The Pomegranate by Eavan Boland Themes: Loss: This theme is signalled in the 2nd line as she taps into the Ceres/Persephone myth: “the story of a daughter lost in hell”. At one stage the poet sees herself as the child : “ a child in exile”. and later she is the mother (“I was Ceres then”) concerned about losing her daughter - in a less serious way when she goes “searching for my daughter at bed-time”‚ and in a more serious way when she fears the loss of her daughter to adulthood: “She will
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Comparison Analysts People are always looking for a good scare or thriller. There are many stories and poems to choose from. However‚ the two stories that really stand out to the average reader are “The Open Window”‚ by Saki‚ and “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Both stories offer unique characters‚ sophisticated plots and colorful imagery as well as contrasting narrators. “The Open Window” offers fast reading while “The Cask of Amontillado” offers slow but in-depth reading. These
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As I was walking down church avenue‚ all I could think about was my Iphoneless pocket. “Freaking black people‚” I mumbled under my breath as to not let the crowds of black people around me hear‚ “you can never trust them.” The sight of them just burned my eyes. Them and their sagged pants that looked like they had 100 pound weights in their pockets‚ disgusting. As I walked on‚ the only thing that was roaming around my mind was a memory I was trying so hard to forget. It wasn’t a full memory though
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Wilfred Owen was a 20th century English poet who fought in World War I and died just one week before the war had ended‚ aged 25. However‚ even long after his death‚ his poetry has still lived on in the minds of those he helped. Poems such as ’Dulce et Decorum est’‚ ’Mental cases’ and ’Disabled’ portray the devastating volume of death on the battlefield and the psychological and physical impacts soldiers endured during and after war. These are the key features that intensify the meaning of his
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Damola Badewa John F. Kennedys Inaugural Address On a cold January afternoon in 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy recites an artful speech that motivates the world. While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration‚ its youthful energy and archaic words and phrases make it distinctly John F. Kennedy’s piece. President Kennedy‚ the youngest president‚ uses several word choices that make the speech
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mesmerizing stare along with their charm‚ wit‚ and most importantly good looks. Vampires have also evolved to fit into societal trends. But why are vampires so popular in todays world? In L.J Smith’s Vampire Diaries series and Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series vampires are characterized as romantic heroes whose main objective is to protect those they love rather than undead monsters. Because of
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King‚ Stephen. Pet Sematary. 1st ed. New York: Doubleday & Company‚ Inc.‚ 1984. Print. Meyer‚ Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. 1st ed. New York: Atom Books‚ 2009. Print. Mutch‚ Deborah. “Coming Out of the Coffin: The Vampire and Transnationalism in the Twilight and Sookie Stackhouse Series.” Critical Survey. 23.2 (2011): 75-90. Web. 7 Aug 2012. Nash‚ Jesse. “Postmodern Gothic: Stephen King’s Pet Sematary.” Journal of Popular Culture. 30.4 (1997): 151-160. Web. 7 Aug 2012. Poe‚ Edgar Allan. The Complete
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Joanna Hua Ms Royse Ap English 12-13-12 Gothic Essay Over the centuries‚ the American fascination for the grotesque and mysterious elements of Gothic literature never died off since its beginnings with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel was a success; its creative usage of a remote and obscure setting‚ the supernatural and medieval motifs were found so attractive that its imitations began rapidly publishing across America. Very soon‚ the Gothic genre was an established
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In Twilight of the Idols Nietzsche writes‚ "My objection against the whole of sociology in England and France remains that it knows from experience only the forms of decay‚ and with perfect innocence accepts its instincts of decay as the norm of sociological value-judgments. The decline of life‚ the decrease in the power to organize‚ that is to tear open clefts‚ subordinate and super-ordinate -- all this has been formulated as the ideal in contemporary sociology." (p 541). The culture of Europe
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