The Greatest Emotion In the poem “somewhere i have never...”‚ author E. E. Cummings personifies the feeling of love and the almost mysterious and uncontrollable supremacy it seems to have over men. The poem is referring to the ability of the author’s‚ what seems to be‚ lover to affect him with “[her] most frail gesture[s] are things which me” (3). And yet‚ the author starts the poem by referencing his inexperience with love and almost expresses a wonder to this new experience (Cummings‚ 1).
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anticipate for the clock to hit midnight. As much as I wanted to be with friends that night‚ I really just wanted to fast forward to the long awaited morning ahead of me. Visiting my brother in prison at the Texarkana‚ Arkansas Regional Correction Center. The old rusty doors of the prison awaited my family and I‚ slamming behind us as we entered. We nervously walked up the screechy stairs to the family visitation center. I felt a roller coaster of emotions. I was eager to see my brother‚ after spending
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complicated and many aspects are well documented in books‚ poems‚ and film. As the father of two young sons‚ four and two‚ I was deeply affected by the film “The Music Never Stopped‚” directed by Jim Kohlberg. I had the privilege of viewing this film at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. This is the first film I have seen in my adult life that caused me to weep openly several times. I connected with the struggle of this father as he dealt with a devastating brain injury to his estranged son. The film
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Bauer‚ Margaret D. "Forget The Legend And Read The Work: Teaching Two Stories By Ernest Hemingway." College Literature 30.3 (2003): 124. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 Sept. 2016. The article by Margaret D. Bauer begins with her stating that she does not suggest we read and critique literature with no consideration as to the history behind the piece and the author‚ but that she does like to teach works of literature that differ from the authors’ prior reputation and remind people to not jump to
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You expect a comedy’ to tickle your funny bone so you can walk out chuckling. Yes‚ Shall We Dance does raise laughs. But - it also raises some interesting questions. The DVD says it’s A New Comedy About Following Your Own Lead’ and a pun like that is bound to appeal to the individualistic age we are supposed to be living in. It does indeed and yet‚ what is happiness and contentment? Is it a lovely‚ loving and loved spouse and all the trappings of a comfortable settled life? Can there be a
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The Day I got Baptized The Day I got baptized was a cold sunday morning in December. I woke up like any other Sunday morning for church but today for the first time in 20 years my grandpa went to church with us; also one of our family friends‚ Richard Brewer went with us. Richard really wanted to be with us when we got baptized. When we showed up to church; which is First Baptist Church I was very excited because today I was getting baptized today. We made sure to find Richard then went into church
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holidays. It is a holiday that you celebrate with your friends and family. I love Thanksgiving for many reasons. One of the reasons I like it is because of the five day weekend. The five day weekend really helps because students need to rest and most students do not sleep enough which makes them unhealthy. I like how most teachers do not give homework over the break so students can rest and spend time with their family. I think people still like Thanksgiving even if they don’t celebrate it because
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World War 1 Propaganda The “They Shall Not Pass” poster is a inspirational poster connected with the Poliu era of French propaganda. Poliu‚ which meant “shaggy‚” or “hairy” soon was known as a French soldier on the front lines. The exact happenings of this piece by Maurice Neumont is a French soldier in ragged attire stands in front of a flaming battlefield. This poster is attempting to convey that France is a strong country who will not be pushed around. They need brawny soldiers who are willing
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Killing Is Never Justified Capital punishment‚ by definition‚ is the legal killing of an individual. Now‚ how someone could be killed legally when murder is universally recognized as a violent and serious crime. It is irrevocable‚ meaning that once an inhabitant of death row pays the ultimate price. The death penalty is corporal punishment in its most severe form and is considered to be the ultimate form of retribution for those who have committed society’s most heinous crimes‚ including rape
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the day that I was dreading all week. It was the day my brother was leaving for college. Since the day i was born me and my older brother have been really close. We liked the same things‚ hung out with the same people‚ and played on the same sports teams. We did everything together. As time went on nothing really changed even through high school we were still really close. The day he was leaving for college I was at my friends house and didn’t want to go home until the minute he was leaving. I didn’t
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