still have one of the highest poverty rates for in the industrialized world. Through reading many articles such as Ann Duffy and Nancy Mandell’s “Poverty in Canada”‚ others that I have found online‚ and my own personal experience I have learned the numerous reasons why so many people in a well industrialized nation such as Canada are struggling with poverty. WORD JOURNAL Duffy and Mandell portray many themes around poverty in their article “poverty in Canada”‚ but there is one word that really
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4064003594100Did Germany cause the war? Did Germany cause the war? Who and what started World War 1? The verdict that I agree with of who started World War 1 is: “All of the major powers helped to start the war. They should share the blame.” I think this because one nation can not simply declare war at a country without knowing the consequences. If several countries declare war on each other then this is possible. This is my opinion but many people have other thoughts. World War One left
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are presented in ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ The two poems are written by a twentieth century poet called Carol Ann Duffy. In her poems women are presented in various ways. For example‚ the women in her poems ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ are both quite deranged together with disturbed characteristics as they view love and relationships in two different ways – anger and bitterness. Duffy is known to write about traumatising scenes from childhood‚ adolescence‚ and adult life through love‚ memory and language;
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Comparing the attitudes towards terrorism in ‘Out of the Blue’ (Simon Armitage) and ‘The Right Word’ (Imtiaz Dharker) The use of dramatic monologue allows Armitage to explore the thoughts and feelings of a victim of conflict. This extract comes from a much longer poem called ‘Out of the Blue’‚ commissioned by Channel 5 for the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the Twin Towers in 2001. The powerful TV images of the planes flying into the buildings‚ the subsequent fires and the collapse of the
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(“Biochemist”) If one is training to be a biochemist‚ higher levels in education means a better job opportunity one can have. A phD is highly recommended to keep a secured career. (Armitage) However‚ if a student wishes to go higher in the levels of education‚ a doctorates degree will open a lot more job opportunities. (“Biochemist”) Being a biochemist can be very interesting because they are always finding new information and discoveries
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poets demonstrate the effects of conflict on people in ’out of the blue’ and one other poem in conflict: Out of the Blue and Poppies‚both demonstrate the catastrophic effects which conflict can have upon ordinary people. Within Out of Blue‚ Simon Armitage portrays the feelings of utter helplessness of the public when viewing the twin towers by ’you have picked me out’ the use of personal pronouns is very direct‚ provoking a strong emotional response from the readerWhat about the effect of conflict
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Critical Essay – “Before you were mine” “Before you were mine” by Carol Ann Duffy is a very emotionally charged poem about loss and cherished memories. The poet explores the significance of the past by looking back nostalgically and celebrating her mother’s previous‚ glamorous life before she was blessed with her child. The poet uses the techniques of tone‚ word choice and imagery to focus clearly on her life before she‚ the poet herself‚ ever existed. Duffy’s overall tone throughout the poem
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MARK 36 Carol Anne Duffy and Sheenagh Pugh both use their poetry to write about youth and the process of growing up. Although the write about many of the same ideas‚ such as the idea that the old prey upon the innocence of youth‚ their different approaches to the subject matter mean that the poems are often vastly different. In Lizzie‚ six‚ Carol Anne Duffy presents a dysfunctional relationship between a young girl and a man‚ possibly her father or step-father. Duffy presents the contrast between
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subjectively the characters are never seen in a different light. In the Wuthering heights manor‚ two cousins‚ Cathy and Hareton are living with their uncle‚ Heathcliff‚ and their relationship with one another follows a pattern of fights and reconciliation. Cathy’s arrogant and spoiled nature is shown through her tumultuous relationship with Hareton‚ however despite this moral ambiguity‚ Cathy is perceived as a heroine with a good heart‚ while her relationship with Hareton is encouraged and seen as pure
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of female characters in A Streetcar Named Desire and The World’s wife In this essay‚ I will be exploring the similarities and differences of female characters in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams; and ‘The World’s Wife’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Both texts denote women as somewhat weak and incompetent and as having a predatory attitude towards the mainly dominant male characters. A Streetcar Named Desire was written in 1945 and it initially connected with America’s new found taste for realism
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