In the poem “On The Subway”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ two sides of two person that encounter with each other in a subway. It is almost clear as water that the poem talks about two different worlds‚ white and African American. To start off the poem‚ Sharon describes how both worlds clash each other in a subway‚ one who is dark skin‚ and the other a white skin women. The women has a fur coat and a briefcase‚ meaning she has money‚ while the other person has red apparel‚ “as his body”‚ meaning that the
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it appears. Annie Drew’s use of matches created a darkening path in an autumn forest. The further down the path‚ the darker the color‚ the heavier the tone‚ the smoother the texture. In the poem Old Men Playing Basketball‚ B. H. Fairchild suggests that there is an eventual downfall to all lives; they try to reclaim their competence but doing so only evokes the nostalgia for the lost youth. Through the scene of old men basketball‚ Fairchild captures the details of the old men’s unfitness and laments
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Can You Call A Nine Year Old A Psychopath? A psychopath is someone who is callous and someone that has no concern for others. Based on the New York Times article “Can you call a nine-year old a psychopath” by Jennifer Kahn‚ it is difficult to determine whether you can truly be judged a psychopath or not as a child. We like to automatically put a label on people who are a little bit off center from the rest of us whether there is something really wrong with them or not. This is hard for the kid
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The effect of video games on the brain is a research area gaining popularity as the percentage of children and adults who play video games is on the rise. Some people believe violence in video games and in other media promotes violent behavior among viewers. While there is not sufficient data to validate this claim‚ there are a number of studies showing that video games can increase aggressive behavior and emotional outbursts‚ and decrease inhibitions. From a few of these studies‚ and from my own
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In her poem‚ "The Race"‚ author Sharon Old’s conveys meaning to her audience and poem through the use of imagery‚ parallelism‚ and tension‚ which complement the structure of her poem and add emotion that appeals to her audience. In order to convey meaning to her poem‚ Old’s utilizes imagery to allow the reader to locate themselves in the poem. Her vivid and descriptive diction add credibility to her imagery. For instance‚ she writes‚ "The jet was full‚ and people’s hair was shining‚ they were smiling
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Analyze: The Girl The poem that I will analyze is from Sharon Olds‚ The Girl. This poem is quite graphic but it describes a life lesson that two girls had to endure. This poem describes a graphic preplanned rape event. The girls were 12 years old‚ it seems that they were at the wrong place and living a wild life‚ and getting involved with the erroneous people. They partied with their supposed best friend‚ this is what I am getting from the poem‚ they were being chased and after being caught they
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calling each other a fuckboy which come from the word fuck. From the Dutch word for mocking‚ to scratching an itch‚ to sex and screwing up. In the 21th century‚ the word fuck can be used for a lot of different reasons‚ like fuckboy‚ it is a new hip word to express yourself when you are upset and its so catchy that is going to be use a lot in the future. Even though people love to say the word fuck and say it on a daily basis‚ many don’t know where the word comes from. There have been many theories
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Word Search Game User Guide Version: 2.0 Do you think you have a large English vocabulary? Do you want to relax and have some fun after a long and exhausting day? Do you believe you are as smart as Einstein and Newton? Do you want to show off your puzzle-solving skills? Let’s play the Word Search Game! You might be wondering‚ what is the Word Search Game? It is a puzzle game running on a command window that asks you to find all the legitimate English words in a game board‚ which is a two-dimensional
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USES/APPLICATION Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the business world‚ home and education 1. Business * Within the business world‚ word processors are extremely useful tools. Typical uses include: - legal copies - letters and letterhead - memos - reference documents EXPLANATION : Possibly‚ the most beneficial part of word processing to the society of businesses is that it could make different layouts not just one but many. So basically‚ it provides originality
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of poems they think of a kind of love poem‚ in truth poems can be about anything‚ good or bad. These poems all develop a main or central idea over the course of the poem‚ and in some cases over the course of multiple poems‚ each with a different main idea‚ but are based off of‚ and use the stories of other poems to develop there own point. One such poem is by a man named William Carlos Williams‚ he wrote the poem "Raleigh was Right"‚ which was based off of‚ and a response to two other poems. These
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