MAN OF EARTH Amador T. Daguio (January 8‚ 1912-1967) obtained his M.A. in English at Stanford U. as a Fulbright scholar. In 1954‚ he obtained his Law degree from Romualdez Law College in Leyte. Daguio was editor and public relations officer in various offices in government and the military. He also taught for twenty-six years at the University of the East‚ U.P.‚ and Philippine Women’s University. In 1973‚ six years after his death‚ Daguio was conferred the Republic Cultural Heritage Award. The poem
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The short story “Plow Man” (2004)‚ written by Jessica Grant‚ is included in the collection “Making Light of Tragedy”. This collection’s title is significant for Grant’s story because the narrator gravitates to comedy to deal with both the guilt and sadness he is feeling. This essay will take a deeper look into the situations where comedy is used as a coping mechanism to deal with the narrator’s guilty conscience including how he deals with the conflict of the wind and snow‚ the projection of his
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A Single Man A Single Man This movie is about a professor who is a gay man. He lost his male partner in a car accident‚ and life after that became unbearable for him. He decided that he wanted to end his life and made all the arrangements to do so quietly. Life has managed to keep him around for some interesting interactions with his surroundings. This film has been written and executed in an elegant and philosophical way. One can clearly see the attention to details and the educational
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Analysis “The Happy Man” Ринчино Сарюна‚ гр. 02194 I’m going to analyze a novel “The Happy Man” by Somerset Maugham‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris‚ educated at King’s school in Canterbury and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. He was one of the best known writers of his time as hi was master of short stories. The story starts with the narrator thinking and telling the reader about his
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alone‚ seeking for company—but never find it. The author compares the chosen lifestyle of the box man‚ to the undesired for loneliness of the victims. The author explains that although one may be poor and alone‚ it does not mean that one is unhappy. For example‚ in paragraph 12 it is explained that the mayor has offered him help‚ but the box man pushes it away. In paragraph 18 it is described how the box man enjoys his dark life. It is portrayed that life is a solo journey and that one may be much more
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Duality Of Man Humans are the most mentally complex creatures because if the two sidedness all of humanity has. Through the selections‚ the authors show the good and the bad in duality of man. Also shows the hypocrisy in the duality of man Every person has a good and evil personality. There are two sides which mean people must choose which side they want to show. The novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Stevenson‚ 1886) is a great depiction of the duality of man. Dr. Jekyll was a tall
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THE HEART OF MAN OR THE SPIRITUAL HEART MIRROR (An Allegorical Representation in Ten Pictures) This booklet originated in France in 1732‚ was revised and re-written for the mission fields of Africa by Rev. J. R. Gschwend in 1929‚ and has subsequently been translated and printed under copyright in over 250 indigenous languages by All Nations Gospel Publishers who are distributing it today in 127 mission countries. People of all languages‚ classes and religions are being led by this booklet to
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Throughout the beginning of Frederick Treves’s The Elephant Man‚ the character of John Merrick was simply a man that never got the chance to live a normal life. From the day he was born‚ his unfortunate physical deformities led him through a never ending cycle of ridicule‚ repudiation‚ and distress. This “monster” was considered to be a “burden that must be rid of” (185) for the greater portion of his being‚ compelling him to prefer a life of isolation rather than choosing to experience the everyday
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The Man on the Beach The blissful‚ enclosed‚ beach is silent. The bright glow of the sun blinds you as it emerges; it rises like a yellow puppet on the distant horizon. Crashing against the shore‚ small waves wash the night’s debris onto the land. Untouched golden sand covers the floor as far as your eyes can see. Soothing‚ a gentle sea breeze rustles through your hair. Beach shops prepare for their day of excited costumers bustling in and out of their small seafront shops. Looking out to the
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attitude toward Phil in her column‚ The Company Man‚ comes off as a bit mocking. The use of repetition allows her to clarify her tone toward Phil even further. She conveys this attitude specifically when she uses quotations and explanations of his family members. Goodman’s constant repetition of the phrase‚ “He worked himself to death‚ finally and precisely at 3am Sunday morning‚” implies her sarcastic attitude which is apparent throughout the piece. What she is trying to say is that all of the hard
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