Dirty Dancing

an extended metaphor, but uses different language to describe it as the poem is read. “My Papa’s Waltz” has the metaphor of dancing throughout the poem, more correctly, waltzing between a father and son. Everything from the description of the fluidity of the dance to the speakers feeling towards the dance helps create a stronger meaning behind the metaphor. Roethke uses dancing as a metaphor for the relationship between the son and the father, according to the son. Roethke is also able to create…

Imagine it, a hardworking father coming home to his son after a long day and playing with him, dancing the night away. On the surface, that is what the poem, “My Papa’s Waltz,” is about but a closer look at Roethke’s choice of words, the poem’s imagery, emotions, and irony reveals a painful and probably confusing encounter between a boy and his drunken father. The poem shows how some things that are bad can be described as good. Many people believe that Theodore Roethke was the small boy in the…

participating in it. Another great thing about the eighties was the movies. From Gremlins to The Shining, there were a plethora of amazing movies from that decade. Some of the movies that I have watched multiple times are The Labyrinth, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, and my favorite, The Goonies. With the overall culture and reputation of the eighties, I would have to make it my very first choice if I were to be sent back in…

music playing in the background. Nonetheless, the father still tries to incorporate the music by tapping on his son’s head probably a three-fourths time measure. The viewer could guess that he also might have fallen on his way home according to his dirty hands. Roethke concludes, “Then waltzed me off to bed / Still clinging to your shirt” (15-16). They dance and dance all day long, and as bed time comes around, they still dance making their way up to the boy’s bed. The boy is not ready for it…

Raymond’s Run "Raymond's Run" is a short story by Toni Cade Bambara. It is narrated by Hazel Parker, known as Squeaky, whose strong voice lures the reader in immediately. The idea in the story is about how she has to take care of her older brother Raymond because he has a presumed disability. The central idea is that Squeaky is true to herself unlike others. The pivotal moment at the end shows Squeaky learning to be less self-centered by giving up her competitive running in order to start…

In the horse world, the great debate has always revolved around whether Western or English riding is ‘better’. Pro-English claim that Western riding is dirty and classless, while Pro-Western argue that English riders are stuffy and preppy. Regardless of the style of the saddle being used, an overwhelming love and passion for horses is evident across the boards. That being said, Western riding is a much more practical and functional discipline concerning life outside the competition arena and…

that. Also, the women all look very happy and joyful. With the eroticism that is fully transparent in the painting and the one male form, it looks like a very happy harem that is hanging out outside in the grass. There is even a ring of naked women dancing in the background. The style that ties this painting to Cezanne’s work is that the women have very few details and are formed somewhat primitively, with unnatural lines that make them look really lumpy in strange places. Picasso would copy…

“The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy”(Line 1-4) He is dancing with his father but since his father was incredibly drunk his father would dance a bit too hard which would cause the child to be holding on to him like a rider on a bull. He knows that the dad is drunk, but he stills stays with his father to dance…

At the surface, Dick Hebdige’s Style in Revolt: Revolting Style resembles an informative piece on punk culture. I believe that he wrote the article to take power away from the punk movement. However, he did it in a passive aggressive way. By writing in a passive aggressive way it goes against the punk scene because punks are resembled as openly opinionated. Hebdige does this by making his piece seem unbiased since it seems as though it is only for informational purposes. Hebdige wants to inform…

It was March of 2015 that Dan and I decided to make our first camping trip of the year. This particular road trip was not like the many others we have pursued. When we arrived, we were led by the event staff of Hoopla in the Hills to an open field. We pitched our tent and canopy in the breezy ice cold morning. We hung beautiful tapestries on the canopy for a secluded yet magical hangout spot. We placed a table and two chairs under the center of the canopy. On the table, we had a box of tissues,…