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This paper describes the meaning and construction of John Keats' sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and explains that it was written as an immediate response to the revelation experienced by Keats on first reading George Chapman's classic translation of Homer's epic the "Odyssey". The paper further relates that Keats' poem expresses his excitement about what he has just discovered in reading Chapman's work, which leads him to want to make more discoveries about himself and about the world, especially the world of ancient times.

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"As is the case with the sonnet form, this sonnet is in fourteen lines. The rhyme scheme may vary in different types of sonnet, and Keats her uses a scheme of ABBA ABBA CDCDCD. The Shakespearian sonnet would normally end with a couplet, but Keats does not do that, effectively using two quatrains followed by a six-line conclusion. The meter for the sonnet is iambic pentameter, with variations that emphasize words and thoughts. for instance, line 10 is ... a line that is hard to read in strict iambic pentameter and that begins with a trochee, an accented followed by an unaccented syllable, followed by a spondee, with two accented syllables."

Tags:romanticism travel discovery, rhyme scheme, meter

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This paper briefly look at the life of Carrie Chapman Catt and how through her years of hard work, dedication, and bold spirited action, she managed to secure not only women's rights to vote, but an important place in our history books.

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"While in San Francisco, Catt was shocked by the horrendous ways that working women were exploited by their male bosses and counterparts. It was at this point that she made the life altering decision to dedicate herself to fighting for women's rights. Upon her return to Iowa that year, she joined the Iowa Suffrage Association, where she met fellow activist Susan B. Anthony, and began her work, which would eventually change the course of this nation permanently. One thing about campaigning for suffrage that Catt understood was that only men could vote for suffrage and so, she set out to convince at least one man in every town who she hoped would than proceed to convince other men. The National American Woman's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was so impressed by her success in Iowa that they invited her to Colorado to continue in the same path. "

Tags:vote, working, women

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This book review discusses how Gary Chapman attempts to categorize and analyze what makes up a love language, and tries to identify the characteristics and tactics needed to communicate emotionally within any given language. The author argues that Chapmans' five love languages are meant to help roughly outline what types of behaviors are most likely to please a certain type of personality.

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"Early in the book, Chapman observes that an obvious desire exists among couples from all walks of life to better understand their partner and achieve a greater level of intimacy. Countless books have been devoted to the subject, as well as popular magazine columns, television and radio programs. Chapman asks the question: why are there so many couples who feel they cannot meet their partner's emotional needs? He writes that during his many experiences with struggling couples as a marriage counselor, he noticed a trend. Chapman noticed that many of the couples claimed their love seemed to just evaporate after marriage. For some reason or another, the excitement and romance that exists for most couples before marriage seems to dwindle after the wedding.
"Chapman likens the many experiences he encountered to the idea of linguistics among humans. Of the many languages spoken around the world (English, Chinese, Spanish, French, etc.), most people are only raised speaking one primary language. One may learn a second language at some later stage in life, but he or she is most comfortable speaking his or her primary language. If an American, for example, tried to communicate with someone from France, the two would be unable to speak to one another effectively. They would have to resort to hand gestures or use body language to communicate. This is possible but it severely slows the communication process and leaves much room for misinterpretation. In much the same way, men and women speak love languages that, if communicating with a partner who speaks a different emotional language, must be recognized in order to better understand one another's emotional wants and needs."

Tags:love, language, marrriage, communication

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This paper looks at the personal life and professional achievements of Mercer. It tells how he was founder of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (1912), where he was the chief designer for many years. This paper discusses his interests, how they ranged from architecture to archeology and how his work was influenced by various architectural schools, especially the Art and Crafts Movement.

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"Mercer was heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and became an important proponent of its style and ideas in America. The pottery works flourished and Mercer's designs for decorative tiles became popular. They were featured in a number of public buildings but the most notable installations of his tiles are to be found in his castle-like home, Fonthill, in Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This home, Mercer's museum, and his tile works all reflect the eclectic 'medievalism' that characterized much of Arts and Crafts architecture in England and the United States. And, although he drew on many sources of inspiration, his tiles often display themes and stylistic features similar to those of the movement's designers. Mercer's accomplishments in design have never earned him wide fame, yet the work is very fine and an excellent example of how the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement flourished in America."

Tags:art, craft, movement, archeology

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Examines the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement and William Morris, Mercer's early life, his architectural projects, and the founding of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works in 1912, where he was chief designer.

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"Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930) is best known today as the founder of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (1912), where he was the chief designer for many years, and as the architect and builder of several unusual structures. Mercer was heavily ..."

