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This paper explains that Harry Sylvester's short story, "I Won't Do No Dive revolves around the concept of the masculine sport of boxing and the conflicts that arise when personal pride is compromised. The author points out that a piece of short fictional sport literature can be engaging and informative to the majority of society, through the use of literary devices, effective writing and a capitalization of building on existing stereotypes. The paper relates that that journalists and other writers of non-fiction sports literature do not always effectively convey the unspoken aspects of a sport; however, a short fictional story can convey much about the nature of a sport through constructed situations and imagined characters.

From the Paper
"The text in no way introduces boxing as a sport or explains its rules and regulations to the reader. Instead, the sport is casually conveyed through the text, which outlines the protagonist's response to the "dive" offer, and then through the actual physical motions narrated during the match. The reader has already effectively engaged with the main character so as to understand his intentions in standing in the ring, so that, already intelligent of the set-up, all that is left for the text to do is to walk the reader through a typical boxing match and thus encapsulate the true nature of the sport."

Tags:non-fiction, narrative, entertainment, engaging, protagonist

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This paper discusses how the Hebrew prophets used the metaphor of female fidelity to refer to the actions of cities and nations with regard to righteousness. The writer lists two approaches to the use of this metaphor, one of which argues that the metaphor was the best one to convey the concept of infidelity to God in such a way as to be understood by the common audience, and another that focuses on the power of the metaphor to express the concept in the most forceful way. Using three examples, selected respectively from Isaiah, Nahum, and Ezekiel, the writer argues that both approaches are necessary to a full understanding of how the metaphor was used.

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"It would be a mistake, however, to think that the allegory of the sisters is merely lighthearted and engaging entertainment. While Ezekiel had the ability to make parables interesting, he did not neglect to make them powerful as well. Perhaps the most powerful aspect of this allegory is the overt accusation that the sisters are adulterers. Though the story is entertaining, one has not forgotten its allegorical nature. Jerusalem and Samaria, then, are called adulterous, an insult that, while its applicability is perhaps not immediately apparent, is shocking nevertheless. Upon some reflection, to accuse the cities of being adulteresses is, first, to reinforce their feminine, subservient nature with respect to God and, second, to imply that the harshest of punishments are certainly awaiting those who are unfaithful to God."

Tags:moralizing, interpretation, exegetical, characterization, ethical, standard, rape

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This paper discusses poems by Amiri Baraka, Robert Hayden, and Michael S. Harper, exploring how each poet uses imagery of the human (specifically African-American) body to convey meaning. Baraka sees the body as a potential instrument for social change, calling for Black poets to create work that will inspire real action. Hayden describes the horrific lynching of a Southern Black man, exposing the sinister motives of his white attackers. Finally, Harper crafts a tribute to Coltrane, detailing the legendary musician's struggle with pain, both physical and existential.

From the Paper
"I have been reading the work of Amiri Baraka for several years now, but have only recently become more intensely interested in the complex style of this challenging poet. Baraka probably has the most unique, original style of any modern poet I've read, a style which, for me, is generally most effective when he reads it aloud than when simply read from the printed page. Much of Baraka's poetry is heavily influenced by jazz music, so if follows that his poems are fantastic on a purely auditory level. As entertaining and stirring a performer as Baraka is, I would argue that his poems must not be looked at as performance pieces, but also as the work of an accomplished craftsman. To that end, I searched for examples of literary criticism and scholarship that focused on the text of Baraka's work, rather than his impassioned delivery of it."

Tags:baraka, black, blackness, coltrane, harper, hayden, jazz, jones, leroi, lynching, militant, revolution, slam, slavery, south, spoken

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This paper presents an account of the historical method used by Nell Painter in "Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol," to convey the substance of the life of Sojourner Truth. It looks at the painter's interactive approach to dealing with issues of race, class and gender oppression as they affected the life and work of Truth. It looks at sources of Truth's social consciousness and activism.

From the Paper
"This research argues that Nell Irvin Painter's biography of Sojourner Truth goes far in accomplishing an interactive approach to dealing with issues of race class and gender oppression as they overlapped andc onverged to affect the life and work of the ..."

Tags:Sojourner, Truth, Histoircal, Method

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A healthy balance between the different arguments of pathos, ethos and logos (emotion, value, character, and facts & logic) are found in this essay which which deals with the dangers of drunk driving. Included are interviews with those who have personally been affected by drunk driving, as well as personal anecdotes, and significant facts and statistics. All sections of the paper are strategically organized in order to better convey the message to the reader.

