Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy (1867) Neutral Tones BY THOMAS HARDY We stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles of years ago; And some words played between us to and fro On which lost the more by our love. The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have
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Environmental problems in the Philippines There are few signs today of the Philippines’ once sprawling rainforests. With a growing trend in human population‚ it is hoped that the country’s marine environment will not suffer the same fate. Overfishing and destructive fishing Fishers in the Philippines are increasingly coming home with pitiful catches. Of a number of factors which have led to this situation‚ one stands out: over-fishing in many areas. According to the Asian Development Bank
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The Almost Impossible “The thirty seven year wait is over‚ American Pharoah is finally the one‚ American Pharoah has won The Triple Crown!” The Triple Crown is one of the oldest and most historically valued sports events in America. The Triple Crown takes place as a series of three events including the Kentucky Derby‚ The Preakness‚ and the Belmont Stakes. If the same horse wins all three of the races‚ they are recognized as a triple crown winner. Out of the twelve winners all time‚ the most significant
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In the memoir Year of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi‚ Sookan changes from someone who is scared and oppressed‚ and becomes someone who is strong-willed and determined. As the story plays out‚ this change is shown in many moments‚ but three are when grandfather dies‚ when the Japanese leave Korea and the war ends‚ and when their mother is separated from them. When Sookan’s grandfather dies at the beginning of the book‚ it shows how dependent she is on her grandfather. She is extremely devastated
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Each team member has a different role and therefore contributes emotionally and creatively in a unique fashion‚ this can contribute to healthy conflict and wonderful insight. How is that possible? If we keep in mind that conflict and disputes are found on different ends of a spectrum and when they are treated mindfully wonderful things can happen. Conflict regularly exists without the need for a dispute. An example of this might be two friends who have a preference for different kinds of ice cream
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Sookan changes many ways in Year of Impossible Goodbyes. There was three events that made her grow angrier and angrier at the Japanese soldiers: when the Japanese soldiers cut down grandfather’s tree‚ when her grandfather died‚ and when Captain Narita took the sock girls away. Sookan and her family had a celebration for Haiwon’s 16th birthday. They were all having fun‚ but then captain Narita and two lieutenants unexpectedly walked through the gate. Sookan was having so much fun that she forgot about
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Ben Carson: The Neurosurgeon Who Did the Impossible By: Jay Vaghela “You can do anything anyone else can do‚ except you can do it better”. This was what Ben Carson’s mom‚ Sonya Carson always used to say. This quote led to extraordinary things‚ including Ben Carsons success. Life was not so simple for Ben‚ living with anger problems‚ feeling lost and bullies in every school he went to. He still persevered and used his brain that god gave him to be the first to successfully separate
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Conflict. It happens everyday between sisters and brothers‚ students and teachers‚ neighbours and governments. Although these are all different types of conflict‚ whether it is big or small‚ people are bound to pick a side. Today I will be discussing how asylum seekers are consistently rejected by our very own unsympathetic government. I will be talking about how thirteen years later people are still taking sides about the 9/11 attacks. Think about the struggle of oppression of women‚ and how it
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loyalty and duty‚ power and respect. Pietas and gravitas are two ideals are both quite evident in Stevens‚ the main character of the novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. In the preface to the Aeneid‚ Bernard Knox defines auctoritas as “the power and respect won by men of experience‚ of successful leadership in war and peace” (p.14‚ Aeneid). In The Remains of the Day‚ Stevens contemplates the idea of “professionalism” – a sense of dignity and poise that all great butlers supposedly carry. Stevens’s
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The Impossible Climb Made Possible: A Rhetorical Criticism Northern Arizona University CST 300W The Impossible Climb Made Possible: A Rhetorical Criticism Climbing is a challenging‚ unrelenting‚ and high-risk sport. Being a climber myself‚ I know the challenges and constant battle one has to push oneself further and further. Climbing itself has a long rich history. At the heart of the sport has long been the historic national park‚ Yosemite Valley. Yosemite Valley has seen centuries of climbing
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