Gentle College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

Dylan Thomas’ poem, “Do not go Gentle in that Good Night” (Thomas in Kennedy & Gioia 824) is focused on the idea of resisting death, delaying it as much as possible. Actually, this idea functions as the leitmotif (an idea or a sentence repeated constantly (Dupriez 384)): “Do not go gentle into that good night” (Thomas in Kennedy & Gioia 824). At an artistic level, the poem is crescendo, as it grows in intensity and in meaning as the poet develops it. “Do not go Gentle into that Good Night” (Thomas in Kennedy & Gioia 824) transmits the message that people should ...

Biography:

Dylan Thomas:
- was a Welsh poet and writer
- he left school at 16, becoming a journalist for a short time.
- Thomas met Caitlin Macnamara, whom he married in 1937. Alcoholism lead to the destruction of this marriage.
- Although Thomas was appreciated as a popular poet in his lifetime, he found earning a living as a writer difficult, so he started reading tours and broadcasts for BBC.
- In the 1950s, he travelled to America, where his readings made him more famous than he was, but his drinking problem got worse.
- In 1953, he became ...

The poems I have selected to analyze, interpret and compare and contrast are Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and Luke Maguire Armstrong’s “Flaming Fire Ants.” Both have a similar theme, but treat it very distinctly. Both have to do with death, or rather, the holding onto life in the face of death.
Unlike Armstrong’s poem, which is completely free verse, Thomas’s poem has a repeating refrain, which is also the title, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Cold Night.” Thomas’s poem translates it’s theme very clearly in the opening ...

Pat Mora is an Hispanic-American author. She was born in El Paso, Texas in 1942. While growing up, Mora attended Catholic schools, although her religion is described as “Ecumenical.” (Gale n.p.). She was raised in a bi-lingual family, and her works have been written in Spanish and English. Mora has received many accolades for her writing of children’s literature, which speaks to young Hispanics. Her poem, “Gentle Communion,” reflects her Hispanic heritage, and Catholic upbringing.
One cannot discern by reading the poem, if the persona is male or female. Since the author is female, further gender description, when ...

The Myths of Manhood is an article which attempts to demystify some of the things which young men are taught about manhood. Using a casual tone, the author debunks the myth that a man has to be mean in order to stamp his authority. The author also puts across the point that men can as well be gentle without having to put a fake brave face. Although readers of both genders can read the article, it is specifically addressed to men because the writer intends to demystify some things which men have a misconception about. To persuade the reader, the author uses a variety ...

SHORT SUMMARY

Jesus of Nazareth was a Palestine Jew who grew up in Galilee, an important center of the militant Zealots and resistance to the rule of the Romans and their local collaborators like the Herodians and the Temple priests in Jerusalem. Contrary to later interpretations, his original message was not intended to undermine the traditional Jewish religion, but to emphasize that the Kingdom of God was at hand and that his disciples should love God and one another. His commandments were for the Jews to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength and to love ...

A journey through Corpus Christi, Texas is a journey through the “Sparkling city by the sea.” Thus, in its very nickname, the magical essence of this place is more than obvious. A walk through the Texas Gulf Coast is a walk through the granular, cream-colored surface of the beach lies carelessly as far as the eye can see, merging with the marine infinity. Nowhere in the world is the sand more pleasant to bare feet, protruding through the fingers with a pleasant prickling sensation, or water gentler on touching a human body, or the wind more melodious and more filled with the saline ...

Introduction

Kate Stone is a known young southern woman who was involved in warfare during the civil war period. Women during the civil war witnessed a change in cultural and social structures. The civil war is viewed as an important turning point on the role of women in the society and the history of the United States. When women were left behind to take care of children while men went to war, a need emerged for women to quickly join the military. As a result, class lines and attitudes towards the war fell away. Women realized the need to take ...

Introduction

The landscape has often been used as a descriptive element and to create an atmospheric perspective in art work by different artists since ancient times. Beautiful landscapes are believed to detoxify the spirit and mind, and carry a healing power as stated by Andrews (1999, p.53). They are an effort by the artist to capture the fleeting moment of nature in time on the canvas.Thesis
“The Shore at Trouville Sunset Effect” by Courbet, who is known to initiate the Realist movement in 19th-century that bridged the Romantic Movement and the Impressionists (The Shore at Trouville Sunset Effect, 2016). The ...

