Kim Guadagno

In the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, the story of an extraordinary man is unmasked. Louie Zamperini a World War II survivor who inspired others with his utmost resilience and redemption. In the poem If by Rudyard Kipling, it does not depict one individual from a crowd. It can used to represent anyone, who has shown the smallest amount of perseverance despite defeat. All things considered, in both Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and If by Rudyard Kipling, the themes of sanity, defeat, and

Rudyard Kipling, an English poet born in India, was known for his classic poems that reflect the harsh treatment he received in America. From such a harsh past, Kipling was able to describe several topics through the use of multiple stylistic elements. The author creates a theme of the cruelty of society in his poems “If-, “The Thousandth Man,” and “The White Man’s Burden” through the use of metaphors, little imagery, and repetition. To begin, Kipling uses a metaphor-heavy writing style to effectively

Rudyard Kipling's "The Man who Would Be King" deals with man's ability to rule. The character Dravot's success and failure in ruling derives from the perception of him as a god, instead of a king. Kipling uses the perception of Dravot as a god to show that though a king can rule as a god, he becomes a king by being human. Dravot gains kingly power by being perceived as a god. The perception of him as a god occurs through his actions and luck. After helping the first village Peachy and he find

Rudyard Kipling was born to Alice MacDonald and John Lockwood Kipling on December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India. Most of his education took place in England where his parents were from. Before getting into writing his own literature, Kipling was a sub-editor at the CMG, The Civl and Military Gazette. He worked for several years before beginning to write. Farther into his career as a writer and poet, Kipling wrote the poem “The White Man’s Burden.” In this poem, he attempts to teach readers that you should

My boy jack is a very powerful movie that really moved me in a way that no other movie has in a long time. When I found out that this is about Rudyard Kipling’s son was based on a real event, my reaction to the film were even more sharp. When the movie was finished and the credits started rolling, I sat quietly, pondering the fear of war and all the sacrifices that come with it. It is indeed breath taking. The cast of the film is very genuine. David Haig, whose face looked very familiar to me

CHAPTER – 1: INTRODUCTION Identity crisis is a state of psychological distress in which a person feels confused and uncertain and unsure of his role in life which makes his sense of identity becomes insecure on physical and intellectual segregation from the main stream of life. It is accepted by the psychologists that the establishment of character is a standout amongst the most crucial parts of a human 's life. A personality emergency is a period of investigation and concentrated dissection of diverse

Even as late as a 100 years ago, racial tensions were high. Those tensions had such a far-reaching impact that they even affected poetry. This is epitomized by Rudyard Kipling and his works. Kipling was born in India and lived there for the first six years of his life. His parents then sent him to England, so he could get a quality education. Kipling became a journalist and got a job back in India. After working for some time, he traveled the world, published many works, and become one of the most

Joseph Rudyard Kipling, a British writer and poet, was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. He died on January 18, 1936, in London, England. He is considered one of the most dominant literary figures in Victorian literature. Kipling was the eldest of two children, son of John Lockwood Kipling, principal of the Jeejeebyhoy School of Art, and Alice Macdonald, friends of followers of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Although Kipling's first five years of life were borderline perfect, in 1871 his

Both 'Ghazal' and 'To his coy mistress' explore intense feelings and attitudes towards love. In 'Ghazal', the narrator uses the word 'if' multiple times, as if they are thinking of different scenarios in their head about their lover. This suggests that the narrator feels as if they have endless time to spend with their partner; they think that love is timeless, and they have plenty of time to try out new ideas and scenarios with their love. The anaphora of the word 'if' suggests that their partner

Within the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling and Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis the rules in each text help the boy in the poem and Bud in the story to help them to thrive. In the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling, the boy’s parent is giving him some rules that can help him to be successful and thrive in life. In the story Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud has rules in his book of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself that