O Level Literature – “Horses” by Edwin Muir The titular creatures in “Horses”‚ despite being rather ordinary animals‚ are viewed by the poet as shocking‚ overwhelming‚ and somewhat divine. Every element of these horses is made to look awe-inspring and godlike‚ inciting both reverence and fear in the poet. The opening verse depicts the horses using words like “terrible‚ “wild”‚ and “strange”‚ as well as them being “Like magic power on the stony grange”. Already‚ we are given an idea of how the
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The Broken‚ The Lost‚ The Haunted Being traumatized by abuse from a young age can haunt you for a lifetime. In the novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese‚ the nuns and priests mentally and physically abuse the children‚ traumatizing them for a lifetime.Children at the residential school face severe abuse and humiliation‚ leaving them broken and lost. The children at the residential schools face different types of humiliation and abuse. When Arden Little Light arrives at the school‚ the nuns try
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The story “Horses of the Night” centers the theme of depression. The story is told from Vanessa’s point of view‚ a 6 year old girl‚ who idolizes her cousin Chris‚ a teenager who comes to live with them to complete his high school. Vanessa grows closer to Chris during his stay. He would talk to her about his life goals or occasionally also talk about his “beautiful” hometown. She describes Chris as a handsome boy who is very creative‚ entertaining and a dreamer. She admired the little things about
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Horses are amazingly beautiful and sensitive creatures. Horses require not only understanding and patience to have a horse as a pet‚ it also requires a whole lot of care. Herd Mentality: Observe horses in the herd system‚ each horse’s welfare in the wild depends upon an instinctive submission to the discipline of the herd. The instinct is for immediate action. To the horse‚ action is survival. When horses live in an herd environment‚ they often take turns sleeping and standing guard for any predators
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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The Horses The Horses by Edwin Muir describes a nuclear catastrophe and the reliance people have on technology. It describes how man would react when technology was no longer available to us. Initially people would listen for anything on the radio that would give them news‚ then they would observe the aftermath of the war‚ for example “a warship passed us‚ heading north‚ Dead bodies piled on the deck.” The narrator describes how even if the radio were to come on again‚ they would ignore it as
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aChapter 1: The Day of the Horse is Past In 1903‚ Charles Howard leaves his home and family in New York and travels west to seek his livelihood. Arriving in San Francisco with twenty-one cents in his pocket‚ he uses his charm to borrow enough money to open a small bicycle repair shop. Soon‚ locals who had been foolish enough to purchase a new contraption—the horseless carriage‚ or automobile—appear at Howard’s door‚ seeking his advice on repairing the machines. A visionary‚ Howard notes the advantages
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From the very first moment we can think‚ we are taught to follow orders. We follow traditions and we do what we’re told‚ but never questioning why we do things could lead to disastrous events. In The Lottery Shirley Jackson warns us about the dangers of blindly following tradition. Jackson’s use of foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and irony admonish the public of what could go wrong if we never question tradition. The story starts off with the town gathering around for the annual lottery. The
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“The Winner Within” is about a life plan for team players and what it takes to be a successful team. Each chapter is based on one subject‚ and that subject is one of the many things that a team needs to be successful. Pat Riley shares his game plan for team players in all of life‚ not just on the court. All of the strategies in this book are very inspiring and motivate teamwork. I think that the first chapter in the book‚ ‘The Innocent Climb’‚ is one of the most important concepts you have to
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And the Winner Is…Not the Children Kofi Annan believes‚ “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected‚ that their welfare is protected‚ that their lives are free from fear and want and that can grow up in peace”(Annan). Beauty pageants do not protect children’s rights nor from danger. Children and toddlers involve in beauty pageants are sorrowful because the parents are living their lives
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