Emily Dickinson’s poem “They dropped like Flakes – ” seems at first glance to be a simple depiction of the deaths of Civil War soldiers. Upon further analysis‚ however‚ we can read into her poem an allusion to the death of Jesus Christ. Using this interpretation‚ we can see that the speaker of the poem views deceased Civil War soldiers as saviors whose noble sacrifices are comparable to that of the Messiah. The story of Jesus’ crucifixion is a relatively simple one: Jesus carries his cross up to
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Fallows‚ “Throwing Like a Girl‚” p. 63 1. He described their outfits because their pictures were posted in a lot of newspapers. In the pictures they didn’t look too bad‚ what the author was mostly concerned is that they both threw the ball “like a girl”. I think the author would expect them to dress different for a big ceremony like that so it may also be one of the reasons why he described their outfits. 2. I think Fallows stereotypes the people that do something “like a girl” because to him
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Anthony Vitiello 9.10.2011 English Prof. Meaning The essay written is about the excerpt "What’s Your name‚ Girl?" and on how Marguerite Angelou shows the importance of names. There are many way on how our names serve us. One of the most visible ways a name serves us is that it gives us personality. In the story read‚ there was emphasis on African American names and the true meaning behind the passage. To start off with the essay‚ the main point has to be stated. In the case of this small
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In discussions of Greek-letter organizations like fraternities‚ one controversial issue has been the question of how masculinity contributes to hazing‚ and‚ more specifically‚ how ideas about masculinity contribute to the differing hazing rituals in black and white fraternities. On the one hand‚ some Greek-letter organization scholars – such as Tyra Black‚ Joanne Belknap‚ and Jennifer Ginsberg – have compared black and white fraternities and argue that masculinity plays a similar role in the hazing
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Countee Cullen’s "Yet Do I Marvel" and Langston Hughes’ "I‚ Too" are comparable poems in that their similar themes are representational of the authors’ personal tribulations of racial inequality. By comparing these two poems‚ we get a glimpse of the reality of the injustices of racism during the 1920’s by two prominent Black poets. Cullen and Hughes were born within a year of each other‚ and consequently wrote these poems in the same year (1925). This is significant because it reflects the time in
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In the poem "The Fish‚" Elizabeth Bishop uses a fish as a symbol to express the theme of life and experience. The poem by itself has little structure to it. There are no apparent rhyme schemes‚ nor any clear meters. However‚ Bishop uses very powerful diction and ideas in the poem‚ forcing the reader to think and relate it to a greater aspect of his/her own life. The persona has a very mature and serious tone‚ and some gloomy element to his/her mood. The poem uses a significant amount of imagery.
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Making a powerful statement for black equality‚ African Americans took the world to its knees in the era of the 1950’s-1960’s by forming the Black Panther Party. This movement displayed an intolerance for harsh accusations‚ brutality and unjust treatment. At that time African Americans made a huge impact on every race‚ not just their own. The group wanted to ensure that all African Americans would have access to an equal opportunity in employment‚ education‚ housing‚ and granted entry to every public
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The "One Girl at the Boys Party" uses a mathematical metaphor throughout the poem. I believe this is to portray how members of the opposite sex at a young age are as complicated as math problems to each other. Mathematics is considered a universal language‚ but that is only if you understand it. The poem is seen from the eyes of a mother after she drops her daughter off at a pool party‚ and because of the mothers age and experience‚ she is able to understand the complexities that go on between the
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Short Composition Analysis of the poem Barbie Doll’ written by Marge Piercy (1973). This girlchild was born as usual And presented dolls that did pee-pee And miniature GE stoves and irons And wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy. Then in the magic of puberty‚ a classmate said: You have a great big nose and fat legs. She was healthy‚ tested intelligent‚ Possessed strong arms and back‚ Abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity. She went to and fro apologizing. Everyone saw a fat nose on thick
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on in his poem about how this skylark is greater than all things‚ and how the speaker cannot fathom all of the birds features. In stanza one he starts by saying “Hail to the blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert‚ That from Heaven‚ or near it.” this is really when the speaker begins to shout and express about how the bird is more than a bird. He compares the bird to a spirit quite a few times‚ you really see that when he says “that from heaven‚ or near it‚”. Continuing on through the poem he still is
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