...heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! "She Walks in Beauty" is a poem written in 1814 by Lord Byron. One of Lord Byron’s most famous, it is a lyric poem that describes a woman of much beauty and elegance. TITLE: What’s Up With the Title? We usually refer to this poem simply by its first line, "She Walks in Beauty." But the first line does more than introduce the subject of the poem – a beautiful woman. The first line of the poem (and therefore the title) is an apparently conscious echo of the famous sonnet by William Shakespeare, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" (Sonnet 18). Except, of course, instead of comparing the beautiful woman to a "summer's day," Byron compares her to "night." So he's not just setting up a contrast between night and day, he's also setting up a contrast between himself and Shakespeare. This is a pretty gutsy move, if you think about it – even in the early nineteenth century, when Byron was writing, Shakespeare was generally accepted to be the greatest English poet of all time. Usually, when poets referenced...
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...actually happened, but some of the events and characters were changed to make a better story. My analysis of this story will include a summary, my opinion on the story, and why I think the editors included this short story in Best American Short Stories of 2012. The short story begins with the main character Dylan trying to get his brother Nate to play with him. When Nate turns him down, Dylan goes to his mother to try to find something to do. She comes up with the idea to go skiing. The reader gets the first hint that something is wrong with Nate when the mother says they will go skiing if “Nate’s feeling well enough” (269). This also shows that Nate gets most of the attention from his mom because of his condition. As they are on their way to the mountains, the reader sees the daredevil inside of Dylan when he tries to get his mother to drift their car in the snow. Next, Nate’s problem is foreshadowed when Dylan says, “I wish I had cancer” (271). After Dylan says this, his mother slams on the brakes and begins to scold him. When they arrive at the slopes, Nate immediately spots a beautiful girl with a group of teenagers. Of course, when his family goes down the slope, Dylan is in a race and is the first one to make it to the bottom. When the family finally makes it back to the top of the next slope, Nate collapses in the snow. Dylan sees the beautiful girl going to the advanced slope and decides to follow her. He ends up going full speed, and he crashes at the bottom. In the hospital...
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...Summary There are two leading roles in “On the Face of It”—Mr. Lamb and Derry. Mr. Lamb is an old lame but positive man. On the contrary, although Derry is a young boy, he is very self-abased and withdrawn because of his ugly burned face. The play takes place in Mr. Lamb’s garden which is beautiful and attracts Derry to come in. When Mr. Lamb met Derry and found he was having a hard time and had no confidence, he wanted to help him. He talked a lot with Derry about life, things, and people, and all are positive. Mr. Lamb told him that he still had a wonderful brain and a fine physique, so he had no reason to lose in his abilities. In addition, he taught Derry to listen, to watch, and to think, and there are lots of beautiful things he didn’t notice before with an unhappy mind. What’s more, Derry also learned to be friendly and do not be afraid of living with people…Mr. Lamb really taught Derry many things, as a result, Derry gradually changed his negative attitude and became happy. Derry promised that he would came back soon. Unfortunately, when he came back, Mr. Lamb died alone. Review There are lots of stories and facts tell us that you must have a positive attitude even you are suffering some bad things and lost everything. This play is one of these. Mr. Lamb taught not only Derry but also us some positive thoughts. Derry scared his face and he thought no one love him even his mother, but there must be someone not afraid of him like Mr. Lamb. So we must...
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...Summary The Critique of Judgment, often called the Third Critique, does not have as clear a focus as the first two critiques. In broad outline, Kant sets about examining our faculty of judgment, which leads him down a number of divergent paths. While the Critique of Judgment deals with matters related to science and teleology, it is most remembered for what Kant has to say about aesthetics. Kant calls aesthetic judgments “judgments of taste” and remarks that, though they are based in an individual’s subjective feelings, they also claim universal validity. Our feelings about beauty differ from our feelings about pleasure and moral goodness in that they are disinterested. We seek to possess pleasurable objects, and we seek to promote moral goodness, but we simply appreciate beauty without feeling driven to find some use for it. Judgments of taste are universal because they are disinterested: our individual wants and needs do not come into play when appreciating beauty, so our aesthetic response applies universally. Aesthetic pleasure comes from the free play between the imagination and understanding when perceiving an object. Kant distinguishes the beautiful from the sublime. While the appeal of beautiful objects is immediately apparent, the sublime holds an air of mystery and ineffability. While a Greek statue or a pretty flower is beautiful, the movement of storm clouds or a massive building is sublime: they are, in a sense, too great to get our heads around. Kant argues...
