Hope is the thing with feathers By: Emily Dickinson In her poem‚ Emily Dickinson communicates that hope is like a bird because of its free and independent spirit. Hope is similar to a bird in its ability to bring comfort and consolation. Dickinson uses techniques such as extended metaphor and imagery to describe hope throughout her poem. The poem is introduced with‚ “Hope is the thing with feathers.” Dickinson’s use of the word “thing” denotes that hope is something abstract and vague. By
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"Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" -Mark Twain. Twain’s quote represents an idealism that should be backwards‚ were doing right wont astonish people because it’s universal. Sadly‚ our world lives in the idealism of Twain’s quote. Yet‚ life is infused with change‚ consequently‚ enabling use to change Twains quote by trying to make right choices part of our lives. Doing the right thing means sacrifice. In my case‚ I sacrificed time‚ using it for Juniors
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3 Most Valuable Things to Me The first thing valuable to me is God‚ he gives me the strength to get up everyday and want better‚ he gives me health‚ a wonderful life‚ a blessed mother and family. He also valuable‚ because he watches over me everyday and makes sure I’m ok‚ he made very unique and I thank him everyday. The second thing valuable to me is my mother. She motivates me to get a education and want to become a better person. She is one person that I can rely on to get anything I need
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My Favorite Important Book The book “Where The Wild Things Are”‚ by Maurice Sendak‚ captivated me by its storyline and the illustrations. Max’s rambunctiousness and creativity reminds me of my six brothers when they were younger. “Where The Wild Things Are’’‚ is a classic piece of literature which won the Caldecott Medal. “Where The Wild Things Are” was written for children in 1963 and considered too scary for young children when first released. I think the book content is proper for children
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Prof. Horvath Literature and Composition 06/12/2012 The Heavy Burden of Memories The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and The Road by Cormac McCarthy both deal with the profound affects that memories have upon the actions and understandings of men. In both novels memories weigh heavily on the main characters’ souls‚ but each man carries that burden differently. The results may vary but the impact of what has happened and what is remembered changes their perspectives and ultimately leads
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Tim O’Brian’s “The Things They Carried”. My father fought in the Vietnam War‚ so my interest was in trying to understand the reason that we had such a strained relationship when I was growing up. I believe I have more of an understanding as to why he didn’t act like a grown up. He wanted those years that should have been his childhood back. In this short story the author showed the things they carried physically so that the reader could appreciate the significance of the things they carried emotionally
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Trying New Things Marcus Williams Ivy Tech Community College My brother and I are similar in a number of ways‚ but we’re completely opposite in how we feel about trying new things. He resists and often fears it‚ while I crave it. Trying new things has always been beneficial for me in the past. I enjoy exploring and testing my boundaries because you never know what you might like. Although I have to admit I didn’t always live my life by this philosophy‚ a couple years ago was
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Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe ’s Things Fall Apart is authentic narrative written about life in Nigeria at the turn of the twentieth century. Tribal lifestyle in Nigeria is centered on traditions and culture. A minor character and also a very important character‚ who demonstrates the opposite of tribal lifestyle but yet gives meaning and life to the themes of the book is Unoka; Okonkwo’s father. Unoka is the most important character because his behavior and how it affects Okonkwo
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friends and losing which motivated me even more. When tryouts came I did well and apparently impressed the coaches due to the fact that I made the club team instead of going through the premier team first. This story relates to the proverb in “Things Fall Apart” because the motivation for me to make that team‚ came out in a good effect‚ me making the
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Prioritizing the Wrong Thing The United States has quickly worked its way to the top of the totem pole in its young history through dominating international relations. Lately‚ it seems‚ the more that time progresses‚ the more America turns into a seemingly corrupt country. The nation creates unfairness among security‚ equality and liberty. Our government has prioritized security through its extravagant military spending. Due to the government prioritizing security‚ exponential amounts of money
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