I (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It was this battle that would mark Germany’s last attempt of turning the tables of the war in their favor‚ though it was destined to lead to their ultimate downfall (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It would begin on July 15th‚ 1918 and continue until August 5th of the same year; bringing about a plan devised by German Chief of Staff‚ Erich Lundendorff‚ in an effort to attack the allied forces in Flanders by means of luring them into the Marne from Belgium (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It
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000 troops‚ this led to the allied Forces gaining an advantage in the battle (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). On the west side however‚ the Germans were able to break through the line of French Army and make a defensive stance when they crossed the Marne by way of Dorman (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). Moreover‚ on July 17th German Forces attempted to break through the Allied Forces again‚ led by General Karl Von Einem (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). This attempt failed and led to a counter attack by Supreme Commander Ferdinand
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Conor Young Havisham Essay The dramatic monologue “Havisham” by poet Carol Ann Duffy is a very emotive piece with despair‚ heartbreak and violence intertwining throughout. Duffy explores the emotion of despair in great depth through the use of various writing techniques such as oxymoron’s and imagery‚ in doing so it deepens the readers appreciation of the text. The dramatic monologue is based on a character from Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations”. The main character
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‘Little Red-Cap’ is representative of the body of Carol Ann Duffy’s collection ‘The World’s Wife’? Duffy includes a range of themes‚ which are portrayed in an idiosyncratic way within the collection ‘The World’s Wife’. Most prominently ‘Little Red-Cap’ focuses on the issues of female dominance whilst contrasting it with female exploitation. Alongside‚ qualities of ambition and independence Duffy can represent her female characters as significant and therefore hinder men’s reputation in the current
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Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
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‘Education for leisure’ was written in the 1980s by carol Anne Duffy during the time when Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister of Great Britain. The aims that were pursued by her government were to encourage an individual pursuit of wealth‚ very much a capitalist aim. The country’s economics were not in a great state during this time. Especially the more underprivileged parts of the country did not fare well under her government. The schools faced severe cuts to their budgets which was mainly
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have you found between the ways Duffy and Pugh write about suffering? Suffering is the state of undergoing pain‚ distress‚ or hardship. Suffering is shown in “Standing Female Nude” and “Girl Talking” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ and “The Capon Clerk” and “Eva and the Roofers” by Sheenagh Pugh. The authors give their poems depth by using different types of suffering in different ways. Duffy and Pugh both create a deep sense of suffering within their characters. However Duffy makes the character a victim of
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by carol Ann Duffy deals with childhood throughout. The theme of the poem is that childhood is a time of fun and learning but also change as we reach adolescence. The poem is about the poets memories of primary as she takes the reader on a journey through being in a classroom to eventually being ready tot go to high school. The readers understanding of childhood is deepened by the use of techniques such as the word choice‚ imagery and structure. At the end of the first stanza‚ Duffy demonstrates
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the ever-increasing size of her anger: she is not being satiated by these random acts of destruction. They are merely leading her towards greater‚ more powerful targets until she seems unstoppable” (Geddes 56). The concluding line “Look at me now” (Duffy 41) endorses the power Medusa has which enables her to wreck vengeance on menfolk. Medusa represents women who had undergone an ordeal in a male-dominated society and
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Write a close analysis of ‘Mrs Aesop’ exploring how Duffy conveys her ideas to the reader. ‘The worlds wife’ is a collection of poems by Duffy written by the female halves of well-known men of time in both reality and myth. Duffy has created a literal version of an old saying behind every great man there is an even greater woman. These poems are both shocking and thought provoking as Duffy steps into the shoes of every woman‚ whose partner has affected history or the world in any way and given
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