In the poem “Singapore” by Mary Oliver, there is a very important lesson of social acceptance. The poet speaks of encountering a woman in an airport bathroom stall, cleaning an ashtray in the toilet, and the disgust that she first feels towards this woman and her job. The speaker does however, express that she moves past the judgment that she first feels towards the woman in the stall. She imagines parts of nature and wishes to put the woman in a beautiful place in life. In this poem, the poet uses
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In the poem called “Report To Wordsworth” written by Boy Kim Cheng. The poem depicts a very negative image, which is that destruction of nature is imminent if mankind continues to colonialize and urbanize. In order to convey this image of the current natural world, the author uses language devices such as figurative language (personification, similes and metaphors), visual imagery, alliteration, contradiction and tone. Throughout the poem, the writer uses visual imagery in order to create this
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Sonnet LXV The main theme of this sonnet is destructive power of time, how it destroys all earthly things. In the first line "brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea" can escape the ravages of time. In this line the Speaker used such stylistic devise as gradation: “brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea”, it’s also a personification the materials of the nature. Line 3 asks, "How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea," characterizing beauty as the plaintiff in a legal dispute
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Detailed Comprehension: 1. Read down to line 10 and find the English equivalents of: Evasion, replier, portefeuille, bibliothèque, au lieu de cela, pénible, motif, poster Escape,fold up, wallet, library, instead, tough, ground, mail 2. Quote three sentences showing that he kept his plans secret ‘I kept my escape plans folded up in my wallet’ (line 1), ‘a secluded table in the library’, (line 1), ‘I hid the letters’ (line 8) 3. Why did he take notes on Swedish History, culture, and
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Error Report For Lori Corp: o 1120 Warning: This Corporation should file forms for Tax Year 2011. o 1120 Error: The Business activity code no. is not valid; must be between 111100 and 813000 OR if applicable, enter "Inactive". o 1120 Warning: Determine whether the IRS may discuss this return with the preparer and select appropriate response box. o 1120 Warning: The amount entered as buildings and other depreciable assets at the end of tax year on Sch L does not equal the amount
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Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service Form 1040EZ Name, Address, and SSN See separate instructions. Presidential Election Campaign (see page 9) P R I N T C L E A R L Y Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents (99) Your first name and initial Last name 2010 OMB No. 1545-0074 Your social security number Alexander M. If a joint return, spouse’s first name and initial Jones Last name Apt. no. 4 0 5 6 4 8 0 9 8 Spouse’s social security
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Chapter 6 Basic data structures A data structure, sometimes called data type, can be thought of as a category of data. Integer is a data category which can only contain integers. String is a data category holding only strings. A data structure not only defines what elements it may contain, it also supports a set of operations on these elements, such as addition or multiplication. Strings and numbers are the core data structures in Python. In this chapter, you’ll see a few more, almost as important
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Stealing, Carol Ann Duffy The poem uses the first person and is written as a dramatic monologue, a well-organized narrative with the speaker’s comments. The poet explores the psychology of an anti-social character. He attempts to explain himself but reveals how far removed he is from the “normal” reader. We can sympathise with his viewpoint, but he remains an unpleasant character. The poem contrasts those who make things and those who only destroy them. The thief wants to do things to escape
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Stanza 1 Summary Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line. Line 1 I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. While "Sylvia" might sound a little bit like silver, we're pretty sure from this first-person declaration that Plath isn't the speaker in this poem. Instead, we have to think back to the title: what is silver and exact? Well, a mirror! We know mirrors don't talk – but that just makes us more curious about what this mirror is going to say.
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“She Walks in Beauty” is a poem written in 1814 by Lord Byron. It is one of his most famous poems that describe a woman of much beauty and elegance. It is told from the third person omniscient point of view. The first couple of lines can be a little confusing if not read correctly. This poem is said to be inspired by the vision of his cousin by marriage. It was the first of many poems to be set to Jewish tunes from the synagogue by Isaac Nathan (Pete, A. 1999). In the following pages we will
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