William Carlos Williams’s short poem‚ "This Is Just to Say" is a brief confession of guilt and a plea for forgiveness. In the From World‚ Self‚ Poem: Essays on Contemporary Poetry from the "Jubilation of Poets‚ Stephen Matterson argues that “The poem‚ cast in the form of a note left on the refrigerator.” Matterson’s interpterion is logical and interesting‚ and I agree with it. In fact‚ there can be more than one side to the story since we cannot assume that the speaker is Williams himself. Fascinatingly
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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Tobias Wolff’S “Say Yes” Say Yes Brian Bertolucci Eng 1B T-Th 12:30-2:00 9/28/99 Essay 1 A Point by Point Analytical View of Tobias Wolff’s “Say Yes” “Say Yes” is an emotional sorry of love and its pitfalls. The husband loves his wife dearly but fails to really know that all she wants to hear is affirmation of her proposal of love despite the racial undertone involve. The Husband does not come to the realization of this concept until the end of the story when he accepts the proposal and puts
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HannahRae Stevens 5 Oct. 2011 “If you Can’t Say Something Nice‚ Don’t Say Nothing At All” In any given day‚ we are exposed to hundreds of opinions from various sources. An admiring comment about your shoes‚ a disgusted cry during a Presidential address‚ a whispered diss about the girl across the room at a social event. Opinions are a part of everyday life‚ and we often never even give much thought to whether they are a necessary and beneficial asset to society. If we were indeed to ponder
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Running head: JUST SAY NO TO LEGALIZATION Just Say No to Legalization of Marijuana Your Name Your University Legalization of illicit drugs is a controversial topic. Proponents approach the issue from many vantage points. This paper will address two main arguments proponents of drug legalization put forth. First‚ they claim illicit drugs such as marijuana should be legalized due to medical value this drug is alleged to possess. They also claim that legalization would reduce crime. The
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Luke Hunter English 1270 Macomb Community College Prof. Cal Goossen 11 March 2011 WWBS: What Would Bacon Say? Justice‚ at what costs should it come? Revenge‚ is it really that sweet? Justice is a civilized action or way of making someone accountable for their wrongful actions‚ and leaves it at that. Revenge is a selfish action that brings a person’s personal justice to one’s wrong-doer‚ where it can spiral into an uncontrolled cycle. Both bring consequences to one’s actions‚ and yet they are
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COMMENTARY Every Woman’s Right to Say ‘No’ This article is an attempt to understand the interrelated triad of love‚ masculinity and sexuality in the context of the recent “love crime” episode at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The naturalising of violence and masculinised love is not “exceptional” anymore‚ and the woman’s autonomy and right to say “no” have been subverted by their fear for safety. O n 31 July 2013‚ a student at the School of Languages‚ Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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In 2009‚ The Modern Language Association of America published the article " Says Who? Teaching and Questioning the Rules of Grammar" by Anne Curzan. She relates how a middle-aged man and a senior coleague questioned her teaching method. Curzan answered‚ " ...I believe that students... have the right to know where the prescriptive rules of written Standard English come from.’ ...all speakers have the right to make informed decisions about when those rules are appropiate for their writing." (870) The
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“Say My Name” is a documentary by Nirit Peled. The film was shot in multiple locations such as Philadelphia‚ Detroit‚ Chicago‚ Atlanta‚ London‚ New York and L.A. In New York‚ there were such artists as Sparky Dee‚ Monie Love‚ Roxanne Shante‚ Queen Latifa and Chocolate Thai. Also there were immigrants to New York from other countries like Trinie from Trinidad. MCs from Detroit‚ Canada and Atlanta. Lastly in London‚ there was Estelle with Neo-Soul. There were multiple sub-genres shown in the films
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It’s time to Say goodbye to “English fever” 俞佳霖111100048 A few days ago‚ the 2013 independent recruitment universities claimed to cancel the English examination‚ which caused a great debate. In the background that the fever of “English on all lips” has been cooling‚ people have to face the problems existed in English education system. Except English‚ maybe there is no other disciplines that cause such a “national movement” in China. In fact‚ the “English fever” in China has lasted for 30
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