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    Road Not Taken

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    Thematic Analysis: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Four stanzas with a ton of meaning and a theme that is meant to describe the choices that one makes in a lifetime. The only part that is difficult to diffuse is the use of the term yellow wood; if indeed it is supposed to carry a particular meaning. For the most part the rest of the poem is filled with one major theme and a few minor themes. Rare is it to find so few words that say so much. Robert Frost is saying simply that at some point

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    Forrest Gump is a classic American movie that attempts to subvert the hegemon of American masculinity. In Gump’s simplified southern world, gender roles and expectations are very cut and dry, Gump attempts to turn the patriarchy on its head through the relationships he makes, but still falls victim to masculine expectations. Gump challenges our idea of masculinity by respecting people of various backgrounds and races, falling in love with Jenny, and becoming a respected solider of the United States

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    While the Vietnam War is not the focal point of the movie, Forrest’s story of the war dominates the first phase of his life, characterizing this section of the movie as war genre. At basic training, Forrest both challenges and embraces the idiot label that has been attached to him, as he excels in his exercises but is also considered to be one of the dumbest soldiers his commanders have ever seen. Once in Vietnam, Forrest settles into his new environment, and his social skills begin to develop after

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    Many well-known poems are written about nature or take place in nature. Robert Frost is well known for these types of poems. Two of his most famous poems include “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Both poems have a traveler (Frost) speaking and the speaker is out in nature, alone. Both have their differences with the other, but both deal with decision-making. The traveler in both poems is forced to make a choice, which Frost illustrates using certain elements to shape

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    Who can be in control of how someone feels? With reading “Porphyria's Lover” written by Robert Browning, and “Adam and Eve” written by Tony Hoagland; they give an insight on how one can feel about love. The poem “Porphyria’s Lover” starts with the speaker inside of a cottage, hearing a strong storm that’s outside. However, the words of “the sullen wind was soon awake, it tore the elm-tops down for spite”, can also mean the speaker has emotions that are dwelling on his mind. Browning writes “I listened

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    Nothing gold can stay was written by Robert Frost in 1923.Frost was a US citizen and he thought there was going to be a world war 2 with Germany. Nothing gold can stay is a narrative telling about his life and you can't be young forever. Nothing Gold Can Stay doesn't tell you what it is about in the title. Altho there's not a lot of repetition he used gold two times in his poem meaning the things that are good in life like our family's,peace,freedom things like that. When it says"nature's first green

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    The men in both Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess, specifically the unnamed lover and the unnamed Duke, are very controlling, self-important men. They both clearly view themselves as god-like even though they never implicitly call themselves gods. The narrator of Porphyria’s Lover tells us that she was “murmuring how she loved [him]” (21) and that she wanted to “give herself to him forever” (25); however, rather than think Porphyria loved him like a man, the narrator believes she “worshipped”

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    “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know when your going to get” This quote from Forrest Gump, I feel is somewhat true, but at the same time, can be false. Sure, you don't always see what is coming at you, but somethings you can know, or guess what's coming. We can all see that people die, so we know that's coming, and losing loved ones can be seen coming as well. You just have to see it right. If things go out of control, and negative things happen, you have to live with it, you can’t

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    Many people have different ways in expressing their love for their significant other: some buy them something nice, some tell them they love them, some even show major public display of affection. But the two men who narrate Porphyria's Lover and The Last Duchess show their love by murdering their significant others. The two stories can be compared to each other, and contrasted from each other, and finally, the men in this time period are believed to have had totally different attitudes towards women

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    According to Bohm & Haley (2011) Robert Peel’s twelve standards of policing were when London’s police force was established. The standards are important and still used today. Standard number one, police must be stable, efficient, and organized along military lines. Police use a similar rank structure to designate their positions. Standard number two, the police must be under government control. Laws are established by the government. Standard number three, absence of crime shows the efficiency

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