made them react. Denice Frohman’s poem‚ “Dear straight people”‚ wasn’t the first poem I had heard‚ but it really resonated with me. She starts off playfully‚ and as she continues her words become more intense‚ but when she softens her words again‚ she says‚ “Dear queer young girl‚ I see you. You don’t want them to see you so you change the pronouns in your love poems to ‘him’ instead of ‘her’. I used to do that. Dear straight
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Which fumed up the curiosity of many readers. Many readers notice that much of his books are based on one central theme. When one’s innocence is lost and is forced to grow up. J.D Salinger used to be a war veteran for World War II‚ and witnessed several tragedies that forced J.D Salinger out of innocence and into adulthood. In one of his novels‚ “Nine Stories” J.D Salinger uses these themes continuously throughout the nine stories in the novel. In one of the stories‚ “A Perfect Day for a Banana Fish”
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The Theme of Loneliness in of Mice and Men Summary: Loneliness plays an important role in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. As Steinbeck illustrates through Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks‚ companionship and a sense of belonging are vital to human happiness; all three characters face problems and negative feelings because of their loneliness and isolation. [pic] Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel‚ John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect
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The Themes of Antigone Antigone is credited as one of the best works of Sophocles‚ ranked by most modern critics above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to ramble about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" says one critic named Berhardy. Tragedy is usually concerned with a person of great stature‚ a king
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John Ogunrinu Professor Peters. Poli 116 Midterm 2: Fog of War essay. What does the "Fog of War" tell us about the role of the individual in foreign policy decision-making? Write an essay of about 1‚200 words that synthesizes 5 of Robert McNamara’s lessons with material in the course text. The movie Fog of War is a documentary film directed by Errol Morris about former secretary of defense‚ Robert McNamara. First‚ this term fog of war means that it is unclear what one should do in certain circumstances
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Manuel Rodríguez Fernández B1 In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet. Anne‚ as the speaker of the poem‚ begins describing her feelings at that sad moment. She feels sorry for her grandchild because she thinks that God took her so soon. The repetition of the word “farewell” at the beginning of the first three verses emphasizes the tragic situation that she is living. However‚ the way how she comes to terms with death in this first part of the poem is really unusual for a Puritan
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Based on the study of my theme I believe that my thesis will be in the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel uses the protagonist Pi to demonstrate how faith‚ ritual and one’s will to live save one from the barbaric and carnivorous reality. The key arguments that I will use to prove this thesis is firstly how Pi uses faith to help him survive in on the boat‚ for example Pi unconsciously makes a ritual for himself daily to follow in order keep himself busy and so that he forgets the notion of time‚ with this
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something bad happened and it changed his life. The theme of Zebra is working with a friend will help you overcome a disability. I believe this is correct because Zebra is deciding to go to an art class and with someone with similar trauma. One reason why i believe that the theme of Zebra is working with friends will help you overcome a disability is because on pg 204 the author wrote “ Zebra went to Mrs. English’s office and signed up for John Willson´s summer art class” This shows that he is
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I. Title: To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet The title can give the reader a general idea on what is this poem about. Anne wrote this poem to her husband to express how much she misses him and ask her husband to come home soon. She loves her husband very much by the action of sending him a love poem. II. Organization (Stanzaic or Continuous? Importance?) This poem is continuous. It is a one and unbroken piece. The poet is expressing how much she loves her husband and how happy to be
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Often novels have many wonderful and exclusive themes. These themes represent author’s views on many different aspects. Many authors use reflective themes to express their opinion on an ongoing event. A novel is usually based on several themes that represent author’s views on a certain thing. Similarly‚ many themes which represent authors idea are used in the novel the chrysalids. In the novel the chrysalids by John Wyndham it is evident that fear was demonstrated through the words and actions of
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