Yehuda Amichai’s poem‚ The Diameter of the Bomb‚ focuses on the impact war has on humanity. On a more complex level‚ the poem illustrates how the desensitization of war and its results drive the world into hopelessness. Amichai begins his poem using a statistical analysis of the bomb. The bomb begins as a mechanical and emotionless object that is represented as holding limited capacity for destruction. It is described as having a thirty centimeter diameter and an effective range of about seven meters
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This poem dramatizes the conflict between a person loving something but having to let it go after it has grown on them. In the first line the speaker is saying that it is not hard to let things go. The art that the speaker is referring to in the first line is losing something. This line is also one of the refrain lines throughout the villanelle. In line 2 the speaker uses the phrase “filled with intent” to make sure that the reader can also feel the importance of the objects she is talking about
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things I wanted. Most of the things I wanted were expensive so I would save enough money to get what I wanted and I would wake up on Saturday mornings with joy in my heart at that I’m able to get something on my own. When the author starts off the poem there is joy in his morning the same as mine‚ then it all changes when he runs into a woman he had a previous relationship with in the mall. As they’re catching up he finds out where she stays and how she had a new person of interest. If I was in his
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BRIEF HISTORY Queen Hatshepsut (the Foremost of Women) was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra‚ Elisabeth I Tudor and Catherine the Great. The eldest daughter of King Tuthmosis and Queen Ahmose‚ she learned much of the art of ruling the country from her father with whom she had a special bond. She outlived her siblings and‚ after the death of her father‚ she became a queen of Egypt and ruled together with her half-brother-husband‚ Tuthmosis II
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time. Where one comes from does not define being American‚ rather its what is done to assimilate into the American life. Okitas poem and Ciseneros story both examine the ideology of what it means to be American; both texts suggest that‚ in order to meet the expectations of American identity‚ a certain criteria must be met on the societal and cultural aspect. In Okitas poem “Response to Executive order 9066” a strong social bond is tied between the narrator and a character named Denise. The characterization
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“Land Ho!” A sailor calls from the crow’s nest. I look out toward a now approaching shoreline. We finally made it to the New World. My dear King and Queen‚ you should sponsor and finance my expedition to the New World because your country will have better trade‚ Christianity will spread to the natives‚ and there will be new land for the country to claim. Funding my expedition will be a very smart decision! First‚ the country will have better trade. Better trade means more wealth and power for the
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The title of this poem that i am analyzing is “ An Iraqi Evening”. The first thing that comes to my mind when i read this is that it must be just what happens on a normal night in iraq because there was no significance of the evening or anything. It is taking place in a house in Iraq with 2 little boys‚ a little girl and a mother. They are showing that even though there father is not there at the moment that he is still there in there hearts. The reason that i know this is because when they say
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Your assignment is to pretend you are a modern Sir Thomas More in the United States of America. Just as Sir Thomas More highlighted problems with European societies in Book I of Utopia‚ you are to discuss current problems with American society today. Remember that More discussed unfair punishment for crime‚ a corrupt socio-economic system‚ the greediness of kings‚ and distrust in technology. He also closely analyzed the corruption of advisors to the king. These were all significant problems in 16th
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After the Titanic By Derek Mahon In this poem we get a glimpse at how Mahon perceived Ismay to see himself. Lines 1&2 The first two lines speak of the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic and the effect it had on Ismay. The opinion of the inquiry‚ that Ismay stole the life of a woman or child to whom his seat belonged‚ made Ismay feel unjustly judged as shown in line three‚ “I tell you I sank as far that night as any Hero”. Lines 4-8 These lines show the memories Ismay had of the night
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Queen Elizabeth: Influential‚ Inspiring‚ and Intelligent Queen Elizabeth was thought of as one of the greatest rulers of England. Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s life‚ religion always played a huge role‚ since she was brought up Protestant. However‚ during the time of her reign‚ religion was very controversial. Being the Queen‚ it was expected of Elizabeth to marry and have children to take the throne once she passed. Queen Elizabeth‚ however‚ valued her independence and chose not to marry‚ which led
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