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    Poetry Analysis

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    ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH ANALYSIS 1. The Body of Poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” By: Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?       Only the monstrous anger of the guns.        Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells‚       Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs‚— The shrill‚ demented choirs of wailing shells;       And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What

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    Environmental Poetry

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    Environmental poetry expresses emotions and ideas about the surroundings and conditions to the readers and listeners. Three different landscapes are illustrated‚ by poets of different eras‚ with the use of sensual imagery‚ sound techniques and allusions. Robert Gray presents a post apocalyptic future of the impact of cities‚ through the didactic poem “Flames and Dangling Wire”. A subjective view of the environment is conveyed in “William Street”‚ Kenneth Slessor reveals that beauty lies within. In

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    Analysis of a Poem: “The Lamb” by William Blake “The Lamb” by William Blake is a strong teaching of the image of Jesus. The author writes it as a form of a child’s song which an adult is asking questions to a child and the answer to “Who made thee?” This is also a form of a teacher teaching a lesson about Jesus (Blake line 1).The author uses of repetition‚ metonymy‚ personification and allusion build the image of Jesus. The lamb unquestionably symbolizes Jesus. The lamb is a traditional image

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    Have you ever had something that you felt is or represents a special part of you? Maybe a lucky charm‚ idem‚ or animal that gives you strength? In the book “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games book series Katniss’s spirit animal/mascot that she was known for was the mockingjay. After her second hunger games Katniss rebelled against the capital and was well known as the mockingjay. the mocking jay symbolizes the strength and rebellion in Katniss. One reason mockingjays symbolize

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    Billy the kid ‚ the legend lives on Henry McCarty‚ Henry Antrim and William H Bonny are all aliases of the notorious Billy the Kid. Born in the slums of New York City‚ Billy grew up in what we would consider today a broken home. The exact date of his birth is uncertain but it he is known to be born in the early 1860s. After his mother passed away and his step father no longer cared for him‚ Billy moved to a boarding house. While there he began his career as an outlaw. Incarcerated

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    War Poetry

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    History Sourcebook: World War I Poetry: Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967):"How to Die" Link to Collected Poems [At Columbia] Wilfred Owen (1893-1918):"Anthem for a Doomed Youth" Link to Collected Poems [At Toronto] Wilfred Owen: "Dulce et Decorum Est" Herbert Read (1893-1968): "The Happy Warrior" W.N.Hodgson (1893-1916): "Before Action" Wilfred Gibson (1878-1962) "Back" Link to Collected Poems [At Columbia] Philip Larkin (1922-1985): "MCMXIV" Link to Poems [At Hooked.net] Siegfried Sassoon

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    Symbols in "Uglies"

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    the quotes would make sense‚ and that took a lot of space and left me very little to analyze. 3. The first change I made was reducing my summary of the book to as few words as possible. The second change I made was adding on to the analysis of each symbol at the end of each paragraph. 4. I’m most proud of this entire paper. I feel like my writing has improved greatly and I believe this paper will have a sky-high score.

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    CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO’S POETRY CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO * HIS LIFE (it’s a rap) * HIS WORKS (a brief overview of his poetry and accomplishments) * REVIEW OF POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND * HIS POETRY (Three poems will be explored to illustrate the development of the personal and communal experience of Okigbo’s poetry) * A * B * C * GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF: * PERSONAL LIFE of Christopher Okigbo * COUNTRY involving the public life of Christopher * POETRY which expresses

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    Billy Beane Case

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    Billy Beane: Changing the Game” Case 1. Based on the “Billy Beane: Changing the Game” case‚ explain how and why the Oakland A’s economic situation after 1995 shaped its: a) Compensation Strategies In the world of major league baseball‚ Oaklands A’s defied the laws of baseball economics. The team spent only $34 million (the 2nd lowest payroll) had won 102 games and lost only 60 in 2001. On top of this‚ they finished first in their division and made the playoffs. Major baseball teams would hire

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    the bird in the end of chapter 10. The moonscape is always mentioned to cover all of Dresden after the fire bombings. As Billy Pilgrim emerges from the meat locker beneath a slaughterhouse into the moonscape of incinerated Dresden. In all horror and death around him‚ the moonscape exists as a massive image above him in beauty and escape. It exists as hope‚ possibly as a symbol of astronomy as new moon ’s come and go with new phases. The moon here is a key emphasis as to what it does. As it has been

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