In "Homage to My Hips"‚ Lucille Clifton creates some kind of imagery pertaining to her hips. She seems all into herself‚ more specifically‚ her hips. She makes it a point to convey that her hips are strong or powerful by the lines "they go where they want to go. /they do what they want to do. /these hips are mighty." (9-11) She gets into how her hips are big and mighty‚ no one can hold them back‚ and how they can even seduce men. Although this poem is quite simple and short it says alot. This poem
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In the excerpt‚ “My Hips‚ My Caderas” by Alisa Valdes‚ gives distinctive examples of her life story to develop a meaning for how society perceives women. America strives to fit the perception of beauty because it is the single physical characteristic that makes us matter. Her anecdotes show us how the world shapes our thoughts to brainwash us. Alisa Valdes personal experiences are a service to provide a better explanation of how we perpetrate in order to be welcomed in society. “Beauty is in the
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Homage to Catalonia In the story "Homage to Catalonia"‚ I felt really bad for this man who joined the military just because it was the right thing to do at the time. The town had an atmosphere of war and anarchy was taking over. They were living in constant fear of being injured or even killed. I feel bad since this man sounded like he didn’t really know what he was getting into. He joined the cause and is writing about how bad the war is. All of the anarchists are just taking over and the government
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Analysis of the sonnet‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” William Shakespeare is well known for his unique style of writing‚ and really changed the tone of romantic poetry with his sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”. He wanted the readers to see a different side of what beauty was he wanted them to see a more realistic view of a women. In the 1600 time frame the writers made women seems so prefect and angelic; which is not at all the way most women really look. Shakespeare
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In the article “My Hips‚ My Caderas”‚ describe how beauty is viewed. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For most of us beauty cannot be defined into one specific aspect. For example‚ beauty can impact us‚ culture and society. In this particular situation‚ it is towards women. While reading the article the impacts are negative and positive. In fact‚ women of all cultures can relate with the author’s personal ideas. The cultural impact of beauty has a positive / negative side. The type of impact
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perspectives. And one of the topics that it influences in society includes the way that society views female beauty. Many people feel that the media affects our notions of female beauty while many others argue against that. Valdes-Rodriguez in “My Hips‚ My Cadera‚ talks about the way her body is viewed in different cultures. And supports the fact that the environment you grow up in influences your perspective of beauty. However‚ while many agree that media does have an influence on our notion of female
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Review: Pina This homage of Pina Bausch was a truly enticing spectacle. Wim Wenders assembled a cohesive tribute to the life and work of this spectacular choreographer‚ showcasing several astounding performances. Pina exemplified how dance is considered a great performance art‚ and her legacy is well represented in this documentary. While watching the performances‚ one of the most influential aspects of the production was the convergence of music and movement. It contributed to the overall mood
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The poem My Papa’s Waltz describes a child’s nostalgia towards his conflicted relationship with his father. In this poem the tone of the speaker is characterized by the deep devotion and love he felt towards his father during his youth. Looking back on the time his father spent playing with him when he was a child‚ the speaker describes “[hanging] on like death” and “clinging to [his] shirt” (Roethke 3‚16). These childlike descriptions show that the speaker felt a deep devotion to his father and
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Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying
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John Donne’s petrarchan sonnet “Batter My Heart” is written traditional sonnet format. It is an apostrophe in which the author‚ hereafter referred to as the speaker‚ speaks to God. Whether the speaker is Donne himself is debatable as many elements of the speaker’s identity‚ including their gender‚ is unclear. Through careful use of imagery and simile‚as well as paradox‚ John Donne delivers a concise image of the speakers desired relationship with God. The speaker begins their first quatrain by asking
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