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    Section A-VI/1-1 Fire Fighting and Fire prevention in accordance with Section A-VI/1-2 Elementary First Aid in accordance with Section A-VI/1-3 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities in accordance with Section A-VI/1-4 Seafarers Discharge Book Number GH. 05825 Seafarers Medical Certificate (Under ILO Convention 147) Number GMA 001716/11 Studied for MFA (Attempted

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    In the essay "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics"‚ the author‚ J. R. R. Tolkien explains how Beowulf is portrayed as a historical document‚ rather than that of a work of art as he argues. The main argument of his paper is that Beowulf is “poor in criticism” as this would affect the way the reader would interpret the text. Tolkien argues that many of the interpretations are incorrect as they make us analyze the text historically versus analyzing is from an artistic point of view. Tolkien’s essay

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    An elegy is a lyrical poem which expresses a poets grief or sense of loss. Through Slessors precise use of rhythm and imagery he creates a negative image about war making it an anti-war poem. In the poem a slight theme of continuity is seen “ the convoys of

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    There is a great similarity between the three elegiac poems‚ The Wanderer‚ The Wife of Lament‚ and The Seafarer. This similarity is the theme of exile. Exile means separation‚ or banishment from ones native country‚ region‚ or home. During the Anglo Saxon period‚ exile caused a great amount of pain and grief. The theme is shown to have put great sadness into literature of this time period. The majority of the world’s literature from the past contains the theme of exile.<br> <br>The Wife of Lament

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    the series of offenses could be something of less importance like leaving dirty clothes on the floor and snoring‚ it could also be something traumatic like infidelity‚ debts‚ and abandonment. According to Zachary Hamilton‚ a Marriage and Relationship Coach at Better Path‚ 9o percent of marital conflicts are signs of the unwillingness to forgive themselves‚ the erring partner or some person that had made a deep impact on their life negatively. The remaining ten percent could be related to chemistry

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    poetry‚ with particular attention to improving your skills in close reading. 4) The course will examine pastoral poetry from its origins in the Greek Idylls‚ its dissemination through Roman models and its diversification into many forms: the elegy‚ the country house poem‚ the love lyric‚ the poem of reflection‚ the philosophical poem‚ the nature poem and the satire. 5) The course will focus historically on the pastoral not simply because it provides the originating mode for these diverse

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    “a poem of serious reflection‚ typically involving the lament for the dead.” In these‚ it is the position of the elegist which Slessor inhabits through a persona‚ but he is truly‚ exclusively referencing to himself as the poet. ‘Beach Burial’ is an elegy about the multitude of lost lives through war. ‘Five bells’ along with ‘Beach Burial’ is written to lament the loss of life. His poems have a tendency to illustrate the confrontation of death and the misfortunate experience of those who are grieving

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    Bloom’d” which is a literary masterpiece that showcases sincere and genuine feeling through his facility of words. Whitman utilizes certain words to enhance his diction to create a somber yet hopeful tone and parallelism to create a more melodious elegy that has lasted through the centuries. Whitman uses his diction to create a dark melancholy aura. Early in the poem‚ Whitman says‚ “…shades of night…moody…‚ tearful night…. Black murk that hides the star…” (Whitman 8-9). The dark description of

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    Cited: "Abraham Lincoln." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. Web/ 12 October 2012 "Elegy." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2012. Web. 15 October 2012. "Whitman‚ Walt." The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 6th ed. 2012. Encyclopedia.com. Web.12 October 2012. Whitman‚ Walt. “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” Poets.org. Web

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    BRIEF HISTORY The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is a government agency attached to the Department of Labor &amp; Employment tasked primarily to take care of the well being of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families. As such‚ it is a lead membership welfare institution that serves the interest and welfare of its member- OFWs. The creation of OWWA emanates from the Philippine Constitutional mandate for the State to affirm labor‚ local and overseas‚ as a primary social

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