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...Clarke LITS2002 Notes 09 supplement 1 SUMMARY OF SHELLEY’S “DEFENCE OF POETRY” 1.A wonderful explication of many of the philosophical assumptions informing the poetry of the first wave Romantics, not least Wordsworth. Precisely because it is at odds with his views elsewhere, some believe that Shelley may not have written the “Defence.” 2.Thesis: Shelley’s ultimate goal is to stress the beneficial impact of poetry. To this end, he feels it is necessary to define the nature of poetry. To do this, he feels he must first address the nature of the poet, to which end, he must first address the nature of man. “What are Poets?” 3.The Mind: the minds of humans are comparable to an aeolian harp. There are two main “classes of mental action” (516) or faculties: conscious thoughts, produced by the ‘reason’ (what Locke terms the ‘understanding’?), are comparable to a melody or sequence or combination of notes: man is an “instrument over which a series of external and internal impressions are driven, like the alternation of an ever-changing wind over an Aeolian lyre, which move it by their motion to ever changing melody” (516). The reason is the “mind contemplating the relations borne by one thought to another, however produced” (516) and is expressed in logical discourse (e.g. scientific treatises). The reason “respects . . . differences” (516) and is thus particularly given to “analysis” (516). Another part of the mind, the ‘Imagination,’ has the capacity to add harmony...
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...Ad Analysis 1. Pepsi Next “Baby” Commercial Summary- This is a 31 second commercial about a new mother who is filming their baby doing “baby” things when the father comes home with the new Pepsi Next soda. The mother doesn’t believe that the Pepsi Next really tastes like Pepsi, since it is supposed to have 60% sugar. They try the soda and are so mesmerized by the new Pepsi Next that they don’t notice their baby dancing, doing “the worm” and playing guitar. Audience- The audience for this commercial could be diabetics who would like a soda with less sugar, or people in general who are looking for a “healthier” soda or a trying to lose weight without giving up soda. Hook- The first thing that gets your attention is the cute baby in the scene, and the super excited vibe that the father gives off about the new Pepsi Next, and finally the dancing baby makes the whole commercial hilarious. Sell Techniques- The Pepsi Next sell techniques for this commercial are the use of “shock and awe”. ie: “The NEW Pepsi Next has the SAME great taste but 60% less sugar!!” Plus it makes you feel like if you drink this soda you not notice anything in your surroundings other than the amazing taste of the Pepsi Next. Motivator- The simple fact that EVERY ‘diet’ soda on the market tastes awful, makes you want to try the new Pepsi Next just to see if it really does taste like regular Pepsi. I bought some just to see if it tasted as good as the commercial says… It actually tastes pretty good...
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...opener on reality about how teenage girls act and think. How selfish people act to please their self, think only about our personal feelings forgetting about others and how they feel. This book is a real ca eye catcher by the cover and just by reading the summary about it. An individual’s ability to bring change in another person is an amazing thing. Just too even say their name or smile at them might just make their day. Throughout this book shows how you can change someone well at least try. “The purpose of life is not to be happy- but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all - leo rosten” The quote shows and resembles Kyle from the book. Trying his hardest to try and change Carley’s mind about her looks. That it did not matter that she had an ugly scare on her face just what was on the inside. Most important her personality and how she acted towards Kyle. Throughout Kyle kept telling her that to him she was beautiful, that it did not matter that she had that on her face, just that in his mind she was the most beautiful thing he had seen. How much Carley meant to Kyle and how special she really was. Even though Kyle was blind Kyle could still feel how beautiful Carley really was. Throughout the book Kyle showed that it did not matter what you look like, that what is on the inside that truly counts. Getting to know people is better than judging someone on first appearance. Throughout the novel Carley got to...