Eliminate the darkness enclosing my mind, give me intelligence so that I may gain

insight.
-Prayer to Manjusri Bodhisattva (qtd. in Kerby, W.R. “Prayer to Manjushri”)

Manjusri is the god of wisdom and courage. In other texts, he is the god who created the

‘nanshoku’ or ‘male homosexual love’ He is also one of the most prominent gods portrayed in
the Mahayana art and literature. He is the representation of the wisdom of prajna which is
closedly related to the Madhyamika School of Buddhism which was founded by the Indian monk
named Nagarjuna in the 2nd century. Though the origins of Manjusri is uncertain, scholars
believes that like Buddha, he came from a wealthy family from India and received an education
appropriate for his status. Manjusri ...

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR) is situated at the junction of two very old mountain ranges, the Aravallis and the Vindhyas. Ranthambhore comprises of distinct areas with great conservation values. Prior to formation of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, these reserves were managed as hunting reserves. In 1955, a part of the forest was declared as Sawai Madhopur Wildlife Sanctuary (as a game reserve). In 1973, this area was notified as Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, being one of the first nine Project Tiger reserves in India. The Reserve comprises of Ranthambhore National Park along with Sawai Mansingh Sanctuary and Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary. Ranthambhore National Park ( ...

Tennyson’s ‘In Memoriam’

(Author Note)
The two poems, Dickenson’s ‘Because I could not stop for Death’ and Thomas’ ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ speak about death, but not in the same way. Dickenson had a walk with ‘Death’ whom she sees as her welcoming companion while Thomas rages against Death and thinks that no brave man who has lived a full life should succumbed to death . He says “Old age should burn and rave at close of day” (“Do not go gentle.”) Dickenson makes death into a person and refers to it as ‘He’. She says ‘He’ kindly stopped by ...

Christian Leadership

Christian leadership is the type of leadership that is practiced in the church according to the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus set the foundation of leadership of the church by placing the apostles on the bottom-most part of the church to support the rest of the followers. Paul, the apostle took the work of the apostle seriously to ensure the doctrine of Christianity is spread throughout the world. He named five ministers who would help in building the kingdom of God as Jesus wished (Ascough 2002).

The five-fold leadership ministry or the ascension gift matrix is a concept of leadership ...

It has many acceptances, people perceive it in different ways, there are various stories around it, but one thing is certain: nobody can escape it. This is death, the final event in people’s lives, one that cannot be avoided. The current paper treats different perspectives about death, as expressed in the works of Dylan Thomas (Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night), Wislawa Szymblorska (“On Death without Exaggeration”), Mary Oliver (“When Death Comes”), and John Donne (“Death Be Not Proud”).
One’s existence on earth includes several stages from the moment when he is born until ...

Discuss four global controls of temperature

The position of ITCZ is an area of low pressure and compliments the characteristics of tropical climate.
ITCZ Equatorial Low
The Wind converges at the equator making it a low-pressure zone. The temperatures around the tropics area always high throughout the year. The ITCZ along the equator is a low-pressure area. The warmed winds from the tropics blow towards the equator converge and move towards the seas. The result is the balancing of temperatures when the northeast trade winds and the southeast trade winds converge at the warm equator air rises forming a Hadley cell. The winds flowing towards ...

The science of homoeopathy has proved to be a boon for the 21st century people. The extremely fast paced life of this century has subjected the people to numerous disease conditions which were non -existent or were very rare in the past. The basic principle of homoeopathy believes in maintaining the vital force in its healthy form. The use of modern medicines has made life much complicated and has affected the vital force of the people in a negative manner.
In aphorism 41, Organon of Medicine 6th Edition, our Master Samuel Hahnemann brings about the fact how modern medicines ...

