terms intertwined together to form metaphors and imagery that best portrait the morbid and sad image of Palestine. He is addressing anyone who has affinity towards the subject of Palestine or otherwise. First‚ he talks about a major sadness in his poem “A gentle Rain in a distant autumn” (01‚02‚03‚04) which symbolizes the death of nature‚ the death of his own country. A thoughtful sadness‚ mourning and sorrow through the loss of Palestine dominate. Palestine remains a memory for the author‚ a distant
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even have enough books to educate them. I have had the privilege to learn in an environment that contains enough books and supplies for all of the students attending the schools. There were many classes that were open to me and one specific one that touched me the most was Spanish. Spanish is a language that is used widely over the world. It is United States second language and is spoken fluently by 400 million
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In his poem‚ “I Hate and I Love”‚ ancient Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus writes‚ “I hate and love. And why‚ perhaps you’ll ask. I don’t know: but I feel‚ and I’m tormented.” Throughout the history of the world‚ love and hate have been battling it out to see which one will prevail. They’ve gone back and forth‚ but neither has completely overtaken the other. In the world today‚ people are constantly debating and arguing for their side. Some argue hatred has taken over when they see acts of violence
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In Jonathan Kozol‚ “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal”‚ he explains to a managerial audience how our school systems today may be more segregated than at any time since 1954. With this segregation comes two different educational lifestyles. In order for the author to express the unsatisfactory educational conditions in predominantly black schools he uses several different modes. The most common mode that he used were pathos. In the very beginning he used the word “disheartening” on page 203 to describe
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in his African American culture‚ he did not ignore the fact blacks were neglected during this time. In 1926‚ he wrote a beautiful poem that is very short and concise‚ yet extremely powerful. Hughes’ poem “I‚ Too” is important because it describes the common experiences for African Americans during this period. Within the first line of the poem‚ the speaker states that “I‚ too‚ sing America” declaring that he has the right to be equally as patriotic‚ even if he is dark skinned. The speaker refers to
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In the WWI poems “Suicide in the trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon and “The Leveller” by Robert Graves‚ an important idea that is conveyed in both poems is that war is not beautiful. It is an end to humanity and war itself is destruction. Sassoon uses imagery and emotive words to show us the true horror of war and Graves uses metaphors and similes to highlight the idea that there is no glory in dying and that those back home have been misled about the death of the soldiers. In Siegfried Sassoon’s
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Commentary on the Poem “I‚ too‚ sing America” Hello‚ my name is ..... from the ......‚ and I am in English A standard level class. I will be analyzing the Poem “I‚ too‚ sing America” by Langston Hughes written in 1945‚ famous in the Harlem Renaissance as an effective author in the Black society. In Hughes contemporary society black Americans were discriminated against‚ killed violently‚ and banned from many primitive rights and services. The main purpose of this text is to impart equity between
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In Kozol’s article “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal-America’s educational apartheid‚” kozolool describes the reality of urban public schools and the isolation and segregation the students there face today in the American system. Jonathan Kozol illustrates the grim reality of the inequality that African American and Hispanic children face within todays public education system. In this essay‚ Kozol shows us with shocking statistics and percentages‚ just how segregated Americas urban schools have become
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Still Separate ‚ Still Unequal By Jonathan Kozol Summary •Jonathan Kozol’s "Still Separate Still Unequal" he explains how he visits various urban schools. The children voice their opinions and say how they feel forgotten and unimportant. They gave their view on their school and explained how they longed for better things like other children had. Kozol pointed out many problems with education such as unqualified teachers‚ lack of supplies‚ and schools on bad conditions. In urban schools most teachers
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Matthew Arnold‚ “The sea is calm tonight.”(1) The very first line suggests a poem to inspire tranquility in the reader; but‚ that tranquility is but an illusion: “Listen! You hear the grating roar of pebbles which the waves draw back and fling...”(9-10) Does this feel like the tone of a peaceful poem? The entire piece plays with the reader’s senses‚ never allowing them to get quite comfortable in their conclusion of what the tone is meant to be‚ as it is ever shifting. Each Stanza further elaborates to
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