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...“Orb Spider” by Judith Beveridge Summary Judith Beveridge’s “Orbs Spider” is about a typical garden spider outside her home that she observes during the day. The poet describes the spider’s activity in detail and the spider’s own perspective on the world that she lives in compared to the human world. The poet gives a subject matter, reveals emotions and does this through tone, technique structure, language structure, and imagery. One of the main ideas of “Orb Spider” is the comparison of nature to humans. Judith Beveridge notes that as humans, we are so caught up in life such as work and schooling that we have not yet appreciated the small details and the “little things” of natural beauty that we tend to ignore these on a daily basis. We fail to recognise them too. Judith Beveridge sees beauty in nature and she believes that the miniature structure of the spider is didactic and the poet learns to draw attention to the intricacies and small details that life provides her. The poet incorporates the philosophy of mere existence into the poem. “Orb Spider” shows a garden spider and a microcosmically ordered and perfectly structured spider’s web that the spider created. The natural ability of the spider to create such a faultless design in its web is used as a symbol for the innate order existing in the universe. A small detail in nature is chosen, which shows readers an overwhelming truth. It is that despite how small the spider’s world actually is (relating the spider with...
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...Anthony Milone 9/28/14 Dr. David Carpenter Response paper Against the Stream Summary: The first part of against the stream “Basic Training’’ is about the beginning stages of Siddhartha Gautama who is the Buddha’s life. For the book the author calls him Sid. While Sid was a baby there was an astrologist/fortune teller who had said that Sid would grow into an enlightened being. He would either become a great-enlightened spiritual master or a powerful warrior king. The problem with this is that Sids parents who were the rulers of a small kingdom did not want this to be true because they knew that Sid would leave them because spiritual masters do not hang around there families and almost never go into the family business. And being that he was there only child they knew they needed to keep him around. His parents being very powerful decided that they were going to keep Sid away from anything that would make him want to become a spiritual master or powerful king. He always had everything he wanted, he was surrounded young beautiful people all the time and never saw anyone that was old, sick, or dying. They thought that if he thought his life was perfect he would never have to leave. When Sid got older he eventually realized that he was not allowed to leave his palace with out guards and he had started to feel like prisoner even though he had everything he needed. Then one day Sid had convinced one of his guards to sneak him out and let him see the real world. So they went out...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are many different kinds of beauty contests these days. The contests are held for both men and women and range from infants to adults. But do beauty pageants really have any relation to any kind of social issue? Do beauty contest serve any purpose in the society or is it a mere form of entertainment? A long 5-6 hour of program with numerous rounds and questions that the world watches with extreme excitement. But what is the purpose of beauty pageants apart from being a platform for young girls to the career of modelling and acting. Do the contests have any relation to the society or is it just market gimmick? Beauty contests have been going on for ages and centuries now, but have these contests been of any good to the society? The purpose of the survey was to understand common man’s view on the beauty contests held today. The questionnaire survey was taken from sample size of 50 people selected randomly, from varying age groups. During analysing the data collected various interesting facts came forward. People today have a mixed opinion about such contests held. Different individuals had a different take on the idea of beauty contests, there were mixed reactions received. The majority of population was of the students. Though the other population cannot be completely neglected, however majority assumptions of the survey could be made considering the ‘young minds’. 68% of the population were aware of the beauty contest held and 58% of the population...
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...Stand-Alone Summary of “Professions for Women” In “Professions of Women” Virginia Woolf is addressing a group of women seeking employment in a workforce predominant by men. Woolf explains the struggle all women writers face, and that is to break out of the conventions society has for women: being pure, and graceful, and without a mind of their own. Woolf claims that in order for a woman to be a writer one must overcome a few obstacles that are inflicted upon women writers. One obstacle in her success is “The Angel in the House.” This angel represents the ideal woman. Thus, the angel is the woman writer’s subconscious, which is brought on by generations of an oppressive Victorian society. It was the angel intruding on her when writing her reviews, and was the angel that wasted her time waiting for her to fail. The angel is a set back to the woman writer. Woolf describes the angel as: sympathetic, charming, unselfish, pure, beautiful, and graceful. All examples of the attributes stereotypical woman should consist of. Ultimately, the only way for a woman to write a successful review is to kill the angel. Woolf did just that. The angel now killed, she had overpowered her first hurdle. Woolf had her mind set on bigger, better things. She had enough of writing reviews about famous novels that were most likely written by men, so she became a novelist. A novelist, Woolf explains, is to have the state of mind of one who is “unconscious.” When that state is reached, Woolf claims...
