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    T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an ironic depiction of both man’s dilemma and neglection of his view of the modern society that lacks any true meaningful relationships between other people. The poem deals with the idea of modernism, a desire to break from traditional way of understanding the world by rejecting the artistic and literature styles of the past. This idea of modernism appears in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning.” “Barn Burning” shows the son’s dilemma of trying…

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    The poem “The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot is truly one of a kind. It’s use of symbolic language, analogies and powerful diction created a depressing plot for the reader’s imagination. When using these writing techniques the writer sets up their piece of work for comparison to daily life, through things such as emotions, intellect and politics. Making the poem easily understandable and giving the writer a way of connecting to their reader(s). Emotional pieces of written work are usually the…

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    Mortal Man Lamar

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    The poem “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar is not known to be “your average poem”. Although “just a poem”, it is a free verse poem written inside of a song also called “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar which makes it really distinct and sui generis. Within the poem, Kendrick basically describes inner conflicts within himself that he seems to have no control over. He begins to question his life as well as who he really is and what exactly he is truly here for. The title becomes most significant at the…

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    Document “Waste Land” define the problem of environment and mostly people that weren’t “Lucky” enough and social class differences. There are lots of people work as “pickers” which they pick up the recyclable materials from the Landfill trash and make money based on these “trash” and directly help the environment. One of the artist growing up in a very poor family and now have become success, which he wants to help others and give it back to the society in a form of art. He went to the landfill…

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    Donne and Herbert, both religious poets often radical, clever, and unconventional, and thus not surprising both have been considered leaders of a “metaphysical” school of poetry. Their similarities result from a time where everyone was a religious something. The protestant faith brings about an attitude of humility towards God in both poets. Both poets discuss their relations with God through the use of poetic form. Subsequently, writing roughly round the same time and theologically (both were…

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    T.S Eliot’s poetic style in “The Love Song of Prufrock” illustrates the shift from romanticism to modernism. Eliot alienates Prufrock throughout the poem further emphasizing the change imposed. To continue, Eliot introduces new themes and utilizes techniques such as free verse, irregular rhyming, fragmentation and stream of consciousness. To continue, these techniques directly correlate to the main character, J. Alfred Prufrock. In the poem, J. Alfred Prufrock does not feel comfortable in his…

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    everything must end, heavenly or not. Furthermore, “The Chambered Nautilus” recounts life’s stages by each individual stanza. In the beginning it foreshadows death, while in the last stanza death devours the living by “life’s unresting sea!” Because T.S. Eliot…

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    In watching the Untouchables we discussed that Elliot Ness was a law enforcement official in Chicago. He was best known for his efforts to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, or also known as Prohibition. This amendment prohibit the use of consumption or sale of alcohol. He joined the Prohibition Act in 1927 and reunited a team known as “The Untouchables” to battle the activities of Al Capone. Al Capone was responsible for many acts of violence. He was a person of good and wanted to do right…

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    Untouchables by Eliot Ness. These two books have many differences, but they both have objects that deeply connect to the plots. In this journal, the argument is why alcohol, animals, and the girl’s beds are the most important aspects of these two stories’ plots. Alcohol was an easy way for people to make money in the times of prohibition; this created a huge empire of gangs who bought and dealt various kinds of alcohol. Alcohol is the most important object in the book because without it,…

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    How Did Al Capone Capture

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    comments. (n.d.). The man who brought down Capone. Retrieved March 02, 2017, from http://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/the-man-who-brought-down-capone/article_4d13b1b1-5438-5c7a-9d25-c944d7ebb499.html Eliot Ness's Quotes. (n.d.). Retrieved March 02, 2017, from http://www.quotationof.com/eliot-ness.html (n.d.). Retrieved March 03, 2017, from…

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