labor conditions in the new industrial factories in American. To describe the Lowell Textile mills it requires a look back in history to study‚ discover and gain knowledge of the industrial labor and factory systems of industrial America. These mass production mills looked pretty promising at their beginning but after years of being in business showed multiple problems and setbacks
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Frustration’s Armored Aroma Skunk Hour by Robert Lowell and The Armadillo by Elizabeth Bishop are two closely related poems. Both share the theme of an animal carrying with it natural defenses‚ and the image of an isolated spectator. However‚ there is one important contrast between these poems: The Armadillo portrays a creature who cannot comprehend the events destroying the life about it‚ whereas the speaker in Skunk Hour understands‚ possibly too well‚ the events affecting its life. By
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the television show‚ Fear the Walking Dead‚ which is a series on AMC and a prequel to the beloved series‚ The Walking Dead. The creator and writer of it is Robert Kirkman‚ and directing it is Adam Davidson. The six main actors of this show include Kim Dickens‚ Cliff Curtis‚ Frank Dillane‚ Alicia Carrie‚ Mercedes Mason‚ and Lorenzo Henry. This T.V. show was created August of 2015‚ most actors in this have acted before‚ they are just not well known. Whereas Robert Kirkman is very well know in the comic
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Thomas Dublin in “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills” In Thomas Dublin’s article‚ “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills‚” he talks about the conditions of factories. He describes the work and the personal problems that women endured working in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Lowell was originally a rural area. “In 1820‚ there had been no city at all-only a dozen family farms along the Merrimack River in East Chelmsford.” (Dublin 264). A year later‚ a group
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