from the flow of time‚ it is impossible. Therefore‚ the only thing that makes sense is to make the best decisions we can based upon past experiences‚ without undue worry about the future. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and Nothing Twice by Wislawa Szymborska reflect the nature of time and decisions. As we learn that the passage of time is unstoppable and unpredictable‚ we can only try to make the best decisions possible without undue worry about the consequences. Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken
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30 November‚ 2010 I Love You. True love. Many of us have our own interpretation on love‚ let alone true love. For some people love comes easy‚ but for others it can be the most complicated thing in the world. Seeing cute couples walking down the street and holding hands might make matters worse in fact you might even tend to get a little bit jealous‚ or discouraged‚ but remember its a normal feeling. In the poem‚ “True Love‚” by Wislawa Szymborska‚ love is depicted as a revolting
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Explication: “True Love” by Wislawa Szymborska This paper is an essay is an analysis of Wislawa Szymborska’s poem “True Love.” When I first read the poem‚ I was struck by its sheer simplicity and passion at what Szymborska feels that it means for two people to be in love. However; upon further contemplation‚ I see how she uses the lovers to represent change in an otherwise boring and regimented world where all actions must be taken for the betterment and advancement of the state. “True Love” is a
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Children of Our Age by Wilawa Szymborska - 1986 We are children of our age‚ it’s a political age. All day long‚ all through the night all affairs--yours‚ ours‚ theirs-- are political affairs. Whether you like it or not‚ your genes have political past‚ your skin--a political cast‚ your eyes--a political slant. Whatever you say reverberates‚
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How exactly does one even begin to define the term ‘love’? Is love a thing? An action? A feeling? A choice? Being as complex as it is‚ love has taken on many forms these days whether it is shown through people‚ animals‚ food‚ or a hobby. Throughout the years‚ culture has begun to shape and mold a certain perception of love and has started to push his or her own idea of what love should look like upon each and every individual. Through recent production of certain movies‚ books‚ and songs‚ people
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Szymborska IOC: Everyday‚ we take many norms for granted. We take certain things in life as standards and often encounter them without giving so much as a second thought. One of these things is the belief that the value of life of a human vastly outweighs that of an animal – or in the case of this poem‚ an insect. In ‘Seen from Above’‚ Szymborska underscores the ingrained interpretation of the pecking order of life‚ which we take for granted. What does this mean? We as humans do not stop and
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to write an article on ???LOVE??? for my publication book. ??Love?? What is love? Love is not what you assume it is. That ’s why so many marriages end in divorce. People get a hormonal rush when they ’re around a person and think they ’re in love‚ and believe that person is "the one." Not even close. True love creeps up on you over a long period of time. It ’s NOT that powerful feeling of "I must have this person." Instead‚ it ’s a slow build-up. When you truly love someone you don ’t have to
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Could Have In the poem “Could Have” by Wislawa Szymborska‚ she constructs the poem in such a way that she is speaking not to one singular person‚ but everyone affected by the Holocaust. Szymborska writes‚ “You were saved because you were the first. You were saved because you were the last.” I believe this is her way of broadening the horizon of who she is talking to. From what we know about Szymborska and her past careers as a poetry editor‚ a columnist‚ and a translator we can see that right off
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Does True Love Exist? "I love you." These three little words might possibly be the most powerful statement one can make to another person. In life‚ most yearn for the intimate affection that a certain someone can provide them. Women dream of their Prince Charming to come and sweep them off their feet‚ while men search for the love of their life that sets their heart on fire. But what happens when love is thrown around without a second thought? Has this four letter word become an overused cliché
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Alex True Love This is something that divides us as humans‚ with quite a lot of gray area in the middle. You will find people that swear to the truth of this and others that try to finally prove it false. Right now I see myself in the grey area‚ questioning. Does true love exist? Is it possible for everyone? I am not sure even what this is seeing as I have yet to be in love. I have often asked myself if there was a one true love for me and if someone somewhere was pulling the strings just right
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