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Having said that, the influence of T.S. Eliot on Allen Ginsberg’s work resulted in a beneficial, but not quite happy influence, due to Ginsberg’s stand of anti-elitist writing (and therefore anti-Eliot). Ginsberg’s anti-elitist position allowed for him to revolutionize his work when compared to that of someone like Eliot, by way of challenging everything Eliot did in his writing. Ginsberg essentially made…

In this chapter, I will be exploring the history of Penguin and their book covers/jackets, looking at the layouts and developments of design as the years progressed. Subsequently, I will be primarily looking towards Phil Banes’ Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005, as, while it is not a comprehensive catalogue of the entirety of Penguin’s cover history, it contains the main pathways, showing the development of the brand along with their changes in design and the new series’ and prints that…

Bill Gates In today’s world we are surrounded with celebrities. They are on television, in movies, playing professional sports, serving their nation or in any number of other realms. They seem very familiar to us when we see them or hear their names, but what do we really know about them? Most of them probably do much more than we realize, and one in particular is Bill Gates. Born on 28 October, 1955,(Biography.com) to William and Mary Gates (Goodell), who named him William Henery Gates III…

Allen Ginsberg’s America Allen Ginsberg critiques America in his poem “America”. “America” is a tangle of his own personal thoughts and beliefs. Ginsberg dabbles in and discusses topics that include some controversial subjects in America: religion and communism. These controversial subjects, along with Ginsberg’s use of clever diction and sarcasm, criticize America and its American ideals, making it seem as if the country’s fears are ironic and childish. A common theme throughout the poem is…

Howling at Moloch Examining a poem and a film in detail to find how they each work as individual pieces and how they function together helps to better understand them. The 1968 poem, Howl by Allen Ginsberg, was the basis for the 2010 film by the same name, which was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. One of the main themes throughout both the poem and the film was Moloch. The author introduces Moloch in his poem as a metaphor for all the terrible things that separate humanity from…

ball up in the game, and last not but not least celebrate. First you are going to have to practice hard every single day. How do you think that all of the legends, future Hall of Famers, and all-stars get as good as they are? Practice! Well, except Allen Iverson. Dribbling is key in this wonderful game of basketball. If you don’t have handles, you are going to get the ball stolen from you most…

“America” by Allen Ginsberg is a free verse about a rant on America. He asks a question “America when will we end the human war? / Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb. / I don’t feel good don’t bother me” (Ginsberg). Ginsberg is relating back to World War I and II and how he hated it. He seems like the type of guy that does not like war, nor the weapons that were used during that time. In addition, he goes on saying “Your machinery is too much for me.” (Ginsberg). In America, there are a lot of…

Bill Gates is an investor, philanthropist, and an American business magnate. Bill worked with Paul Allen and they both co-founded Microsoft. Microsoft began on April 4, 1975. Microsoft became the world’s largest PC software company. Gates held the position as chairman, CEO and chief software architect. Bill also authored and co-authored many books. Bill Gates Is now known as one of the wealthiest man in the world. In 1980 Microsoft formed an important partnership with IBM. When Microsoft…

Do you think you could escape a maximum security prison that is on an island surrounded by water? I personally don’t think I could. I am going to be talking about the great escape of Alcatraz. I was interested in this topic because this is still a mystery today and that makes me curious. I hope that you will be as intrigued as I was. Preparation for the great escape, escaping the maximum security prison, and last, the aftermath. In a penitentiary called Alcatraz, an island off the coast of San…

draws the reader into the poem. The reader will sometimes relate to it and understand what the author is trying to say. The book Howl has four parts, but the actual poem is only the first three parts and the fourth part is foot note. I argue that Allen Ginsberg’s book, Howl is too difficult to grasp because the reader must research and translate every line in order to understand the author’s message. Ginsberg does not get to his point and published a book that the reader can’t understand, he’s…