Essays on Gentle

It stands right there when the door moves out of the way, silently reciting stories of all of the glory and every hour spent building it from sheer metal and cloth. The gentle curves of the car say all there is to say for her, and just like that, the hand rests on the bonnet. Every bend in its metal and every contour stands out yet it feels like it was built to be the part of the car all along. It is silver, and the color itself has never given more class to any other object in the ...

Considering Lauren Slater’s View on 20th Century Experiments

Considering Lauren Slater’s View on 20th Century Experiments The human condition has been the subject of consideration for many centuries and across many cultures. From the ancient studies of philosophy to the more recent fields of psychology, great minds have struggled to better understand humanity. While no single piece of work can explain humanity in its entirety, those well-known experiments Slater (2004) discussed in her book may provide a glimpse at different aspects of man’s true nature. It is through the works of the greatest minds, and subsequently the greatest experiments, that we may begin to see ...

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 ...

Response to Paper 1:

The problem of sexual violence has several reasons rooted in human psychology and norms of society. They refer to the themes of hypermasculinity, sexual attraction through behavior, and stereotypes that society has about the female behavior towards sex. One should note that expected female behavior towards sex differs, and not all women like gentle sex; some of them prefer aggressive porn videos and rough sex and like to feel physical dominance of their partner. It may cause misunderstandings; for instance, a man who got accustomed to rough sex and specific kind of women meets a woman who prefers gentle ...

The Eloi in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine

The Eloi are one of two races of people the Time Traveler encounters on his arrival to to the future. They are “a group of figures clad in rich soft robes” (Wells 20). They are graceful with a gentle and frail beauty who surround the Traveler and his machine in their first encounter. Their non-threatening nature which lacks aggression inspires a confidence in the Traveler as he faces the new people without fear. The Traveler gives the reader some perspective into his view of Eloi people. While the Traveler is revealed ...

In the 2005 film adaption “King Kong,” directed by Peter Jackson, was inspired by the 1930s classic film by the same name, focusing on the arriving of an American film crew on Skull Island. The Americans are captured by the native tribes on the island and the star of the film is set to be sacrificed in some kind of ceremony. This is when we see King Kong for the first time. King Kong is a fictitious character that is recognizable worldwide. He is a 25 foot tall primate, most closely resembling a gorilla, whose massive size, strength and ...

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 ...

Are Pit Bulls A Threat or Family Friendly

Dogs are often times called man’s best friends as they tend to get along well with humans. They can be very gently and friendly as well as loving and caring. Other times the same species can attack, create mishaps and reek havoc in a person’s life. Pit Bulls are descendants of the Bull dog or Bull Terrier. Over a hundred years ago they were known to work on farms and help with herding bulls but they still had a gentleness about them. They were later on used in the homes to comfort children as they are known ...

Though the settings differ substantially, the theme of love is clear both in “The Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread” and “The Gift of Magi,” through the author’s use of character, style and point of view. The book "The greatest thing since sliced bread" by Don Robertson and Gift of Magi are used to expound themes of love even though the two have different settings. The authors have employed the use of characters, point of view and style to bring out the theme of love. Gift of magi is a book concerning a couple and has inspired many readers ...

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 ...

What is the Fourth of July to slaves?

Introduction “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” is a famous speech given by an African American slave fugitive at the time by the name Frederick Douglas, which was delivered on the Fifth of July, the day after the day of independence, in 1852. The speech highlighted the plight of the African Americans who were discriminated by the white population. The speech describes the Fourth of July as a paradox since the independence given to the African Americans was paradoxical. To the African American, the fourth of July was a day when the White continued to enjoy ...

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 ...

There is an old saying in china says: When a man is near death he speaks from the heart. It means when you really face the death, your words became soft and kind-hearted. It is the kind of phenomenon that people regret after they lose something wonderful. The selfish person donates all their belongings to the charity. The mean person treats others well and show them kindness. The mad man becomes gentler. In Chekhov’s” Rothschild’s Fiddle”, he illustrates a selfish and greedy man becomes soft-hearted and regrets his choices when he faces the death directly. Yakov, the ...

