self is. Loud screaming in the background‚ can’t decide if the screaming is coming from himself or from someone else. Used and traded like a typical object‚ loss of humanity and compassion. Never forgetting the taste of iron‚ while forever silenced. What does it mean to be human? Who is considered to be a real man? Looking into a mirror and feeling shattered by the reflection. Chains so tightly wrapped around the past with no way
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What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential
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Simon Christ-figure Vs. Roger Satan-figure Lord of the flies was written by William Golding in 1954. After his participation in World War II he began teaching and writing. Lord of the flies is a simple adventure story of schoolboys on an unhabitated island after their airplane crashed. The children make a set of rules to follow‚ but eventually the rules are broken. The children are then divided into two different tribes. Among the two tribes there’s a Christ-figure and a Satan-figure. In Ralph’s
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Chicago by Carl Sandburg The poem being reviewed in this paper is “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. The poem addresses the progress and problems present in the city‚ but asserts that Chicago is powerful‚ vibrant‚ and a city to be proud of. “Chicago” also personifies the city and gives it a very specific character. The first two lines of the first stanza‚ “Hog Butcher for the World/Tool Maker‚ Stacker of Wheat” are referring to the industry of Chicago and it’s place in the economy. Around the time of
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Jacob Trunkhill Miss Haaland Creative Comp. November 10th 2017 Snow Angels Snow a short poem written by David Berman. This poem is about a bigger brother telling his little brother something far fetched tale. This far fetched tale is about snow angels crossing onto a farmer’s property and being shot down and all that is left is their imprints in the snow. The bigger brother is trying to pull something on his brother like all big brothers do. To do so he comes up with a mean farmer that doesn’t
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and fellow classmates‚ I have researched about 2 poems and made a comparison between the two. I’m here today to talk to you about them and see what you think at the end of the speech. The two poems I researched were (on the sea‚ author John Keats) and (sea fever‚ author John Masefield). as you can see from the title of the poems that they are bot about the sea but don’t be confused‚ they’re both completely different stories. Both of these poems talk about the sea‚ they are both referring to the
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In the poem “XIV”‚ Derek Walcott takes his readers on a journey in which he uses symbolism‚ imagery‚ and other poetic devices to describe the speaker’s transition from the “unknown” to acquiring knowledge with the help of an elderly storyteller. Through the poetic devices Walcott uses‚ the reader can convey the speaker’s development of maturity from his childhood to adulthood by listening to the wise‚ elderly woman’s stories of the Caribbean. Walcott uses imagery to set a dark‚ intimidating mood
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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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Salome Salome‚ the Daughter of Herodias (c. AD 14 – between 62 and 71)‚ is known from the New Testament (Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11). Her name means "peace". Christian traditions depict her as an icon of dangerous female seductiveness‚ notably in regard to the dance mentioned in the New Testament‚ which is thought to have had an erotic element to it‚ and in some later transformations it has further been iconized as the Dance of the Seven Veils. Herod’s lust for Salome is emphasized‚ which
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This essay will look at four key figures who have influenced social policy since its beginnings and the contribution they have made to its formation and development. It will also look at their roles as well as any social and political factors which may have influenced them. The provision of welfare often sparks debates‚ three of which will be explored in this piece of work along with the impacts the welfare state may have on different people in society. Sir William Beveridge was pivotal in laying
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