George B 11/18/11 Explication of “A Birthday Present” by Sylvia Plath For many readers‚ the draw of Sylvia Plath’s poetry is distinctly linked to her life as well as the desire to end her life. As Robert Lowell states in the forward of Ariel‚ “This poetry and life are not a career; they tell that a life‚ even when disciplined‚ is simply not worth it” (xv). “A Birthday Present”`‚ written by Plath in September of 1962 and hauntingly recorded in her own voice on audio in October of that same year
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In 1936‚ archaeologist Indiana Jones (or Indy for short‚ usually by his friends)‚ braves an ancient temple in an unnamed South American location. The temple is filled with booby traps and Indy is trying to retrieve a golden idol. Upon fleeing the temple‚ Indy is confronted by rival archaeologist René Belloq and the indigenous Hovitos. Surrounded and outnumbered‚ Indy is forced to surrender the idol to Belloq and subsequently escapes aboard a waiting Waco seaplane after being pursued. Shortly after
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The simplest gifts are the best ones; a thought spoken so often yet continues to remain true to this day‚ why this is the case is a difficult concept to grasp. After all humans by their very nature are complex beings & in the 21st century we are taught to toil over our work so we can splash our cash on the latest gadgets & gismos‚ gifts which are far from simple.` Yet my best gift & most treasured possession by far was a handmade‚ created from scratch card made by my friend for the Eid celebration
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TITLE: THREE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR HIM 1. Christmas brings lots of joys and happiness for people all across the world. People revel in merry making and exchange gifts with their loved ones. Except from few commonalities‚ people celebrate Christmas in their own way. Presentation of gifts amongst family and friends not only strengthen the already existing bonds but also makes new relationships. When we present somebody with a gift‚ we reiterate our pledge that how much we value that person in
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Hardest Thing I Ever had To Do. Life is full of pain‚ sorrow and difficulties. Everyone has experienced something very painful at one time in their life. What was the hardest thing was in my life? I asked the question to myself? Nothing in particular came to my mind‚ but what do I feel when thinking about” the hardest thing and painful” that I never can forget? Sadness and depression comes to mind. Do you know how it feels to lose someone whom we love the most and are very close to us? I know. My
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The Best Worst Trip Ever. I’ve never been a fan of road trips very much‚ but when it involves getting a free car‚ who could say no? It all had started with me visiting my family in Las Vegas. My grandpa’s best friend loved the fact that I was going into the Navy‚ and as a graduation present‚ felt I had deserved a car. So my dad had agreed to go on the road trip from Nevada‚ to Michigan‚ with me. A two day trip he wanted to make it‚ but my dad and I have never had the greatest luck. I had felt that
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Dr. Cheryl English 1301.86.87 September 25 The Best Advice Ever Given In life there are many challenges that may either make or break a person. The journey to overcome these challenges is often made easier by a handful of useful advice. This advice doesn’t necessarily have to come from a much wiser person. It’s the advice itself that is labeled as being wise. Just because someone gives another person wise advice‚ it doesn’t necessarily mean that the task at hand will immediately be overcome
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My Best Vacation Ever As a student‚ my summer vacation is sometimes very busy. I don’t have many oppotunities to travel to somewhere on holiday. To me‚ my best vacation ever is the time I spent in Dalat 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and memorable that I always keep it in my mind. My vacation lasted 3 days and I was really happy during these days. On the first day‚ I enjoyed some beautiful valleys. They were as beautiful as heaven. The flowers smelt so sweet that I wanted to lie down and sleep
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memory is of age two. I found something that looked like the spring inside of a ballpoint pen‚ only the ends were straight and long. I stretched the spring‚ wrapped it around my middle finger‚ and stuck both ends in an electrical socket. It was my first experiment. The spring turned red-hot‚ burned into my finger and disintegrated. I still have the scar. In looking at my chart astrologically‚ this probably took place approximately a month and a half before I turned three. Natally I have Cancer rising
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school. I had been conditioning for months leading up to tryouts for the baseball team so I was in the best shape of my life and I was confident. The past three years before that I was put on the JV team because the coaches didn’t like my “attitude”‚ so my senior year I was determined to get a starting spot on the varsity team no matter what. During tryouts the coaches would always look at me like I didn’t belong and would whisper things amongst themselves just quiet enough so I couldn’t hear. I knew
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