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    Sharon Olds

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    goosebumps painted on the skin are worthless without it. “Last Night”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ is a perfect reflection of how being in love has a profound effect when in relation to intimacy. Olds compares her experience while being in love‚ to her experience when her feelings for her partner are neutral. Throughout this piece Olds conveys her message with the use of similes‚ repetition‚ imagery‚ and hyperbole. Olds included a variety of devices to convey her message‚ one way was through the use of

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    Old ways

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    Studying is not that hard‚ we just need to go back were theres no Net‚ wifi. Stuying old ways are more effective but time consuming. But if you want to learn it will surely take time to do so. We cant literally blame people who invented this kind of entertainment since their objective is for the great and easy way of work. It is us the people who take advantage or maybe lazy or get addicted to it. We must have control. Like as if the government will control our time usage in wifi. (repeat) Studying

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    Old Regime

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    Aracely Figueroa 2nd period Before 1789‚ in the Old Regime‚ there were many changes made throughout the major countries of Europe that dealt with power. Since the Old Regime was before the year of 1789‚ marking that it was prior to the French Revolution‚ many major changes were seen. When it came to politics‚ kings started to rise in power while popes and nobles lost most of their political power‚ yet peasants still had no rights. When it came to economy many peasants were in trouble since

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    An Old Woman.

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    Kandoba at Jajori and the poem is thus against this setting. "An Old Woman" is a graphic picture of a beggar woman. Having lost the promises of her past‚ she is reduced to her present state. As the speaker views her squarely‚ he‚ in a sort of ’revelation’‚ becomes aware of the decay which has set in her person and which is extended to the decaying tradition symbolized by the hills and the temples. Without using many words‚ the old woman forces the narrator to look at her from closed quarters. It

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    An old woman clutches a tourist’s sleeve and tags along with him. She wants a ’fifty paise coin’. For this she offers to show him ’the horseshoe shrine’. This refersto a legend centred around a horse-shoe shaped depression in a rock about Khandoba‚ the presiding deity at Jejuri‚ who leaped from that rock onto his horse ashe carried his wife with him. This is a legend that the true believer reveres and the sceptic doubts.The tourist moves away as he has seen the shrine already. The old woman ’tightens

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    Old Spice

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    Old Spice: To Become a Man Old Spice is a fragrance product created in 1934 mainly for women’s use. Later it was introduced to men. Nowadays‚ commercials and advertisements have now been focused on men rather than women. Grooming tools have been focused on men because they are more financially successful rather than when it’s focused on women. People can use any products that they want‚ yet people choose this product because of the presentation of the advertisement. The man on the horse creates a

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    Evaluation Report on Project    STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING OLD AGE HOMES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF 3  MORE HOMES IN PUNJAB                      DIRECTORATE GENERAL MONITORING & EVALUATION  PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB  December‚ 2012        P&D Department‚ 4­Civil Secretariat‚ Lahore‚ Punjab           Ph: +92(42)99214489‚ Fax: +92(42)99214491  www.dgmepunjab.gov.pk                                         

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    Being Old

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    “Being Old” Being old is something that we all have to face sooner or later. The transition process can be made a smooth one or will take some people going kicking and screaming. In this review I will discuss the cognitive‚ physical‚ and social factors that go into our society’s definition of being “old.” I will explore how older adults are treated in the United States. I will also examine if this treatment suggests a value for older people and how the messages our society sends be it positive

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    Old Age

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    Old Age Homes/ Day Care Centres/ Elder Residential Complexes For many older people who don’t have a roof over their heads or a place to call their own‚ HelpAge-supported old age homes & day care centres are safe havens where they can live their lives with dignity and interact with their peers. A rising trend is being noticed among the urban elderly also‚ who move out of their homes and into habitats especially catering to their needs‚ in order to spend their later years in comfort. HelpAge

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    The poet recalls a visit to an old couple; the old woman is helpless‚ and dying slowly. It is clear from the description that she has no quality of life. She is cared for by her husband who prays for her release from this life. Significance of the title: no definite article emphasises the universal nature of the experience Degradation of the old woman as this suggests she needs help. Simply eating to stay alive. Animal connotations. Simile – like an old horse. Useless‚ fit only to be put

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