12 The small nation shouts‚ and the big one brags;13 Futile raids cease and global wars commence.14 And the rude son strikes the father – a sword!15 Commentary: Timothy Wangusa‚ a Ugandan professor‚ has written a fifteen line poem – ‘A Strange Wind’. In this poem‚ he addresses the growing rivalry between the developing and developed nations in the world and portrays the differences between the two. Professor Wangusa is looking at the world after the process of globalization from a developing
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“According to the National Center for Education Statistics‚ when college cost are adjusted for inflation‚ the average cost of a year of college in 1981 was $3‚101. In 2011‚ however‚ the figure was $18‚497 (Thompson 2015)”. The rising of college tuition can hit those with financial struggles really hard and because of this‚ many students end up working either a full time job or two to three jobs so they can pay for their tuitions. Therefore‚ this can cause a huge factor in their
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Raisin in the Sun was first produced in 1959. The play personified many of the issues which were to divide American culture during the decade of the 1960s. Lorraine Hansberry‚ the playwright‚ was an unknown dramatist until she achieved unprecedented success when her play became a Broadway sensation. Not only were successful women playwrights rare at the time‚ but successful young black women playwrights were virtually unheard of. Within its context‚ the success of A Raisin in the Sun is particularly
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Rising Gasoline Prices Over the past four years‚ Americans have been battling with high gas prices. The price of gas affects everyone’s lives. High gasoline prices hurt many people’s budgets. The prices at the gas pumps are not our only concerns. If gas prices go up then the cost of consumer products will go up. Many people need gas to drive to work. Gas prices continue to increase‚ making people in the United States feel the affects. Gas should be made affordable so it does not negatively interrupt
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Literary Analysis of the Poem Quinceañera The poem Quinceañera was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The narrative of this poem circumnavigates about the coming of age event (a quinceañer) of a 15 year old girl. in order to understand this poem ‚one needs to understand the significance and importance of a quinceañera. A quinceañera is the Latin equivalent of the celebration of Sweet 16 in the United States— this is the time where young women celebrate the transition into young adulthood. The
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Poem Analysis: “Out‚ Out-” In the poem‚ “Out‚ Out-“‚ author Robert Frost starts off his poem by giving an inanimate object‚ the buzzsaw‚ a sense of life. Using the literary device‚ Personification‚ the buzz saw is being written with characteristics a curious and rather playful child. The buzzsaw acts like once hears the young man’s mother call for supper time‚ that it wants to eat‚ so eats the young man’s hand. The buzzsaw takes (Cuts Off) the hand in a rather subtle demeanor‚ but in truth‚ it would
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city. There‚ Jarrell received his BA and MA studying under John Crowe Ransom and Robert Penn Warren. His poetry is influenced by W.H. Auden and Robert Frost and often uses what poets call “the common dialogue of Americans.” He passed away October 14th‚ 1965. The speaker of this poem is going through an identity crisis. They are dull and don’t see themselves having a personality. They see women in beautiful saris in the beginning of the poem and revel in how exotic and interesting they are or appear
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Analysis of Amy Lowell’s Poem “A Decade” In “A Decade‚” a poem by Amy Lowell‚ the reader is shown how a lover’s attitude can go from infatuation at first to just predictability and love. In this poem Lowell uses imagery and similes to elaborate on the feelings of the speaker towards his/her lover. In the beginning of the relationship the speaker is infatuated with the lover‚ and Lowell expresses this infatuation through the use of a simile in line one when
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waters. They called the fresh waters Apsu and the salt waters was called Tiamat. Tiamat was married to Apsu and Tiamat was also the chaotic oceans (Heidel I:5). Enuma Elish is a babylonian epic poem and tells how the universe was first created. “Enuma Elish” means “when on high”‚ which are the first words of the poem. On seven tablets‚ Enuma Elish is written language called the Akkadian language (Heidel). Enuma Elish‚ published by George Smith‚ differs from Genesis by the creation of the universe‚ the
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Psy 315 Obesity: A Rising Epidemic Obesity is a rising epidemic in the United States. Since the early 1970’s‚ the overweight population has more than doubled and has become one of the leading health problems in our country (Ogden‚ Carroll‚ Kit‚ & Flegal‚ 2012). With this rising epidemic brings about heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and other disorders that can become deadly if not treated. An astounding two out of every three people are overweight‚ while one out of three people are obese (Linklater
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