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- 20631: E.E. Cummings
- ... show the final jump off the trapeze, and 'a/n/d' on lines 17 through 19, represent the deserted trapeze, after the acrobats have dismounted. Finally, '(im' on the last line should bring the reader's eyes back to the top of the poem, where he finds 'mortals)'. Placing '(im' at the end of the poem shows that the performers attain a special type of immortality for risking their lives to ... and renewal. This is derived from the '.' preceding the last letter. This shows that even though the poem is finished, the circle of life is not, and is ever cycling (Weg 144). Through the poem's shape, !blac also shows a leaf fluttering to the ground. The lines' spacing synchronizes the speed of the reading with that of the leaf at different points in its fall. With its capital 'I's, 'IrlI' also indicates a leaf falling straight down before it hits the ground (147). Reading this poem, one may realize the lone comma on line 12. The poet writes about the sky and a ...
- 20632: “how Important Was The Role Of
- ... by the quote from A. J. P Taylor English History “ Women became more independent. Women paid for their round at the pub. Fashion changed for practical reasons : never again did skirts sweep the ground. Women’s hats became neater. Not all changes in work lasted after the war, but some did.” In the early years of the war Britain quickly experienced a crisis with ammunition supplies. The army fired off shells ... this designation as they had earned it in the path of duty.” From the war memoirs of Lloyd George. The crisis caused by the second U-boat campaign lead to the creation of the woman’s land army in 1917. Many of those who served were city girls from middle classed families, quite unaccustomed to hard physical labor. Few failed to impress the initially doubtful farmer with their grit determination and ... railways. When the war was over most of the women left, or were forced to leave, the paid employment which they had taken. Despite this the war had brought a significant change to their life’s. They began to do things the normally had never done before such as wear trousers and smoke in public. After the second world war their daughter proved to be much tougher to remove from ...
- 20633: Women In Western Society
- ... the women movement arguing the rights of women. She declared, that women should have equal rights with education and in economic and political life. During the French Revolution woman began to show that they weren t afraid anymore. After the Declaration of Rights of Man and citizen on August 26, 1789. Women started questioning themselves , do this rights include women. These law brought about many disputes. One of the biggest disputes ... up again in the 19th century. The role of women was traditionally the same. They would stay home and take care of the family. Many women got married just for the money. Single women didn t earn enough to live on their own. Due to the lower wage. Women in the working class were accustomed to hard work. Daughters were expected to work until they get married. Even after marriage women ... and no science instead they were taught to wash, sew, cook, all prerequisites for a housewife. This education led for a demand for teachers. Most of the teachers were women because men believed that women s natural role was to take care of children. There was still being paid lower salaries. In 1830, a number of women in United States and Europe worked together in several movements. They wanted more ...
- 20634: Emily Dickinson: Her View of God
- ... strange for a person of her time. Dickinson questioned God, His power, and the people in the society around her. She did not believe in going to church because she felt as though she couldn't find any answers there. She asked God questions through writing poems, and believed that she had to wait until she died to find out the answers. Dickinson was ahead of her time with beliefs like ... during church out of fear. These people were hesitant to ask questions, afraid of God, and scared of Dickinson because she started to inquire about things that only God was capable of answering. In Dickinson's poem, "I Shall Know Why-When Time Is Over", she is describing her feelings toward God. It appears as though she is angry with Him because she cannot get any answers to her questions. Emily ... of the sky- (78)". After she dies and God answers all of her questions, Dickinson then says: " I shall forget the drop of anguish That scalds me now-that scalds me now!" This shows Dickinson's anger toward God. She does not want to have to die to have her questions answered. She wants to be able to live without these questions of what God wants, because they are deeply ...
- 20635: Economics Of Eisenhower .
- ... in unemployment. These conditions have the ability to cause a recession. Now that an armistice has been reached in Korea, a recession is beginning to occur (Pach and Richardson, 54). I believe that the President’s chief concern should not be to make an immediate and fast acting restoration of the general economy. The problems of the federal deficit and the recession must wait until the more important problems are dealt ... should be taken in order to bolster American trading and overseas investments is to decrease the corporate taxes to a percent much lower than the domestic rate on income earned through foreign subsidiaries of U.S. businesses. Trade is essential to overcome the dollar gap that prevented foreign marketing of United States goods (Melanson and Mayers, 159). There are many economic issues which face the nation at this time. A recovery ... World War I, World War II, and the Great Depression. Now is a time when the nation must rest up and regain its strength for the most assuredly hard times to come. During President Eisenhower’s term in office one word must describe the economic policy, stability. The country does not need risky ventures and bold new ideas, the country needs to hold on to its previous economic standpoints. The ...
