The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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If you remove an object attribute‚ is it deleted from the database ANS: Yes‚ it is deleted. Remove the attribute and then re-save() the object. 9. How can we move the old file in the moveChunk directory? ANS: Yes‚ of course‚ to move the old file in the moveChunk directory at the time of shard balancing operations these files are made as backups and can be removed once the operation are done. 10. Explain this situation‚ if an index does not fit
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Kendra K Crowe Literature 121 10/19/2014 The Old and New Negro Alain Locke considers African Americans as transforming into someone “new.” He describes how African Americans migrated from the south to the north and were given new opportunities. Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston are consider to be the definition of the new Negro. First‚ Richard Wright was one I see as a new negro‚ because he was not trying to stay in the south and adapt to the ways that was set for the negro. According
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In the poem "On the Subway" by Sharon Olds‚ she contrasts the worlds of an affluent white person and a poor black person. The two people have many opposing characteristics‚ and the author uses literary techniques such as tone‚ poetic devices‚ and imagery to portray these differences. The narrator is the white woman‚ and she realizes how people get "stuck" in places of society based on their skin color. The word "stuck" is repeated twice to stress this idea. The major difference between the two people
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English 11AP Date 8/8/2012 Literary Analysis Title: Old School Author: Tobias Wolff Date of Publication: 4/11/2003 Genre: Fictional Biography Biographical information about the author: Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff was born on June 19th‚ 1945 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. He attended Concrete High School‚ which is located in Washington. Also‚ Wolff was expelled from the boarding school he applied to‚ under the self-published name of Tobias Jonathan von Ansell-Wolff‚ III. Wolff served in the U.S
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The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear
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Allingham Up the airy mountain‚ Down the rushy glen‚ We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men; Wee folk‚ good folk‚ Trooping all together; Green jacket‚ red cap‚ And white owl’s feather! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home‚ They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain lake‚ With frogs for their watch-dogs‚ All night awake. High on the hill-top The old King sits; He is now so old and gray He’s nigh lost his wits. With a bridge
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he says‚ “Every individual is capable of discovering this higher truth on his or her own‚ through intuition” (Emerson p.). I am 6 feet 2 inches tall and have black hair and a full beard with blue eyes. My most comfortable clothes to wear are an old worn out pair of blue jeans‚ a flannel shirt and flip flops‚ which is a huge change from the suites‚ white dress shirts and ties I wore every day to work in the city. I do not think
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spare an extra minute or two‚ To stop and say "I love you‚" instead of assuming you know I do. So‚ just in case tomorrow never comes‚ and today is all I get‚ I’d like to say how much I love you‚ and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone‚ young or old alike‚ And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight. So‚ if you’re waiting for tomorrow‚ why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes‚ you’ll surely regret the day That you didn’t
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