JK 9-19-2013 Poetry Explication: Stanzas Written in Dejection by Percy Shelley Written in 1818‚ Stanzas Written in Dejection was penned directly in the midst of the English romantic era. Shelley‚ though not thought to be at the time‚ was one of the most incredible poets of his age‚ composing unique poems to capture the vibrant emotions of everyday life. Due to this fact‚ it almost goes without saying that his poem‚ Stanzas Written in Dejection‚ is a very descriptive and emotional piece that
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For me‚ I was just being the average Joe. I never noticed anything different from my world to the next‚ I never noticed the degree of my living compared to anyone else’s. I just knew my life was the life I lived. The average Joe life was me pretending the hole in my floor were merely quicksand that I had to be light on my feet to dodge. The ramen noodles we had for dinner were more just a filler‚ it was a five-star dish. The broken A/C was an adventure to the Sahara Desert and the old used cars
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that caught you off guard during a commercial break of your favorite TV show. Wistful faces of impoverished children flick before your eyes as a concerned voice insists that if you donate your unused pocket change every month‚ you could support the life of this poor boy. Now I was without a remote control or a screen as my protective barrier. His round brown face was just inches from mine. From up close I was able to
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My life changed in September 14‚ 2000‚ when I arrived to this country with my son and my husband. I remember that day like it was yesterday. We woke up early in the morning‚ and went to the airport. I was sad because I knew that in a long time I would no see my family. I was excited the first day that I arrived to the United State of America. Everything looked clean and new‚ the people were nice and friendly. The change for me was a new experience and took a lot of time to get accustomed to. The
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Throughout my life‚ I have faced a number of crucibles but one‚ in particular‚ is more prominent than the rest. About five years ago‚ my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer‚ a traumatic experience that affected my entire family. Each member of my immediate family chose to deal with the news in different ways‚ however‚ I am the only one that elected to live in denial. Sadly‚ the only way I knew how to cope with such devastating news was to continue living my life as if nothing was happening. Denial
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I was born in Vietnam‚ a small country beneath China. I live my whole life in Hochiminh city; and in my 18 years of living‚ I hardly travelled out of the city with anyone else but my family. Hochiminh was populated with nearly 9 million people flooded in a metropolitan city of only 809.12 square miles. The traffic is terrible. The air is polluted. And I had always dream of leaving it. Why am I using a past perfect tense instead of a present perfect? Because now that I am far away from Vietnam
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Soundtrack to my Life There are many songs that I enjoy listening to whether I’m sitting in a car‚ or walking to school. I always enjoy the fact that there are many genres and types of songs to choose from these days. There were many songs that which I choose were the most favorite and close ones to me‚ but out of all of them‚ I choose three that was based on my favorite and which topic was the most important to me. The first section that I choose was “Fighting” and the song that I represented
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Life is full of risks. And not all risks are predictable. The first and the biggest crisis in my life happened a few days after the fifteenth birthday. I was diagnosed with a kind of cancer and took a year off from middle school to have chemotherapy after surgery. Fortunately‚ I was on the mend after hospitalizing for the first three months‚ so I received the outpatient treatment after that. Now it was time to go back to school. However‚ I had a lot of different thoughts running through my mind.
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made the choice (Becheerah) to represent my people in a positive way. I feel that it is incumbent upon me to carry out the responsibilities of what it means to be Jewish in my daily life. Ultimately‚ how we are judged by others is based upon our actions. To demonstrate this‚ I chose to show my duty to G-d in my secular life as well. In addition to being a Jew‚ I am also a Boy Scout. One of the tenets of Scouting from the Boy Scout Handbook is that “a Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward G-d. He is
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two years of my life I spent in a smaller town called Irapuato‚ Guanajuato‚ Mexico. This was my birthplace and home to my parents until they made the decision of migrating directly to Ventura County. Within Irapuato City‚ there are small ranchos or ranches‚ located on the outskirts of town and at our rancho‚ we would raise pigs‚ goats‚ cows and‚ sheep. Surrounding our rancho there are acres of land‚ where we plant fruits and vegetables to consume and sell to our little community. Life in Mexico is much
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