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    Cantata BWV 1 “Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern” Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach held various musical positions all over what is now Germany. From the year 1723 until his death in 1750 he served as cantor and director of music in Liepzig. His job here was very structured and kept him busy; being the head of music at four churches ‚ he had to compose a cantata for every Sunday and adhere to the ways of the church. It was here‚ and under these circumstances that Cantata BWV 1‚ “Wie

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    The First World War was a time of great loss of life and bloodshed. Wilfred Owen‚ a soldier fighting with the British Army‚ wrote the poem Dulce et Decorum est to describe‚ possibly to the public‚ the horrific consequences of taking part and fighting in the war. During the poem‚ he describes the aftermath of a poison gas attack‚ and the injuries sustained by a soldier whom had inhaled the deadly substance. Owen uses gruesome imagery to vividly show in verse the horrible death the soldier faces‚ in

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    Book Report of “The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian By Lloyd Alexander” Lloyd Alexander start to writing for adults and his stories is always based on what he likes‚ them he star writing for young people. Most of his books are wrote with reality and fantasy in which the last one has a lot of impossible things to happen in the real world and doesn’t mean anything‚ he don’t feel these way about it‚ his point of view about fantasy is a simple form‚ a way to try to express things about real people

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    CP 28 April 2014 What is war?? War can be good to serve and also bad. When I mean good‚ I mean you or soldiers serving for their countries and then there can be bad war. Now here is an example of good war. In his poem “Dulce el Decorum Est.” Wilfred Owen shows obscene‚ bitter‚ and how sick war can be. Its four stanzas are filled with a strong statement that grabs the readers’ attention. “He plunges at me uttering‚ choking‚ and drowning” (Ferguson) the poet states. This assertion reflects Wilfred’s

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    Both "Mental Cases" and "Disabled" are anti-war poems evoking vivid and sometimes shocking emotions. Owen shows a less pleasant side to "The Great War" in his typical fashion. "Disabled" paints a vivid picture of a young man’s misfortune and shows the contrast between his old life - full of hope - and his new life‚ in which he has no hope. "Mental Cases"‚ on the other hand‚ outlines the mental effects of the war‚ with strikingly vivid images. ~ "Disabled" begins with a description of a man in a

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    Terrell Owens

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    $200‚000 per game‚ $3.5 million dollars base salary per year‚ $48.97 million for a 7 year contract that was signed only 1 year ago‚ that is what All-Pro wide receiver‚ Terrell Owens is losing "for conduct detrimental to a team." Controversy has always followed T.O.‚ he was suspended (for one game) in 2000‚ by San Francisco’s coach Steve Mariucci for his touchdown dance on the Dallas Cowboys’ star logo. He had a heated dispute with Coach Reid‚ this summer and received a one week sit-out from

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    How does Sheers use nature to probe life’s wounds? In his collections Skirrid Hill‚ Owen Sheers sees nature as a support to the complexities of life‚ serving to comfort‚ explain‚ or simplify them as a cathartic force. As noted in the epigraph of the collection‚ ‘skirrid’ derives from the Welsh word ‘ysgyrid’‚ meaning divorce or separation. This motif is seen in various poems that are concerned with personal separation or separation as a result of a transitional state‚ such as the passage from

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    In this posting‚ I want to look at the work of the American scholar Owen Fiss. Fiss’ work is useful as it gives us a useful way of thinking about the role of the judge in the common law system. In particular‚ his work outlines the limits on judicial law making‚ and the role that judges play in a democratic polity. Fiss has argued that: “[the] [j]udges “capacity to make a special contribution to our social life derives not from any personal traits or knowledge‚ but from the definition of

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    The two poems‚ “To Lucasta‚ going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen are both devoted to the subject of war. Lovelace’s poem was written in the 17th century and as well as almost all the poetry of the period has romantic diction. The war is shown as something truly worthwhile‚ glossed and honorable for a man. The protagonist is leaving his beloved for the battlefield and his tone is pathetic and solemn. He calls the war his new mistress and asks his beloved

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    Wilfred Owen’s poetry has expressed his outrage of war and the sheer pity of the pointless sacrifices of young soldiers made in battle. The patriotic view of war and religion are questioned repeatedly in his poems. He also ponders the purpose for the existence of the human race. Techniques such as juxtaposition‚ similes and metaphors are also employed into the poems of “Anthem for Doomed Youth‚ Dulce et Decorum et Est and Futility” to create the atmosphere needed for each poem. This atmosphere creates

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