Lines 1-2 The first order of business in a poem is to establish situation and mood‚ and Roethke selects the father’s drinking as the foremost fact to be conveyed. The tone is slightly comic‚ as the speaker suggests that there was enough alcohol on the father’s breath to inebriate a child. This observation implies that the father had consumed a substantial amount of whiskey‚ since the smell of it was very potent. These lines also establish a closeness between the two figures. The poem is a direct
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Directed by a fan of the musicians involved in the film‚ The Last Waltz is considered one of the greatest musical films‚ if not the greatest‚ ever produced in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. It features the last concert given by a group of musicians who referred to themselves as “The Band”. Hence the name The Last Waltz was given to the title of the film. Besides the concert‚ the viewers are enlightened with the life experiences of these musicians through the interviews dispersed between the scenes
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As the man lay in bed he watched as the world passed him slowly‚ but surely leaving him in the past. He was in a state of comatose; he could see and hear everything‚ but could do nothing as his life was frozen in place. The people he knew eventually moved on and decided it was better to live without the burden. He had made sure people would not be hindered by his condition. Deep down inside of him he felt regret that he had made everyone leave him to his own thoughts. He felt selfish‚ because he
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Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27‚ 1872 in Dayton‚ OH. Dunbar was one of the most outspoken authors from 1872-1906.Dunbar was the child of Joshua and Matilda Murphy Dunbar who were free slaves from. His early work was a reflection of his parent’s lives as slaves working on the plantation. Dunbar was mostly known for his poems. His work addressed the difficult encounters by the members of his race (African American) and the effort to achieve equality in America. Paul Laurence Dunbar and the
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blessing the comes nightly‚ and brings nothing but sweet dreams.” Bram Stoker‚ Taking a look of the life of a man with a mind to create the most infamous and famous story. The vampire with a taste for blood‚ Dracula. His parents abraham and Charlotte Matilda Blake were involved in getting things done. Abraham stoker was a civil servant‚ Charlotte stoker became a social activist He has no siblings to my knowledge nor does research. Born in 1847‚ In clontarf‚ Ireland‚ the young bram stoker was always bedridden
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A Parable on Populism (and American Monetary Policy) This popular and well-documented reading sees The Wizard of Oz as being about the collapse of the Populist Movement in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. In this scenario‚ Dorothy represents the common citizen‚ the Tin Man is the industrial worker‚ the Scarecrow is a stand-in for farmers‚ and the Cowardly Lion is politician William Jennings Bryan (seen by many at the time as being all talk and no action). They travel along
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University Press 1992. Stanton‚ Elizabeth Cady. Address of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Delivered at Seneca Falls& Rochester‚ N.Y. July 19th & August 2nd 1848. New York: Robert J. Johnston‚ 1870. Stanton‚ Elizabeth Cady‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ and Matilda Joslyn Gage‚ eds. History of Woman Suffrage. 3 vols. New York: Fowler & Wells 1881-1886. Gurko‚ Miriam. The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The birth of the Woman’s Rights Movement. New York: Macmillan 1974. Ward‚ Geoffrey C.‚ and Ken Burns. An Illustrated
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of the Brook My book report is about a very good book. It is called Song of the Brook. Song of the Brook is a Christian fiction book. Matilda Nordtvedt writes it. The book has 124 pages‚ and I have read this entire book. The main characters are Hilda‚ Lois‚ Baby Sigurd‚ John‚ and Hilda ’s Mama; Magda‚ her Papa; Robert‚ Ole‚ Bertha‚ Thora‚ and Bestefar. The story begins with Hilda ’s family on a train on their way to Washington State. They were leaving their home in Minnesota to move to Washington
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The Women of the Native American Iroquois tribes have enjoyed a much more active role in politics than that of their European counterparts. In fact‚ they had a form of equality that was unheard of in European society in the late 1700s‚ where women were normally considered inferior to men. In almost every instance‚ the wife was expected to be subordinate to the husband whose authority was absolute over her. They were thought to be weak; and expected to be subservient to their husband in all things
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Also to secure his holding William ordered the building of castles‚ keeps‚ towers‚ and mottes‚ as well as parish churches and cathedrals for the Church. This introduction of Norman architecture in England influenced English buildings for many years to come. Many of these changes introduced to England had a profound effect in England’s future. William reign also set in motion a change in church‚ culture and language still seen today. William interest in the church continued into his reign‚ he wanted
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