Why living in Kansas is unique. Living in Kansas is unique because there are many historical things that happened here that we don’t really notice. Home on the Range Cabin In 1871, DR. Brewster M. Higley lived in his log cabin. Higley wrote a poem, its title was “My Western Home” he saved the poem as nothing special. (Strokes, 2011) After this, his neighbor found the poem and convinced Higley to publish it in the paper. The poem was then published in a December issue of Smith County Pioneer with a title of “Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam.” (Strokes, 2011) How it became a song Dan Kelley helped Higley set the poem to music. People fell in love with the song and started to add their own verses. Although the title of the song is now
Without the use of stereotypical behaviours or even language is known universally, the naming of certain places in, but not really known to, Australia in ‘Drifters’ and ‘Reverie of a Swimmer’ convoluted with the overall message of the poems. The story of ‘Drifters’ looks at a family that moves around so much, that they feel as though they don’t belong. By utilising metaphors of planting in a ‘“vegetable-patch”, Dawe is referring to the family making roots, or settling down somewhere, which the audience assumes doesn’t occur, as the “green tomatoes are picked by off the vine”. The idea of feeling secure and settling down can be applied to any country and isn’t a stereotypical Australian behaviour - unless it is, in fact, referring to the continental
Shurbutt, Sylvia Bailey. “Burning Bright: The Language and Storytelling of Appalachia and the Poetry and Prose of Ron Rash.” Shepard University. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.
Some people never get satisfied with what they have. In the stories, "Amir", and, "Gold Mountain Poems", The life lesson is to be happy for what you have. In both stories the main characters are immigrants coming to America. In the story, Amir just moved here from India and is upset with the people. In the poem the speaker is taken to an immigrant island instead of being released to go live in America. In both stories they are grateful for what they have.
This darkly satiric poem is about cultural imperialism. Dawe uses an extended metaphor: the mother is America and the child represents a younger, developing nation, which is slowly being imbued with American value systems. The figure of a mother becomes synonymous with the United States. Even this most basic of human relationships has been perverted by the consumer culture. The poem begins with the seemingly positive statement of fact 'She loves him ...’. The punctuation however creates a feeling of unease, that all is not as it seems, that there is a subtext that qualifies this apparently natural emotional attachment. From the outset it is established that the child has no real choice, that he must accept the 'beneficence of that motherhood', that the nature of relationships will always be one where the more powerful figure exerts control over the less developed, weaker being. The verb 'beamed' suggests powerful sunlight, the emotional power of the dominant person: the mother. The stanza concludes with a rhetorical question, as if undeniably the child must accept the mother's gift of love. Dawe then moves on to examine the nature of that form of maternal love. The second stanza deals with the way that the mother comforts the child, 'Shoosh ... shoosh ... whenever a vague passing spasm of loss troubles him'. The alliterative description of her 'fat friendly features' suggests comfort and warmth. In this world pain is repressed, real emotion pacified, in order to maintain the illusion that the world is perfect. One must not question the wisdom of the omnipotent mother figure. The phrase 'She loves him...' is repeated. This action of loving is seen as protecting, insulating the child. In much the same way our consumer cultur...
Nelson, Robert M. Place and Vision: The Function of Landscape in Native American Fiction. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1993.
The death camp was a terrible place where people where killed. Hitler is who created the death camp for Jews. The death camp was used for extermination on Jews. This occurred on 1939 – 1945. The death camps were in the country of Europe. Hitler did all this because he didn’t like Jews and the religions. The book Night is a autobiography written by Elie Wiesel. The poem called First they came for the communist written by Martin Neimoller is a autobiography.
Waggoner, Hyatt H. "A Writer of Poems: The Life and Work of Robert Frost," The Times Literary Supplement. April 16, 1971, 433-34.
Over the course of the semester, we read several hybrid genre books and some with hybrid themes. For the topic of my personal narrative, I settled on a subject near to my heart, the prospect of summer. To establish my theme of a blissful summer surrounded by nature, I implemented several elements from parts I and II of Jean Toomer’s Cane, Maggie Nelson’s Bluets, and Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red.
Fabian Terrazas VT1701237 English 1, Part 2Assignment 1.7 Poetry Assessment How does communication change us? 1. Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. (20 points) In my opinion communication does change us in a way like for example backthen we did not have smart phones like we do nowadays. Back then they would have to send letters with messengers and it will take the message awhile for it to get there. Now we can carry a phone in our pocket. We can send messages in seconds across the world and make phone calls as well. Communication changed the whole world.2. Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, which is shown in both the Thanksgiving poem and Another Case of Ingratitude. The Thanksgiving poem expresses pure gratitude, whereas in Another Case of Ingratitude the homeless man shows gratitude in a way that is not common. In Another Case of Ingratitude, the homeless man displays basic gratitude for his food with a thankful expression on his face. He shows minimal gratitude with only a facial expression. He is clearly limited in his ability to be thankful. On the other hand, in the poem, the author states all the things in life that everyone should be grateful for, like friends, love, and good health. The author conveys abundant joy through his words. He is so thankful for all the things he is
“First there was five then there was four she wished for the morrow but then saw nothing more. She looked up for the God she needed, he swept her away even though she pleaded, no one missed her they went on their way, in a world where no one lived to see the light of day.” This was one of the rhymes Emily repeated as she bounced her ball against the cold white floors of the hospitals mental asylum. “Rhymes are the only way to keep you slightly sane”, the doctors told her, “You wouldn't feel the need to claw out if you stayed busy.” But thats where they were wrong, there was no way to keep busy in there, she was too smart for her own good. Her mental illness was mixed with some crazy knowledge, like Einstein mixed with Lizzie Borden. The many
Yeah I used to know this guy They called him Hot Rod Him being Hot was a lie We all knew he was flawed You a Pop Tart sweetheart, you’re soft in the middle Tryna figure out why you’re so wack is like solving a riddle Come on Rod, I’ve been waiting to blow I wanna welcome everyone to the MCL Sprain show (Hook)
Frost, Robert. Stopped By Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923), Home Burial (1915), and The
"Biography of Robert Frost." Poem HUnter. Academy of American Poets. Web. 6 March 2014. .
Because of two scholars by the names of Ed Folsom and Kenneth Price, the project is easily accessible and utilized by students, teachers, researchers, etc. The archive, as of now, includes all of Whitman’s original poem appearances, in addition his 3 Civil War notebooks