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The astonishing level of agony present in a person once they have lost a loved one is described in the poem, “Stop All of the Clocks, Cut off the Telephone” by W.H. Auden. In this poem, the poet describes the pain of ending an intense sensation of love when one of the partners has passed away. The inability to cope once one’s love has ended provokes the feeling that life has ended due to the thought of the inability to live alone. This is found in the poem when Auden states, “For nothing now can…

Blood, Guts and... Am I cut out for this? Receiving that unexpected yet exciting text message, was like an invitation to meet the Queen or maybe better in my case. Was I going to hold a human beings heart in which I had no idea who they were or have any clue what I was doing. Or maybe I was going to be lifting their blood pumping organ out of his chest like a sacrifice I was making to the hospital gods. I drove down to the hospital as calmly as possible, trying not to let my thoughts get the…

Tax cuts played an important role in stimulating economic growth. In the fiscal stimulus package, the government temporarily reduced taxes with a sales tax holiday, tax credits on income and housing taxes, permanently extending the alternative minimum tax, making dividend and capital gains tax cuts, and cutting the corporate tax rate. Since declines in housing prices made people feel less wealthy and thus unwilling to spend, the government provided tax rebates. 29% of total individuals and…

The significance of cut hair as sign of mourning in Sherman Alexie’s short film Smoke Signals is divulged through Victor and Arnold as they experience what the true meaning of loss is. In the first scene Arnold Joseph saves Thomas from the house fire and soon after cuts his hair, which may be perceived by viewers as a sign of lamentation. Thomas confirms this by saying, “After that fire, Arnold Joseph mourned by cutting his hair, and he never grew it long again”. It is later revealed to the…

I cut my hair! I had been speculating for years now. So I finally did it! So why did I cut it?? To be honest, I just woke up one day and decide against relaxing my new growth. I haven 't relaxed my hair in 5 months and the hair really grew!! What really made me choose to cut it was just the thought of having short hair and being able to enjoy it. Past experiences with short natural hair: Childhood When I was a child in Nigeria, I 'm sure my hair was cut short, and it was probably because…

Music Education Cut from Schools We are living and breathing in a world full of possibility. Students everywhere are becoming smarter, more creative, and innovative, more than likely because of music. Music education is becoming more and more threatened to be cut from the school system; “I see the decisions my fellow principals are making, and I understand the pressure, but they need to remember the big picture,” says Paul Young, the principal of West Elementary School in Lancaster, OH. “I…

A widely-debated, difficult question has recently arisen: should the US government cut funding to NASA? Numerous individuals claim that NASA is being awarded too much money, while others feel that it is not granted enough. My viewpoint, however, remains somewhere between the two extremes. NASA should continue to be funded, nonetheless the government should not hand over too much money to this organization. How much money is ten dollars a year (Source 4)? According to My Budget 360, the average…

“Why did you cut your hair? I liked it better when it was longer,” is possibly the most irritating thing to hear. I used to genuinely worry that I did not have the “right face shape” for a shorter style. Months passed before I finally realized that my doubts were absurd. Short hair was the standard for men and no one cared if they had the “right face shape.” Now there was nothing holding me back from a pixie cut…except my mother. The first time I asked, it had ended in an argument. I mentioned…

The Political Cartoon “YOU’LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT…” made by Adam Zyglis and published for The Buffalo News on 12 December 2012 uses the Modes of Persuasion to convince Americans of the danger of our gun culture. In this cartoon it shows a young boy in pajamas with USA printed on them. He holds in his chubby hands a present of an automatic rifle, complete with a gift tag and a red bow. The title of this cartoon is a warning someone is giving the child; “YOU’LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT…”. Almost as a…

How did I get my head cut open? It started on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining and the weather was hot. It was a good day to be going outside. At the time I was in my babysitter's apartment since that was where I went after school. The apartment was a small 3 room area with a glass table and couches. My friend was a really good friend of mine who I played with a lot. I used to live in Fox Run, the development I had moved from. I had told my sister that I wanted to go outside but she…