...“My Papa’s Waltz” The whiskey on your breath; Could make a small boy dizzy; judging by the title, the person addressed in these lines is the small boy's father, and the small boy is our speaker. The father has been drinking whiskey, and not just a little. He's so drunk that even the smell of his breath could make a small boy, like his son, feel a bit woozy. These lines show that the poem will address the father in the second person, referring to him as "you." But we don't think he's actually there with the boy because, after all, we hear nothing back from the man. Instead, his son is probably just thinking about talking to him. But I hung on like death; this line indicates that the whiskey is indeed making our speaker quite dizzy because he has to hang on like death, perhaps the one thing that hangs on to us all. Using the word "death" so early in the poem clues the reader in that this poem isn't just a happy memory – it's also haunted. Saying that the boy hung on "like" death is an example of a simile. Such waltzing was not easy; this line wraps up the first stanza. In what could be a happy moment, father and son dancing, we see that it's kind of tricky for the son to hold on to his drunken father. Also, if the waltz of this poem is a metaphor for their father-son relationship, this could show that it's not easy to dance between loving and fearing his father's power. We romped until the pans; Slid from the kitchen shelf; this is not a quiet, stately waltz, but a romp...
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...Jose Santos English 1102 Dr. Hopkins 6 April 2014 Remembering a Good Father Theodore Roethke was a great American poet in the 20th century. He had a very bad child hood having his father die while Roethke was 12 years old which helped establish his creative side of his life. Roethke also attended the University of Michigan and later attended Harvard. He taught English at some universities but while teaching at the University of Michigan he devolved manic depression which helped fuel his poetic side. In Roethke’s poem “My Papas Waltz” Roethke is remembering his dead father. He is remembering how he and his father would play and rough house when his father would come home. This poem is said to have a dual meaning, but it really depends on the reader’s perspective. The poem was written to show the love Roethke and his father had, he shows it by the imagery, rhyme scheme, similes, metaphors, irony. Roethke’s poem “My papas waltz” has some ambiguity in it towards what it means. The poem is about Roethke remembering his father when he was a child. The poem is meant to be took in a positive way because Roethke’s father was a working man trying to provide for his family, “with a pam caked hard by dirt” shows that his father was a working man (page 583 line 14). The poem can also have a negative meaning to it because of some of the violence taking action in the poem such as “you beat time on my head” (page 583 line 13). The poem depicts some form of child abuse but the poem...
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...Such Waltzing Was Not Easy The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke portrays a father/son relationship between the narrator and his father who died of cancer when Roethke was in high school. Most readers would presume that the little boy admired his father, despite his faulty qualities, alcohol being the most prominent one, and wrote this as a tribute to him. The first stanza provides the readers with an image of the boy being content while waltzing with his father, no matter the circumstances: The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy. The first stanza shows us that the little boy craves his father’s attention, and enjoys the time he has with him. However, as...
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...The poems “My Papas Waltz” by Theodore Roethke and “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden are similar and yet drastically different poems. The poems are similar because they share a main theme. The main theme is the two speakers of the poems are remembering their fathers. Both of the fathers in the poem seem to some many similarities, but for the most part are very different Individuals. Firstly, in the poem “My Papas Waltz”, the speaker describes his father and himself dancing. The speaker alludes that the poem is a memory from his child hood. Implied in the lines "The whiskey on your breath/ Could make a small boy dizzy” (Roethke lines 1-2). More importantly he depicts his father as an alcoholic. Unlike the father in the poem “Those Winter Sundays” where there is no mention of alcohol. Furthermore the speaker’s perspective is son or daughter reminiscing the things the father did for him or her as a child....
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...In the era of the 1920s, they weren't listening to Hip-Hop and dancing Dubstep, like you might be today, but the 1920s had its own music and dance revolution. For the first time, dancers were closer together, some were even touching, and the music was faster, more soulful, and louder than ever before. In spite of the horrors that the nation lived during this time of the Great War, the dancers took to the ground great movements in styles like the Shimmy, the Charleston, the Foxtrot, the Tango and the Waltz (study.com). The Shimmy is a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways back and forth, and at the same time leaning back and forth to the beat of the music. Charleston, named for the town in South Carolina, involved turning...
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...“My Papa’s Waltz” vs “Those Winter Sunday’s” Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”, and Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sunday’s” are two hearts felt poems that are somewhat similar about respected fathers. In these two poems, both authors take an admiring look back at some of the most memorable actions of their fathers. It is clearly implied that their fathers were not perfect by any means, but deeply loved. The authors wanted us to see how much their fathers loved them, but by reading these poems, the love was expressed differently. Although there was unconditional love shown, I feel as if both Roethke and Hayden are expressing painful wounds and unmet needs by their fathers. In Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”, he wants the readers to understand a very heart breaking and traumatic situation that he encountered with his father in his earlier stages. From reading the poem, it is obvious that his father was a habitual drunkard. The “Waltz” that is mentioned in the story, is a sentimental dance that is shared between Roethke and his father. It is stated, “The Whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy; but I hung on like death.” From personal experience, the harsh smell of...
