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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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    Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute: Up from slaves Booker at a young age was very determined . He worked hard and strived to be the best he could. His ambition pushed him through in his youth to education. He advances into more than just a student in education, and his Impact was a major key. This research backs the points that have been made. Booker T. Washington’s father was a white man, unknown but most likely from a plantation nearby.. Booker was born a slave living with his…

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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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    History Abercrombie & Fitch Co is fashion firm created in 1892 by David Abercrombie with the name of Abercrombie co. in 1904, Ezra Fitch associates to David and the company change the name to Abercrombie & Fitch. In 1928, The company is sold to James S. Cobb. Between 1950s and 1960s, the company open different stores in the USA. In 1978, the company is acquired by Oshman’s Sporting Goods. In 1996, the company goes public on the New York stock Exchange market. In 2007, the company open its first…

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    Booker T. Washington is known as one of the most influential African Americans of his time. He believed that all jobs and all races were important to the success of America. In his speech the Atlanta Compromise Booker T Washington uses figurative language as well as classic appeals to explain why all people must join together for the sake of progress. Of all the forms of figurative language which Booker T, Washington includes in his speech, the most prominent are symbolism, and similes. 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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    Among those who drowned was 128 Americans. After this, US was neutral and citizens assumed that it would remain that way. Henry Ford’s historic assembly line had lowered the cost to making cars as well as the cost of buying them. Mass produced Model T came in one color. It was the first car with a fair price of $295.00. Movie techniques became an American obsession. Americans saw and soon sympathized with the British view of the Germans. By 1915 War in Europe was good for America. US…

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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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    T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and Lowell’s “The Chambered Nautilus” have a recurring theme revolving around time, time passing or suddenly fleeting away without any sense of remorse or warning. In “The Chambered Nautilus” from the first stanza starts a beginning of life, a new embarking ship discovering adventures. “Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair,” is a quote at the end of the first stanza that foreshadows the heavens, an allusion to how everything…

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