- 20636: E.E. Cummings
- ... show the final jump off the trapeze, and 'a/n/d' on lines 17 through 19, represent the deserted trapeze, after the acrobats have dismounted. Finally, '(im' on the last line should bring the reader's eyes back to the top of the poem, where he finds 'mortals)'. Placing '(im' at the end of the poem shows that the performers attain a special type of immortality for risking their lives to ... and renewal. This is derived from the '.' preceding the last letter. This shows that even though the poem is finished, the circle of life is not, and is ever cycling (Weg 144). Through the poem's shape, !blac also shows a leaf fluttering to the ground. The lines' spacing synchronizes the speed of the reading with that of the leaf at different points in its fall. With its capital 'I's, 'IrlI' also indicates a leaf falling straight down before it hits the ground (147). Reading this poem, one may realize the lone comma on line 12. The poet writes about the sky and a ...
- 20637: Analysis of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
- ... of looking at a blackbird” by Wallace Stevens is a poem about what it means to really know something. In this poem, Stevens shows this connection by writing a first person poem about a poet's observation and contemplation's when viewing a blackbird. He does this by making each stanza an explanation of a new way he has perceived this blackbird. First, he writes about his physical perception of the blackbird as an observer ... him. In the first stanza, he focuses on the eye of the blackbird as an outside observer. This symbolizes the thoughts and the consciousness of the blackbird. It is also a transition from the observer's perception to the blackbird's perception. In the second stanza, Stevens goes on to say that he was of “three minds, Like a tree, In which there are three blackbirds.” This was the first ...
- 20638: Contrasting Poets Lawrence and Shapiro in Their Views of Nature
- Contrasting Poets Lawrence and Shapiro in Their Views of Nature Throughout the history of literature, poetic views of nature has evolved through time. One of the most differing eras is the twentieth century. With it's non-classical views, the twentieth century is one of the most influential eras. While the Victorian era practiced traditional values, the twentieth century influences techniques of love and the loss of the beauty in nature ... adolescent puritan environment (Becker, 5). D.H. Lawrence, although in the twentieth century, is a die-hard romantic (Albright, 1). To Lawrence, nature was an item of beauty and creativity. He respects nature. In Lawrence's poem, "The Sea," he humanizes the sea. He states that the sea is "celebate and single," referring to a person. He treats this part of nature as if it is a real person. He does ... his poetry is a greatness forced from the heart of human darkness. Shapiro has "studied peace as if the world was flat" and "faltered at each brilliant entity - drawn like a prize from a magician's hat (Magill, 2542). He was more interested in social meaning rather than nature (Stepanchev, 485). He bean writing on the philosophy that "everything we are taught is false" (Spears, 487). "Karl Shapiro's poems ...
- 20639: Auschwitz
- ... re going, or how long it will take to get there. You are cramped into a small space with around a hundred other people; some dead, some dying, some hoping for death to come. It’s hard to stay positive in a situation like this. You are on your way to the most famous – and most deadly – Nazi concentration camp. Its name is Auschwitz, and you are a Jew in Nazi ... of six extermination camps. It was also a labor camp, extracting prisoners’ value from them in the form of hard labor. This camp was the end of the line for millions of Jews, gypsies, Jehovah’s witnesses, homosexuals, and other innocents. Since I was young, World War II, and the stories surrounding it have fascinated me. I have read innumerable books on the subject, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Although ... in resurrection to eternal life and knew you would not weep (Delbo, 10). What kinds of people were inside the camp? Between 1933 and 1936 thousands of people, mostly political prisoners, German Gypsies and Jehovah's Witnesses were sent to concentration camps. But it was not until after “Kristallnacht” on late November 1938, that 30,000 Jewish men were deported to Auschwitz and other concentration camps. As the War began ...
- 20640: Subject of War in the Poems of Whitman, Crane, Longfellow, and Sandburg
- Subject of War in the Poems of Whitman, Crane, Longfellow, and Sandburg When reading poetry on the subject of war, one's own feelings regarding the subject are evoked. This makes it easier to feel the words and what they say to you. Crane's selection, "War is Kind" presents a dilemma from the outset as it uses two words "war" and "kind" that are dissimilar. Crane then highlights acts of destruction and despair with the "kindness" of war. He ... else. The urgency of the moment rules. "Are beds prepared for sleepers at night in the houses? no sleepers must sleep in those beds", "Make no parley - stop for no expostulation." "Let not the child's voice be heard, nor the mother's entreaties, Make even the trestles to shake the dead where they lie awaiting the hearses,". In "The Arsenal at Springfield", Longfellow notes the senselessness of war. "The ...
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