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

It is a cliché to say that the relationship between China and the world has become complex, multidimensional and interdependent. But that does not mean that we fully understand the complexity of the Chinese attitude towards globalization nor its interdependence with the world in general and the Western industrial democracies in particular, with the implications thereof. The thesis that we develop in this article argues that economic interdependence greatly strengthens Chinese authoritarianism in its ability to politically influence the attitude of States and civil liberties in Western democracies, rather than the reverse. It contradicts the usual thesis that Western ...

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 ...

LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction Bicycling is one of the most sustainable modes of transport and plays an important role in the transport system. Cycling has a number of benefits that include improving the quality of life, reduction of traffic congestion in cities, positive health outcomes due to the exercises involved, providing a suitable form of transport for short distances and environmental conservation among many other benefits. A number of cities have adopted bicycle master plans as they try to capitalize on the cycling opportunity (Litman et al., 2005). This has meant that bicycle ways are being created and existing roads are being ...

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 ...

Thanks, God, I had the experience of online threats on the social network only one time. I remember very well what I felt when a stranger with obviously fake profile started to send me offensive messages. I deleted these messages so I do not remember if there were any real threats or just offensive words in those messages. However, I remember exactly that I was scared by messages. Interestingly, it was not a male who offended me on the social network, it was a female. Because I had the negative experience of online threats only one time I was ...

Introduction

In consolidation test of soil parameters of a sample, the settlement caused by applying an increased load to a soil sample is measured. These measurements involve the amount of soil that will decompress or compress on an application of a load.

Materials

Sieve nest Sieve brushes Tamper Consolidation device Displacement indicator Caliper Drying oven Moisture Procedure A soil sample of size finer than # 40 sieve is selected to be used in the experiment. The soil moisture content of the is first determined using a representative quantity and the mass of the remaining sample (Wd) which will be placed in the ...

The two poems, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, by Emily Dickinson and Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, by Dylan Thomas deal with the theme of death. Each poem looks at death in different ways. Thomas does not accept death readily, but implores his father to hold on to life. On the other hand, Dickinson accepts death calmly. Both poets make use of figurative devices such as metaphors, personification and alliteration as they explore their opposing views of the concept of death.

Dickinson creates the feeling that death has compassion and creates a contrast in how ...

Team building is one of the most important activities that any organization can institute. Organizations or teams that involve the need to carry out team building exercises for the sake of bonding and help individuals jell together. The aim of team building is to ensure better working conditions or associations among individuals found in a given place. Without team building, organizations cannot ensure cohesion among its workers. It is important to note that team building does not apply only to organizations where workers are involved, but can cut across the board even in schools. The most important thing, however, is ...

End of life palliative care can be a stressful, even traumatic time for not only dying residents, but also for families and the medical staff working with them. Fortunately, there is much staff can do to alleviate stress. In my own experiences as a Health Care Assistant in a nursing home, I have helped residents, families, and other staff members deal with this difficult segment of life through palliative care, and I have learned much from them as well.

Working and Interacting With Others in Palliative Care

Making sure that dying residents and their family have as stress-free an experience as possible is extremely important as a Health Care Assistant and ...

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 ...

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 ...

B1.Nowadays the development of a culturing technique to populate scaffolds is the greatest challenge in the field of tissue engineering. In this work, it will be shown how the spinner flask dynamic cell cultures should be used to populate hydroxyapatite microcarriers (HA-MC) for bone tissue engineering [B1].

Introduction:

B3 In bone tissue engineering, the most widely used scaffold materials is Calcium phosphate ceramics (e.g., hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate), and that due to their special properties, they are osteoinductive and osteoconductive [1–4]. B2 So far a vast variety of shapes and sizes have been developed, and it’s proved that the ...

Many of us grew up watching dolphin and shark shows and have good memories of watching these shows. However, there is the realization today that placing these gentle animals in captivity does not help their cause, and is perhaps also dangerous for humans as well. The main thesis of this short paper, therefore is that the captivity of cetaceans such as dolphins and killer whales is unethical because this does more harm than good on both the animals and on humans. Inhumane Treatment of Animals Results in Dangerous Behavior The animals are treated inhumanely, especially before a show. According ...

