ENGLISH COURSEWORK - WAR POEMS The first poem is a pre-1900 poem written by Walt Whitman. It is called "Come Up From The Fields Father". This poem tells the story of how a family hear the news that their son has been wounded in battle. Firstly it describes his sister receiving the letter and calling for her father and mother. The poet then goes on to describe the settings of the farm and the background to it. "Where apples ripe in the orchards hang and grapes on the trellis’d vines." "The sky
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Narrative Poem #1 A girl in the woods was very hungry She went to the store but her coupons were expired She went down the produce aisle To get something healthy She could get what she wanted Because she was so wealthy Before she purchased her items She went to the side of the street To get the New York times With a couple of left over dimes Now she had no more expired coupons She went back to the store to buy her fruit That’s the end of my poem wasn’t that a hoot.
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When Questioned‚ "Why do you not like talking about the war and things that happened back then?" Telly Robbins‚ a Vietnam veteran answered "I don’t want my kids or wife to know of the things I had once did‚ I don’t want them to think of me as a monster. I also do not want to relive things that happened". While he explained his feelings‚ fear and sadness could be heard mixed in with his voice‚ this sadness was egregious‚ even though it was almost ephemeral and could not be noticed to the hoi polloi
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Our Casuarina Tree | | Toru Dutt (1856–77) | | | LIKE a huge Python‚ winding round and round | | The rugged trunk‚ indented deep with scars‚ | | Up to its very summit near the stars‚ | | A creeper climbs‚ in whose embraces bound | | No other tree could live. But gallantly | 5 | The giant wears the scarf‚ and flowers are hung | | In crimson clusters all the boughs among‚ | | Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; | | And oft at nights the
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Upon first read‚ Craig Raine’s "A Martian Sends A Postcard Home"‚ that was written in 1979‚ may seem to be a poem about random happenings on Earth. However‚ while reading the poem in depth and interpreting the poem it can be read as a Martian that was unfamiliar with Earth and its culture. This poem is filled with metaphors. In Craig Raine’s poem "A Martian Sends A Postcard Home" the very literal in essence it is a Martian writing to his people back home. The theme of difference is represented by
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This proposed ideal led to the implement of “Natural Superiority” or a social pyramid in society. In many cases people assume that their race‚ religion‚ or way of life is correct and anything else is wrong. One example of this is in “The Man to Send the Rain Clouds.” The Laguna tribe had to hide the fact that their relative‚ Teofilo‚ had died. “Thank God for that. Teofilo is a very old man.” “No he won’t be doing that anymore now.” “Well‚ I’m glad you understand. I hope I’ll be seeing you at mass
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Chocolate War & Dead Poet Society Comparison Chrissy Swafford Blue 1 In this paper I will be comparing many items from the Chocolate War and The Dead Poets Society. As in most situations‚ there are movies that have many things in common with a book. I really liked the movie and how it was like the book in a way. In the book Chocolate War Jerry Renault is the main character. He is a very quiet but strong willed kid. When he sets his mind to something he follows through and finishes whatever
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Two Views of War Nothing can impact society like war. War can be viewed as noble and just‚ or cruel and inhuman‚ as well as everything in between. War can make a man a hero‚ or it can make him a criminal. War affects everyone in society whether they are fighting in the trenches or waiting at home for a loved one to return. War has been the topic of countless pieces of literature‚ in the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est‚" by Wilfred Owen and the poem "To Lucasta‚ on Going to the Wars‚" by Richard
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In The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ there are millions of symbols and meanings regardless of how short the story may be. ‘‘The big cotton wood tree stood apart from a small grove of winter-bare cottonwoods which grew in the wide‚ sandy arroyo. Leon waited under the tree while Ken drove the truck through the deep sand to the edge of the arroyo. But high and northwest the Blue Mountains were still in snow. It was getting colder‚ and the wind pushed gray dust down the narrow pueblo
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Compare/ assess HSBC and Citi-corps IT strategies. Do they invest in IT primarily as a way of cutting costs and improving their operational efficiencies‚ or do they invest strategically with a view to entrench their competitive positions? As noted in the conclusion of the article written by the Asia Case Research Center and the University of Hong Kong HCBC and Citigroup have both developed into global financial institutions. Both organizations have heavily invested in Information Technology and
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