This poem dramatizes the qualities the speaker deems essential in the quest to achieve manhood. The speaker is most likely a fatherly figure to a biological son or a person whom he cares about in a paternal way. “If” especially appeals to younger generations because it provides rules that are “inspirational and motivational in their focus on personal integrity and moral behavior” (Perkins). In an instructive manner‚ the speaker urges his son to strive for greatness and success but also humility and
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In the poem “Students” by Tom Wayman‚ it reviews four theories with context on different learning methods. The first theory is the Vaccination Theory of Education”‚ detailing how once you have learned a subject‚ you never have to review or touch on the topic again for it is lodged in ones brain for all eternity. However‚ such a learning technique seems foolish because as time goes on‚ materials tend to fade in ones brain unless occasionally reviewed. With this in mind‚ material previously learned
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“The Devil and Tom Walker”: A Fantastic Folktale In 1824‚ a folktale by the name of “The Devil and Tom Walker” was published by Washington Irving‚ author of legendary tales such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a man named Tom Walker that sells his immortal soul to the devil in exchange for worldly goods. This particular story is considered a prime example of what folktales should be. Thus‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” embodies a folktale based
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Every picture speaks a thousand words; however‚ this picture speaks so many more. Uncle Toms Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe‚ was crucial for equality of slaves. The piece of art is showing that African Americans can get along with white people‚ in this case a young white girl. The young white girl is influential to the picture for many reasons. To start off with‚ since it is a child‚ it shows that young generations can change the way the older generations act‚ in this case treating former
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Hypocrisy in Adult Society The young-adult novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is a story about a young boy who‚ by going on various adventures‚ begins the story being mischievous‚ and selfish‚ but transforms into a brave and somewhat mature young man. It can be hard to see an underlying message‚ in such an entertaining story‚ but when one reads between the lines‚ they can see that Tom Sawyer becoming a man is not entirely a good thing. Throughout the story the author
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In Toms point of view. Dear Rachel‚ It’s been over six months since Willie first came to live with me. I can’t believe that he was the same thin and sickly-looking boy that I was obliged to take in for the war effort. Yes‚ he was a very sickly child and couldn’t take the slightest bit of nutritious food. But the truth is‚ I quite enjoy having someone else around other then Sammy and watching him change into a boy that is full of self-confidence‚ healthy and most importantly‚ happy. It’s been great
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Li-Young Lee’s poem “A Story” depicts the complex relationship between a father and his son. Lee portrays the complexity of their relationship by using point of view to understand how the father feels in this situation. The structure of this poem helps paint the fears the father has by shifting to the future. Also the use of diction adds emotion to the love that is being shared by the father and his son. Through the point of view‚ the structure‚ and the diction used in the poem‚ Lee is able to convey
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Well it is easy to see that in Tom Clancy’s book rainbow six there are two main groups the first group is of course Rainbow SIX the second is horizon corp. Now for rainbow six they are our heroes they are the Special Forces assault team created and funded by the United States but it consists of members from across the world. The second group is the horizon corp. now these are the evil ones in the book and when I say evil I mean EVIL. But they were evil in the eyes of society but not in their own
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Imagery is the element of description and these two stories display it exceptionally. The Cold Equation by Tom Godwin and The Photograph by Will Weaver‚ descriptive imagery‚ that’s what they draw the reader along with. In The Cold Equation a teenage girl went onto the ship an EDS ship taking supplies to different planets and becomes a stowaway. In The Photograph there was a photo going around of a teacher that Anthony took. Then when they found out about the photo‚ Anthony ends up losing the position
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authors that really set forth with writing short stories and poems in Romantic Literature were Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe. Romantic Literature is primarily concerned with nature‚ the inner world of human nature and the past. Even though Romantic Literature is concerned with nature‚ the inner world of human nature and the past‚ Washington Irving only focused on the past and nature in The Devil and Tom Walker. Irving expresses nature when Tom meets the devil in the forest. He depicts the
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