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"It was the first day of March. It was the type of day where the chill and dampness seemed to penetrate your soul. I silently watched as Jeremy's mother laid a blood red colored rose on the marble stone. Wiping a tear from the corner of her eye, she ran a hand across the letters of his name that adorn the cold gravestone. Jeremy Taylor (1982 - 2000). She said a silent prayer and turned towards the car. She glanced back once more before walking away. Today Jeremy would've been eighteen. He would've been able to vote or play the lottery if he wanted to. In a couple months he would've graduated " top ten in his class! He would've walked across the stage, gotten his diploma, and tossed his cap high into the air with all his friends. He would've made his plans to leave for college. He had already been accepted into an Ivy League school. How desperately he wanted to become a lawyer. His mom always said she could tell he would make a great lawyer by the way he argued with his sister".But all that changed within a moment. His life was ended at the hands of a drunk driver as he made his way home from school one fateful February afternoon. No longer would they see his smiling face. No longer would they laugh at the childish burping contests he had, as boys do. No longer would they hear the crowd cheer his name as he scored the winning touchdown or the sound of his voice as he excitedly told of his plans to become the best lawyer they had ever seen. All of that was gone now, because someone chose to drink and drive. Watching my friend's burial was one of the most emotional experiences I can recall. I think of how scared he must have been in his final moments. I wonder what he was thinking as he lay there dying. It was an eerie feeling to know that the casket could not even be opened during the service because of how horrific were the injuries that he had sustained. Now whenever "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton comes on the radio, I think of him. I will never get the chance to say goodbye or to tell him all the things I wanted him to know. I can only hope he knows how much he was loved and will be missed. Rest in peace my angel."

Tags:abuse, alcohol, death, drinking, driving, intoxication, substance

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This junior level paper on Milton's Lycidas emphasizes the pamphlets that were published by him to convey his opinion on state matters to the common public. His paper also reviews the principals laid down by Milton in Areopagitica and The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates to mould a society towards justice and righteousness. An analysis of both these articles is done which demonstrates Milton's dissatisfaction with the English clergy in the 1640s. It also discusses the customs and laws prevalent in his times.

Tags:BIOGRAPHY / HISTORICAL, milton's lycidas opinion

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The following paper endeavors to explore how Poe utilizes the literary tools of repetition, contrast, foreshadowing, irony and symbolism to convey the dangers of pride and condescension and to evoke the feeling of utter hopelessness as projected by Fortunato and the sinister madness as projected by Montresor.

From the Paper
"Before conducting this undertaking, a synopsis of the story must be provided. The Cask of Amontillado is a story in the first person about a man (Montresor) who lures his enemy (Fortunato) to the catacombs, under the guise of requiring his expertise on wines to appraise a cask that he has just purchased of Amontillado. Upon reaching a niche deep in the catacombs, Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall and proceeds to bury him behind a wall of stone and mortar. When Fortunato gradually sobers up, he realizes the gravity of the situation he is in and pleads for his life. Montresor mocks him and seals up the wall, leaving Fortunato there to die, knowing that no one else will venture down there to disturb him.

Tags:narrative, commit, murder, opposition, arrogant, man, tortuous, death, madman, mocking, echoes, captor, contrast, tone, character

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This paper focuses on the use of literary techniques such as scenic imagery, contradictions, and inspiring diction in these three different sonnets. In addition, it compares how these techniques are used differently in the three sonnets.

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""A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth." This quote by Percy Byshe Shelley, explains the definition of poetry. Poetry, in some cases, is written to express emotional messages. Poems in the form of sonnets often convey strong messages of love. To convey these messages, poets often use scenic imagery, contradictions, and inspiring diction."

Tags:literary, love, poetry, sonnets, techniques

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The paper looks at Blake's "Songs of Innocence", specifically, "the Echoing Green" and "Laughing Song" where the natural energy of joy is conveyed. The paper explains that because innocence has not yet been veiled by materiality it can express itself freely through cheerful singing, children plays, free love and other qualities which belong to innocence. The paper contrasts this to the Blake's "Songs of Experience" where the individual is oppressed by repressive forces of society and the material world robs his natural energy, characterized by freedom. The paper refers to the poem "The Chimney Sweeper" to portray how children are no longer soft, innocent and protected creatures but are presented as victims.

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"In the state of innocence, it is definitely a positive energy, which is perfectly natural. Characters live according to their nature and therefore their natural energy is not restrained. This is particularly noticeable in poems such as "the Ecchoing Green", in which the cycle of a day is portrayed. The children are playing joyfully; this is the image of beings living according to their natural energy and unrestrained instinct. The entire scene bathes in delight and harmony. The presence of an elderly figure, "Old John with white hair" and the quadruple use of the possessive "our" reinforces this sense of natural harmony (harmony between generations)."

Tags:repression, freedom, victims, brutality

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This paper discusses the varying perspectives of the speakers within "Songs of Innocence and Experience", and their integral role in conveying the relationship between childhood and adulthood. Through this, it also examines Blake's underlying critique of society, industry, revolution and injustice.

From the Paper
'New children's literature was designed to attract adults, to protect an image of those virtues which parents wished to calculate in their offspring, as well as to beguile the child' (Glen: 10). This association allows Blake to play on the stereotype of the 'good, innocent child', in order to question the adult perception of what childhood, in reality, means. On the surface, The Lamb does present all that is idyllically innocent, and concerns a child's interaction with the pastoral representation of God - the lamb."

Tags:adulthood, childhood, injustice, lamb, london