Causes‚ Effects‚ and Legacy of Upton Sinclair ’s The Jungle and Rachel Carson ’s Silent Spring Period 2 Maxwell Wang 1906 would see the publication of Upton Sinclair ’s The Jungle‚ pushing through major reforms of the meatpacking industry and eventually causing the government to take actions to protect the health of its people; almost fifty years later‚ the publication of Rachel Carson ’s novel Silent Spring would invoke a similar‚ but changed response to the threat of DDT. Although both would
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shows this devotion and despite the fact that their subjects differ‚ the ideas that the two poems are attempting to get across are not too different. In "The Seafarer‚" it continuously refers to the sea as the author’s passion‚ even so he has respect for it‚ "My soul roams with the sea‚ the whales / Home‚ wandering to the widest corners / Of the world" (59-61B "The Seafarer"). Yet after the second half of the poem‚ it discusses what humanity is becoming‚ and how the world is "Kept spinning by toil. All
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A constant theme of the songs written by Robert Herrick is the short-lived nature of life‚ the fleeting passage of time. We find a note of melancholy/sadness in his poem which arises out of the realization that beauty is not going to stay forever. In his poem ‘To Daffodils’‚ the poet Robert Herrick begins by saying that we grieve to see the beautiful daffodils being wasted away very quickly. The duration of their gloom is so short that it seems even the rising sun still hasn’t reached the noon-time
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winter is always followed by spring. Spring symbolizes rebirth‚ life and growth. So we humans like nature always have a spring in our life‚ having hope that gives us a new spirit as man that is a part of the beautiful and peaceful natural world. - Transformation Just like nature’s changing season‚ we humans have a transformation in our life‚ changing generations and ideas. We can be one with nature and feel the freedom of our life as we transform to our spring season. The poet
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Stafford uses personification‚ alliteration‚ and tactile imagery to express the relaxed and carefree attitude of the speaker; while Elizabeth Bishop‚ in her poem “Five Flights Up‚” uses repetition‚ personification‚ visual imagery‚ and auditory imagery to express the questioning and worried mind-set of the speaker. Almost everything about the poem “Five A.M.” is nonchalant and seems to suggest that the speaker takes this same walk regularly. When the speaker says “my arms alternate easily to my pace
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SUNRISE After a gloomy night‚ sunrise brings new hopes and aspirations. It spreads a golden light all around. Birds and beasts‚ men and angels eagerly wait for it. It is a time when the nature is at its best. It is a time to pray to God. Sunrise is a time when there is calm and quiet‚ the atmosphere is pure and fresh and there is no dust‚ no smoke‚ and no noise. We can inhale a lot of pure oxygen. A man who goes out for a long walk at sunrise never falls ill. The rising sun gives us light and warmth
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This Sonnet is very interesting. It is a very confusing poem‚ as well. Shakespeare uses many poetic devices‚ such as alliteration‚ symbolism‚ metaphors‚ and many more. At first it seems that Shakespeare is talking about a beautiful girl. Look deeper and think deeper. He is actually talking about leaves‚ trees‚ or nature. Shakespeare is showing his love for in this poem. In the first quatrain‚ Shakespeare is describing how nature will never look old to him. Since Shakespeare notice nature‚ he saw
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Autumn The first paragraph in John Keats‘ poem “To Autumn“ is proposing us a picture of the season. Contrary to popular image of an approach to a stage where everything is covered in snow and resting‚ the poem shows the warm side of this seson. The fertile and mature side of it. There is also a partial picture of the coming cold weather but the majority of the poem is focused on the remains of Summer and warmth reflected in Autumn. The description starts with a general characteristics of the
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tides throb‚ throe on throe‚ And meadow rivulets overflow‚ And drops on gate bars hang in a row‚ And rooks in families homeward go‚ And so do I. The Significance Of Spring And Summer In Thomas Hardy’s Poems - Document Transcript 1. The Significance of Spring and Summer in Thomas Hardy’s Poems‚ If It’s Ever Spring Again‚ and It Never Looks Like Summer Mehdi Hassanian esfahani (GS22456) The Victorian Age (BBL5101) Lecturer: Dr. Wan Roselezam February 2009 2. Introduction: Reading about
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’Spring’ ’How does Hopkins use language and style to convey his message to his readers?’ Gerard Manley Hopkins was a 19th-century poet whose poetry work mainly consisted of religion‚ nature and inner anguish as the main themes. Hopkins celebrated beauty in the nature world and he loved the season of spring‚ especially the freshness it brought. In most of his poems‚ like ’Spring’‚ Hopkins linked in nature to prayer and religion; he thought that the pure beauty in nature alone‚ was enough
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