Poems 2/HS305 The Harp Of India Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Why doth the breeze sigh over thee in vain? Silence hath bound thee with her fatal chain; Neglected‚ mute‚ and desolate art thou‚ Like ruined monument on desert plain: O! many a hand more worthy far than mine Once thy harmonious chords to sweetness gave‚ And many a wreath for them did Fame entwine Of flowers still blooming on the
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The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan‚ a former United States Representative from Nebraska‚ at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9‚ 1896. In the address‚ Bryan supported bimetallism or "free silver"‚ which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard‚ concluding the speech‚ "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".[1] Bryan’s address helped catapult him to the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination; it is
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Different dialect‚ different status‚ different identity? By: Angelina Costan What does the way we speak a language have to do with status and identity? Eliza Doolittle‚ who once was a flower girl‚ is now a noble lady. Her weird English dialect has changed into proper English‚ and now she is seen as an upper-class woman It appears that a dialect has a special role of determining someone’s status and change of dialect changes the person’s status in the society and identity. Is it true? People
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individual‚ this will be based on my chosen celebrity; Queen Elizabeth II. Nature and Nurture Childhood Physical Queen Elizabeth inherited good genes from her mum‚ a she is a healthy person‚ for instance she has inherited grey hair form her mum so this indicates that she inherited her mother’s genes. On the other hand she has also inherited her mother’s skin colour complexion; she inherited her mother’s facial features. Queen Elizabeth has good housing so this means they have good health‚ besides
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Revised January 21‚ 1997 Steinway & Sons (A) A Steinway is a Steinway. . . . There is no such thing as a “better” Steinway. Each and every Steinway is the best Steinway. Theodore Steinway The 1990s was a period of change for the music industry. Foreign competition in the mid-price upright piano market was intense. In addition to well-entrenched players from Japan (Yamaha and Kawai)‚ two South Korean firms (Young Chang and Samick)‚ were emerging as competitors. Moreover‚ Yamaha and Young Chang
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Sarah Morin “On My First Son”: Short Writing Assignment 3/11/13 Have you ever been to a funeral‚ or lost somebody close to you‚ or known somebody who lost someone close to them? When someone has died‚ it is common for people to say things like "he or she is in a better place now" or "it was just his or her time." These and similar comments are attempts to explain death or to find some meaning in it. We like to believe that after we die‚ we go to a better place. In the same way‚ we like to believe
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IB SL English 2 Commentary on The Comfort of Strangers In one part of the novel‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ the English writer Ian McEwan describes the admiration with which his male character‚ Robert‚ contemplates his sisters playing dress up. Though the speaker’s age is never divulged‚ we readily jump to the conclusion that he is around ten years old because of the childish and rudimentary language. The structure of the sentences is also very reflective of the child’s young age‚ as well as
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Commentary For my writing to entertain coursework‚ I have decided to do an article for the newspaper Guardian. I decided to write for was their ‘Experience’ section‚ where people write in about an experience they have had‚ and what to share with the readers of the Guardian. The reason for deciding to write an article is due to the fact that I wanted to write about my experiences I have had‚ as it would be easier to talk about myself. My target audience adults aged from 30-50‚ working in the
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Nettles by Vernon Scannell The poem ‘Nettles’ by Vernon Scannell revolves around a father’s perspective on an accident involving his son‚ through which the poet explores a father-son relationship‚ wherein the father tries to protect his son from the various difficulties in life. However‚ despite his efforts to shield his son from these problems‚ they will be a constant threat in life. The boy here is a metaphor for the army‚ with the nettles being an extended metaphor of recurring war. The combined
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L.A. SON When we mention “moving foods”‚ guess what? “Food truck” may be there. When we mention “Food truck in L.A.”‚ guess again? “Kogi” may be there. When we mention “Koji”‚ guess one more time? “Roy Choi” must be there. Kogi Korean BBQ is one of five-fusion food trucks in Los Angeles famous for their combination of Korean with Mexican food. Its food trucks move within periods and stop at different locations to spread its popularity and win different customers. “ The truck stops
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