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    Analysis of “The Wife’s Lament” The Wife’s Lament by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon scop. The literary work is contained in The Exeter Book. This elegy explores the concept of exile‚ sorrow‚ helplessness‚ betrayal‚ loneliness‚ and confusion. The speaker of this elegy will speak about how she is out to search for a way to relieve her pain. She feels alone and ignored‚ and she just wants to be happy and not sad. The first section is when the speaker talks about how her pain and hardship in the past‚ is

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    Jonald Atienza February 3‚ 2015 MT32-C11 C/M Ronel Almacen Finals Activity 2: Channeling Introduction On February 2‚ 2015‚ C/M Almacen discussed about channeling. He showed us the famous channel in the world the Istanbul‚ Turkey. He shared his experiences in navigating in this channel. He taught us the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS). It has the north bound and south bound just like the road in land. Counter flowing is not allowed also in narrow channeling. When joining the Traffic

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    In what ways does Heaney convey feelings of disappointment in ‘Blackberry Picking?’ In Seamus Heaney’s poem “Blackberry Picking’ the poet vividly recreates a seemingly unimportant event in which he goes blackberry picking as a child. However by the end of the poem this experience acquires increased significance. Throughout Heaney’s description of this event we are made aware of the theme‚ Heaney’s childhood hopes and dreams in contrast to the harsh realities of life. This theme is effectively

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    explicitly in line 29 as the messenger delivers a command from ‘sæmen snelle’. These bold seamen are described in such a way that the words seem to become one when spoken‚ solidifying the strength of the invaders. The boasting threat‚ ‘beot’‚ from the seafarers is alliterated by their description as ‘brimliþendra’. This immediately associates the invaders

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    Americas initiating the Columbian Exchange‚[42] the exchange of plants‚ animals‚ foods‚ human populations (including slaves)‚ communicable diseases‚ and culture between theEastern and Western hemispheres. New crops that had come from the Americas via the European seafarers in the 16th century significantly contributed to world population growth.[43] The Puritans migration to New England‚ starting in 1630 under John Winthrop with the professed mission of converting both the natives of North America to Puritan Christianity

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    Critical Commentary of ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen‚ is one of numerous pieces of war poetry inspired by the writer’s own personal four month war experience[1]. Through this background‚ we can appreciate the great historical significance of the piece‚ leading to the recognition of its lack of nationalism‚ and evident immorality‚ thus it’s variation to the expected ‘soldier’ attitude of ‘honour‚ glory and patriotic duty’[2]

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    Maritime Economics & Logistics‚ 2004‚ 6‚ (190–192) r 2004 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd All rights reserved. 1479-2931/04 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/mel BOOK REVIEW The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business. C. Th. Grammenos ed. LLP: London‚ 2002 Maritime Economics & Logistics (2004) 6‚ 190–192. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100103 The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2002. During its 10-year of existence‚ it has developed into

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    The American Pageant Chapter 1 Seraphin Tala Period 2 1. Christopher Columbus: Was a skilled Italian seafarer who discovered an island in the Bahamas on October 12‚ 1492. Appalachian Mountains formed about 350 million years ago. Marco Polo: Was an Italian adventurer. Vasco de Gama: An explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed

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    Cochin is a city of many parts. Around for a long‚ long time‚ Kochi played a pivotal role in the development of shipping and trade in the region. Kochi’s prime location on the west coast‚ its fine bay and protected harbor made it popular with seafarers and merchant ships who made frequent stops to stock up on spices‚ coffee and wood enroute to the rich markets of Europe and West Asia. And so down the ages‚ Kochi prospered as a busy port city and commercial centre. Its seafront is still extremely

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    into "unfamiliar areas in poetry." In particular‚ Gray brought back to life the use of the first-person singular‚ for example "One morn I missed him on the customed hill…" ("Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"‚ p. 433‚ line 109) which had been "considered a barbarism by eighteenth century norm." (431) Thomas Gray’s poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a wonderful example of natural settings in transitional poetry. It "reflects on the lives of common‚ unknown‚ rustic men and women‚ in terms

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