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another person’s truth objectively without foregoing their preconceived notions about the life and experiences of others. Without understanding others, one cannot fully understand the world. In “The Mother,” Brooks reflects on an abortion. Somewhat melancholic, the poem catalogues things that are missing when a baby isn’t born. No kisses, no games, no laughs. However, what Brooks asserts is that abortion does not mean an absence of love. In fact, she ends the poem with, “Believe me, I loved you all./

Kaleb Scott ENGL 2327.W1 Professor Baker 14 April 2018 The Rhetorical Power of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence, mainly authored by Thomas Jefferson, is a document that was written with the intentions in mind of ridding the Colonies of America of British monarchy rule. Thomas Jefferson’s intent was to reach the minds and hearts of all those that would read the Declaration of Independence and provide a sense of unity that declaring independence from England was the

Gregory Doran respectively, take this timeless story and weave it in two different creative lenses and perspectives. Though each adaptation is its own movie in itself, being derived from the same source has audiences parallel and contrast themes and tones from the two variants. Much discussion has been brought forward about the relationship between Hamlet and his mother

films, it is obvious that they all stories maintain a dysfunctional family and the disappointing quality of adulthood through flawed but redeemable characters. He likes to glorify the dysfunctional family, as that is what defines the atmosphere and tone of his works. This is evidence of Anderson’s love for Truffaut, as the films all centre on precocious children and stunted adults. Storylines have included parents divorcing, children push their parents away and parents push their children away. However

Surname 6 Name Professor’s Name Course Date The House by The Railroad Edward Hopper is a renowned American painter. In the poem “the house by the Railroad,” he tries to portray a picture of a house erected beside the railroad. This poem seems to bear a lot more than what its simple title indicates. He has used the railroad to emphasize the rift between the viewer’s world and the picture space. The more one tries to penetrate the depths of his paintings, the more difficult it becomes. Hopper’s

T.S. Eliot, was a renowned poet within the early 20th century whose poetry was largely influenced by the effects of the modernism era. His poems were reflective of contextual concerns such as the Enlightenment period, and largely explored the thematic concerns of desire whilst simultaneously exploiting the tension of human suffering. Eliot, in his poems, explores the ambiguity of identity explicitly through both The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, and Prelude. Both poems examine the complexities

In contrast, Grandpa’s Soup signifies that Grandpa’s cooking provides her with genuine pleasure not just contentment or satisfaction but something greater therefore she goes onto talk about her fear of losing him, which overcasts a melancholic shadow over the whole poem. The writer understands that death is a natural process that she cannot stop but she goes on to say how it will affect her living life as she will be emotionally torn apart and carry the burden of pain throughout with

say, her phone was ringing off the chain and since her hands were covered with flour, I answered the phone seeing it was her sister. No sooner did I pick up the call when she uttered these words. “We are officially orphans sister’’, my aunt’s tone was melancholic. Myriad woeful thoughts began flooding my mind. Those thoughts kept on building up like an unstoppable snowball in the pit

sounds to be, the scraping of the ear by the belt buckle could show that the boy is hugging his father so tightly that while they are “waltzing”, the son’s ear scrapes a buckle when the father misses his step. Furthermore, the word “scraped” gives a tone from the speaker that it was of minor injury, nothing too caustic to his

influence for modern rock.      The Rolling Stones were the second most successful band of the British invasion and dived into the mainstream with their hit “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The Rolling Stones had a more aggressive style with loud guitar tones and driving rhythms. And while The Beatles touched on more clean-cut topics, the Stones shocked people with songs about casual drug use and careless sex. Other influential bands of the British Invasion include The Who, Cream, and The Kinks who are