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 ...

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 ( ...

Analysis of ‘This Lime-tree Bower my Prison’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The poem ‘This Lime-tree Bower my Prison’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge elucidates the complex joy of friendship and a man’s mystical union with the natural world. The poem is powered by an imaginative walk that allows the narrator to be a part of a journey that he could not physically make. Leaving the narrator home due to his injury, friends William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, and Thomas Poole go for a nature walk. The poem describes the scenes they might encounter in a walk taken without him. In this poem, imagination enables the narrator to embark on a visionary journey of anticipation and ...

Introduction

Gender segregation is the division of people according to the social construction that is, male and female. It may also refer to the tendency of the children in this case to play together with their colleagues of the same sex. Children at tender ages normally below three years tend to be non-discriminative in interaction with same or different genders. It's worth noting that children within same age group will more than likely behave in a certain general manner and even react to different situations in particular patterns. Children normally interact well with peers through social play networks which aid in ...

Orwell’s essay ‘England Your England’ written in 1941 is typical of the confusion that is felt by individuals and the whole of the country in uncertain political times. George Orwell attempts to set some kind of direction for the country amongst all the confusion of war. England was being bombed by the Germans in WWII at the time. This paper will argue that the central thesis of the essay was that English patriotism and loyalty exists in different forms depending on class in normal circumstances. As a collective idea, it is far more complex and is undergoing transition. For ...

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 ...

English

My First Love It was a cold evening. The leaves were rustling. It was getting dark outside and even the birds seemed to be in a hurry to fly home. The streets were empty except for one forlorn figure. She was nicely dressed up in a buttoned up woolen coat but her whole demeanor right from the eyes to sagging shoulders spoke of profound sadness and heavy burdens. She was an unusually beautiful girl with striking green eyes and long beautiful hair. She did not seem to be in a hurry at all. In fact, she was dragging her feet as if ...

Henry Charles Bukowski (1920 – 1994) was an original poet in that he could write very profound poetry without sounding pompous or condescending. Although best known for his humorous works, he mostly wrote on serious topics like love and death. One of his best poems encompassing both of these issues is “For Jane” which is widely assumed to be a lament about the death of his first love. Bukowski compresses his bewilderment, his fear, his rage and his new-found knowledge in the final stanza of the poem. The stanza begins “what you were” and that’s basically an apt summary ...

The gentle fall carpet is a piece of artwork that was done by Wilf Perrault in the year 1999. It was a painting dome on acrylic canvas and was in the collection of Donald W. Black. The stately driveway look refined and beautiful. It has not been interfered with and hence predicted the true form of nature. Wilf’s works are mostly considered complex and contemporary where he suggests his many journeys through life. His paintings always suggest that there is a post in every present and that the past is what makes the current times what it is now. He was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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- Soil Nature The nature of soil in 1000 Davis Ferry Road, Bowling Green, KY USA is further fully described in the first section of this paper. The typical soil in the farm is Baxter soil that is typical to this area of work. The surface layer of the farm soil upto about 8 inches on the surface is brown, gravely, silt loam soil. The further subsoil between 8 inches to about 15 inches is ...

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 ...

History

As indicated by heading research, Alzheimer's illness is the sixth heading reason for death in the United States, and just ailment inside the main ten that can't be cured, eased off, or prevented.(Alzheimer’s Association) In the United States alone, there are in excess of five million individuals experiencing Alzheimer's, and one in eight are senior natives. Medicinal expenses of the illnesses are over $100 billion for every year, making it one of the priciest infections in the United States. (Imouye, 2013) It is the heading reason for dementia on the breakdown of the cerebrum, and reasons issues ...

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’ ...

Reflection Essay

Reflection Essay Over the last two years I have come into contact with many people from all walks of life - some of them have been positive, while others turned out more negative. Those diverse people I have met were patients, nurses, doctors, teachers, and my fellow students. In my opinion, all the positive people are those, whom I not only strive to be like, but who are real role models and leaders in my life. Webster’s dictionary defines a leader as, “a person who leads: a guide” (Merriam & Webster). The person I am thinking about, in particular, has ...

