British Literature 17 January 2012 A.E. Housman Housman was born into a home in Worcestershire‚ England on March 26‚ 1859. Besides being the eldest of seven children‚ he grew up to be an excellent poet and “One of his country’s greatest Latinists” (Sullivan). Prior to becoming an atheist‚ Housman had to go through the loss of his mother on his twelfth birthday due to cancer. Years later he was awarded a scholarship to Oxford. During his college career‚ Housman realized he was gay and fell in love
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The poem “Mother to Son” addresses the theme of overcoming racial discrimination. The speaker of the poem is a mother lecturing her son. By referring to her life as not being a “crystal staircase” would suggest a lifestyle that is simple‚ beautiful‚ and luxurious (). The life she speaks of is only for people with privilege‚ specifically white people. The speaker reflects on her life‚ stating how it has never been easy for her. The description of her life evokes sympathy. The speaker describes her
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The intriguing poems and novels of Lewis Carroll creates a daydream like and fantasy mood‚ which allows the readers to keep an open mind and have a free interpretation of his stories. The Victorian Era‚ ideology‚ and politics greatly influences his work of literature‚ helping him develop content that amuses children‚ while adults are mesmerized by the clever lines that contain symbolic social commentary. He is known as a nonsensical writer‚ who breaks away from their traditions and becomes embedded
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1. Carpenter expressed interest in the arts‚ with a particular affinity for films from an early age. A college project entitled The Resurrection of Billy Bronco‚ which Carpenter collaborated on the script and acted as music composer‚ won an academy award in 1970. 2. John Carpenter’s works in the mid 1970’s ranged from comedy‚ sci-fi‚ and westerns‚ which Carpenter had the strongest affinity for. 3. During the production of these films‚ Carpenter worked as writer‚ director‚ composer‚ and producer
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The Son’s Veto Background to the Son’s Veto Thomas Hardy was born in rural England. He had a modest social background. His family did not have much money. He never went to the upper class schools or the then revered universities like Oxford or Cambridge. He became an architectural draughtsman and worked as such for a living before he became a successful writer. He moved to work in London but returned to rural Dorset when he became a full-time writer. Perhaps because he never truly managed to fit
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Poem and Song #1: Never Give Up “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is a well-known piece written during the Harlem Renaissance. In this poem‚ Hughes uses a mother-figure as a narrator. She is speaking to her son and telling him about her life. She has had a rough life but has persevered to this point and plans on continuing that. She tells her son to never give up and to keep going even when it’s hard. The overall tone of this poem is one of hope and perseverance. When Hughes’ narrator says
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under the pain or persevere under the decades of mistreatment as written in his resilient toned poem‚ Mother to Son. The effectiveness of the poem is emphasized on the unresolved conflict of the long-postponed and frustrated dream of African Americans. This can be seen as‚ “five of the six answers to the opening questions are interrogative rather than declarative sentences.” As the whole poem is rhetorically structured‚ it questions the “white race” for their treatment of the African American but
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with those words as they revolve around the noble death of God’s one and only son‚ who is one of the cornerstones of the Christian faith. This man and his sacrifice are frequently referred to by poets and there are several poems whose entire message is all about Jesus Christ. One such poem is a satire written by poet A. E. Housman‚ titled “The Carpenter’s Son”. Housman’s work is not your conventional religious poem as it offers a very negative view on mankind and Jesus himself‚ which is considered
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Various researchers had worked in the field of AE testing. A brief review of the work carried out in this area is explained in this section. Ohtsu et. al [1994] studied the history and development of AE. According to them AE research was first carried out in 1950 by J. Kaiser when he worked on metals. B.H Scofield in 1954‚ initiated the use of AE terminology wise in USA. T.F Drouillard found that first report on an experiment carried out with the help of AE was published in Japan. At the time of fracture
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Inside the Super-Fast‚ 100-Year Deal for the Waldorf By William D. Cohan October 08‚ 2014 The $1.95 billion sale of New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel‚ announced on Oct. 6‚ is mostly framed as the 2014 analogue to Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate Co. buying Rockefeller Center—the moment that removes any doubt that China‚ and Chinese investors‚ are for real. Only a month ago‚ real estate investment bankers at Eastdil Secured were putting together a selling memorandum about the Waldorf for Hilton and Blackstone’s
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