Introduction

It’s called a fugue state. A fugue state is characterized by a complete removal from, or interruption of, a person’s identity and a personal history. A fugue state is not always permanent, but during the episode, a person can completely forget who they are, and can assume a completely new identity for themselves. Usually, the fugue state isn’t even diagnosed until a person can recall their identity after the fugue state has ended (Costandi).
This is a perfect metaphor for Death Fugue, a novel by Sheng Keyi. In her novel, she explores the events related to ...

Before I watched the adaptation of the eponymous novel by Jane Austen, I had the opportunity to know directly the product. I love syllable of Austin, her brushwork, irony and subtle English humor, behind which lies the limitless depth: the philosophical view of things, the principles of steel and tender feelings, capable of sacrifice. Her works are distinguished by a certain purity and innocence. It is touching for me, the representative of pampering generation and frankness in the relationship between men and women, invisible thread between Emma and her chosen one held in the exciting voltage.
Jane Austen is ...

Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism or veganism as some may call it means much more than just a paradigm shift to veggies and other non-animal foods. There is a general belief that veganism is just a dietary choice. However, reality implies a different idea contrary to the general understanding. Veganism is all-encompassing, and literary affects all life aspects that involve animal products,. To some vegetarians, it means to shift from using all animal products. To some, it implies to end all the animal exploitation. More importantly, to most it means running away from the toxicity associated with animal products and live a ...

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with ...

Introduction

Marcus Aurelius is one of the most influential philosophers. Ideally, he has substantial reasons why he came up with his philosophical works including the “Meditations”. Stoic Aristo’s readings and reports influenced Aurelius’ efforts to come up with his philosophical piece of work. These readings initiated a sense of self-acceptance and confidence in Aurelius’ philosophical works. The “Meditations” is a very different from the text from the other philosophical texts. Most of the elements that are significant in the book elevate towards Aurelius’ personal experiences. Some of these experiences such as death and livelihood irritations manifest in the entire text. For ...

Literature possesses a vast territory for expressing meaningful human feelings, abstract emotions, or themes. Desperation and comfort is a common theme in literature, encompassed in short stories, poems and dramas and reflected differently through the mechanisms of each literary genres, the style of each literary piece or the personality of the authors.
Various literary genres like short stories, poems or dramas, possess their unique mechanisms for reflecting the theme of desperation and comfort. Looking at Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”, the poet uses techniques specific to poetry space for transmitting his desperate adversity to resisting ...

Robert Frost, an American poet of the late 19th century was dubbed as one of America’s finest poets. Literally, his poems reflect the serene appreciation of quiet living in the countryside, the simple appreciation over small things and the values of life (Fagan, 33). In this paper, I would like to argue that Robert Frost’s poems reflect individuality, despite the gentle poetic words of his poems. Normally, a reader might perceive Frost as an ‘effeminate; due to the quality of his chosen words. Most poets at the time of war use a much stronger voice in order to express ...

The Changing Identity of the Invaders in Science Fiction

INTRODUCTION
There are very few people in the United States who do not know what the quote “May the Force be with you” means, even if they are not fans of the Star Wars franchise. The same could be said for “beam me up,” “resistance is futile,” and “boldly go where no one has gone before.” Science fiction, its characters, phrases, and worlds presented, have become part of the social paradigm. Granted, science fiction is a genre that does not appeal to everyone, but to those who favor the genre they are often committed and loyal. Science fiction can ...

When asked “Who is Doctor Who?” most people today know the Doctor is the protagonist and title character of the BBC television science fiction series. Some may also know that Doctor Who, and was featured in two cinema films and one made-for-television movie. Fans may also know about the wide range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips associated with the series. That is because Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary last year making it the world's longest-running science-fiction program.
That was not the case when it premiered in 1963. Back then it was a small budget children’ ...

Forgiveness is a quality that earns wide admiration and helps in making friends. It may sound easy but Forgiving is not an easy task. Today Forgiveness is vanished from human behavior and people are becoming more revengeful. This paper intends to discuss forgiveness and how people learn to forgive themselves along with discussing several other related aspects of the forgiveness.
According to Lama Yeshe the foundation of forgiveness starts from within. He says “Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others” (Davidson). Individuals make mistakes in their life and hurt others, by the time ...