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...In “My Papa’s Waltz”, written by Theodore Roethke, a child struggles with his father’s alcoholic nature. The first stanza remains innocent in its nature, as the child attempts to keep up with his father’s dancing and refuses to let go. Begging in the second stanza, the poem seems to take a more violent turn which is evident through Roethke’s diction. The melodic rhythm and title, “My Papa’s Waltz,” suggest a dance between father and son which could serve as both a literal dance and a dance of life. Roethke’s first stanza acknowledges the father’s drinking habits and the effects that they have on his son. Because Roethke states that “the whiskey on [the father’s] breath could make a small boy dizzy,” readers become aware of the state of drunkenness...
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...RESTAURANTE ANTONIO CONTRATO DE SALONES El uso de nuestros salones se basa en el consumo de comida y bebida. Al total del consumo se le aplicará el 17 % por concepto de propina que incluye el servicio y equipo. Los salones podrán ser utilizados por un espacio de 5 horas, esto podría variar dependiendo el tipo de actividad. RESERVACIONES Para confirmar la fecha de la actividad se requiere un depósito de $500.00. el balance deberá ser liquidado al finalizar la actividad. Este depósito al igual que el saldo de la actividad podrá ser en efectivo, cheque certificado, giro postal o bancario y tarjeta de crédito. En caso de cancelación, se reembolsará el depósito en su totalidad si dicha cancelación ocurre con más de sesenta (60) días no se le reembolsará el depósito. Por normas de la casa el aire acondicionado se prenderá dos horas antes de la actividad. Nos reservamos el derecho de reasignar el salón a utilizar, a uno más grande o pequeño, respectivamente, si usted aumenta o disminuye considerablemente la garantía de la asistencia. El restaurante Antonio ofrece la alternativa de rentar la pista de baile en el salón Principal a un costo de $200.00. DECORACION El cliente o coordinador de la actividad será responsable por la decoración. De igual forma el cliente será responsable por daños causados al equipo respondiendo así con el costo de la unidad. No se permite grapar...
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...My Papa’s Waltz Poetry Analysis “My Papa’s Waltz” is a light-heartedly written poem with an uneasy undertone. The poem was written by Theodore Roethke, a man who suffered depression and other mental illnesses due to his abusive father’s death. His poems reflect his mental illnesses and focus on childhood memories. This particular poem was written to bring awareness to child abuse. Roathke is able to accomplish this through the strategic use of double meanings, literary devices, and abusive diction. He channels his recollection of his father to bring the reader a chaotic, dark, and frightening scene. With the use of double meanings, Roathke is able to paint a disorganized picture, all while using words that have typically traditionally graceful...
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...------------------------------------------------- Contemporary Music -Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism.[1] However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms. -Contemporary music is the music that was developed in the early 20th century around the world with little influence from the European style and elements. Several musicians both classical, neo classical, developed different styles of the music experimenting with a bit of creativity in the process. The music was recorded on tapes and was available from all over, yet varied. -Contemporary music describes popular music presently enjoyed right now in this era. Contemporary means modern, and living or existing in the same time. -Contemporary Music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid 1970's with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms. Contemporary music is current or modern music. Most top 100 or 40 lists are based on contemporary and commercial music. This is music that pertains to today's sound and events. Generally "contemporary classical music" amounts to: The modern forms of art music The post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern[3] (including serial music, electroacoustic music, musique concrète, experimental...
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...Product: Dance-bot 1.Designed for Willie 2.He needs a robot dancer that will accommodate him perfectly, and not infuriate him. 3.This product is to deal with Willie’s endless complaints about his dance partner. The Dance-bot is familiar with all kinds of dances, and can accompany well with any dancers, which will satisfy Willie’s needs greatly. 4.Willie always complains about Hilda in front of Sam and Hally “She never gets the steps right. Even the waltz.” -Willie “What I saw was you holding her like you were frightened she was going to run away.” –Sam “No! I waited too long and I practice too hard. If I find my new partner, you think I can be ready in two weeks? I ask Madam for my leave now and we practice everyday.” –Willie (Various conversations reveal Willie’s desire for a new dance partner, and that he cannot endure Hilda anymore.) 5.–Willie needs a partner who has no “leg troubles”. –pg.12 -Willie would like to have a dance partner who comes to practices. –pg.6 -He dances with his pillow for practice because his partner gave him a hiding. –pg.7 -Likes to have a partner who can get the dance steps right. –pg.7 -Willie was also dancing with his imaginary partner for practice. –pg.4 -The product is in relation with the situation that Willie is in right now, that he urgently needs a dance partner. -He strongly despise his partner for not showing up to practices, giving him hidings, getting the dance steps wrong, etc. -Willie is trying to find...
