O Level Literature – “Horses” by Edwin Muir The titular creatures in “Horses”‚ despite being rather ordinary animals‚ are viewed by the poet as shocking‚ overwhelming‚ and somewhat divine. Every element of these horses is made to look awe-inspring and godlike‚ inciting both reverence and fear in the poet. The opening verse depicts the horses using words like “terrible‚ “wild”‚ and “strange”‚ as well as them being “Like magic power on the stony grange”. Already‚ we are given an idea of how the
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have served as weapons‚ transportation‚ recreation and pets. Horses were first brought to America in the early 1500s by Hernando Cortez; before that no Native had ever seen this four legged creature. From being used to fight off natives‚ to being tied to a wheel at a carnival and ridden by little kids‚ the horse has definitely evolved to suit the needs of the ever so changing America. The person who had the biggest effect on the horse industry in America was Henry Ford. When the first assembly line
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The Horses The Horses by Edwin Muir describes a nuclear catastrophe and the reliance people have on technology. It describes how man would react when technology was no longer available to us. Initially people would listen for anything on the radio that would give them news‚ then they would observe the aftermath of the war‚ for example “a warship passed us‚ heading north‚ Dead bodies piled on the deck.” The narrator describes how even if the radio were to come on again‚ they would ignore it as
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task is based around the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement which originated in the African-American community as a response to the violence and racism that was occurring towards them. The campaign’s mission is to create a society where black people are given as equal of an importance as others. I was inspired by an image of a diverse group of people‚ with the caption “All Lives Matter” (ALM) on Facebook. ALM is a campaign created by people who found BLM offensive‚ misunderstanding that the aim is
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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Chris Maccandless decided to leave his ordinary life and explore the wild .He just graduated with a bachelor and was planning to go to law school. He had a saving of 24000 dollars but gave it to charity .At the beginning of the movie we can see that he had problems with his parents. As the story evolved we understand what the issues were . In his book “Walden” Henry David Thoreau said that he wanted to live in the wild to “learn what it had to teach”‚ “to live deliberately” and “to
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In the novel "Into the Wild‚" written by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless‚ the main protagonist‚ part of a an upper-middle class family embarks on a spiritual journey into the wild‚literally‚ without the basic so-called luxuries and problems he faces in his old life. Although some may view this journey as a naive teenager rebelling against norms‚ it is so much more than that if you look deeper into Chris’ morals and personality. Chris meets people‚ animals‚ and scenery that reinvent his mind and
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Into the Wild Journal #3 In chapter five Jack London states‚ “The dominant beast was strong in buck‚ and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control”‚ this relates to Chris and his journey by he was a strong young guy to go out into the wild alone. Chris was a beast because he survived off edible plants and he was proud of living off edible plants. It shows that Chris would do anything to survive;
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Into the Wild Jon Krakauer’s “Death of an Innocent” appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside magazine. Krakauer was curious in the young man’s story that he‚ himself set out to investigate the haunting truths that led to the death of Christopher McCandless. Krakauer reveals in his 1996 book “Into the Wild” an expansion to his article of the events that occurred. Jon Krakauer aims to convince his readers that McCandless’s story elicits strong‚ sympathizing reactions. Krakauer used many rhetorical
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sisters‚ aunt or uncles will be there when friends or acquaintances will not. This idea that family is the only real and reliable source in one’s life also ties into the fact these people should be held close and respected. Even so‚ in the book‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ the main character‚ Chris McCandless and his father Walt have a seriously strained relationship. Neither is their relationship one of simple issues‚ it is a relationship based off of complications‚ misunderstandings and secrecy to
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