In this commentary‚ we will take a deep look into this poem that Wilfred Owen wrote. In the poem‚ a group of soldiers are described‚ and their emotions. Using three guiding questions‚ this will be an introduction into the way Owen writes his poems. Answering these guiding questions will give the reader the full package that the poem has to offer. The first guiding question that is to be answered is: How are the feelings amongst the soldiers described? First of all‚ one can say the soldiers all
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The Things They Carried. Page 174-175‚ Written Commentary Many people ask themselves who is to blame for deaths in war‚ and if it is subjective to a person‚ or if it is contextual. In the following extract from Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”‚ it is impossible to think just about the Vietnam War as situational cause of the death of so many‚ the reader has to view the war person by person‚ each person or situation differing from each other. Right after the death of Kiowa‚ the men go searching
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MLK Commentary: The Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Martin Luther King was a powerful‚ memorable‚ eloquent and educated civil rights activist. He passionately promoted the drive and push for peaceful non-violent protesting. His speeches were inspirational‚ charismatic and effective and the passion and power in his delivery set the pacing of the emotional experience. He used many rhetorical devices along with his determination to get across the feeling and flavour of perpetuated slavery of
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Social Commentary on Physical Attractiveness in Charles Dickens’ Bleak House Across cultures and across time‚ surface beauty has been idealized and integrated into societies to the extent to which it is almost necessary to determine one’s societal rank or role. In many cases‚ those who are considered more beautiful are given luxuries that those who are less fortunate are kept from. In a time when both looks and money ruled the social scene‚ Charles Dickens in his novel Bleak House makes an opposing
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This passage‚ found as a conclusion to a chapter in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ takes place after Okonkwo’s return to Umuofia. A new English missionary has been set up in the village and has caused a great divide between the villagers. The main purpose of the section is to describe some of these events and changes that have taken place in Umuofia since Okonkwo’s return. The passage is structured in three parts‚ each detailing about a different aspect. The first section focuses on Okonkwo’s
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The sonnet Anthem for Doomed Youth’‚ by Wilfred Owen‚ criticizes war. The speaker is Wilfred Owen‚ whose tone is first bitter‚ angry and ironic. Then it’s filled with intense sadness and an endless feeling of emptiness. The poet uses poetic techniques such as diction‚ imagery‚ and sound to convey his idea. The title‚ Anthem for Doomed Youth’‚ gives the first impression of the poem. An anthem’‚ is a song of praise‚ perhaps sacred‚ so we get the impression that the poem might me about something
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Examination by Laura Wang of the poem “Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening” In this poem‚ the speaker is familiar with his environment: he knows the woods and their owner (“Whose woods these are I think I know”: he knows the owner of the woods and where he lives: “His house is in the village”); in “My little horse must find it queer […] He gives his harness bells a shake to ask if there is some mistake”‚ the speaker interprets the horse’s movements and behavior‚ which suggests he is familiar
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Why GM Matters is a book written about the history of General Motors Company and the struggle they endured during the 2008 economic recession. The book is broken into three parts; the first part explains what went wrong with General Motors Company including the workers that would be affected if General Motors Company had to move their production to another country or if they had to close the doors on General Motors Company and let Toyota buy them out. The book also discusses in the first part‚ the
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“Break Away” Jennica Jones November‚ 9 Per.4 Some people in this world don’t like to talk and they need someone to talk for them well that is what this song means to me. How she wants to break free and go on her own.To have a opinion and to say what you are thinking. What the song “Break Away “ means to me is that she is trying to tell her family that she is ready to leave her home. Like if she was a bird and she wanted to leave the nest and she is spreading her wings and
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Boom! One blast changes your life and your survival instincts start kicking in. The book Any Means Necessary by Jack Mars is about the struggle of a nuclear crisis and preventing one from happening. What would you do if you were in a nuclear disaster/attack?? I will tell you what I would do in the event of a nuclear disaster/attack. I would find a safe shelter‚ find my family and prepare for more attacks. In order to survive you need to stay on your A-game and be ready for anything and that is what
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