’Out of the Blue’ is a dramatic monologue spoken by one of the people inside the twin towers on 9/11‚ from inside the burning building. The effect is of extreme close up on a tiny point in space in time‚ almost in a 1to1 narrative time. The event is narrated as it happens an appeal to a second person who could not be listening. This creates an weird effect‚ of an event we cannot touch‚ of lost people who could not speak to us‚ even though we watched at the time or later: the flames‚ the people who
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Intro to English 120 Literary Analysis Essay 1 The Leading Conflicts in “Sonny’s Blues” In this Literary Analysis Essay I will be analyzing a story called “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin. This story is one that many may be able to relate to in there day to day life. Struggle‚ hardship‚ and family are all things involved in this story. There are many struggles between both characters and their family. In “Sonny’s Blues‚” both the narrator and his brother‚ Sonny‚ are in extreme conflicts with one another
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In the poem “Funeral Blues‚” W.H. Auden’s choice of diction allows the reader a greater understanding of the intensity and depth of feeling experienced upon the loss of a loved one. Likewise‚ the symbolism used by the poet pulls us into the actual world of the grief stricken as he searches for ways to mourn this passing. Auden’s choice of diction here was used to drawn the reader into the emotional disrepair felt by the afflicted. He shortens sentences and uses comparisons to the destruction left
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Funeral Blues Summary Stanza 1 Lines 1-2 Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone‚ The song begins with a series of harsh commands : stop the clocks! Cut off the telephones! The speaker sounds forceful and even angry. These seem like physical representations of time and communication to us. He wants everything to just stop. In the next line‚ he ask for silence. He wants dogs to stop barking too. On the other hand‚ the speaker is addressing an audience
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Personal Response The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth that was taken December 7th‚ 1972 when the Apollo 17 crew were travelling toward the moon. The title of the beautiful photograph could symbolize many things but what I understood from it is that we see ourselves living on a small planet with many different aspects but in the end were always together if we put the effort in staying together. When observing The Blue Marble‚ I have realized many things such as the photograph gives me a better
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Everyday Use and Sonny’s Blues The authors of “Everyday Use” and “Sonny’s Blues” portray a demonstration that explores both sibling and parental relationships that constantly induce love and conflict with one another. Alice Walker‚ whom wrote “Everyday Use”‚ shows conflicts through Dee‚ a modern way of life type of girl‚ and her mother‚ a traditional African woman. In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ James Baldwin tells a tale of Sonny‚ a heroine addict who loves music‚ whoms brother does not approve of his simplistic
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Sonny Phan 5/7/12 Politics of China Second Paper In the film “China Blue”‚ a seventeen year old girl‚ Jasmine Li‚ works in a Chinese jeans factory. From this documentary we learn about the pay Jasmine was receiving for her hard work‚ half a Yuan an hour which is equal to about six US cents. We also learn about the condition of the factory and dorms‚ the rules that the workers have to abide to‚ and how important these factories are. From just these sweat shops we learn about the economic‚ social
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Blue Nile 5 Forces Moderate threat of new entrants Low bargaining power of suppliers High bargaining power of consumers Low threat of substitute products Intense rivalry-competes with not only online retailers‚ but also stores PEST D Political/legal- Economic- Sociocultural o better perception of online shopping‚ easy‚ non-intimidating shopping for men‚ people want things really quickly and jewelry stores take forever bc they don’t do
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Louis Sachar’s Holes - As good as I expected Louis Sachar’s Holes - As good as I expected Holes was an excellent read. I have been a fan of Louis Sachar since I was little. The Wayside School books made me laugh so hard back then. It is encouraging to know that Sachar’s wit and knack for creating unique characters and situations has not declined. I saw the movie before I read the book‚ which was unfortunate because the whole time I was reading I already had the characters pictured in my head
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Ross Lodge Wheeler English 1302.004 3 October 2014 Varsity Blues In the movie “Varsity Blues‚” not everyone can appreciate what a small town Friday night feels like. Living life underneath a microscope. The whole town in the stands. You can practically fell them breathing down your neck criticizing every move‚ every play the team makes. That’s what it felt like for the boys from West Canan. No matter how tough things get you can always stand up for yourself‚ friends‚ and family. Growing
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