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...Spiritual Needs Assessment Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V January 11, 2013 Spiritual Needs Assessment Spirituality plays an important role in people’s life and there is a correlation between spirituality and health outcomes. Health is a complete state of harmony of the body, mind and spirit. So taking care of patients’ spiritual need is as important as physical needs. Importance of spiritual care over physical care can also be seen in the bible verse “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come” ( 1 Timothy 4:8, Holy Bible). One of the studies by Dr. Anandarajah & Dr. Hight (2001) has shown that 94 percent of patients believed that their spiritual health is as important as physical health and 77 percent of patients wanted their health care provider to assess their spiritual needs when admitted in the hospital. Joint Commission also requires the hospitals to include spiritual assessment as part of the overall assessment of the patient . Joint Commission does not provide with an assessment tool, but provides with certain guide lines for creating assessment tools depending on the organization and type of patients served. Using these guidelines the author develops an assessment tool and completes spiritual assessment on one of the patient in her hospital, to identify the needs, hopes, resources and possible outcomes regarding spirituality and determine appropriate...
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... Dove was launching its hair-care product in India with an ambition to deliver the most beautiful hair. Dove believed real beautiful hair is when its damage free. Key thought: Beauty is fragile…you constantly need to protect it. In most women’s minds especially in India, there is an almost inevitable tension between beautiful hair and doing damage to it, though the damage is not selfinflicted. Dove wanted to tell the truth to women that “really beautiful hair is hair without damage. The only real way to get beautiful hair is to deal with the damage that life meats out.” 2 Yahoo! Confidential Objectives Core communication - Zero Damage (functional benefits) hair with Dove hair care Emotional Connect – Generate buzz for the brand around the thought of “real women real hair”. 3 Yahoo! Confidential Strategic Insights Our perception about beauty is based on the standards set artificially by someone else. Dove’s philosophy is to celebrate each woman the way she is, each woman to feel beautiful and nurture herself as she is unique. Who says peahen is ugly & peacock is beautiful. May be in their species peahen is considered beautiful & peacock ugly Women should begin to question what exactly is real beauty Create disruption in the category which is currently governed by the norm of straight black hair doctored in the ads as the ultimate symbol of beautiful hair Get responses/ reactions from women on their idea of real beauty Instances in life when...
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...SUMMARY In the poem, ‘A Walk by Moonlight’, Derozio not only recounts an experience but also vividly describes the effect of such an experience on his mind and heart. The effect is profound and mind blowing, and the experience radically changes his perception. He relates about his walk back home on a moonlit night with his friends whom he ‘loved’ and esteemed and who were like-minded.The poet was returning home one night with three of his friends after visiting another friend. The night was a ‘lovely night’ for the ‘moon stood silent in the sky’ and the ‘clouds divided’ ‘in homage to her worth’. She robed the dancing leaves with ‘silver weaves’. The poet feels that such a night was one of those ‘happy spots’ of memory of his past which never burns or fades away but shines on gently.The poet gradually moves from the physical description of night to what the scene does to him. The ‘song among the winds’ made the poet focus his thoughts. The night created magic around them. They not only ‘saw’ with their eyes but ‘felt’ with all their senses the beautiful moon lit night. In this mood, the mystery of life was heightened and it evoked in their hearts awe and ‘holy mirth’. The scene brought about a mood which in turn made the poet’s mind alert and awake. Such a mind, the poet thinks, is a ‘light’ to itself. It perceives better and everything looks lovely. In such a state one apprehends the ‘ spiritualness’ or the permanence of ‘all that cannot die’ going beyond the ‘earthiness’ of...
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...3 Most Important FAQS That You Know Before Breast Reduction Surgery Or, 3 Breast Reduction FAQS You Must Ask Your Surgeon Or, 3 Important FAQS About Breast Reduction Surgery Summary: Many women are considering breast reduction surgery that are suffering from carrying huge heavy breasts and wish to improve the quality of their lives. A breast reduction surgery is the best option for females who have excessively large and oversized breasts. Main Content: Beauty is something that is cherished by every woman in the world. It’s a dream of every female to look beautiful and to have a beautiful body as well. We all know that breasts play an integral role in enhancing the beauty of a woman. Ideal breasts are neither too small nor too large in size. Do you...
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