JT 1 JT Nancy Tuff Composition 2 – LM1 May 3‚ 2013 An Explication of “Spellbound” by Emily Brontë Have you ever found yourself knowing that you were in a predicament but had been incapable of finding the strength to leave it behind? The poem “Spellbound” by Emily Brontë relates to the idea of being unable to force oneself from a damaging situation. This can be seen through a careful examination of the poem’s title and its three stanzas. The
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Gwendolyn Brook’s poem‚ “The Bean Eaters” as depicted in eleven lines‚ is symbolic to a more mature couple that has endured a journey filled with togetherness‚ obstacles‚ and peace. Although‚ its setting is surrounded with restraints‚ limitations‚ and isolation‚ they have lived their better days and have what’s left of their future together. The image portrayed by the author presents a quiet‚ sensitive‚ grim yet humble atmosphere. The author emphasize that the couple is of maturity‚ “Two
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Dana Hall Dr. Doris Davis English 472 March 3‚ 2013 An Explication of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is a poem by John Keats‚ written in 1819 and published in 1820 in Hayden’s Annals of Fine Art. As the title states‚ the poem is an ode‚ a lyric poem characterized by lofty words‚ elaborate style‚ and expressive emotion. The poet achieves this style with use of figurative language‚ imagery‚ and a personification of the urn. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” keeps to the standard stanza
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Sydnee Hosler Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Explication In Cormack and Brickey’s article “Constituting the Violence of Criminalized Women‚” they reveal the underlying terms “victim‚” “mad‚” and “bad” to be associated with violent women‚ in this case seen as otherwise “troubled” individuals. This diagnosis does not support the complexity and traumatic experiences in which these women have faced that make them seem more “crazy” than men‚ as most women are seen if they
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Do Not Go Gentle- Explication In the poem “Do Not Go gentle into That Good Night” written by Dylan Thomas is a poem about death and how we all will die eventually but we shouldn’t restrict ourselves and should live how we want to live. The first line of the poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” what Thomas is saying is that you should not go gentle or quietly‚ that we should not just die but do something with our lives. The third line of the poem “Rage‚ rage against the dying of the light
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Louise Brooks‚ a legendary actress of the silent film era; one of the greatest actresses in the silent film era known for her sensual portrayal of her characters‚ personality‚ and her popular bobbed hairstyle.(C. Moritz (Ed.)‚ 1985) Louise‚ commonly known as her childhood name of Brooksie‚ was born in Cherryvale‚ Kansas‚ on November 14‚ 1906.(IMDb.com‚ 2013) Louise did not only have a future in show business‚ but also in dancing‚ though eventually retiring at the age of 32 in 1938.(IMDb.com‚ 2013)
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In the book Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook‚ he takes us on a sort of adventure back through time in the seventeenth century through these seven paintings of Johannes Vermeer. Brook does this hoping to show us a few things about the economy and cultural changes‚ along with how the other countries are adapting. In the book Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook‚ he takes us through the seventeenth century bringing out the economic and cultural changes‚ the influence on the European world‚ and the influence
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An example where there needed to be more regulation was the case of Levon Brooks‚ when bitemarks were used as the main convicting evidence for a brutal murder case. He in fact‚ was innocent and was wrongly convicted which could’ve been avoided if the court had required more evidence against him. Another wrongful conviction was the case of Brandon Mayfield‚ he was convicted for the Madrid bombings only based off a partial fingerprint. His conviction could’ve been avoided if they required more points
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to gain it. During the 1940’s and the 1950’s woman in general did not have a lot of respect‚ but if you were a Black woman during this time‚ it was even worse. In Gwendolyn Brook’s novel Maud Martha‚ displays the idea that Black woman had to be beautiful‚ obedient‚ and is able to produce children in order to have respect. Gwendolyn Brooks brings this idea forward with her characters Helen and Martha in her novel Maud Martha. The idea of respectability politics is that if a minority group‚ in this
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In Geraldine Brooks’ March‚ the main character Mr. March shows us his vast array of ideals. Some of them may seem impractical while others are the opposite. An example of one of Mr. March’s more practical idealisms is his idealism on women. Mr. March shares this idealism on women with plenty of other men from the past and even some now. Although this idealism is now seen as impractical‚ during Mr. March’s time it was not. We first get an insight into how he views women in chapter 5 when he is
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