Ideally, it is expected that children be brought up with love, care, and compassion. It is on that basis that the term the best interest of the child was coined. However, in Mark Twain’s, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, a different situation is postulated. Huckleberry, otherwise called Huck, is exposed to a situation that is devoid of parental care and compassion. His real father is irresponsible, uncaring, violent, and unapologetically brutal. This occasions the journey by Huck in pursuit of freedom. It is during this journey that Huck meets parental and fatherly figures. These figures show him care, compassion, love, ...

Hugo Suarez

Abstract
Alfred Lord Tennyson was perhaps the greatest poet of the nineteenth century Victorian era. While ‘In Memoriam,’ was written in honor of his best friend who died at a young age, some of his other famous works included ‘Ulysses,’ and ‘Morte d’ Arthur,’ which were again written in memory of his fond friend. The tones of these poems are nostalgic and reflect the mood and sentiments of a poet who had witnessed the unceremonious arrival of death from the outside. Emily Dickinson, a contemporary of Tennyson, was born in the United States. Her poem ‘Because I could not stop for ...

Ideally, it is expected that children are brought up with love, care, and compassion. It is on that basis that the term the best interest of the child was coined. However, in Mark Twain’s, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, a different situation is postulated. Huckleberry, otherwise called Huck, is exposed to a situation that is devoid of parental care and compassion. His real father is irresponsible, uncaring, violent, and unapologetically brutal. This occasions the journey by Huck in pursuit of freedom. It is during this journey that Huck meets parental and fatherly figures. These figures show him care, compassion, love, ...

The Arts and Crafts Movement was inclusive of art objects and architecture. A unique piece of architecture is described here with attention to the themes that make a piece of work become an art work. The Casa Batlló has been called the “most emblematic work of the brilliant Catalan architect”Antoni Gaudí. (Casa 2013) The urban apartment building has 5000 meters squared and can be found at the heart of Barcelona. The design style is considered Modernism under the category of the Arts and Crafts Movement because of the use of broken glass, ceramic pieces, unusual shapes from nature and ...

Introduction

As one of the most famous genres of music, jazz has played a very important role in the United States throughout the years. In spite of its popularity, the origin of this art form is however more vague than its impact. The major subject of contention about jazz has been about its place of founding and the exact dates of its formation amongst other hot topics. Some have maintained that jazz naturally evolved from two popular forms of music of the period, the blues and ragtime. This evolution occurred across the entire countries as various musicians experimented with these two ...

Some gentle/men dine/d at an economic/al restaurant. They found the service to be un/accept/able and wish/ed to ex/press thei/r un/happi/ness to the manage/ment. The manag/er was un/avail/able, so they brought the left/over/s home to their dog who resid/ed in a dog/house in the back/yard.

Some - free

gentle/men – both free
dine/d - a free “dine” bound“-ed”
at – free
an -free
economic/al - free m “economic” bound “-al”
restaurant - free
they - free
found – free
the - a free
service - free
be - free
un/accept/able – “accept” “un-” bound “able” –bound
and ...

James Thurber’s short story ‘The Catbird Seat’ shows Mr. Martin’s character as a very cunning one, even though at the start of the story, he’s portrayed as a thorough gentleman who works efficiently and meticulously. The author Thurber has really described and expressed the true human nature very profoundly in the story.
The protagonist of the story Mr. Martin was known in F & S for his commitment and sincerity towards work. He was the “most efficient worker neither drinks nor smokes”, was very punctual and “cautious and painstaking” at work. His daily routine was also very properly ...

Epidemiology of Thalassemia among the population of Malta

This discussion is about epidemiology of thalassemia in Malta. Thalassemia is the given name of a category of genetic blood confusions typify by anemia because of augmentation of red blood cell destruction (Barnes, Plotnikoff, Fox, and Pendleton, 2000). Hemoglobin, it is the conducting of oxygen of the red blood cells dwelling by the two diverse proteins which are the alpha and beta. In case that the body doesn’t construct sufficient with these two proteins, the red blood cells is inadequate and cannot bring enough oxygen (Sembulingum K. Et Al, N.D.). It is a severe with a more than few of health ...

