Daddy – Sylvia Plath English Commentary Daddy is a confessional poem written by the famous American poet Sylvia Plath. The poem was written on October 12‚ 1962 shortly before her death. It gives the readers glimpses from her life and the poem can be said to be symbolic. The tittle “Daddy” symbolizes her father and Germany‚ its culture‚ people and the events that took place when the poem was written‚ ethnic cleansing and the killing of Jews. The poem gives us the views of the
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I. The book I read was Enchantress from the Stars‚ by Sylvia Louise Engdahl. She was born on November 24 1933 LA‚ CA. She went to school to become an elementary teacher‚ and stayed in it for 1 year‚ then decided she hated it. She then became a computer programmer for the Top Secret SAGE air defense system for 10 years. She really did like it‚ even though she thought school was boring‚ she thought that was interesting. It was like going to the best class in the world and being paid for it. She then
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slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” This quote is stating if an individual is slower than others it should not matter because he/she is working hard to become successful even if it takes him/her longer than others. The movie The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock is an inspiration for individuals who are struggling in poverty but can change their lives around with the right support and resources. To begin‚ this movie is a based on a true story. It is about an African American who is a
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Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem‚ "Ode to the West Wind" and Sylvia Plath’s poem "Mirror" both employ the poetic tools of apostrophe‚ the address to something that is intangible‚ and personification‚ the application of human characteristics to something inanimate. However‚ they form a paradox in the usage of these tools through the imagery they create. Both poets have breathed life into inanimate objects‚ however death and aging are the prominent themes within both of these works. In "Ode to the West
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Michael Jackson and Bubbles 1988 by Jeff Koons is without a doubt a controversial work of art that delves into popular culture in such a way that hegemonic readings of the sculpture are not possible. The image invokes oppositional readings by different viewers with such polarization that this masterpiece‚ if it can be called that‚ is referred to as both sublime and banal‚ as a valued work of art and as a kitschy commodity. This diversity in the assessed meaning of this work draws upon deeply rooted
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Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is no different. The Bell Jar chronicles the journey of Esther‚a gifted writer‚ as she is sent into a spiraling depression until she is at the point of suicide. The book also chronicles her journey through recovery. The story told is not so different from what the author‚ Sylvia Plath‚ experienced in her youth. The experiences and beliefs of Sylvia Plath made an undeniable influence her novel The Bell Jar‚ making it a warped mirror of her tormented life. Sylvia Plath’s suicide
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Sylvia Plath vs. Sharon Olds Katherine Waldman A traditional American household has changed throughout the years to the point where ‘traditional’ isn’t even politically correct to depict anything about a family anymore. But if we look back to the standard traditional household and there was always a father‚ a mother‚ and a 2.5 children. The father has always been designated as the head of the household and something that Sylvia Plath and Sharon Olds have in common is just that‚ that they
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In her article “What About Us?”‚ Sylvia Harvey maintains that mass incarceration separates millions of kids from their parents. As the author herself puts it “Among the many collateral consequences of mass incarceration is its impact on children‚ and the number who are affected is staggering.” I’m of two minds about Harvey’s contention that extended family visitation should be reconsidered. On the one hand‚ Harvey gives some convincing evidence that without extended family visitation‚ the majority
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A memorable scene in the movie Pan Labyrinth‚ directed by Guillermo del Toro‚ involves a young girl‚ Ofelia‚ undertaking a difficult task to enter the labyrinth and retrieve a special dagger. The scene is intense and suspenseful‚ with various effects – music‚ lighting‚ camera angles‚ time passage‚ foreshadowing – all working together to create anxiousness and uneasiness. The viewer becomes increasingly nervous watching the action unfold. There is a clear sense that something bad is about to happen
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Three Identical Strangers The documentary film directed by Tim Wardle is an eye-opening story that tells the story of Bobby‚ Eddy‚ and David‚ three identical triplets who were separated at birth and raised in different families. Their story really gets you thinking about the nature versus nurture debate and the ethical implications of scientific experimentation. In the documentary‚ the triplets’ reunion was the first thing that stuck with me. It’s amazing that they split up at birth and were reunited
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