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    back to the US to Welton school to teach instead of retired instructor Bortious. He is an English literature teacher , he start teaching with poetry. He asked the students to call him Mrs. Keating and if they have enough daring called him " O Captain! my Captain!" in reference from a Walt Whitman poem. He teach students out of the Welton school standards. He teach a poetry but he does not teach them exactly from books .Because of the books describe things to memorize it and he believe…

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    looked up to Lincoln in such a way, it seems to be the reason he was inspired to write the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” about his death. Whitman was also said to be influenced by his experiences as a war…

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    On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, I, Anna R. Morrison, was leading my afternoon class, Capstone. Their final assignment was to give a group presentation on the impact of social media. The presentations began around 1:30; each group presenting on the meaning of social media. The presentations were going great as the students had worked very hard with the topic at hand. It was in the second hour of presentations that the reason for this letter presents itself. Mr. Kyle Clevenger, Sophie…

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    Themes In Finding Nemo

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    Finding Nemo essay In the movie Finding Nemo produced by Walt disney studios. The father clown fish is marlin and he begins his journey to find his son, Nemo. One day while they were on a field trip, Nemo swam over the abyss and got kidnapped by a scuba diver. Marlin witnessed his son’s abduction and immediately goes on a quest to find him. The theme could be never give up. One reason that the theme could be never give up because. In the movie there were several times where marlin…

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    interact with the notions of choice and death. Indeed, they both have their differences. Most choices can not be changed, though some possible to change. However, there are no “take backs”, when relating to death. “The Road Not Taken” and “O Captain! My Captain!” eloquently describe these two thoughts. Choices are an everyday concept of life, along with death. Humans experience these feats in their day-to-day lives. Robert Frost, the mastermind behind the poem “The Road Not Taken”, was forced…

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    and “ O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman portray Lincoln as a fierce and capable leader through symbolism, historical references, and mood and tone. In “O Captain! My Captain!” Walt Whitman portray Lincoln as a strong, capable leader through the use of symbolism. In the poem the author describes that the civil war though the crew of a ship and it also shows…

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    Team Captain Speech

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    I was super excited when the announcement about captains was posted on Facebook this year! I have been on the CVHS Swim Team for all four years of high school and I know that I have always put 100% effort into the team. My freshman year, I swam with a broken hand. Sophomore year it was a torn ligament in my knee. Thankfully, junior year didn’t hold any major injuries and I’m excited that going into my senior year of swim I am healthy and in tip top shape. I look forward to working hard on the…

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    Captain Bernard Quotes

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    My cousin, thirty-year-old, Nicolle Bernard has been serving our country for nine years in the Air Force. Captain Bernard grew up in Madison, New Jersey and is currently stationed in Germany near the Ramstein Air Base. Nicolle is a strong woman who puts a lot on the line for our country. At age fifteen Nicolle became interested in meteorology when starting her college search. Captain Bernard needed a way to pay for college, so when she discovered the Air Force she thought this was a perfect…

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    each individual is living his or her life to their fullest. By using allusions, rhetorical questions, and other rhetorical devices, he further strengthens his point to “seize the day.” “O Captain, my Captain,” the phrase from Keating’s speech, alludes to the famous Walt Whitman poem about Abraham Lincoln. “O Captain, my…

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    you know my first mate’s real name,” the Captain continued. “Most would simply refer to him as ‘The Strategist.’” ‘Cedric’ was hardly Caelan’s real name, but the statement was one she wouldn’t answer easily. She changed the subject. “And here I thought that if you actually caught me, you’d kill me on sight. How moralistic of you, Captain.” “Merely pestering my prey before the kill,” was his smirking reply. His steps were unhurried and leisure as though striding towards a meek slave girl, not an…

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