Be Here

he wrote appealed to the late Victorian taste and to many early 20th Century writers. Housman was one of the most classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars who has ever lived. One of Housman’s most famous poems is, Here Dead We Lie. This poem can relate to anyone who has lost a family member in a war. The poem however, was not included in either of the two books written by Housman. In this poem, young soldiers is dying in World War I. These men feel they have…

The poem “Here” by Wislawa Szymborska is a persuasive poem about life on the Earth. Szymborska carefully describes different aspects of life on Earth in this poem and talks about how people are. Also, Szymborska uses diction, tone, repetition, and analogies to persuade and show that living on Earth is not as bad as it seems. The poem “Here” begins with the speaker talking about emotions, tools, and objects that are available on Earth with a casual tone. The speaker then states that “There…

In the film Here Comes the Boom, Scott Voss, is a high school biology teacher who has completely lost his passion for education. When confronted about his lack of enthusiasm, Voss says, “But I was teacher of the year.” But it turns out, it had been ten years since…

There Are No Children Here There are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz is an anecdote around two young men who are utilized to experience childhood in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. The principle characters, Lafeyette and Pharoah, live in the repulsions of the Chicago's internal city in a low-wage lodging venture. Alex Kotlowitz takes after their lives for a long time so as to uncover way of life in supposed other America. In his book there are no kids here the writer portrays the majority of…

I Stand Here Displacing Published in the Partisan Review during the Great Depression, Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing” is a short story about the author, who narrates a part of her life involving those who have emotionally impacted her. The person to impact her the most is her first husband, as she is left damaged when he leaves her. Through the denial and displacement of her negative feelings, we see the narrator’s relationship to her troubled husband and others. After a psychoanalytical…

Ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos are all rhetorical appeal methods that are used to persuade the audience into some sort of ultimate decision. “There Are No Children Here” by Alex Kotlowitz Is a book that shows all four rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos). Kotlowitz uses rhetorical appeals to tell the story of two young boys living in the projects in Chicago, Illinois. In the book the author uses rhetorical appeals when he brings the characters hardships to get the readers to…

Mary Szybist’s lyrical poem, “Here, There Are Blueberries,” expresses the thoughts and feelings of a narrator who is enjoying nature while on a picnic. The narrator uses different types of imagery to reach the theme of the poem. Through the imagery of nature, the narrator appreciates the world around her and decides people are wrong when they say people do not just keep living to live. Altogether, the poem’s imagery illustrates the theme that one does not need something to live for. The…

You Are Somewhere Here is a print that was completed in 2006 by Ken Fandell and Kaytie Johnson. This piece is located within the Peeler Art and was graciously donated to DePauw University by the artists. This piece can be described as eye catching due to its immense size and obvious contrast. The message behind the art and the statements it makes is very appealing both aesthetically and intellectually, as well. You Are Somewhere Here is first recognizable due to its vast surface area and color…

In the novel, Ramon's father, Blas Salazar, shows he is a deeply religious man. Mr. Salazar told Ramon to go to the church and bring Father Gallardo and when Ramon comes back to his house with him, he says, “Here is the Pearl of Heaven…My son and I give it to you so that you may give it to the Madonna, our beloved Lady-of-the-Sea, to hold and keep forever.” This shows that he does not care if the pearl is worth so much money; he would rather give the pearl, worth a lot of money, to the church.…

Spread 4,5 Pg4 Getting from Here to There Bipedalism is the earliest form of transportation. The first humans were mostly nomadic, traveling in search of food and good weather. Foot coverings, snowshoes, and skis made it easier to travel longer distances. As growing populations needed more and more food to survive, people ventured even farther. One day, someone must have wondered if a river might provide a faster way to travel long distances. That’s how the first boat was created. There was…