Comparison Between 'The Goldfinch And' After Apple Picking

An individual’s growth is induced by their experiences of and response to discovery. The extent of their discovery is determined by their will to embrace the process and the connections made. Discoveries can provoke unexpected emotive responses, as did the journey undertaken by the participants in Ivan O’Mahoney’s documentary Go Back To Where You Came From. Else, they may result in the desire to re-evaluate perceptions of the world, made evident in Tim Winton's short story, Neighbours. Both texts explore the experience of self discovery through which the development of profound new understandings and perceptions allowing the individuals to form deeper relationships with themselves and the world around them. These ideas are made evident

Often, discoveries can demand a re-evaluation of one’s outlook on life. Arguably, the process of reconsidering perspectives is a way of making sense of the world and coming to terms with confronting realities. This is examined throughout Robert Frost’s poetic texts Stopping by woods on a snowy evening (SBW) and the Tuft of Flowers (TTOF) and Sean Penn’s film, Into the Wild (ITW). Here the composers criticise the varied ramifications of emotional and intellectual discoveries on individuals that have led them to reconsider their personal

Ladies and gentlemen, may I start my speech by welcoming the guests. Today, we are surrounded by most of the friends and family that have been important to us during our lives. Some have traveled thousands of miles, just to be here today. We welcome you all and thank you sincerely for sharing this special day with us.

Thank you all for coming this lovely morning. My class and I appreciate you all joining us to hear our voices.

In lines 5-7 the speakers shares with us his desire or “lust” for the berries excitement he has for them.The speaker state “leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for pickings.”The speaker than The speaker than uses the imagery to describe why he has that excitement”. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot” to share how ripped and ready he was for them. In the end the speaker describes one of the biggest lessons he like all of us had experience in our childhood, disappointment. He describes how rotten the berries became in line 17-20 and shares how he wanted to cry in the end. In lines 17 to 20 he states “a rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache. The juice was stinking too.”he also shows how even though he knows they'll go bad he still has

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Consequently the apple tree that was sought out to be assured had died and has penetrated to the speaker with deep regret. This regret runs deeply and plagues the poet and soaks him with despondency. Through the use of reading this poem it is gathered that the author wants the audience to understand that you have to give something in order to get something in return. It was reflected in the poem that speaker did not give much to the tree and the result of that was that the tree barely gave him something in return. Even Though the tree did give something in return it did die shortly after as it started to wither.

Before I start my speech I’d like to congratulate my fellow classmates on graduating. I would also like to thank everyone who came to be here for me today & who have supported me along the way. Lastly, I would like to thank my teacher Mrs. Navarro for being such a great educator, but more than that, a friend.

Thank you for the kind introduction and thank you for inviting me here to speak today. This time many years ago I graduated from this school in Coalwood. I wouldn’t be here today giving this speech to you all without the help and support of my high school teacher Miss Riley. Miss Riley was like a second mother to me. She believed in me when many other people didn’t and she gave me the courage to follow my dreams. Miss Riley told me to never give up, and she showed true interest in what I wanted to do in my life even though all she needed to do was teach me maths and science. Miss Riley stood up for me when the principal didn’t think it would be a good idea because it would be a waste of time, and wouldn’t support their learning and would

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A discovery can lead to a change in perspective on life, with a better understanding of the self, which can form from an individual’s experience. These ideas are exemplified through a range of language techniques, in Robert Frosts poems, ‘Tuft of Flowers’ and ‘After Apple Picking’. Both create moralistic experiences through challenging responders to acknowledge unplanned discoveries of the human condition. Ray Bradbury’s short story, ‘The Lake, creates a vivid picture of how childhood can often be hard and misunderstood. Discoveries have the ability to be intensely meaningful and transformative of one’s perspective.

Good evening to the class of 2017, people I have never met, teachers who only passed me because they wanted me to graduate, Yucaipa high staff that is being forced to be here to get a 2% raise in their salary, friends, aqontenses, and most importantly my family. I am so very honored to give this fine speech today. Now as you can probably tell already, my speech is going to be more on a humorous note, but everything I will say tonight say is very sincere and has a true meaning. So hopefully with a little bit of luck that I wont pass out from the fear of speaking in front of thousands of people tonight, lets make tonight a night to

Discoveries can stimulate change and have meaningful impact on how one’s sense of self by renewing or creating new perspectives. In Robert Frost’s “The Tuft of Flowers” and Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses”, we are shown how discoveries have influenced the protagonists of their respective poems. In contrast, in Robert Frost’s “Home Burial” reveals how sometimes discoveries can fail to provoke any noticeable change in characters’ senses of self. These texts provide insight into how discoveries can affect internal meaningful change in one’s sense of self.

In William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1611), it is through individual discoveries that can be both confronting and provocative, where assumptions and beliefs of the human experience are either affirmed or challenged. This is also true in William Ernest Henry's poem Invictus (1875) and in John Donne’s The Good-Morrow (1633), this is the case in both texts, as individuals are faced with confronting and provocative discoveries that invoke either a reassurance or a change in mind to preconceived beliefs of the human experience.

GOOD AFTERNOON, Honorable Chairperson, Dean of Students, Distinguished student leaders, fellow debaters, ladies and gentlemen.