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- 5101: Ode to the West Wind Essay
- ... goes on to describe the power of the wind through a simile, where he says the leaves "Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing." Again the speaker puts the wind into the non-physical world by describing the wind using words such as "breath", "unseen presence", and "enchanter". At the end of the first stanza, the speaker again talks about the wind, as a celestial being when he describes the ... nature under water. With using the word "know" the speaker is displaying another Romantic idea. This idea that nature has knowledge and that one should look to nature in order to gain knowledge of the world and oneself. He ends the third section with another apostrophe. The speaker says to the wind, "Thy voice, and suddenly grow grey with fear." This again is showing the strength of the wind being able ... one should stop to enjoy surroundings. Then in the first line of the fourth stanza, the speaker is begging the wind to listen to his prayer and let him join the wind in the celestial world. He says, "Oh! Lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud" seeming to say that he wants to be affected by the winds power. He wants to experience the power of the wind. ...
- 5102: Siefried Sassoon And Counter-Attack
- Siefried Sassoon And Counter-Attack Couter-Attack is a poem of war, and it is in a soldiers viewpoint. It starts out with his army keeping the enemy away early in the morning. Everyone was unshaven and thirsty and blind from smoke but still everything seemed all ... writing poetry. Published privately, Sassoon's poetry made very little impact on the critics or the book buying public After being wounded in April 1917, Sassoon was sent back to England. While recovering at Craiglockhart War Hospital Sassoon met two other poets, Robert Graves and Wilfred Owen. All three men had grown increasingly angry about the tactics being employed by the British Army. Sassoon was willing to go farther than Owen and Graves in his criticism of the war and July 1917 published a Soldier's Declaration, which announced that "I am making this statement as an act of willful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the war is being deliberately ...
- 5103: Shelley's "Ode To the West Wind": Analysis
- ... Shelley tries to gain transcendence, for he shows that his thoughts, like the "winged seeds" (7) are trapped. The West Wind acts as a driving force for change and rejuvenation in the human and natural world. Shelley views winter not just as last phase of vegetation but as the last phase of life in the individual, the imagination, civilization and religion. Being set in Autumn, Shelley observes the changing of the ... see that Shelley can only reach his sublime by having the wind carry his "dead thoughts" (63) which through an apocalyptic destruction, will lead to a rejuvenation of the imagination, the individual and the natural world. Shelley begins his poem by addressing the "Wild West Wind" (1). He quickly introduces the theme of death and compares the dead leaves to "ghosts" (3). The imagery of "Pestilence-stricken multitudes" makes the reader ... Shelley shows how he cannot have a transcendence even in an open sky for even the sky is a "dome." The "sepulchre" is a tomb made out of rock and his imagination and the natural world will be locked and "Vaulted" tight. But in following lines Shelley writes how this "sepulchre" will "burst" (28). In that sense, "Vaulted" takes on the meaning of a great leap and even a spring. ...
- 5104: Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Politics
- ... what is wrong with the political system in the United states. He is saying how the suppression of freedoms by the government is deteriorating our government. Ferlinghetti expressed his opinion about the Government in “The World Is A Beautiful Place” by making a blunt statement of his beliefs. Not only did Ferlinghetti attack government (specifically his target in this poem was the House Un-American Activities Committee), but he attacked segregation, high ranking officials, and the lack of diversity in society. The following excerpt contains examples of each. Oh the world is a beautiful place / to be born into / if you don't much mind / a few dead minds / in the higher places / or a bomb or two / now and then / in your upturned faces / or ... to the status quo. His use of capitalization in “Name Brand” emphasizes the generic quality bequeathed upon the public. Later Ferlinghetti mentions that segregation is a problem. Ferlinghetti also mentions that “congressional investigations” plague the world. This is a reference to the House Un-American Activities Committee, which persecuted artists and idols in the film industry for their actions and words. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's “The World Is A Beautiful Place” ...
