5. “eight dancers dressed as swans.” – Mary Cornish Numbers 6. “Always wants a hug and never gets enough”- Ronald Koertge Sidekicks 7. “whose perfume swayed in the air‚ turning the modest flowers scarlet and loose.” –Peter Meinke Love Poem 8. “Their whisper rises from beneath the stones to fuse into a single… light.” – Yves Bonnefoy Passer-By‚ These are Words… 9. “He wanted to go inside them and live.” Naomi Shihab Nye Rain 10. “But listen harder‚ use your imagination…”
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The Gold Rush is an important event in the history of California. The Gold Rush led to an increase in population. The spread of gold craze came over the whole country and even the whole world. Hundreds of thousand of gold seekers rushed to California‚ hoping to makes their fortunes by land or by sea. They were Americans‚ Europeans‚ South Americans and Chinese. Even soldier and sailor deserted by hundreds to find gold. The gold craze spread to Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ and Utah and even to Mexico‚ Peru and
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GOLD RUSH‚ THE IMPACT OF MINING ON POOR PEOPLE INTRODUCTION 1. Ghana has been blessed with a lot of minerals including gold‚ diamond and bauxite. These have been mined over the years in various ways for the development of the country. Ghana’s huge mineral wealth is well known as the country is ranked ninth in the world for recognised gold deposits. 2. We often hear on news the death of illegal miners caused by a collapse cave or them being buried alive in collapse pits. Lands of
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sunglasses‚ watermelon‚ puddle‚ school bus‚ and lawnmower are words that connect with people with his or her memories in some way. An instant word can bring memories back into his or her reality. Their memories can be so vivid that their dreams may feel like present day. The stream of consciousness can take one word and recreate your whole past. In the poem‚ "Piano"‚ written by D.H. Lawrence‚ the narrator is affected by the word piano. A woman sings softly to him while he reminiscences about his childhood
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Professor Ratzlaff January 18‚ 2013 The poem that I like the best was “Catch” by Robert Francis. I thought this poem was the me of my childhood and it represents what poetry should be. The imagery in this poem was great; it took me back to when I was a youngster when I and my brother would play catch for hours. We would throw the ball every way possible to make it more challenging and fun to play just like the poem described. The third line in the poem says “Teasing with attitudes‚ latitudes‚ interludes
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“Stay hungry..Stay Foolish” Steve Jobs. Whenever I feel low‚ I always listen to this inspirational speech given by Mr. Steve Jobs at Stanford graduation day and these particular words haunt me all the time. Stay hungry‚ always be eager to know things whether new or already known facts and stay foolish‚ sound like a fool to learn new things‚ even it is a silly or minute doubt better clear it. It has been a linchpin for my success so far.During paper presentations and educational seminars‚ I feel
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How did the Australian Gold Rush effect Australia’s immigration and multiculturalism? During the gold rush period‚ immigrants from all around the world came to Australia to find wealth and riches in the gold fields. The majority of these immigrants came from England‚ Ireland‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ America and Germany. But the largest foreign contingent was China with over 40‚000 coming to work in the gold fields. The Chinese worked in large groups with one leader who was in charge. They worked hard and
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Lincoln believed in the Greek meaning of Democracy. Lincoln was a lifelong Whig‚ anti-Jacksonian‚ and anti-proslavery democratic party. To Lincoln there was a difference in definitions. This would explains why Lincoln used the word fairly seldom. Wilentz clarifies Lincoln’s usage expounding‚ “Democracy and not democracy . . . ‘Allow ALL the governed an equal voice in the government’. . . “And that‚ and that only‚ is self-government’” (Wilentz 53). Here we see Lincoln using terms such as “self-government
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But he never valued it the way Ismael did. Well‚ it was about time he did. Ismael didn’t like what Michael liked‚ so Michael had to do what Ismael could never possibly do himself‚ be selfless‚ considered‚ and reciprocate interest. Michael loved Ismael like he loved the number zero. Because zero has a value of nothing‚ how can anything have a value of nothing and still be of value? Ismael was like that‚ full of value‚ and full of nothingness. Ismael = zero. As he stood across
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are many poems out in the world‚ an infinite amount written every year. Each one of these poems has their own meaning‚ their own symbolism‚ their own idea of what it takes to be a poem. In the poem “The Bearer”‚ there are many symbols and ideas that help push out the main idea of bravery. Working with the idea of bravery‚ there are some things that can‚ and do come up with this poem. The tellers’ tranquility in the forest‚ as well as his fear of the known but not liked nor ventured can be connected
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