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Digging, by Seamus Heaney is a poem about a young man who gets criticised for choosing a line of work, which is not necessarily ordinary or traditional to his family, and who finally decides that his idea of real work is writing, not physical labour. The poet reminisces about the men in his family and…

T.S. Eliot’s ‘modern man’ is embodied through the characters in ‘The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ and ‘Preludes’. His depicts a man who is forlorn and irrational, living amongst a superficial, monotonous society, in a squalid urban setting. Modernist poetry challenged the conventional style of poetry of the time, through the use of technical…

Poetry. Verily, I say unto you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. [Luke 18:17] These words are those of Jesus, who was neither unaware of reality nor indifferent to suffering. The childlike innocence referred to above is a state of purity and not…

” This tells us the city is in poverty. This is clever of Dickens as he doesn’t actually tell us that London is in poverty but he still gets the point across. He also creates almost a refuge atmosphere by Dickens use of emotive language, as he does not say ‘the only stock the shops…

The main theme of Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck is fate . The techniques he uses such as the title , repetition , echoes and symbolism are very successful in putting across his very pessimistic views on this theme . The two main characters , George and Lennie , share a dream ….

Most audience members were old and some young people also attended. The concert was the 19th season of community chamber concerts, aiming to provide the community with a unique musical experience at no charge. The program was composed of three pieces: Variations on a Bavarian Folksong for String Trio “Ads Demand is hard AUP String…

The Roman Empire stood in great power for many decades. Rome for a period of time was considered the center of civilization for years. The empire was beautiful and even though attracted many invaders, was very well protected by the walls surrounding the empire and of course the powerful army. Some people believed that the…

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President in 1963. He had been the leader of Ang Maharlika, a…

HiroshemaWar is an ever changing, advancing typeof combat. From swords to guns, the weapons used are always developingand becoming much more powerful. Nuclear bombs are one of the mostforceful weapons that exist today. On August 6, 1945, during WorldWar II, the United States dropped an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a Japanesecity and Military center. About…

In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the protagonist, Price Hamlet, uses several ways to defend himself against his oedipal desires, his animosity towards his uncle, as well as his own inner conflict . Hamlet’s hatred towards Claudius stems from two crimes committed; Claudius’ murder of his brother and his incest with Hamlet’s mother. Because…