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    Poetry Explication

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    Is it Just a Wheelbarrow‚ or Something Far More Significant? William Carlos Williams’ “Red Wheelbarrow” is a poem that was written by the late author back in 1923. Eighty years later‚ a parody of Williams’ poem was written by F.J. Bergmann and it was titled “An Apology”. Although Bergmann’s poem was written just to ridicule Williams’ poem‚ the similar form of imagery used in both poems possesses more meaning and is more complex than they might seem at first sight. Also‚ the comparison of the

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    A Dill Pickle Explication

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    A Dill Pickle Explication The short story A Dill Pickle was written by Katherine Mansfield. It takes place sometimes in the early 1900s in some kind of Japanese themed restaurant. There is one main object throughout the story that is important to the plot‚ and that is‚ like the title suggests‚ a dill pickle. The story is about a woman named Vera‚ and a man she has met there that she has not seen in years‚ and one of the stories he tells her is about how one time during lunch while he was in Russia

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    Essay on Road Safety

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    Essay on Road Safety Ro a d acc i de nt s h a v e b e en an d wi l l con ti n u e to b e on e of th e g r ea t es t h e al th h az a rd s . S tati sti c al l y‚ i t h a s b e en sh ow n th at t h e n u m be r of d eat h a n d i n j u ri es du e t o ro a d ac ci den ts h a s b e en s t eadi l y i n cr ea s ed wi th i n th e pa st fi ve y ea r s. In 2 002 ‚ dri v er s a c c ou n t ed f or 3 2 % o f p e rs on s ki ll ed i n Tri n i dad an d T o bag o . Fa tal i tie s an d i n j u ri e s wi th i n th

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    central symbol of the poem‚ the goose fish. The speaker relates the tale of two lovers who encounter a dead fish on the beach after sharing their affection with one another. While looking at the fish‚ the couple ponders the meaning of this fish. Taken figuratively‚ the goose fish occupies many roles. As the speaker overlooks the events taking place between two lovers on a beach‚ he introduces the goose fish as playing the part of an intruder: “Until they saw… / As though the whole world had found

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    An Explication of “Meditations – First Series 6” This poem by Edward Taylor dramatizes the conflict between society’s idea of who is worthy of heaven and who God actually saves. The speaker is someone who‚ although everyone else thinks his soul is predestined‚ doesn’t know his worth to God. In order to better describe his situation the speaker relates his situation to earthly treasures‚ such as gold or money. The poem is written almost as a prayer in the sense that the questions aren’t answered

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    The Step Not Taken

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    In the essay “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo‚ the narrator takes the reader on his personal journey to find a satisfactory way to respond to another’s suffering. This story follows the basic plot structure of a monomyth: the separation‚ the struggle and initiation and the return and reintegration. In the beginning of the essay “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo‚ the narrator is in the separation stage of the monomyth. He is called to adventure when the young junior executive joins him

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    A Rose for Emily Explication “It was a big‚ squarish frame house that had once been white‚ decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies‚ set on what had once been our most select street. But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood; only Miss Emily’s house was left‚ lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—an eyesore among eyesores.

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    Explication for “A Diamond Guitar” The final scene of Truman Capote’s “A Diamond Guitar” helps the reader develop a perfect view of how the characters in the story truly are. Mr. Schaeffer‚ a man of 50‚ is in prison because he killed a man‚ and Tico Feo‚ a boy of only 18‚ is there because he cut a sailor’s ear off. From details throughout the story you can tell that each man has done this for a different reason‚ but I would not say that either are bad men. Mr. Schaeffer is claimed to have

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    The Development of Frankenstein’s Monster: An Explication of the Creature’s Tale A baby is born helpless in the world‚ innocent and naïve. In the quest for personal development‚ nature itself was the enemy for Frankenstein’s monster. Mary Shelley compares the helpless creature to that of a baby‚ and without the help of his creator‚ has to teach himself about the outside world around him. By using naturalistic sensory imagery and the creature’s personal grown and development‚ whether he is learning

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    The Step Not Taken

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    The Step Not Taken Have you ever been through a situation where it changed your perspective on how you see things? Or even changed you as a person? This is called an ‘archetype.’ This is seen to shape the behaviour‚ belief‚ and identity of an individual and community. This can also be called an ‘epiphany’ which is a moment of sudden understanding‚ clarity‚ insight‚ or illumination that has a lasting impact on an individual and shapes his or her identity. That is exactly what

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