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Poems are very complex and sometimes hard to understand at first. Some may even have more than one meaning or maybe not any true meaning at all. The best way to figure out poems is to reread them and during your second time rereading the poem, slowly read through it and jot down some notes or what you picture when you read a certain line or lines. What this is called is analyzing. When you do this you look for the deeper meaning and understanding of a poem. The poem I am going to analyze is…

Besides captivating readers through the retelling of past events, Tennyson used his poetry to consider social issues of the Victorian era. However, unlike his rival Elizabeth Barrett Browning, he never outright proclaimed his stance. Alternatively, Tennyson’s poems rely on an active participation from the reader to provide them with meaning. Instead of telling the reader what to believe, Tennyson’s mission was to encourage discussion about Victorian social issues. Similarly, in his poem, The…

Alison’s War on Religion and Sovereignty The fourteenth century was a very oppressive time for English women living under the shadow of the patriarchy. Men controlled nearly everything: marriage, property, the holy church, and all of academia. Women were commonly seen and treated as less than their male counterparts, often lacking basic education and career options. Male authors from the fourteenth century often portrayed many patriarchal influences against women in their writing. Such was…

Curated within a text, an authors word choice often ascribes an emotional tag, or connotation of a word rather than the literal denotation. In analyzing diction, a reader’s perception of a character is often strengthened not by the specific words themselves, but rather the suggested meaning attached. This powerful element of style used within writing further influence a readers understanding, and the stories tone. Within Joyce Carolyn Oats where are…. , diction is used throughout the text with…

Communication is necessary for any relationship to succeed. Whether through vocal speech or letters, some form of communication is needed. Without it, relationships can turn to ruin. In the following short stories, the relationships lack communication which lead to destruction. Throughout A Temporary Matter, When Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine, and Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri suggests the themes of miscommunication and unexpressed thoughts which illustrates the importance of communication in…

Greetings, I am writing to express my interest in fulfilling the Court Translator position at the Colorado State Court Administrator. I graduated from University of Colorado at Denver with a Bachelor’s in Spanish in May of 2013 and was employed by July of 2013 as an Immigration Counselor with Catholic Charities of Denver. My primary role in this position has been to advise and assist low-income and indigent immigrants throughout Colorado in their legal immigration processes. The majority of…

In some chapters, I found the implication of a few contents are similar to our Chinese ancient literatures. For example, in the story, “The Young Carpenter”, here is a cunning sentence: “… to do by others as they would have others to do to them” which can be found counterparts in the Chinese language straightforward. “What you do not wish yourself, do not do onto others.” Words from the Analects of Confucius which are conversant to us all can be seen in the Bible, too. Jesus left Nazareth to…

was not English. I was very tense when we were trying to talk to her. I noticed that she was getting frustrated. It is hard for agency to be able to help every diverse person who walks in. But I talked to my social worker about how to look into a translation service for the clients. But money is always a barrier for nonprofits. I did learn in this failed attempt for the agency, to be aware of different diversities. Even when we had trouble communicating with the client, the client was still…

At a professional interpreter conference in 2013 a presenter stated, "The interpreter is the sole holder of all information in an interpreted encounter." The information that the interpreter holds is linked to the language and culture of the parties involved. Sociolinguistics is the study of how language interactions between members of social networks and between different social networks. This field also studies how language and culture are perceived by the interlocutors or the audience of the…

the poem is both cultural and textual because there must be an understanding of the concept of “angels” that Clarinda is using as well as an understanding of printing during the time of this poems creation. Another limit of translation that presented itself in this translation is the nonexistence of some Spanish words or phrases in the English language. The “limit” of translating this poem led to the extension of some lines as well as the creation of some new words. The first word I would like…