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This paper explains that John B. Lee's poem, "Hockey Heart" reflects the Canadian spirit towards hockey, not simply as a sport for the nation, but as a way of life. The paper goes on to discuss the significance of the opening line of the poem, how Lee is able to capture the very personal relationship to hockey that each Canadian has even though it is an activity held dear by all Canadians, and the effective use of images in the poem. The paper concludes that Lee's poem "Hockey Heart" is like a national anthem, in that it is identifiable to those who had played and loved hockey.

From the Paper
"Lee's hockey player however is the most committed boy of the bunch: he is "always the last to leave" a game. In each Canadian child hockey player's mind, they are the most passionate about the sport, and usually the most adept, committed player. However, Lee's hockey player is revealed here to be not only a committed player but the most romantic and dedicated one. The fact that he is the last to leave shows that he is the one who lags around after the game, reflecting on the game, his performance and his love of the sport."

Tags:obsession, personal, romantic, reliving, dream-like

Abstract
The paper relates that the poem "Hockey Heart" by John B. Lee reflects the Canadian spirit towards hockey, not simply as a sport for the nation but as a way of life. The paper discusses how hockey is taught to Canadians as children and carried on as a passion into adulthood; it is more than a professional sport, commercialized by the popular media, it is an activity that Canadians enjoy to the point of obsession. The paper explains that it is for this reason that many stories - short stories, novels, and poetry - have been penned in devotion to ice hockey; they are odes of the personal significance of the sport to the writer.

From the Paper
"The poem "Hockey Heart" by John B. Lee reflects the Canadian spirit towards hockey, not simply as a sport for the nation but as a way of life. Hockey is taught to Canadians as children and carried on as a passion into adulthood. Hockey is more than a professional sport, commercialized by the popular media; it is an activity that Canadians enjoy to the point of obsession. It is for this reason that many stories - short stories, novels, and poetry - have been penned in devotion to ice hockey; they are odes of the personal significance of the sport to the writer. Lee opens up his poem "Hockey Heart" with a clear identification of the..."

Tags:hockey, heart, lee

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The paper relates that Gregg Cantrell's book "Feeding the Wolf: John B. Rayner & The Politics of Race, 1850-1918" creates a picture of an ambitious, yet politically passionate man who always triumphed by exceeding the odds and expectations society extended to African-Americans of the period. The paper describes Rayner's personal and political achievements and asserts that his complex career must truly be understood in context in order to evaluate his life and legacy.

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"The complex career of the Texas politician John B. Rayner demonstrates how the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the rise but ultimate failure of Reconstruction defined the history of Texas during the 19th century. Despite the profound prejudice that existed against African-Americans during the era, John B. Rayner was able to rise to public prominence during the latter half of the 19th century in Texas. His politics fused populist rhetoric with a desire to bring about a multiracial coalition of Texans with mutual economic interests."

Tags:Texas, South, African-Americans, farmers, Populist, Republican, Party

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Every nation has a unique way of expressing their most deeply held beliefs and customs through local art, community projects, or organized activities like sports. This paper explains that, in Canada, geography and nature have resulted in the game of hockey being part of the national landscape. The paper further discusses John B. Lee's book, "The Hockey Sonnets", and how it uses the mythology of hockey to express cultural ideologies and dramatic narratives from the viewpoint of the Canadian cultural identity.

Tags:canadian, mythology, hockey

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The paper explores how a hockey playing career can literally mirror the arc of a human life: there is the hopeful youth, the rampant prime, then the sudden decline and end. The paper discusses how many young Canadian men become first aware of their own mortality when they discover that they can no longer play anymore - or that the dreams of stardom they harbored are no more. Additionally, the paper examines how tragedy is never far from a hockey rink and how those who believe the game is shielded from such things are gravely mistaken. Lastly, the paper pauses to consider the author's own obstinacy in still playing the game long after he should have stepped aside and how, even though he really knows better, the allure of the sport is too much. In the final analysis, the paper asserts that one's approach to hockey and the reasons why one still plays the sport in the twilight years of life reveals a great deal about the person within and about the needs the sport is meant to address; in effect, the game becomes a mirror on the soul.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at a poem by John B. Lee that explores how hockey can offer some cruel lessons on the reality of life. To wit, the paper will explore how a hockey playing career can literally mirror the arc of a human life: there is the hopeful youth, the rampant prime, then the sudden decline and end; indeed, it is possible that many young Canadian men become first aware of their own mortality when they discover that they can no longer play anymore - or that the dreams of stardom they harbored are no more. Additionally, the paper will examine how tragedy is never far from a hockey rink and how those who believe the game is..."

Tags:canadian, studies, hockey

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This paper argues that, in E. B. White's poem "The Ring of Time", the circus ring and performer are metaphors for the mutability of time. The author points out that the poem reflects the ability to capture the moment through creation.

From the Paper
"E. B. White's poem "The Ring of Time" is an attempt to capture the essence of creation against the backdrop of ever-changing time. Though by his own admission the narrator circus patron and writer admit he has failed in this effort, I ..."

Tags:time, creativity, human existence, inspiration, artifice, illumination, metaphor, circus, performers

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The paper looks at the book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life" that is a collection of the essays, sermons, and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. The paper explores how the book reveals many of the concepts, associations, and perspectives that Wesley held concerning not only religion but also reflecting the social issues of the era in which he lived and worked. This paper explores these concepts through assessing pivotal developmental strategies presented in the collected works in John Wesley, with a focus on how Wesley developed his sermons to deliver messages that were topical and relevant to his audience. This paper concludes with a personal response to the book.

From the Paper
"The book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life" is a collection of the essays, sermons, and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. Active in the later years of the Eighteenth Century, Wesley was trained in Methodism and preached in both England and in the United States. The book reveals many of the concepts, associations, and perspectives that Wesley held concerning not only religion but also reflecting the social issues of the..."

Tags:methodist, wesley, sermon

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This paper reviews Charles Yrigoyen's book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life", which is a collection of the essays, sermons and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. The paper explores the concepts, associations and perspectives that Wesley held concerning, not only religion, but also the social issues of the era in which he lived and worked. Further, the paper assesses pivotal developmental strategies presented in the book and focuses on how Wesley developed his sermons to deliver messages that were topical and relevant to his audience. The paper concludes with the author's personal response to the book.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Assessment of the Book
A Personal Response to the Book

From the Paper
"This strategy helps frame issues that Wesley felt were important within a context that was accessible for the general public. Indeed, taking this position helped influence the audience to engage in introspection to see if they were personally guilty of any of the sins that Wesley framed as being the work of the devil. This process not only helps develop the themes that Wesley wanted to illustrate within that sermon but forces the audience to review the lesson and apply it to their own lives. A similar argument can be applied to the sermon about "backsliders" and Wesley's call to persons who consider themselves beyond the reach of God: through framing their decision to avoid their duties to God in both a specific and an ambiguous way, Wesley forces his audience to identify issues that are unique to their own lives and their own decisions concerning the church."

Tags:Methodist, sermon, clergyman

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There is no doubt that hockey in Canada is a rich field for the exploration of the most pervasive myths of Canadian culture. Specifically, the poems in John B. Lee's "The Hockey Player Sonnets: Overtime Edition" evoke some of these myths. However, there are significant differences between the myths that are reflected in Lee's poems, and the myths that are alluded to in Richard Gruneau's and David Whitson's "Hockey Night in Canada" and Elizabeth Etue's and Megan K. Williams's "On the Edge". These differences are explored in this essay.

Tags:hockey, canada, myths