For fear of little men; Wee folk‚ good folk‚ Trooping all together; Green jacket‚ red cap‚ And white owl’s feather! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home‚ They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain lake‚ With frogs for their watch-dogs‚ All night awake. High on the hill-top The old King sits; He is now so old and gray He’s nigh lost his wits. With a bridge of white mist Columbkill he crosses‚ On his stately journeys From Slieveleague
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An Unknown Girl In the poem ‘An Unknown Girl’‚ Moniza Alvi uses poetic techniques such as metaphors‚ personification‚ alliteration‚ repetition and similes in order to depict her struggles in rediscovering her cultural identity. Along with references to India and the scenery surrounding the narrator‚
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You’ve probably heard of "fair trade coffee‚" but may not be quite clear on what it actually is. It refers more to a practice than a type of coffee‚ and the emphasis is definitely on the word "fair." Before fair trade was introduced‚ the big â�� very‚ very big â�� business of coffee was all about the huge corporations‚ and maximizing their profits. This meant that most of the billions of dollars made from coffee growing went mostly into those corporations’ pockets‚ but was also funneled to the
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“Ambitious girl‚ I’d rather you tell me to hit you later Because you gotta finish a paper‚ Than to be in my face asking for a Rozay cup.” - Wale Not many young people worry about brains now a days‚ it’s more about beauty and outward appearance to try to fit it in. Most teenagers just want to have fun‚ party‚ and hang out with their friends. Focusing on school‚ setting goals‚ and being ambitious seems to be the last thing on a lot of teens’ minds. Being a girl that loves attention and
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ABOUT THIS BOOK In most accounts of the revolt‚ the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. .The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket‚ which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate over long ranges. The new Enfield rifles‚ which were now being issued‚ had grooved or rifled barrels. This made them more accurate and gave them a longer range. The powder and
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According to the National Association for Single S ex Education‚ there were only about twelve singlegender classrooms in 2002. However‚ ten years late r‚ in 2012‚ there were more than 500 public school s that offered single sex classrooms in the United States of America. Single sex education is quickl y taking over as the new ‘norm’ in education. Howe ver‚ separating males and females leads to gender stereotypes and inequality between women and men. Even though some students perform better
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Savannah Olson Mr.Brown English 11B Period 2 20 March 2015 1960’s Hippie Movement The 1960’s Hippie movement was brought together by a group of individuals that had the same beliefs. Although they were associated with drugs‚ they also made a very large impact on todays society and past history. As individuals joined the hippie movement they often began to mock their parents‚ shut out patriotism‚ and became very devoted to hard work. They would put their mind to accomplishing something and
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Monstrosity and Celebrity Culture in Mean Girls Mean Girls‚ written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters‚ takes its viewers through high school from the perspective of Cady Heron‚ a young girl who never known what “high school” genuinely meant. Upon arrival‚ she makes friends with Janis and Damian‚ who were in the stereotypical “unpopular” crowd. They warn her to stay away from “The Plastics”‚ an exclusive clique that includes three drama-filled girls who are superficial‚ spiteful‚ and have vicious
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approach a poem p3 How to annotate a poem p4 Writing about style and language p5 Sample NCEA questions with criteria p6 Poems from New Zealand Tihei Mauriora p8 Bred in South Auckland p9 Race Relations p10 Poems from the Pacific Fings da kirls should know p11 My Dog p12 Wild Dogs under my skirt p13 A Book and a Pen p14 You‚ the Choice of my Parents p15 Poems from other cultures Island man p16 Half-caste p17 Search for my Tongue p18 Presents from my aunt in Pakistan p19 What were they like 20 APPROACHING
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White‚ Deena Jones‚ and Lorrell Robinson are the Dreamettes‚ beautiful girls with beautiful voices‚ looking to make it big. With help from their ambitious manager‚ Curtis Taylor‚ the Dreamettes thrive under the spotlight. However‚ the popular film also shows the hardships of the 1960’s. Through the manipulation of cinematography‚ Dreamgirls exposes‚ in the scene at the welfare office with Effie and Magic‚ the suffering of single black mothers and their struggle to raise children without a supporting father
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