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Woman To Man
<view this essay>.... that this is a poem.
This text has more than one intended audience. The primary audience is Judith Wright's husband. It is a well-known fact (in literary circles) that Wright addressed this poem to her husband when she was pregnant with one of their children. The intimate nature of this exchange between Wright and her husband is evident in her use of personal pronouns: "…you and I have known it well"; "…your arm…"; "…my breast…". The second intended audience is every woman and every man, as an expression of something from every woman to every man. The title makes the poem universal, more than just a poem from Judith Wright to her husband. There are .....
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Romeo And Juliet 8
<view this essay>.... image of light in its various forms reflects the strength of the love felt by the two lovers Romeo and Juliet. The famous "pair of star-crossed lovers," are often affected by forces which cannot be explained except for the powers of stars. Romeo, speaking of Juliet in front of her bedroom after the party, talks of their meeting as something that is only going on in the heavens, not in real life. Romeo compares Juliet's eyes to twinkling stars: "... `Tis not to me she speaks./Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,/Having some business, do entreat her eyes/To twinkle…” Romeo also uses another image to show how the stars can't compare to Juliet's .....
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The Man Who Made Ireland
<view this essay>.... of Irish history, and Coogan outlines his rise.
In this intricate biography, Tim Pat Coogan carefully crafts a structural framework for the legend that Collins’ life has become. The book opens with an account of the Rebels captured after the Easter rising in 1916. The purpose of this chronicle is to provide a mini preview for the reader of where it is that Collins will be headed in his life. From here the author reverts back to the childhood of Michael Collins in the chapter titled “The Little Fella.” Now for those readers, who are unclear on who Michael Collins was or what he eventually did for the nation state of Ireland, there is an imp .....
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Lord Of The Flies, Piggy
<view this essay>.... We then see indication of his intelligence, he says, “A conch…he used to blow it… he kind of spat… you blew from down here.” Only a bright person would know the name of a rare shell and how to blow it to make a noise. Further on at the end of chapter two Piggy compares the fire on the mountain to the fires of hell. It almost like he can “see” what is going to happen to the kids. Also he says “acting like a crowd of kids” as if was the adult on the island trying to help the “kids”. More proof of his clear thinking is the fact that Ralph relies on Piggy’s good advice to succeed. Without .....
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A Lesson Before Dying
<view this essay>.... make intelligent decisions. By saying this he hopes to convince the jury that it would not be within justice to put him to death. Mentioning the attorney, Kenny points out, "To execute someone so simple, he concluded, would be like putting a hog in the electric chair" (683). Directed the jury, Jefferson's attorney states, "What you see here is a thing that acts on command... Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this" (Gaines 7-8). At one point in the novel, Jefferson smashes his face into his food and begins eating it as if he were a hog. He does this, because of the attorney's rash, insensitive and cruel remarks. This event marks .....
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Creative Writing - Fiction - T
<view this essay>.... then universe in which we live in search of a decent living environment for our future generations. In year 2020, a three-hundred ton missile was launched into space carrying ten scientists, two computer programmers, one archeologist, fifty military officers and soldiers, two mathmaticians, and two language experts (fluent in fourteen languages or more) from each major country: the USA, Belgium, Russia, Japan, China, England, Italy, and Israel. Ample food and fuel was also on board to sustain all of them for the maximum possible length of the trip: four-hundred years. This trip length is only possible due to the reduction of aging when travelling at speeds fast .....
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The Human Comedy
<view this essay>.... physical appearance. Finally, Homer said, “Any work that has to be done around here, men can do. Girls belong in homes, taking care of men.” (Pg. 157) Homer is rewarded for being the man of the house by getting love and shelter from his family. Love is needed from the family to keep Homer supporting the family. Homer becomes mature by working, but looses his one and only childhood.
Death is a very important theme, because delivering death messages is what made Homer mature. For example, Homer told his mother “All of a sudden I feel different—not like I ever felt before.” (Pg. 33) Delivering telegram message changed ever .....
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And Then There Were None
<view this essay>.... to find out who he or she is?
First of all some of the precautions that the guests take is to lock and place furniture in front of all there doors. "There were sounds of bolts and locks, and of moving furniture." (pg 155) After the death of Miss Brent, Justice Wargrave advised that all items that may cause danger be place in a safely locked place and that the keys be given to two people so that the stuff will be safe. " By the judge's direction, the various drugs were placed in the box and it was locked. The judge then gave the key of the chest to Philip Lombard and the key of the cupboard to Blore." (pg 141) The final way that the guests protected themselves .....
Number of words: 892 | Number of pages: 4 |
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