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“Welcome to Hiroshima” was written by Mary Jo Salter in 1895. The poem was published 40 years after the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. The bombing happened on August 6th, 1945 approximately at 8:15. The bombing of Hiroshima killed nearly 140,000 civilians, and it was tragic event that made outside which was the United States. However, the title expressed a sense of welcome for the Americans. It has also shown that people in Hiroshima are open minded about the tragic past, and…

Since my high school Creative Writing class will be an elective class that will consist of students in tenth through twelfth grade, I will need to find ways to bring student fun into the learning as much as possible. I have found that students love to eat and socialize, so I will include food, props, and games whenever possible. Difficulty will occur as the norm for class size at my school is thirty-two to thirty-six students, and not all students want to be in the classes where they are…

considered a natural side effect of this situation Wagner desires to be more like Faustus and tries to achieve this end through imitation of his actions. The scenes that feature Wagner as the principal actor, with their use of prose instead of blank verse may at first glance seem to be comedic intervals to break away from the main action of the play. Nevertheless, upon a further inspection of their details, it is easy to realize they actually function as a way to imitate Faustus. Wagner’s action…

The way that William Wordsworth wrote changed people 's thinking and revolutionized the romanticism of literature. William Wordsworth began writing poetry at a very young age. At the age of 16 Wordsworth composed a poem entitled The Pog: An Idyllium. (Wu, 1). When his mother died, he was sent to a grammar school which helped improve his poetry skills. His enthusiasm for the French Revolution took him to France again in 1791, where he had an affair with Annette Vallon, who bore him an…

The Queen Mab speech, spoken by Mercutio, the man whose actions would never betray his name, has often been heralded as one of the most poetic and beautiful speeches in Romeo and Juliet. This speech, when channeled through a talented actor, shows Mercutio to be a mad, tortured man, or, at the very least, one who has a fond distaste for dreams. Mercutio utters this diatribe at a transitional point in the play. Previous to this scene, Romeo has mourned over the never consummated love of Rosalinde,…

Why is Act One Scene Five of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ an effective piece of drama? Romeo and Juliet is a 16th century play, written by William Shakespeare. Act one scene five is the Capulet party, this is where Romeo and Juliet first set eyes on each other, this is contrasted with Tybalt’s anger when he realises Romeo is present at the feast. The two main themes in this scene are love and hate, these are the same themes than run throughout the whole play, as announced in the prologue, Romeo and…

Authors have utilized literary devices in their works from the beginning of time. However, with the advent of the Neoclassical age in 1600’s Britain, the societal virtues of balance, harmony, order, and reason began to receive much more emphasis. The sentiment permeated every area of life, especially concerning literature. Mary Leapor, an English poet and maid working in the 1700’s, exemplifies this new focus and threads many of these elements in her poetry to elevate it to the levels of the…

Paper Doll Revolution Flipping through the pages, my eyes sparkled with anticipation. I suddenly stopped with delight and began cutting out the figures on the page with my clumsy hands. Adhering to the outline to the best of my ability, I snipped out crooked dresses and shoes from the catwalks in Vogue. That was one of the earliest memory I have of myself devoted to fashion. I used to love the paper dolls from my mom’s Home Companion magazines, but I soon ran out resources after she cancelled…

A new art movement is the need of a specific era, though it is well to remember that it is the subsequent result of hundredsof years of slow growth. It often produces new methodologies that will eventually form the aesthetic, psychological approach of that time period .In history, a new literary movement arrives contradicting the existing movement with a new set of narrative techniques, plot, style of writing, style of living, etc. which wouldform the writers and their work in the…

William Shakespeare was known to have no birth records. But he was baptized on April 26th, 1564, which makes scholars think he was born near or on April 23rd, 1564. Most scholars think he was born on that date so thats what they refer to when he was born. William Shakespeare was about 5’9 and around one hundred and fifty pounds according to scholars. He was right handed. He had long curly hair and a trimmed beard. He had green eyes, and he was white. William Shakespeare's home town was about…