Interpreting poetry

‘Because I could not stop for death’ is a highly-acclaimed poem written by Emily Dickinson in the 19th century. It basically illuminates death through personification. It has been regarded as one of the best English poems composed ever. There are several literary devices used in this lyric poem like alliteration, assonance, consonance, metaphor, meter, personification and rhyme. But this essay illuminates one literary aspect of the poem which stands out- imagery. Death has been personified as a man who takes a ride with the poetess to her grave in a carriage. Still, it’s the imagery which deserves an ovation here. The way ...

Generally, it is assumed that mothers are very loving and they bond with their small children since the time of birth. At times, it can be assumed that this bond is natural since it starts right from pregnancy when the mother starts touching the child while still in the womb. After all, the child grows inside the mother and this is an automatic way to bonding (Palmer 1). However, I have come to realize that there is a kind of bonding that exists between a mother and her daughter (Johnson 64). This phenomenon is quite interesting and there is the need ...

Life is full of uncertainties and it’s never obvious when one is to lose a loved one. Coping with death is not an easy task even though people have been bereaved since time immemorial and have generally recovered. Every loss is unique on its own kind. Besides, every individual is unique, thus grief experiences varies remarkably from one individual to another. While some people experience normal grief reactions and cope well, others experience more severe grief reactions and may take too long to recover. This paper focuses on the grief experience of Ruth Fuller, a 34-year old mother of three, ...

In its first three centuries, Christianity began to separate from Judaism while also selectively incorporating the Jewish Scriptures and laws that it regarded as most useful, as is clear from the Didache. There were Gnostic Christians who were prepared to reject Judaism completely, along with the books of the Bible that finally became known as the Old Testament in the 4th Century. They regarded the Genesis Creator of the Hebrew Bible as a false and evil God and also denied the humanity and Jewish heritage of Jesus and his earliest followers. Orthodox Christianity did not accept the Gnostic argument that ...

I liked the poetry by Emily Dickinson because reading it out loud and hearing the sounds of her words together is a nice experience. I have friends and family so I’m not really lonely but I do feel like an outsider some of the time. I think that is why I like the poem I’m Nobody. Who are You? from Life so much. The poem is simple but it makes clear how it feels to be ‘nobody’ and how fun it is to find another ‘nobody’ so that you can make a new friend. The second verse explains the ...

I liked the poetry by Emily Dickinson because reading it out loud and hearing the sounds of her words together is a nice experience. I have friends and family so I’m not really lonely but I do feel like an outsider some of the time. I think that is why I like the poem I’m Nobody. Who are You? from Life so much. The poem is simple but it makes clear how it feels to be ‘nobody’ and how fun it is to find another ‘nobody’ so that you can make a new friend. The second verse explains the ...

Purpose: Persuade the audience to recycle.

Aren’t we all grateful to the Mother Earth for providing us with invaluable natural resources like water, trees, sunlight, air, oil, wind, metal ores, energy, fossil fuels, etc.? Now imagine living on an earth which is depleted of all these resources and full of debris and waste. Yes there is a possibility of this happening if we carelessly waste our resources so freely given to us by nature.
The growing population in the world has changed the pattern of consumption and therefore led to more waste, threatening the global ecosystem and upsetting the natural balance (Bowden 4). With ...

Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night by Dylan Thomas

Legal Alien by Pat Mora
W. H. Auden explained poetry as “ a language which tells us, through a more or less emotional reaction, something that cannot be said.” “The Times They are a Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas and “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora are all speaking of changing worlds, however the emotional context is far different. In “The Times They are a Changin'” Bob Dylan is telling parents to get out of the way in world where “Your old road is rapidly agin’.” . Conversely, Dylan Thomas is begging his father not ...

One of Shakespeare’s favorite literary devices was to assign verse to noble characters and the villains while the more plebian characters in a story spoke in prose. This made the immediate nature of each character easily recognizable as soon as they began to speak. This is one of the literary devices employed in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” When the play opens the noble characters of Theseus and Hippolyta are on the stage and they speak in verse. Theseus concludes his speech to Hippolyta in Act I Scene I with the well known lines:

Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with ...