MICHAEL ARLEN: ODE TO THANKSGIVING It is time‚ at last‚ to speak the truth about Thanksgiving‚ and the truth is this. Thanksgiving is really not such a terrific holiday. Consider the traditional symbols of the event: Dried corn husks hanging on the door! Terrible wine! Cranberry jelly in little bowls of extremely doubtful provenance which everyone is required to handle with the greatest of care! Consider the participants‚ the merrymakers: men and women (also children) who have survived
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sweet murmur." (3-4). The gentle‚ quietness of the river Wye which Wordworth adored and the visual picture of the rolling of the water from the mountain springs give the reader a feeling of serenity. The tone of the poem is calm and mediative and Wordsworth describes the "landscape" and compares it to the "quiet" of the sky: "The landscape with the quiet of the sky."(8). The plots of land surrounding his dear land are lovingly described with the color‚ green. He gives the woods an almost human personality
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In his essay "The Myth of Immortality‚" Clarence Darrow explains his belief that life after death is a hoax and backs up his logic with logical reasoning. Darrow finds it hard to believe that life exists after death simply because there are no facts to prove that it exists. He states that "if people really believed in a beautiful‚ happy‚ glorious land waiting after death why don’t they hasten themselves to it." Darrow also shows his discern in his views for the soul questioning that if we do have
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Phil1750-100 Immortality‚ desirable or not? In “The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality”‚ Bernard Williams argues that immortality is undesirable because one would achieve one’s categorical desires which will cause one to become bored and find immortality undesirable. In this paper‚ I will argue that this argument fails because if one lives a recognizably human life‚ they will experience memory decay thus allowing them to repeat the same categorical desires without becoming
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explores the ancient Greek struggle for mortal men to attain immortality through glory in battle‚ and even death. Those who achieve great kleos‚ honor and courage in battle‚ are respected and loved by their families and kinsmen‚ while those who turn away from it are scorned and disparaged. Even faced with inevitable death‚ the epic heroes of The Iliad choose to war so they may overcome the impermanence of mortality and realize immortality in their remembrance. The idea that kleos is such an integral
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All the provided poems portrays many facets of love within the human experience. These facet explores various elements of love that many can resonate with. In the poem "Ode to my Socks" the poet express his utmost apprecaitation of his handmade and much needed gift of wool socks for the winter weather. To the point of feeling unworthy and honored at the same time. "my feet were honored in this way by these heavenly socks"and "my feet seemed to me unacceptable like two decrepit firemen‚ firemen unworthy
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In life today‚ people tend to over exaggerate the phrases “happy as a clam” and “living the dream.” Dean Young‚ the author of “Clam Ode”‚ expresses how he relates to every other American struggling to find happiness in their life but in the end wishing to be comparable to a clam who is content with where he is in life. As humans we have the natural reaction to want more than we already have. We often focus on what is ahead of us or what we could have‚ rather than appreciating and accepting the pleasantness
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Wrestling; when most people hear the word‚ they imagine a hefty man with bulging muscles in a skimpy singlet‚ throwing other men across the mat. In reality‚ this is not the case for all wrestlers. They don’t all have hulk like physiques. No one could have imagined a small‚ lean 5’3 girl like myself be a wrestler. Barely weighing over 100 pounds‚ I struggle with the dirty looks and glares I get. The news spread like wildfire around my gossip-loving-school that there was a girl on the wrestling team
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Past childhood memories in India! | अपना भारत 8/7/2014 Home About me About this Blog Dharma (Religion + Universal Law) ← Are Indians in India coward and foolish? Freedom Team of India Transforming India Is “भारत” falling apart? → Past childhood memories in India! Posted on March 17‚ 2011 My childhood was carefree unknown to what is happening around. The childhood in mid 70’s was full of life enjoying outdoors. No TV‚ Internet or video games. In summer we used to
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Genevieve Soden 1.20.13 Essay Rewrite ! In the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud” by William Wordsworth nature is the main subject throughout the entire poem. Wordsworth expresses a positive attitude towards nature by using imagery and rhyme. Furthermore‚ he uses imagery by painting an excellent happy picture of the scene. He uses rhyme to convey his feelings in the poem. ! Wordsworth’s positive attitude in this poem is shown by the lighthearted‚ happy feeling that the readers get after
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