“Before you were mine” uses first person and is written using the patterns of ordinary speech as if the poet is speaking directly to her mother. Although much of what she talks about takes place before Duffy was born she makes her presence felt by using ’I’ to start many phrases. ’I’m ten years away.’ The poet seems to have been stimulated to write after seeing an old photo of her mother enjoying herself with some girl friends when she was a teenager. The poem is written in the present tense as if
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chastity is so important to her‚ that she wont give in to his seduction techniques. Queen Kong is set in New York and uses places of familiarity such as the Brooklyn Bridge‚ Bloomingdales and things associated with New York such as yellow taxi cabs. Duffy starts the poem off with ’I’‚ in the first hand describing the gorillas time in New York in the first stanza. In comparison to ’His Coy Mistress’‚ the first line of the poem ’Had we but world enough and time..’‚ starts off presenting a logical argument
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films‚ as the title suggests. "Gunslingers" is a term used in the western to describe those who fight with guns‚ often shooting from the hip. The poem starts by replacing weapons with mobile phones: "like guns‚ slung from the pockets on my hips". Duffy is making a humorous comment on the way in which relationships can be like a fight‚ or "showdown"‚ but the imagery also suggests violence in the characters. There is a light-hearted mood to the poem‚ created by images that are typical of slapstick
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tried several fad diets. I did what the fad diet told me to do and to my surprise‚ I lost weight. I thought it was a miracle because the diet did not require me to eat that many vegetables. A few weeks later‚ I did not lose weight‚ but had gained weight instead and felt worse than I ever felt before. I could not comprehend what was happening and stopped that fad diet before anything worse happened. After a little bit of research‚ I found out a little bit more information on the diet I was pursuing and
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The Diet Soda Sham A dieter’s dream- diet soda- has become very popular among those wanting to shed some pounds and be on the healthier side. Imagine gulping down a diet soda for the benefits only to realize after time that this soda is not helping aid in weight loss and it is causing dieters to feel gloomy and gross. This is only the beginning of what diet soda can do to people’s bodies‚ mental health and well being. Diet soda has been researched time and time again and yet no scientist has
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Krista Oliveros Anthropology 2 Summer 2016 The Hiwi Diet consists of the food consumed by the hunter-gatherers in Colombia and Venezuela. Their diet varies based on what is a available for them or what is easiest for them to obtain based on their geographical location or season. According to How to Really Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer: Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked‚ “ Their main sources of meat are capybara‚ collared peccary‚ deer‚ anteater‚ armadillo‚ and feral cattle‚ numerous species of fish
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weight‚ starves herself‚ or takes diet pills to shed the excess weight. The same pertains to young females. The desire to be thin at any cost causes physical‚ mental‚ and emotional problems. This is a lack of self-worth. It is easier to swallow a diet pill which involves no will power. Finding a diet that is right for them is not an option. They want a quick fix. Nutritionists and scientists have debated over these issues for years. Scientists have the belief that diet pills will take the weight off
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and happier sounds ideal‚ but unrealistic. It is not actually impossible‚ though. With the Mediterranean Diet‚ which focuses on certain types and amounts of foods that are rich in nutrients and vitamins‚ you can decrease the risk of life threatening illnesses‚ and expect to live longer. As well as positive physical health‚ an improvement in mood accompanies this diet. The Mediterranean Diet includes the main food components of fruits‚ vegetables‚ legumes‚ nuts‚ whole wheat products‚ seafood‚ and
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Exercise vs. Diet Pills Sapphire Stafford Matsu-Susitna College PRPE 108 P34 12-10-12 Exercise vs. Diet Pills Many Americans today are fighting obesity. They long for a quick fix‚ one that comes easy without pain and sweat. But for most that is not a possibility. There are many diet pills out on the market today that claim to melt the fat away‚ nothing has to change. You don’t have to diet‚ you don’t have to exercise‚ just take a pill and it all goes away. While there are many pills that
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many diet pills promise a quick fix to weight problems‚ the dangers linked to them are astonishing. The risks are higher than other drugs partly because the FDA does not regulate these supplements. have researched many these ‘miracle’ pills over the last two years due to my interest in medicine and health issues. The usage of unregulated diet pills is a problem in the United States; the risks involved with taking them should be understood and recognized. I will talk about the dangers of diet pills
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