Thomas Gradgrind‚ sir. A man of realities. A man of fact and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four‚ and nothing over‚ and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind‚ sir -- peremptorily Thomas -- Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales‚ and the multiplication table always in his pocket‚ sir‚ ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature‚ and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures
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world is vanity‚ Because just like the way I came with nothing‚ so I will return with nothing. Most of Langston Hughes poem are very short and direct. For example‚ his poem titled “Poem” is as follow; “I love my friend‚ He went away from me. There’s nothing more to say. The poem ends‚ soft as it began. I love my friend.” This poem shows the reader that a poem can be any length. Hughes relies on alliteration‚ similes‚ and anaphora in the poem. In "As I Grew Older‚" the speaker defines the loss of
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The Great Bear Rain Forest consists of 64‚ 000 square kilometres of pure nature‚ in the coast of British Columbia. It is one of the rarest forest ecosystems on the plants‚ where trees grow to be over 1000 years old and partakes in being a home to a healthy population of grizzly bears and black bears rare white “Spirit” bears and wild salmon. In the Great Bear Rainforest the towering trees‚ fjords‚ islands‚ mountain slopes and estuaries support a rich diversity of plants and wildlife. Bears‚ wolves
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MODEL ANSWER ON ‘THE HORSES’‚ by Edwin Muir ‘The Horses’‚ by Edwin Muir‚ is a poem which forced me to think about the unthinkable – the annihilation of humankind as a result of a nuclear war. Paradoxically‚ however‚ Muir seems to me to take an optimistic view of such an event. In my essay I intend to give a synopsis of the poem and discuss some of the techniques that Muir employs to get his message across. I will discuss his use of Biblical language and imagery‚ the structure of the poem‚ his
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Megan Young English 1102 2/28/12 Cat in the Rain Cat in the Rain is a short story about an American couple on vacation to Italy. They are in their first year of marriage. The husband has a dismissive attitude towards the wife and the wife always wants more. In the story the couple has a lot of selfishness going on in their relationship. The husband ignores his wife’s needs and the wife and the wife is not satisfied with her husband. The theme of this story has a lot to do with loneliness in
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The story “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway is about an American couple who stays at a hotel with a beautiful view of the sea and different monuments. After describing the view from their hotel room‚ on the second floor‚ Ernest continues the story with the American woman having a conflict. The story begins when she noticed a kitty outside her window trying to find shelter from the rain; she instantly wanted to go get the kitty. With her husband wanting to continue to read she started her journey
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E-journal 2: “Dreams” by: Langston Hughes “Dreams”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is a short poem that emphasizes the importance of dreams in the broad spectrum of human existence. In the poem‚ the author exposes that without dreams‚ life is nothing. He is able to do this in a manner that is short and to the point‚ and that is a very interesting relationship to examine and analyze. We could say that without dreams‚ reality would not exist as we know it; we would not have cars‚ airplanes‚ boats‚ and many
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“Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence 1. Who is the narrator of the story? How old is she at the start of the story? What is her age at the end of the story? Discuss the reliability of the narrator. 2. Go back through the story looking for examples of foreshadowing. 3. Discuss the shifts that occur in the setting of the story. 4. Why does Chris hesitate to believe in God? 5. Discuss the significance of the following names used in the story: a. Chris b
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The Belgian horse has been regarded as a versatile and powerful horse since Julius Caesar occupied Belgian. In Europe‚ the Belgian draft horse is known as the Brabant horse. They are known as the Belgian draft horse in America. The Belgian horse is a decedent of the war horses used by the knights of the Middle Ages. Many Belgian horses were brought by Richard the Lionhearted to England. When the knight on horseback was no longer used the Belgian draft horse became popular in agriculture. The
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It’s All Just an Act The musical Singin’ In The Rain is a Hollywood classic‚ starring Gene Kelly as Don and Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont. The film gives viewers the different aspects of expectation versus reality in big Hollywood production films. Singin’ In The Rain reinforces the theme of illusion vs. reality by using production to manipulate characters like Lina Lamont to be what the audience wants to see. Throughout the musical it shows how the characters show themselves to the audience that
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