Sarcasm

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s works are complex packages to parcel through. A common theme found in her poetry is her sexual history, but one stands out more keenly than the rest of the selected readings. In her poem “I Think I Should Have Loved You Presently,” Millay subverts the conventional sonnet through her writing structure and her non-romantic narrative. First, we must examine the difference between the traditional sonnet and Millay’s unique flavor of sonnet. The traditional sonnet is a poem…

On July 11, 2011, Author Dee Dee Myers published the article “What Class Warfare Really Looks Like.” The Short Horn would be doing a great injustice if it chose not to publish the article in an upcoming issue of the paper. The article helps to paint a very vivid picture of the sacrifices that members of the poor and lower middle class have to make, while seeming the upper middle and wealthy maintain their comforts in life. (the intro should be a little longer/mention ethos/pathos/logos) The…

across the room, walk over to her and tell her what she needs to do," Parents.com shared. "Touching her shoulder, saying her name, and turning off the TV can also help get her attention. If she doesn't get moving, impose a consequence." 4. Rude sarcasm and rolling of eyes These misbehaviors have become very common in many children today. Ignore these actions and before you know it, your kids are already doing it to their teachers, relatives, care givers and other adults. The best way to…

The Eye That Opened Mine A leader leads by example not by force. Breaking news: another innocent unarmed black man has been shot by a white policeman. A fellow brother Tod Clifton has been shot he was wrongfully harassed and abused by a white policeman. Clifton sold Sambo dolls on the corner, without a permit. I was horrified that one of our own has been shot down and he wasn’t doing any harm. I took my personal responsibility and told the neighborhood youth about his passing. I paid tribute to…

The Prologue by Anne Bradstreet is a poem full of feminism, disagreeing with gender limitations, references to history and kings, religious references, sarcasm, honesty and self-deprivation. Castle by Halsey is a song full of feminism, references to a king and kingdom, religious references, humility and honesty. They both do not fit the mold for their time periods. Bradstreet’s beliefs are long before the time of feminism being widely accepted. Halsey’s song is not a traditional pop song for a…

Billy Collins’ poem, “The Art of Drowning,” describes to the reader how one’s death is insignificant to the rest of society. Through the sarcastic tone and rhetorical questions, the speaker informs the reader that life will go on after one’s death, and that the act of death flashing before one’s eyes is not a real experience; death is much simpler than that. In stanza one, the speaker presents his or her thoughts on death by saying “I wonder how it all got started, this business about seeing…

To better understand this topic, I turn to the work of anthropologist Richard Curtis who explored drug use in his article The Portapotty experiment: Neoliberal approach to the intertwined epidemics of opioid- related overdose and HIV/HCV, and why we need cultural anthropologists in the South Bronx. The author wrote his experience conducting a portapotty experiment in South Bronx. Professor Curtis and his team rented two luxury portapotties and placed them nearby a site in a “rabbit hole” also…

I certainly do not believe the judge in Kenneth’s appeal made the correct decision because Kenneth has been rehabilitated there is no other reason why the judge should keep him imprisoned any longer. Kenneth was sentenced at the age of fourteen to four life sentences for his part in the armed robberies taking place at four facilities within a 30 day span with an older adult. In 2010 the court ruled juvenile life sentences are illegal for offences for less than murder. During Kenneth’s appeal the…

The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison, was the story of a grungy man whose life is falling apart after a divorce and his attempt to get back on his feet by becoming a caregiver for a young disabled teen. The novel’s main focus is centered around self expression and self discovery. Though Ben had just gotten through a divorce, becoming Trevor’s caregiver helped him to discover things that he did not know about himself previously. For example, Ben discovers that he is a…

that our nation experiences, I am going to write an essay that no one will be able to resist to listen or read that includes a ridiculous proposal; however, a way to affix solutions of relieving poverty, even though it is going to be presented as sarcasm; in reality, it is…