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Poetry is an art form in which the human language is written for its aesthetic qualities instead of notional and semantic content. Poetry can be discerned most of the time from text, which is language meant to express meaning in a more extensive and less condensed way. This doesn’t show that poetry is illogical, but shows how it is used to sometimes escape reality and expresses emotions in a compact form. In most poems the poet will focus on an aspect of the human condition. An example of this…

My experience in this class has been great and it has helped me see how far my writing skills can go. I don’t expect myself to do superb in the field on writing since that’s not my interest. In the past, I’ve only expected myself to do average and accomplish only what is needed to pass. However, this class pushed me even further with my writing which I’m thankful for because it broadened my view on how to write an essay that’s not just average. I still have a lot to learn since my essays are…

and negative have the potential for the corruption of order. We can see the exact moment when emotions influence Thomasina and she is diverted off of the path of knowledge: “Is it Cleopatra? – I hate Cleopatra!” The use of the question mark and the hyphen are the point in which emotion takes hold and she begins her tangent on why she dislikes Cleopatra. The question mark symbolises the realisation and the final event which began from Cleopatra allowing love to cloud her judgement to this point…

I believe an essential skill I possess is the ability to think critically and evaluate information to draw rational decisions. In particular, people who are good at evaluating are able to identify and solve problems, make plans, use critical thinking, find specific information and organize ideas (Government of Canada, 2015). I have demonstrated the ability to evaluate information and rationalize decisions several times in the past few months. For example, in active sports, such as soccer, I have…

The history of writing has been developing for over thousands of years, and this still has not changed to this day. One of the earliest types of writings that has been discovered is the Egyptian’s writing in hieroglyphics as early as 3200 B.C. Since then, writing all over the world has evolved from the small images in Africa to many different styles that individuals witness today. From the basic letterings in America, Canada, Australia, and Europe to the advanced symbols in Asia, the Middle…

The Nisei, the “second generation”, were the ultimate groundwork of the JACL. They were frustrated with the social and economic discrimination placed upon them and especially the legal status of their parents as second-class. They believed they were able to change the injustice through the American democratic system. The Asian race, culture, and history contrasted greatly with the Caucasian majority of the United States. They were regarded as unassimilable and they were denied citizenship…

‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is an American classic of the Gothic fiction, first published in 1843 by Edgar Allen Poe. Poe combines his own lifetime experience of bereavement, human despair and troubled human relationships into one disturbing, yet engaging first-person narrative told by an unreliable narrator. Poe’s use of first-person narration is essential to enlightening the audience as the narrative exemplifies an internal monologue of the disturbing mentality of a man who claims to be “sane.”…

We find Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Satan approaches Eve disguised as a serpent and asks Eve if it is true that God has said that they cannot eat of any of the trees in the Garden. Eve replies, “We may eat of the trees in the Garden, but God said we may not eat of the tree in the middle of the Garden, we cannot even touch it or we will die.” Satan lies to Eve and tells her they will not die. He tells her that God just does not want them to be like Him and know good from evil. What…

At the start of the English 1A semester there a couple of things that I seemed to struggle with. First was I hadn’t written much of anything at all since high school had ended for me nearly four years ago, though I do try to keep a personal journal and loved writing poetry growing up. Between work, a dog, maintaining social activities and the daily hassles of life, writing quickly became an old past time. So, when sitting in class on my first day and being told to freewrite about anything, I…

‘Still I Rise’ by the American, Maya Angelou presents the character of a black woman who is oppressed in the 1970s but refuses to accept this. ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen, however, is concerned with a character who is ‘broken’ after the disabilities he suffers in the First World War at the beginning of the twentieth century. The poem ‘Still I Rise’ is about a woman who discloses that she will overcome anything due to her self-confidence. The line ‘But still, like dust, I’ll rise’ is a metaphor…