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- 7801: Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666
- Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666 Throughout life people dwell on the fact that material things are all that matter in this superficial world. Yet, there are a few people, scattered throughout our over populated universe, that think our lives lead to a better world up above. It is expressed quite clearly that Anne Bradstreet doesn’t dwell on these unimportant matters for long in her poem “Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666.” She shows that life ... need anything else as long as she has the faith and hope of the life she will have in heaven. If society could realize that life’s tragedies can be taken how one wants our world would be one of life and hope. Anne Bradstreet shows how through the ashes of destruction life sprung forward. Her poem “Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666” if examined and scrutinized ...
- 7802: Easter 1916 By William Yeats
- ... the stone’s well being, that is independence. Indeed the disturbances and splashing caused by the animals represents the actual reality of the revolts in Ireland. First, is the Easter rebellion of 1916 and following World War I there was constant fighting which leads to independence from Britain. The author’s personal view of the rebellion is neutral. He conveys this stating that the driving force of the stream cannot be stopped ...
- 7803: Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms": Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure
- ... Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure It is the nature of the beast within that fuels our inclination towards conflict and destruction. During the surreal powers of war, life hangs in the balance setting the stage for an elite group of individuals who triumphantly rise above the rest amidst the chaos. As Ernest Hemingway illustrates in his book, Farewell to Arms, the character ... the one and only love of his life. He has an uncanny ability to weigh and analyze the choices he makes without getting emotionall y involved. Frederick is sentimentally detached from the rest of the world which enables him to deal with intensely climatic moments with such aplomb and ease. When being transported to his room in the American hospital, Henry graciously acknowledged the stretcher bearers even in such grueling pain ...
- 7804: Themes Of Death And Desire In
- ... desires which start to crack Blanches already fragile sanity. As a defence mechanism she creates illusions, and we see these illusions intensify until the end of the play when she descends into a make-believe world. "In order to blot out the ugliness of her life, she creates a fantasy world of adoring. respectful admirers of romantic songs and gay parties" 13 This is illustrated by her desire to contact her well-to-do ex-boyfriend Shep Huntleigh. Whether or not he actually exists is debatable ... 15 Stanley is at one with his desires, he allows them to take him where they want, and doesn't mind. He has none of the problems of confliction that affect Blanche. In his own world he is the ruler, and that is that. It's no surprise that he comes into conflict with Blanche, for she threatens his relationship with Stella. It is inevitable, "given Stanley's awareness of ...
- 7805: A Separate Peace 3
- ... enemies has been a problem since the beginning of time. I never killed anybody, Gene had commented later in his life, And I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform, I was on active duty all my time at Devon; I killed my enemy there. In A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, the value of dealing with ... yelled at, but because of his openness he was able to talk his way out of getting into trouble. Finny claimed that he wore the tie as a belt because it represented Devon in the War. Again, Gene was envious of Finny s openness to make up a story and get away with everything. Another one of Gene s enemies is his anger. Alone, his anger is mild, but when mixed ... with his jealousy, prove to be a deadly combination. Gene was angry at such things as Finny s ability go get out of trouble, and his own unwillingness to say no to Finny. The real war, however, started when he got the idea that because Finny had low grades, he wanted to lower Gene s grades as well, so he could remain better than Gene. Gene believed that Finny was ...
- 7806: Comparisons of “Report of the French Commission on American Education, 1879” to Mike Rose’s “I Just Wanna Be Average”
- ... America, as seen by the French, was a land of golden opportunities available to every child regardless of social standing. It was the basis for our country to survive. It safeguarded our standing in the world. Mike Rose’s school offered quite the opposite. It was a haven for long standing views on school being selective as to whom actually deserved the education. The only hope of the present school system ... society that allows children to enter as equals often has them placed in a track before actual classroom time. The French commission saw American educators as the forefathers for society. It is a much different world. Mike Rose’s essay points out specific flaws of uninterested instructors and flawed systems of placement. Thus creating boundaries the average student can never surpass. Students today are far different than those of the French commission. In 1879, America was growing to keep up with the world. Education is the basis for any society to succeed. The thought of education today in America is to succeed for an individual basis. The overwhelming feeling of pride for America has diminished. Educational and ...
- 7807: An Explication Of Love Poem
- ... of spilt bourbon float. 20 Be with me, darling, early and late. Smash glasses -- I will study wry music for your sake. For should your hands drop white and empty All the toys of the world would break. Romantic love can be defined as a deep devotion or affection for something or someone and is often shared between two people. When a love is mutual, lovers find themselves compelled to communicate ... The drunk clambering on his undulant floor" (lines 5 and 8) find solace and stability in her manner. As the speaker says, "For should your hands drop white and empty/All the toys of the world would break" (lines 23-24). In other words, the same hands that are dangerous at the beginning of the poem ultimately act to disguise an extraordinarily gentle soul beneath the clumsy surface. The phrase "toys of the world" is a metaphor for the fragility of people's minds and hearts; if the beloved were absent, all who know her and depend on her kind heart would surely be as lost and broken- ...
- 7808: Portrait Of The Artist As A Yo
- ... to an awakening of what he truly is. The novel evolves from simple, childlike diction, to sophisticated, higher ideas and thoughts as Dedalus completes his transition into an artist. In the beginning, Dedalus sees the world in an almost sing-song nursery rhyme sense, with a "moocow" coming down the road. By the end of the novel, Dedalus is mature and worldly; a man who stands tall and who feels confident ... or wantonness." (203) The girl is at the beach, gazing out upon the earth that created her. The sea is free, much like her, much like Stephen. Suddenly, "his soul was swooning into some new world, fantastic, dim, uncertain as under sea, traversed by cloudy shapes and beings." (205) He has come into himself, and discovered the artist he truly is. This last female has a strong connection with the earth ... Stephen finally comes to himself, discovers the artist within him, the earth is not a prison, it does not stifle, but instead it creates. It is the ultimate mother, the purest woman there is. "A world, a glimmer or a flower?" (205) He had long though of it as a glimmer, to be ignored, he now sees it in its bloom, its wonder and its beauty, the mother of all ...
- 7809: Animal Farm 5
- Georgea Orwells novel "Animal Farm" is a classic example of a story filled with conflict. The story was written after World War II as a characature of the Russian government. The novel, set on a farm told of how the animals believed they could best run their own lives, if left alone by the humans surrounding them ...
- 7810: E. E. Cummings
- ... for your mind. “The green silence”, although not a true description of something tangeble, does force you you to think fondly upon silence. This is also true of similar phrases,”white earth”, “fine sunlight”, “warm world”. His description is obviously one of a spring day. What is truly interesting about this poem is the levels in it. Although it is one complete poem, it is actually comprised of three levels. The ... his poetry is the mystery. His poetry can be viewed as nonsense and maybe rightfully so with such obstacles in understanding. But I believe his radical style to be the attraction. Maybe everything in this world was not meant to be rationally understood. Anyone lived in a pretty how town anyone lived in a pretty how town (with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter he sang his ... rain up into the silence the green up into the silence the green silence with a white earth in it you will (kiss me) go out into the morning the young morning with a warm world in it (kiss me) you will go on into the sunlight the fine sunlight with a firm day in it you will go (kiss me down into your memory and a memory and memory ...
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