Girls Trip Provides a Glimpse Into the Lives of 21st Century Americans If you take a quick look around you‚ chances are that you will see someone texting on their phone‚ watching TMZ‚ or making out. Living in America in the 21st century is both a blessing and a curse for its civilians. While there is greater access to resources and information than ever before in the areas of technology‚ medicine‚ and education‚ people are more focused on the more pleasurable and dangerous aspects of society including
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Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ in the poem‚ “A Song in the Front Yard‚” eludes that appearances are deceitful‚ and even the most beautiful circumstances are not always as they seem. The speaker of the poem openly expresses that she is craving change‚ which is highlighted by her stating “ a girl gets sick of a rose.” A rose is the typical flower thought off of romance and beauty. A rose is held to an incredibly high standard of perfection in the eyes of its beholder; this
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In her novel‚ Girl at War‚ Sara Nović tells the story of Ana Jurić‚ a girl plagued by her past: one filled with war‚ broken memory‚ and the lack of a sense of home. Ana Jurić grew up in Croatia‚ a country that was at war with Yugoslavia in its fight for independence. This war shattered not only a country‚ but also the meaning of home for Ana who fled to America at the age of ten. Having lived so much of her life in Croatia‚ she naturally called it her home‚ and dismissed American culture as foreign
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Steve McCurry took this image of “The Afghan Girl” in 1989‚ it’s one of the most powerful portraits to ever courtesy the National Geographic Magazine’s cover to this day. This image has become a prized possession along with a global symbol‚ and for a photographer‚ that’s like winning the Nobel Prize. Since the late 1800’s National Geographic Magazine has had their readers on the edge of their seats with spectacular stories and photos from around the globe. The overpowering “images leave lasting imprints
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attention to. When I got home‚ I did a lot of research on this specific song and I found that there really was a deeper meaning. "It’s not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken‚ you know‚ it’s a bit more symbolic” (Paul McCartney.) That very quote goes on to let you know that the song does‚ in fact‚ mean more than what it had seemed (or to me at least.) I was so excited when I found out there was more to the song because the Beatles were/are such an iconic band that played various
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Phuong Nguyen EH 216-2E Professor: Nichole Lariscy Sep/30/2014 The Pitiful Prufrock of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S Elliot is the lifetime of an old age man remembers‚ which consist of his past failures. Then‚ he puts them into the context of his meaningless life to try to comprehend the significance and compensate for his loneliness. Through Eliot ’s rich imagery and excellent use of poetic language‚ Prufrock ’s explanation
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Courage in Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl: Fall to Rise Ambrose Redmoon once said‚ " Courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear". In Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel‚ The Windup Girl‚ this particular quote is pertinent as the symbols‚ conflicts‚ and characters in the novel indicate that to be truly free‚one must have courage to face one’s fears. As a result‚ the symbols in the story show that being able to face one’s fears can give one hope
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Hey Jude - Song analysis “Hey Jude” is a song by the English rock band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey Jude runs for 7mins and 11secs and at the time of release was the longest single to top the British charts. The song is said to have evolved from “hey Jules”‚ a song that had been written as a ballad to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce. McCartney said‚ "I started with the
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Many famous poets such as Robert Frost and William Shakespeare wrote about love whether it is tragic‚ cheerful‚ or indifferent. Poetry is a way to express emotions with art forms such as allusions‚ imagery‚ and personification. In this particular case‚ love is the common subject poets write about. Although love is most associated with happiness and lustful feelings‚ it can also fade away‚ be hurtful‚ and sacrificial. In “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd‚” a nymph is a fairy‚ a character that
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Throughout many of my favourite songs the topic of relationships is reoccurring. In one of my favourite songs by Vic Mensa titled “16 Shots” the topic of relationships is occurs a lot. In this song the artist explains the day to day conflicts between African-American citizens and racist police officers. He also talks about the level of power that the police have and how often that they abuse their power. In the song the artist talks about the conflict between police officers and African Americans
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