Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study Manila‚ Philippines has been known to be the home to millions of seafarers currently sailing around the world (www.crossworldmarine.com/news). Due to rapid development of the neighboring seas in terms of maritime‚ Filipinos take advantage of the Philippine location on Pacific seas. Some 1.3 million overseas Filipino workers are seafarers‚ and our history is basically determined by maritime events. We are aware that due to economic crisis happening
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[pp.86-88]‚ “Carolan’s Monody on the Death of Mary MacGuire”‚ [pp.94-95] and “Tiaghara Mhaighe-eo” [pp.103-06]‚ in J. C. Walker‚ Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards (London: Payne 1786)‚ Reliques of Irish Poetry‚ Consisting of Heroic Poems‚ Odes‚ Elegies and Songs‚ Translated into English Verse: With Notes Explanatory and Historical; and the Originals in the Irish Character: To which is Subjoined an Irish Tale (Dublin: George Bonham 1789) and The School for Christians‚ in Dialogues‚ for the Use of
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In Crossing the Bar‚ by Alfred Lord Tennyson‚ the poem was written as elegy of dying person‚ the speaker compare transition of impending death and crossing the sand bar. The image of the Sea is used to represent the “barrier” between life and death. It was described as hard as saying good bye to love ones‚ eagerly hoping those who will be left behind will not sob or cry. The speaker is in the stage where he is ready to face death also imagining after life experience on what will it turn out after
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Auden’s “In Memory of W.B Yeats” is an elegy to commemorate the life and death of a great poet‚ W.B Yeats. However‚ Auden adds another dimension to the poem by incorporating political references significant during the age of oppression and turmoil of the impending war and the extent of effectiveness of poetry at any point in time. In this poem‚ he utilizes techniques and themes commonly found in his other poems. Firstly‚ the theme of death existent in the elegy is represented in two ways‚ a literal
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expression of emotion or ideas through literary work‚ often with a distinctive style and rhythm. Kenneth Slessor’s ‘Beach Burial’ and Bruce Dawe’s ‘Elegy for Drowned Children’ both present ideas on how individuals lament for the passed‚ through the major theme of death. Beach Burial follows the recurring events of the battle of El Alamein in WW2‚ whilst The Elegy for Drowned Children questions the fate of those unfortunate souls who have drowned. Although both poems incorporate drownin‚ they contrast in
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HONG KONG : THE FACTS The Port Hong Kong is fortunate in having a sheltered natural harbour‚ which provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world. The port has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled
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“THE EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS OF SELECTED MARINE STUDENT TO THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE” A Research Paper Presented to the College of Arts Department In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English Presented To Sir. Joel E. Payapa‚ Ed.D Presented By Cercado‚ Joshua Kim T. Daniel‚ John Daniel M. De Guzman‚ John Odilon T. March 15‚ 2013 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined
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Everyone thinks that “To be‚ or not to be” is the real question‚ but I beg to differ. The real question of our mortal lives isn’t to live or not‚ but rather how to live. What kind of person who want to be and ultimately what kind of person you are. With that in mind‚ the real question is‚ who are you? Furthermore‚ what are you going to do‚ or already have done‚ that make you who you are. Taking it a step farther than that however‚ would you be the same you if you had different experiences in life
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earth. The pastoral poem often looks to nature and the simple life as a retreat from the complications of a society in which humans have become degenerate. Two poems from this era which we have studied‚ The Thresher ’s Labour‚ by Stephen Duck‚ and An Elegy Wrote in a Country Churchyard‚ by Thomas Gray‚ fit well into this category of literature. The first poem‚ The Thresher ’s Labor‚ gives a first-hand account of the hard life of a farm worker. Lexico LLC ’s Online Dictionary defines the verb "thresh"
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Memorial by Norman MacCaig This poem is an elegy‚ a poem that is a lament for the dead‚ for a beloved person in Maccaig’s life‚ probably his sister Frances. It is a sad and beautiful poem about how her death pervades every aspect of his life. He makes it clear that her death is not for him an event that has its place in the past. Instead the process of her dying stays with him constantly- In the opening of the poem he states‚’ Everywhere she dies’ and in the final stanza‚ ‘she can’t stop dying’
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