“I have outlived my penis” Carolyn Cooper‚ Contributor Published: Sunday June 03‚ 2012 Purpose – Summary of Work Carolyn Cooper‚ an author and professor of literary and cultural studies wrote this article highlighting some of the literary arts performed at the Callabash International Literary Festival. She wanted to entertain the audience with some of the artistic elements performed at the event‚ which she considers profound. She also wanted us to see the hidden elements in these artistic
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better life in a good world for everyone Back in my earlier years as a young man twenty something‚ I viewed the world as my oyster‚ play ground‚ eating and being merry. I associated myself with a group of guys that were categorized as “pretty boys”. We ran the streets care free‚ after work of course‚ because we needed the most important tool there was to a bunch of young guys at that time‚ money‚ paper‚ cheddar‚ as we call it. Many years passed by that were full of
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The Battle for Value‚ 2004: vs. United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (“UPS”) and FedEx Corp. (“FedEx”) are two of the largest air delivery and freight services. With the current transportation agreement between the United States and China the market in which these companies conduct business is going to grow. This is a positive agreement for both UPS and FedEx‚ meaning that both companies are attractive in terms of investing. However‚ it is recommended that only one of them
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“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath is a poem narrated from the perspective of a mirror. Within this poem‚ there is a clash between truth and perception. This idea is first presented through the form of the stanzas where the mirror is “silver and exact” (Plath 1) then when the mirror is “now [...] a lake” (10). The poem then illustrates how even the truthful mirror has preconceptions. Then finally how the woman‚ who comes every morning to look in the mirror often deludes herself with “those liars‚ the candles
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1.I believe what makes this film so great is the plot of the film combined with the actors ability to give life to the story. Gary Cooper who plays Kane in the film‚ is an upstanding and ethically good man. Since he demonstrates these characteristics in the film‚ he makes a believable Marshall. Another reason why this film is so great‚ is because of the hero premise. I believe this causes the "unsung hero" to resonate with the audience’s feelings. This is shown at the very end of the film after the
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In the poem “Mirror” Sylvia Plath reflects the way society puts pressure on the way you look and can destroy you. “Mirror” is a poem told in first person by the reflection in the mirror. I believe that the mirror‚ the lake‚ and the woman are all one. She is judging herself the whole time through different objects‚ talking as if she is the mirror‚ the woman‚ and the lake. Sylvia Plath proves her point in the first stanza by describing how she feels about herself through the mirror. Plath describes
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Poppies in July - Sylvia Plath “Poppies in July” is a short poem written in free verse. Its fifteen lines are divided into eight stanzas. The first seven stanzas are couplets‚ and the eighth consists of a single line. The title presents an image of natural life at its most intense—at the height of summer. It evokes a pastoral landscape and suggests happiness‚ if not joy or passion. The title is ironic‚ however‚ because the poem is not a hymn to nature but a hallucinatory projection of the landscape
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In the poem "Balloons" by Sylvia Plath‚ she uses life-like features to describe the balloons as souls in a quiet home. To make a better understanding of the theme‚ important elements are used‚ such as imagery‚ personification‚ and metaphor. Imagery is used throughout the poem to display the setting. Personification compares the balloons to human life and gives them human characteristics. Metaphors create comparisons of the balloon to symbols throughout the poem. All figurative language examples justify
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Celebrating the company’s seventy-fifth anniversary‚ Donna Cooper was hired to write GPC’s seventy-fifth anniversary book. While searching in the downstairs corporate archives with David Fisher they stumbled across some old love letters that had never been seen‚ and then Miss Cooper found her way over to the founder of the company’s old writing desk and gave it a shove. When doing so one of the desk legs gave way and the desk ended up falling on Miss Cooper. When David got over to help he found a new drawer
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Back to School In a world where the all the countries compete with each other all the time‚ it’s important for every country to make sure that the future adults are well educated and capable of participating in this competition. In the speech ‘Back to School’ Barack Obama encourages the young people of America to get an education and work hard in order to continue America’s history of success. Obama’s speech is addressed to the young people of America. He speaks directly to a bunch of young
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