| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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An old woman clutches a tourist’s sleeve and tags along with him. She wants a ’fifty paise coin’. For this she offers to show him ’the horseshoe shrine’. This refersto a legend centred around a horse-shoe shaped depression in a rock about Khandoba‚ the presiding deity at Jejuri‚ who leaped from that rock onto his horse ashe carried his wife with him. This is a legend that the true believer reveres and the sceptic doubts.The tourist moves away as he has seen the shrine already. The old woman ’tightens
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Out of my mind by Sharon M Draper Out of my mind is a very interesting novel by Sharon M Draper‚ the book was published in 2010 by the Athenaeum book for young readers‚ the recommended age for this novel would be for 10 and up and I’m sure many adults would enjoy this book as well as young readers. This book is quite an easy read with only 295 pages. The book starts with Melody Brooks an 11-year-old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy. It also talks about how she is surrounded by words that just
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In Sharon Zukin’s essay “Attention shoppers...” she explains that Americans shop because their trying to chase their dreams; weather they be‚ higher social status‚ greater education‚ the ownership of a home‚...etc... She also explains that in the last one hundred years or so Americans have been taught to shop from birth‚ and‚ that Americans no longer have the basic survival skills of making and growing things for themselves. She also explains that shopping habits change from child‚ to teenager
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Our Casuarina Tree | | Toru Dutt (1856–77) | | | LIKE a huge Python‚ winding round and round | | The rugged trunk‚ indented deep with scars‚ | | Up to its very summit near the stars‚ | | A creeper climbs‚ in whose embraces bound | | No other tree could live. But gallantly | 5 | The giant wears the scarf‚ and flowers are hung | | In crimson clusters all the boughs among‚ | | Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; | | And oft at nights the
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Old Dogs The man who gave me my first job in advertising is now in his mid-seventies. His mind is sharp as ever; his creativity is better than it was when we first worked together; he continuingly develops his skills in computer graphics and web technologies; and his work as a digital photographer and graphic designer is as powerful and relevant today as it was when he was in his thirties. He reads Wired‚ The Rolling Stone‚ and the Wall Street Journal. He watches The Office and South Park. His
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“In walk two moons by Sharon Creech”the characters have a positive attitude and “in the guest by uma krishnaswami” the circumstances the authors diffrent teach lessons and have positive attitude the lessons through the characters actions‚thoughts‚feelings and emotions and they both have a common theme. When sal reads the note “don’t judge a man until you walked two moons in his moccasins” sal is realizing that it means don’t judge someone until you felt the same way as them. “In the guest” the rich
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Victor Fuentes Peer review for Sharon Cantoral 1. I thought the paper was really well written. It made the story a lot clearer and her explanation gave the story more life. She gave good references and related very well to the story. 2. She gave a good interpretation at the end of the paper and explained how the story was actually about love and patience. 3. She gave evidence of it when she mentioned symmetry with the pigeons and sky. I wrote my essay on the same story and she gave good points
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The book I chose was Success Under Stress by Sharon Melnick‚ Ph. D. I chose this book because I feel that no matter what I am doing‚ I am stressed. This book can help me with everyday life and because stress does rule a lot of people’s lives‚ and I‚ for one‚ would like to get it under control. As I was reading this book‚ I came to realize that I live every minute of every day under stress. While reading‚ I felt pressed for time and was thinking that I was not going to get all my homework done
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“Being Old” Being old is something that we all have to face sooner or later. The transition process can be made a smooth one or will take some people going kicking and screaming. In this review I will discuss the cognitive‚ physical‚ and social factors that go into our society’s definition of being “old.” I will explore how older adults are treated in the United States. I will also examine if this treatment suggests a value for older people and how the messages our society sends be it positive
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