Mirna Garcia 6/30/11 Assignment #3 William Stafford’s "Traveling Through the Dark" is a poem that expresses the challenging aspects of having to make difficult decisions accompanied by sadness. The narrator expresses his struggle of how he deals with a tragic event he runs into while traveling in the dark on a swerved road. As he is driving down a narrow road he runs into a dead deer. Most people view these animals as beautiful creatures belonging and associated it with our beautiful
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Intro: The title of my book is Tunnels‚ and it is by Gordon Williams. What happens in Tunnels is‚ his dad goes missing and so his son will‚ he goes to find him but discovers something extraordinary. My character is Will. I picked Will because he’s the main character and once you think you know his life and all of its basics‚ it all changes from the tunnel. Body: Will has many character traits the least important trait that Will has is active I chose this trait for Will because he is not like any
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The main character in the story is Eddie Carbone‚ an Italian American longshoreman‚ who lives with his wife‚ Beatrice and his orphaned niece‚ Catherine. They live in an insular‚ self-ruled neighborhood known as a polis. As the play begins‚ Eddie is protective and kind toward Catherine‚ although his feelings grow into something more than avuncular as the play develops. His attachment to her is brought into perspective by the arrival from Italy of Beatrice’s two cousins‚ Marco and Rodolpho. They have
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A contemplation upon flowers Tone The speaking voice /persona is philosophical as he follows what is initially an individual problem to a universally applicable conclusion. It moves from admiration and confusion at his his own recalcitrance ( hard to manage and understand) to one of acceptance and peace. Mood The mood of the poem is deeply reflective one as the poet contemplates his own mortality. Major themes Death and life- our lives are but a cycle that culminate ineditably in depth. If
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and in a glassy cauldron set With elvish unsubstantial Mignonette And such vague bloom as wandering dreams enclose. But she? Awed‚ Charmed to tears‚ Distracted‚ Yet – Even yet‚ perhaps‚ a trifle piqued – who knows? The Witch-Bride by William Allingham A fair witch crept to a young man’s side‚ And he kiss’d her and took her for his bride. But a Shape came in at the dead of night‚ And fill’d the room with snowy light. And he saw how in his arms there lay A thing more frightful than
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In most cases‚ emotions speak louder than words. In the poem “For that he looked not upon her” by George Gascoigne‚ the speaker is a depiction of how people can be enfeebled by love and the pain it brings. Although the man had been heartbroken‚ and is left with only a morsel of strength‚ he still believes that there could be warmth in his life again. Through the use of authentic imagery‚ expressive symbolism‚ and various representative devices‚ the author presents a man who has once been heartbroken
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mendez v. westminster and others http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment This article how the case got started. It started when Sylvia Mendez was rejected to enter a public school in california because it was for whites only‚ that got her father angry then he took action through school‚ civic‚ and legal channels. her father was represented by a civil rights attorney‚ took four Los Angeles-area school districts to
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This source is a letter written in 1020 to Duke William of Aquitaine. It is from Fulbert‚ the bishop of Chartres‚ for the purpose of counseling William on the roles of both lords and vassals within the vows of fealty. The first line establishes that William had “asked [Fulbert] to write something concerning the from of fealty‚” presumably due to disagreements with his own vassals (191). Fulbert‚ in return‚ gave six requirements to the vassals. In summary‚ a vassal should not harm his lord physically
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Although both Blake and Wordsworth are romantic poets‚ their subject matters and style of poetry differ greatly. Blake is often critical‚ ironic and symbolic about matters such as city life and politics‚ whereas Wordsworth is explicit and very descriptive - frequently using figurative devices in his works. Blake ’s use of language is stark and bleak‚ while Wordsworth ’s is rich and involves senses. Blake ’s themes are also more to do with society‚ but Wordsworth ’s are based around nature and spiritual
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In William Bryant’s "To a Waterfowl‚" he looks to a waterfowl for guidance. The bird guided Bryant but God guided the bird. In life‚ a leader tends to be the follower of another leader. This relationship between a follower and a leader corresponds to everyone’s life. In other words‚ every soul in existence has looked to someone or something for guidance. I along with many others‚ look to the people who are in charge of me for guidance. The majority of my instruction comes from my parents and family
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