- 5105: Shelley's "Ode To the West Wind": Analysis
- ... Shelley tries to gain transcendence, for he shows that his thoughts, like the "winged seeds" (7) are trapped. The West Wind acts as a driving force for change and rejuvenation in the human and natural world. Shelley views winter not just as last phase of vegetation but as the last phase of life in the individual, the imagination, civilization and religion. Being set in Autumn, Shelley observes the changing of the ... see that Shelley can only reach his sublime by having the wind carry his "dead thoughts" (63) which through an apocalyptic destruction, will lead to a rejuvenation of the imagination, the individual and the natural world. Shelley begins his poem by addressing the "Wild West Wind" (1). He quickly introduces the theme of death and compares the dead leaves to "ghosts" (3). The imagery of "Pestilence-stricken multitudes" makes the reader ... Shelley shows how he cannot have a transcendence even in an open sky for even the sky is a "dome." The "sepulchre" is a tomb made out of rock and his imagination and the natural world will be locked and "Vaulted" tight. But in following lines Shelley writes how this "sepulchre" will "burst" (28). In that sense, "Vaulted" takes on the meaning of a great leap and even a spring. ...
- 5106: Beat Poetry
- ... society in America. Incorporating influences such as jazz, art, literature, philosophy and religion, the beat writers created a new and prophetic vision of modern life and changed the way a generation of people sees the world. That generation is mow aging and its representative voices are becoming lost to eternity, but the message is alive and well. The Beats have forever altered the nature of American consciousness. The Beat Generation of writers offered the world a new attitude. They brought to society a consciousness of life worth living. They offered a method of escape from the stultifying, unimaginative world we live in, through the exploration of one's intellect. Beat has had many different contemporary implications in music, poetry and literature. Literature has been liberated considerably. The poetic form has been changed to ...
- 5107: The Music of Louis Armstrong
- ... tradition especially in the New Orleans area. It has grown and developed into a life style that has established roots in this country. Despite the growth and current size of our country, and in the world of music, the world of jazz has always recognized its eternal debt to one musician. The mere existence of jazz, as know today, is due to the influential contributions of Louis Armstrong. His life as a musician provided a ... into this influence into today’s jazz music. Louis was an incredible American who lived the American dream through his music, which resulted in an everlasting impact on many Americans as well as on the world of Jazz. The American tale of rags to riches is defined by the life and development of Louis Armstrong. Armstrong was born into a childhood of challenges and struggles. He was born poor and ...
- 5108: The Existentialism of Dave Matthews Band: Rhyme and Reason
- ... the basic pattern of existentialism thinking. The main points of existentialism found in the song are the search for meaning everyone has in their own lives, everyone is responsible for their own choices, the outside world is meaningless and absurd, people are often overcome by anxiety in the face of their own choices, and that happiness only exists in the present. Since the song is full of examples, so I’ll start from the beginning. The lyrics, “Oh well so here we stand but we stand for nothing.” show that the world is meaningless and that everyone is searching for the meaning of their life. In this instance Matthews feels he is lost in the world and anything he does not matter. This theme of not mattering in the world is continued throughout the song. “ Well I know these voices must be my soul I’ve had enough of being ...
- 5109: The Hoa Lo Prison Camp
- The Hoa Lo Prison Camp During the Vietnam war many U.S. soldiers became prisoners of war (POWs). Some of those prisoners ended up in prisons such as the Hoa Lo prison. The Hoa Lo prison, located in the middle of the city of Hanoi, was nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton. It got ... January 27, 1973 the prisoners were all gathered to hear an announcement. The Vietnamese camp commander read the announcement: "an agreement had been signed between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The war was over." They were going home ( Blakey 302 ). It is impossible to imagine the happiness and joy those POWs must have felt knowing they were going to go home. The men went back to ...
- 5110: Boeing 700
- Boeing 700 The Boeing 700’s are very capable of handling duties in the commercial and military world. The Boeing 700’s are capable of handling many tasks in the commercial and military world. With the introduction of the 707 in the late fifties to the most recent 777 in the early nineties the, 700’s have dominated the commercial world for five decades. They are a line of aircraft that are capable of handling many roles from basic civilian transport to various military needs. They are the people movers of the 20th century. Each ...
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