In the poem‚ Mexican is Not a Noun by Francisco X. Alarcon‚ my reaction to how Alarcon chose to structure his poem was that every line makes a huge statement. Each line has its own meaning making the reader think and imagine the life of a Mexican and how they view themselves. What they have to go through‚ the discrimination‚ throughout their lives. Being an outsider in a white man’s world. Never having anything of value in their life. Stating that a Mexican is a minority that is discriminated
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So what do billionaires spend their money on? Paul Allen may not be a household name. but he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men‚ with a wealth of interests and a gift for ideas. Paul Allen is the computer genius who‚ with Bill Gates‚ launched Microsoft‚ the world’s largest producer of software‚ in 1975. Since then‚ he has built up a fortune estimated at the turn of the century to be worth over $30 billion. Allen was Vice-President in charge of research and product development
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Romeo and Juliet: Friar Laurence Kelly Glorioso At first glance‚ one may look over the character of Friar Laurence and dismiss him as only a minor player in the story of Romeo and Juliet. However‚ upon closer examination‚ it becomes obvious that the Friar plays an essential role in the development of the play and is notable for moving the action along. A Franciscan friar‚ he is also an expert of plants and natural remedies. At the beginning of the play‚ we learn that he is very close
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1. The exposition in a poem is the writer’s way for giving the setting of the poem. One of the expositions in this poem is that the character went down to the river and sat down on the bank. This is one of the expositions in the poem because it gives background information of the setting. The other exposition in this poem is that the main character went to an elevator sixteen floors above the ground. This is another exposition because it is a different setting in the poem. 2. I think that the
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Stallings poem "Ajar" is about two people who are not speaking to each other after a fight. The poem has a very calm almost passive tone even though the couple is fighting. To tell the story of the couple the speaker uses rhymes. Each line rhymes with the next such as " Whatever the gods forbid‚ it’s sure someone will do‚ And so Pandora did and made the worst come true." In these two lines‚ there are two rhymes‚ the poem maintains that same rhythm throughout the whole poem. In line one the poem begins
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The Ecstasy : John Donne - Summary and Critical Analysis The poem "The Ecstasy" is one of John Donne’s most popular poems‚ which expresses his unique and unconventional ideas about love. It expounds the theme that pure‚ spiritual or real love can exist only in the bond of souls established by the bodies. For Donne‚ true love only exists when both bodies and souls are inextricably united. Donne criticizes the platonic lover who excludes the body and emphasizes the soul. The fusion of body
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Paul Cezanne‚ Pines and Rocks‚ 1896-99 Oil on Canvas Museum of Modern Art This simple painting of a small‚ intimate landscape is a good example of Paul Cezanne’s mastery of the impressionist style. The scene is of a rocky path‚ possibly a hiking trail on the side of a mountain‚ and a few trees that veil the sky in patches of leaves. Cezanne’s method of painting is rather interesting‚ in that he paints each stroke like a plate of color‚ creating an overlapping mosaic. The palette he chose is also
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Paul Allen co-founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates (1955- ) ‚ adapting existing programming languages such as BASIC‚ which was originally written for mainframe computers‚ into software suitable for personal computers. Such innovations enabled the software industry to become established and expand as a viable business‚ strengthening the American economy and creating new groups of computer entrepreneurs and users. As personal computers became more affordable and accessible during the 1980s
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1. The exposition of this poem is about a person who seems very unhappy in their life at the moment. Almost unsatisfied with their life and the way it is going. They are thinking about ending their life. The thoughts in their head at the beginning of the poem are more negative and sad. 2. I believe the speaker decided to sink because of the thoughts In their head. I think the speaker is severely depressed. They are thinking of ending their life in the river. The speaker tried to drown. The only
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The early 20th century in France was a cultural moment which artists and aesthetic sensibilities influenced each other‚ especially in costume. The French couturier‚ Paul Poiret (1879-1944)‚ born in Paris to a cloth merchant had the good fortune of being immersed in the traditions of the French couture. As a young boy‚ Poiret was fascinated with color‚ design‚ and fabric. He experimented with scraps of fabric on a wooden mannequin during the first job for an umbrella maker. His first break came when
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