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...My dear Julia, I'm sorry I haven't been in touch for such a long time. Even though my kids and my studies are taking all my time and power, the fact is still unexcusable. So, you have every right to be angry with me, but I hope you'll forgive me this long silence. How are you? What have you been doing these months since our last talk? What about your dream to go abroad for work and travel? Did you realise it? I'm eager to hear all your news and what you feel about them. Later I'll tell you all my news in proper details. But now I need your advice about dancing. The matter is that my elder daughter Juliana ( you remember her, don't you?) wants to try herself in dancing and I'm looking for a congenial course for her. The problem is that nor Juliana, neither me are not sure what kind of dancing to choose. She likes ballroom dancing (because of their beautiful dresses, I guess), but the entire problem to find a partner frightens. I suppose she'd be rather good at contemporary dancing, although she is dubious about that. She thinks it's too phisicaly overloading. So, we need your professional opinion: to dance or not to dance? to seek or not to seek a partner? And finally, where to find the best dancing course for the best price? I'm sorry, darling,now I have to run. But I'm sure very shortly (may be even tomorrow!) I'll have enough time to describe you all our recent doings and events. Hope to hear from you soon. Lots of love,...
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...Estrategia Financiera Revista para la Dirección Financiera y Administrativa Nº 231 www.estrategiafinanciera.es Septiembre 2006 • Año XXII Caso Práctico El leasing inmobiliario como modelo de financiación • El concurso de acreedores: ¿solución a la insolvencia? • La RSC y la triple cuenta de resultados Buen Gobierno Corporativo – Sistema de control para la información financiera – Claves del Código Conthe Fiscal Subvenciones en el IVA Observatorio del CFO Responsabilidades y deberes en las SA BSC : la jugada estratégica del R e a l M a d r i d A RM FO l REBLE cia A A p er e s AD NT es to RN CO rta ip 7 O r . fe sc ág u P s JO 9 771130 875004 Control de Gestión [ www.estrategiafinanciera.es ] El mapa estratégico del REAL MADRID: el arte de construir una marca La llegada de Florentino Pérez al Real Madrid supuso un antes y un después para el centenario club blanco. La transformación de una institución deportiva en un concepto más amplio de empresa de espectáculos trajo aparejado un incremento en los beneficios, una nueva versión del liderazgo y la reinvención del concepto de competitividad de Hoyos, Kimio Kase, Carlos Marti Sanchís, , Ignacio UrrutiaCentro de Sport Business Management - IESE BusinessMagdalena Opazo Bretón School 10 Estrategia Financiera Nº 231 • Septiembre 2006 Control de Gestión El mapa estratégico del REAL MADRID: el arte de construir una marca L a definición de Balance ScoreCard...
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... la diferencia entre los dos religiones han conformado dos culturas completamente distintas. Para entender la diferencia entre de las religiones de los dos países, hay que viajar atrás 500 anos al siglo XVI. En este siglo, había una reforma en que muchos cristianos se rebelaron contra los costumbres y tradiciones de la iglesia católica. Si alguien quiere comprender la Iglesia Protestante y la Reforma, hay que entender un reclamo principal que hace la iglesia católica; esto es la de la sucesión apostólica. Esta doctrina dice que la iglesia católica es la única autoridad sobre todas las otras iglesias y que esta autoridad vine de la creencia que los Papas de la iglesia católica son parte de una ascendencia que tiene una línea directa al apóstol Pedro. Mas, ellos creen que no hay ninguna diferencia entre lo que dice el Papa y todos los proclamaciones del Dios y que esto invalida a todas las otras iglesias y denominaciones. (Gotquestions.org). Se puede ver este creencia en la Enciclopedia Católica, una enciclopedia cuales publicación fue encargado por...
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...Preg 1 En la película “Angels & Demons” el personaje principal que es protagonizado por” Tom Hanks” .Este personaje tuvo sus estudios en Harvard y actualmente es maestro en tal prestigiosa universidad. Este personaje se basa en un sociólogo intelectual, inteligente, listo, con buen uso de la lógica. Todas las herramientas que se necesitaban para aclarar y llevar a cabo este caso de la manera más eficiente, este caso era aclarar unas amenazas de los iluminati a la iglesia católica. Este era el más apto para el caso, así lo ilustran en la película. En el filme lo presenta de una manera que lógicamente es fuera de la realidad, pero eso es lo que hace a este personaje interesante para los que ven este tipo de películas. Este personaje fue basado en un libro igual que el filme. De las ciencias sociales que son utilizadas por el personaje son la Antropología, Sociología de la religión, simbología y también lleva a cabo partes de las ciencias naturales como la química usada para el experimento que los científicos estaban realizando. Este llevo a cabo su investigación según estas ciencias, cada una tomo gran parte de su investigación sociológica en la película. Mayor parte se debía de su conocimiento de la iglesia y de sus historias como la leyenda de los iluminati y su propósito contra a la iglesia católica. La simbología lo ayudo por el caso de que la historia de tal grupo se compone de muchos símbolos creados por ellos mismo por ejemplo: la pirámide, el ojo encima de la...
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