Shooting Stars The poem 'Shooting Stars' by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940, Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy's haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The title choice, 'Shooting Stars'
Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem 'Shooting Stars' by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940, Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy's haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
The book ‘Shooting Stars’, is and autobiography written by Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger, provided a fantastic read. Published in 2009, the book briefly covered Lebron’s early life while spending the majority of the time covering his teen years. The reader is informed about the struggles that Lebron and his single mother faced through his early years. He had to move houses often due to financial circumstances and thus found it hard to make friends. James soon found a passion for basketball and
Irving Roosevelt Oswald Nicholas Youngston awoke at 6:13 on the morning of June 21st thinking that there could not have be a more beautiful day to die in the history of the world. Indeed, he wondered how anyone on earth would want to be alive after a day such as this. He got out of bed, put on his clothes, brushed his sparkling white teeth with minty toothpaste, brushed his thick, black hair with a comb missing a few teeth, and set off happily along his way, waiting for death to arrive and take
In Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Shooting Stars’, Duffy looks back on the brutality and horror facing the Jews at the time of persecution by the Nazis and Hitler. The poem of remembrance makes a lasting impression on the reader as she reflects on the callous nature of man and of the world’s need to remember and understand the reality we live in. The poem begins with a voice from beyond the grave who seems to be haunting the reader and explaining what she saw and how she was treated in camps: After I no longer
many many ups and downs. But there was some things that really stood out. The song Shooting Star, My field instructor Kestrel, and learning a fact about banana slugs. Amanda Shen aka Twig went to Walden West last week in Saratoga with the entire 6th grade of Oak Avenue Elementary School and Loyola Elementary School. To start, my favorite memory out of the entire week was learning a song called Shooting Star. It’s a very meaningful song. In the song it mentions about how we just met but I won’t
------------------------------------------------- Shooting Stars By Carol Ann Duffy ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- “Shooting Stars” is a horrific and moving poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. She adopts the persona of a female Jew speaking out from beyond the grave about her terrifying ordeal before she died in the Holocaust. A powerful impression is left on the reader after reading Duffy’s dramatic monologue and visual descriptions
Mass shootings happen a lot more frequently in the world than most of us probably know. However, every mass shooting that has been documented and investigated have the same main question behind it; Why did the attacker choose to do this? Many times, our assumptions are all we have. Investigation analyses the entire situation as much as it can to make sure our assumptions, if needed, are as accurate as possible. However, there are a lot of theories and social situations that pertain to mass shootings
suddenly Stephen Paddock open fired at the crowd from the Mandalay Hotel for 10 minutes. Fifty-nine people, including Paddock, lost their lives that night; this recent shooting has been reported as the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history (Park, Las Vegas Investigation ). Police have reported that they found at least 19 guns, and 500 rounds of ammunition in his hotel room. These
The P-80 was a more effective fighter jet than the MiG-15 because of its small size and maneuverability, its fast rate of fire and its versatility of weapons, and its superior range compared to the MiG-15. In order to examine the airplanes effectiveness, we must first look at the background of the P-80 and why it was used in the first place. In 1943 head engineer at Lockheed, Kelly Johnson, gathered his team of mechanics and engineers. He explained that the U.S. Air Force had ordered them to work