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    they’ll be reunited with family and friends or if they’ll be reincarnated or, maybe nothing at all. This is true for writers, poets and artists. William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis”, Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind” and Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” they all center their idea death, but approach it differently and conveys their points differently. One glorifies death, one says life is meaningless and the other glorifies life.

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    “Thanatopsis” is written by William Bryant, “ Don’t fear the Reaper” written by Blue Oyster Cult. All three of these poems all talk about death but, shows different feelings towards death. All three poems are talking about death, but they have different views of dearth. In “don’t fear the reaper”is talking about a reaper saying not to fear it because if all the Seasons and how the wind, the sun, or the rain don’t fear the reaper why should you fear it.”Dust in the WInd” talks about death and

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    glorifies death. The poems we have read are “don't fear the reaper” “Dust in the wind” and “Thanatopsis”.A couple of the poems we have read glorifies death.But one of them happen to glorify life The poems of this time period are very similar. They all relate to the topic of death in a way, even though some of the poems look at death differently. Throughout the class, we have read three poems, including “don't fear the reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult. This poem's message is to not fear death

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    entrepreneurs are important segments of the United States and the world have grown because of their creativity. Generally speaking, entrepreneurs have managed to help the nation during the economy downturns. For example, the machine called the reaper put a major boost in the United States economy during the 1831 (Greene, 2000). According to the author,

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    street that seems to go on forever. I’m shivering in the frigid, cool breeze. Mr. Reaper said he’d be awaiting me here. He says Miss Freyja, a goddess, is joining him today, and they will come in a chariot pulled by two giant cats. The cat’s names are Bygul and Trjegul, I am to treat them with the most respect. I’m just as excited as I am sad. You see my cat, who happens to be my best friend, died, and Mr. Reaper and Miss Freyja are about to determine her fate after death. I’ve also been waiting

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    falls over and dies instantly with no warning. Kaylee was in complete shock.If Kaylee could not have seen Edens death coming it only meant one thing. Eden had sold her soul to a hellion. Tod spots a very old, famous reaper, named Libby. Tod says that she is a legend and is the oldest reaper known. He walks up to her, ascertain on why she is there. She tells them: “Demon’s breath. It

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    He saw pleasure and pride in this, agreeing with her reasons for doing so. So, instead of continuing his job as a Grim Reaper (revealed that he was one as well), he would proceed to commit these crimes with Madame Red, while posing as her butler. Making a disguise as well as creating a completely different personality for

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    Music and Poetry

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    Wordsworth’s persona in “The Solitary Reaper” explores the limitations of language as he watches the maiden in the field, enthralled by her “melancholy strain” (6). Unable to know of what she sings, he is forced to rely only on musical characteristics to influence his reaction. Such things

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    living to care for. We must save them first." It was as if my thoughts had been heard. "How is that to be done without the assistance of the rebelling Reapers?" "It will be done, back to your post. I do not want to find you wandering the crypts again, understood?" "Yes, commander." Damn it, I spent more time thinking than I had being with my Reaper. I was busted and the commander was still glowering at me. I had snuck away from my post upstairs plotting the most recent lookout towers that had been

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    “Thanatopsis” “Dust in the Wind” “Don’t Fear the Reaper” After reading all three poems, think about their message. Are their messages similar? In what way? What do you think is the actual intended point for each? They all embrace death. All of the poems talk about how death is a part of nature and we are all just little specks. For “Don’t Fear the Reaper” the point is to not be afraid to die. For Dust in The Wind”, the point is to say we are all just dust in the wind, we are little specks

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