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    War Is Kind

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    When I first read this poem‚ I thought the speaker was showing sympathy by saying “war is kind” to people who had lost loved ones in the war‚ or that “war is kind” because it eventually makes peace. But then I realized‚ the more that I think about war and how it is not at all kind makes me believe the speaker in this poem is being sarcastic when he says that “war is kind”. I still believe that he was showing sympathy in a paradoxical way. Society tends to overlook how bad war really is and how gruesome

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    participated in the protest on the 16th‚. “thoughts” suggests that the poem is reflective. Body tomorrow i travel on a road that winds to the top of the hill In lines 1 and 2 the speaker expects to encounter a difficult and unpredictable path ahead of him‚ it is a metaphor for life. “i” suggests that the speaker feels that he is insignificant when compared with his comrades in the protest. “winds” suggests the unforeseeable future. The path ahead of the young man is not straight-forward but

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    however; the speaker or narrator in each poem has the power over the subject of the poem. In Tennyson‚ the speaker merely commentates on the event itself with hindsight and takes it upon himself to decide what honour is and distributes it to the soldiers. Kipling’s speaker‚ in similar fashion‚ dictates what honour is and therefore holds the power over his son and also the reader. They do contrast however in so far as Tennyson commends the actions of the light brigade whereas Kipling’s speaker is telling

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    Frost also demonstrates how men never exist alone when surrounded by nature. In “The Tuft of Flowers”‚ the speaker thinks he works alone. Then frost writes‚ “But as I said it‚ swift there passed me by on noiseless wing a ‘wildred butterfly” (18). The Butterfly becomes the speaker’s morning companion‚ and its’ flight leads the speaker to the flowers. He serves to help lead the man to realize that life and beauty unite all things. Frost writes‚ “

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    Emotion and Aunt Frieda

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    reader that this family is Jewish‚ and the head motion must have been very dramatic if images of the holocaust are rendered. “The faint marching of the S.S men whose one great dream/ was her death” (3-5). Frieda would next start to unbutton the speakers shirt. The process of the detaching buttons brought memories of when Aunt Frieda babysat the narrator in East New York. The meticulous and lengthy step would tire the little boy out even more‚ “I was already tiring” (9). The reason Aunt Frieda

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    hunter’s hands. This poem is set out in the wild‚ the speaker and his companions walking in a forest. This group represents the people who understand the value of nature. Then they see "Men! Two men! Men!" Who are "the only animal in the world to fear". This line gives us the foreboding feeling that something will go wrong or has gone wrong. Lawrence repeats the word "men" three times with exclamation marks after each one. This suggests that the speaker is saying it with natural reflex‚ like it has seen

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    you have the appropriate people to support the planning of the event‚ you are more likely to have a successful outcome. A range of support activities that may need to be considered are: Arranging a Speaker – this is imperative to the success of an event such as a conference or seminar as the speaker will be the focus of the event. Arranging for them to be able to attend is vital. This includes checking their availability‚ and their fee‚ and also whether they require any assistance with transport

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    Refreshments: Depending on the type of event and the time that it is being held refreshments could be anything from teas and coffees or a whole meal. • Arranging for a speaker or host: Depending on the type of event such as a conference or seminar‚ the speaker is usually the focal point of the whole event you will need to check the speakers availability and fees and arrange for them to attend. 2. Complete the table below by identifying two ways of providing support before‚ during and after a business

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    forgotten past‚ our lost heritage. In this free verse poem the speaker preaches that in todays generation we have lost our touch with the past. Todays children are blind to the importance and significance of our past‚ our heritage because it is failed to be taught and provided. The speakers realization that children of the modern day world are deprived the knowledge of the intricate and colorful past is explored in this poem. The speakers sullen tone‚ dark imagery and the constant theme of lost Buck

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    pattern past the glass." One imagines the speaker on a road trip in a "car" and shares the image of getting sick as she watches her old life pass by and the beginning of new one. Although the speaker is motionless to the changes in life‚ she uses that moment as a learning experience and lives life to its fullest potential. Alongside images‚ Nye also uses a flashback to childhood when she writes‚ "I was seven" and demonstrates the message of how the speakers gains more confident as life goes on and

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