by Robert Frost and “Mariposa”(meaning butterfly in Spanish) by Edna St. Vincent Millay may seem to be similar by their titles‚ the meanings of the two poems are completely different from each other. The two have differences through their word choice: Frost’s being positive and Millay’s being negative. Robert Frost’s diction creates a positive tone about butterflies flying through the sky in “Blue- Butterfly Day” whereas Edna St. Vincent Millay portrays a negative tone about death coming soon in “Mariposa
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Imagine you’re one of the people that decide to ignore the officials warnings of an eruption on Mount St. Helens. It’s May 18‚ 1980‚ 8:32 a.m. and you hear a rumble and feel the earth move. Behind you‚ you hear a thunderous noise. When you turn around‚ you see a humongous landslide headed your way. Mount St. Helens in Washington State has erupted‚ immediately a cloud of gas‚ rock‚ and hot ash shot up in the air and race down the mountainside at an unimaginable speed. The eruption created a mass of
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Anthony Burgess gained much of his fame from his book A Clockwork Orange. The story was ultimately dismissed for its graphic portrayal of violence and sex. However‚ people who have read his books can see further than these grotesque parts society. Burgess weaves into his writings the stories of his past; Anthony Burgess lived a life plagued with abuse and sickness all around him. He found comfort in the arts and would use this as an outlet for his trauma; he would try to seek closure by working in
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Christian Gooden‚ cgooden@post-dispatch.com St. Louis Christmas Tree Lots: Oligopoly and Game Theory Since Christmas is drawing near‚ the annual Christmas tree lots are beginning to open. This brings memories of my father cursing in the car every Sunday before mass because half the church lot is taken up by trees. For a few weeks Ted Drew becomes the king of Christmas not the king of custard in St. Louis. Pretend the image I selected is not taken from the St. Louis Post Dispatch but is in fact my
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Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803‚ as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest‚ a New Orleans merchant‚ founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint‚ Louis IX. From 1770 to 1803‚ St. Louis was a Spanish possession‚ but it was ceded
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Leonardo da Vinci‚ Virgin and Child with St. Anne‚ 1510‚ oil on panel This piece‚ painted in about 1510‚ was rumoured to have been commissioned by Louis XII to celebrate his daughter’s birth in 1499 but by the time da Vinci had finished the piece and was satisfied with it‚ it was too late. Two women and a small infant child dominate the frame and are all seated in a very idealistic outdoor‚ natural setting. St Anne is seated centrally‚ her body covered by the Virgin Mary who sits on her
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St. Jerome in his study and the Arnofini wedding are two very famous masterpieces‚ both were created in the early renaissance‚ when art was flourishing in new life. Despite both art works being created around the same time frame they were fashioned very differently‚ Jan Van Eyck the Arnofini Wedding was an oil painting while St. Jerome in his study by Albrecht Drer was engraved into a slat of wood then stamped onto a canvas. Although crafted differently they both have microscopic details and both
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have the right to vote‚ and have same basic rights as men. Susan B. Anthony is one of America’s important civil rights leaders who fought for women’s rights. She has paved the way of American life today‚ and changed our country dramatically. Because of her‚ both women and men have the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony has impacted our life today by showing us that we can be equal and women can have their rights. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She had eight
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ideals -- things like courage‚ honor‚ and justice -- largely define us. Our heroes are symbols for us of all the qualities we would like to possess and all the ambitions we would like to satisfy. A person who chooses Martin Luther King or Susan B. Anthony as a hero is going to have a very different sense of what human
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The speaker that I would like to come be a motivational speaker and speak to us as a class would be Anthony Brinkley. He was in the military and still is he was a special security for the president. He is from Weldon Nc but lives in Connecticut‚ also he is one of my close realities on my mom side. Mr. Brinkley would be the best one to choose as a speaker because he doesn’t brag about himself while talking. He can compare the things that we been through and compare it to our lives and struggles that
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