Verbal images related to the themes of love and jealousy in the later tragedies, "Othello" and "Antony and Cleopatra" help to understand the psychology of the characters, to penetrate into the patterns of these powerful passions. These images are very different from the metaphorical style in the early tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" – where they transmit power to suddenly erupted spontaneous feeling, which seems something sacred to the heroes. Romeo’s first words addressed to Juliet, express awe in this metaphor:

If I profane with my unworthiest hand

This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand Juliet responds, ...

Introduction

The poem “Magic of love” by Helen Farries is a simple and plain poem whose theme is love. The poem comprises of four stanzas each bearing four lines. The following is an explication of the poem.

Elaboration of the poem

In the first stanza, Farries begins by acknowledging the presence of a gift that can lighten up someone or “give a lift”. She goes on to state that, that gift which is love, is a blessing capable of bringing about happiness and comfort. In the second stanza, Farries likens love to a star in the night stating that love can brighten someone’s faith. She also states ...

Analysis of the Poem Do Not Get Gentle into That Good Night

Dylan Thomas wrote the poem titled Do Not Get Gentle into That Good Night in 1951. It is one of the most popular and well-known poems by Thomas. It is dedicated it to his dying father. Therefore, the main theme of the poem is death. Yet the poem goes beyond the classical understanding of death. It is full of feelings, full of energy and even “gives a sense of rising hysteria” (Kendry).Thomas uses a special poetic form of villanelle for his work. This form contains two repeating rhymes (night/light/right and so on) and this repetition helps the author to create ...

Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare’s less well-known tragedies, a gory, dark tale of a disgraced general going to incredible means to take his revenge on the Goths who stole his position and mutilated his daughter, Lavinia. The relationship between Titus and his daughter Lavinia is perhaps the emotional core of the play; after Lavinia is brutally raped, Titus’ reaction is just as much for his sake as for hers – not only is he taking revenge upon her violation, but of the theft of his own position as celebrated Roman general. Of course, Titus’ parenting skills can be called into ...

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, ...

In “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” it becomes almost impossible to separate Dylan Thomas, the poet who has written this poem, from the speaker of this poem, who is urging father to struggle fiercely with death. In other words, Thomas is used the speaker of this poem to say things he was probably not able to say to his own ageing father, whose health was declining and death was impending. The fact that the speaker has several autobiographical elements cannot be denied, which makes him the poet’s alter ego, but he is still not quite ...

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 ...

Lugene Rosen

English 100 Women on the Frontline Following the existing debate on whether or not qualified women are equally entitled to be on the frontlines like men, lots of heated debate is generated. In January 2013, the United States military lifted its ban on women in ground combat positions, a policy that according to the information stated in the sources of Fox News (FoxNews.com) had been in effect since 1994. Skaine mentions that the ground combat positions were defined according to the 1994 policy as “engaging the enemy on the ground with individual or crew-served weapons, while being exposed ...

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, ...

Qualified women are entitled to be in the frontlines too. In January 2013, the United States military lifted its ban on women in ground combat positions, a policy that has been in effect since 1994 (FoxNews.com). The 1994 policy defined ground combat as “engaging the enemy on the ground with individual or crew-served weapons, while being exposed to hostile fire” (Skaine, 7). This paper therefore takes the definition of ground combat as the meaning of the word “frontlines” which was earlier mentioned. The 2013 decision generated many opposing opinions about the issue. Different factors such as physical strength, emotional complications, ...

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 ...

Description:

The Virgin and Child (Virgin of Paris) in Notre-Dame is a sophisticated, demure piece, as it depicts a stoic Madonna, standing in a sconce on the famous cathedral, holding her child. She wears a large, ornate crown above her head, while her toga flows modestly around her. In her right hand, she holds a goblet, while in her left arm she holds the infant Christ. Christ is depicted as looking like a small adult, as opposed to a pure infant, though his face is still cherubic and innocent. The Christ’s tiny arms are outstretched, reaching past her for the goblet with one hand while holding a ...

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 ...