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This paper discusses how in both the poems "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare, and "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" by John Keats, the theme of reading is discussed in different ways. It examines how Shakespeare chooses to examine the idea of reading beauty, whereas Keats examines how reading enables us to travel and explore through our imagination. The paper further discusses how each poem significantly relies on the use of form, meter, imagery and tone as ways to contribute to their depiction of reading. Though the form of each poem is different they nonetheless both offer suggestions as to the importance of reading, where their respective forms affect the way in which the topic of their poems is discussed. Through the analysis of each poem's depiction of reading, their use of form, meter, imagery and tone, as well as looking closely at what each poem suggests about the importance of it, the paper reaches the conclusion that Keats' poem is more effective than Shakespeare's portrayal due to the profound insights and discoveries he makes in terms of what reading can accomplish on a more personal level.

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"In comparison to "Sonnet 18", John Keats' poem "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" also relies on form, metre and imagery, but as a means to depict reading as though it enables a person to travel through literature into their imagination. Keats describes how through reading he is able to travel and explore, "Much have I travell'd... Round many western islands I have been..." (1, 3). Though the poem takes the form of a Petrarchan sonnet, "On Looking into Chapman's Homer" is similar to "Sonnet 18" as it too sounds natural when spoken and has a steady metre due to the rigid rules that sonnets must follow in terms of rhyming and syllables. Tone plays an important role in Keats' poem, for the reader gets a sense that Keats' himself is on an exploration of knowledge through reading Chapman, and feelings of discovery and excitement come to mind, "Yet I never did breathe it's pure serene/Till I heard Chapman speak out..." (7-8) Chapman has enabled him to feel like he is out exploring through his words. Linking to such things, the poems imagery of exploration, wide open spaces such as the sea and a journey of discovery allow for us to understand more about what the importance of reading truly means to Keats' himself; he sees it as a way to escape ordinary life and explore the world of literature."

Tags:reading, beauty, travel

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This paper compares and contrasts John Keats's poem, "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" with Samuel T. Coleridge's poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." The author focuses on detailed close reading of the poems and detailed commentary.

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Tracy Chapman's song, "Fast Car", tells the story of lovers who desperately want to escape poverty, but can't find a way out. Neal Bower's poem, "Driving Lessons", discusses a son who is in the middle of his parents' unhappy marriage. This paper explains that, while they tell very different stories on the surface, the two are similar in theme and the type of imagery used. Both use driving as a metaphor, questioning the traditional idea of driving as freedom, instead seeing driving as a symbol of being trapped. Both "Fast Car" and "Driving Lessons" deal with the inevitability of family obligation, and loneliness is a theme throughout the song and the poem.

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"Unlike the traditional idea of the car as a means to freedom, both "Fast Car" and "Driving Lessons" prove that one cannot drive away from problems. In "Fast Car", Chapman's protagonist initially sees the car as a means of escape from her dreary, everyday life, but she soon realizes that her problems go deeper than immediate location. At first her lover's fast car seem like the way to freedom, but she eventually realizes that this freedom is an illusion: "You got a fast car/And we go cruising to entertain ourselves/You still ain't got a job/And I work in a market as a checkout girl" (Chapman). Despite the fast car and the physical ability to escape, she and lover remain mired in their poverty and cannot escape. In the end, the song's protagonist gives up on the idea of driving to freedom: "I'd always hoped for better/Thought maybe together you and me would find it/I got no plans/I ain't going nowhere/So take your fast car and keep on driving" (Chapman)."

Tags:poverty, escape

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This paper analyzes the satirical play "Eastward Ho", written early in 1605- the joint creation of Ben Jonson, George Chapman and John Marston. It discusses the underlying themes throughout the play and examines their dramatic effectiveness. In particular, it reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) dramatization.

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"The final two scenes of the play take place in a prison. The prisoners are chained to the central balcony; sitting with their legs hanging through the bars leaving the audience with the definite impression these people aren't going anywhere anytime soon. This particular piece of staging was effective as the theme of imprisonment (both physical and social) runs through the play, example including a Goldsmith's daughter trying unsuccessfully to wed a knight in an attempt to raise her social class and the physical imprisonment of that same knight due to his poverty- another form of incarceration."

Tags:elizabethan, drama, satire, prison, london

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" The position of blacks in America today remains an issue that is much argued. After almost four decades of the Civil Rights movement, the degree of change in the black community, while real and noticeable, also remains inadequate. Blacks have achieved positions of power, are less subject to institutional racism than in the past, and have redress in the courts and even in the court of public opinion that was once denied them. Yet, the black community remains disproportionately poor, uneducated or undereducated, and unemployed. Education is seen as the key to success in America, and every immigrant and ethnic group has eventually come to the conclusion that education for the next generation will give that generation a leg up on the ladder of success in American life. We still believe this today, even in an era of diminished expectations, but blacks seem to have been..."

Tags:RACISM