Matthew Arnold was known to be two different people when it came to his poetry versus his life; ‘poet and censor’. Matthew Arnold was not so much as determined to be successful. He only loved the art of poetry. Arnold never saw poetry as a profession. With no mother figure or siblings, only having his father to lean on, Matthew saw poetry only as a mere hobby. Little did he know there were greater things to come from his ‘mere hobby’. An honorable gentleman he was rumored to be. Additional proof to the well-known phrase: “I came. I saw. I conquered.” Arnold was a role model, leader, and a remarkably iconic being beyond measure. Matthew Arnold was a misunderstood person that faced many obstacles in his family and against the public, which caused him to strive academically and ethnically to become a successful poet and overall great person.
Arnold’s birth took the world by surprise. The world just did not know it yet. He was born in the Victorian Age. Arnold’s mother gave birth to him on December 24, 1822 in Laleham, UK. Well ahead into childhood, Matthew’s mother faded out of his life by unknown reason. With no siblings in his family, Matthew Arnold only had his father to lean on.
Thomas Arnold was an English educator and historian. Matthew seemed to find himself always attached to his father. They spent a year in Winchester when Matthew was introduced to and found his love for poetry. Though poetry was just a hobby at the time, he believed he would be great in anything he did whether it was poetry or not (Thorpe; ch 1).
Arnold’s life of poetry was an important hobby to him, but his education was even more essential. He attended and graduated from Balliol College first. Later he attended and graduated from Rugby School in 18...
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...tired of finding himself. He moves forward in confusion. He becomes worrisome wishing for relief. The stars began looking more and more beautiful. He looks to God confessing his desire to be like him. The stars shimmer in the night. People realize who their creator is. He cries out for salvation in his heart. That is when he realizes that soon enough, God will take the pain away (poemhunter.com)
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Lewis Latimer Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848. six years after his parents, George and Rebecca Latimer, ran away from slavery in Virginia. They were determined to be free and that their children be born on free soil. Because of his light complexion, George was able to pose as a plantation owner with the darker-skinned Rebecca as his slave. Shortly after arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, he was recognized as a fugitive and jailed while his wife was taken to a safe hiding place.
The argument over Arnold’s place in American history has carried into this century. All the Americans relate George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson as their heroes, but there is a debate whether Benedict Arnold was a victim or a traitor. Arnold was a general during the American Revolutinary War, and he fought for the Continental Army. His name became synonymous with the word traitor. Benedict Arnold was a Revolutionary Hero that had a huge effect on succeeding in the war. He had motivated a lot of soldiers during the war with his victorious discourses, and battles. Determination could be one of the most important reasons why the Patriots won the war, and had a chance to create their own country. These days, kids are in school are familiar with Benedict Arnold as a hero, but the Congress at that time did not deliberate him as a hero. In fact, the facts are proving that Arnold looked like a traitor, but he was actually a victim of circumstances because he was not respected as much as the other generals, he had fought for the Continental Army, and lastly he had never thought of betraying to his country.
As Benedict Arnold grew he was a “Dare Devil” said a local resident in 1751. There is a well know story about Benedict Arnold from when he was waiting in line at a local mill waiting to have his corn ground into cornmeal. He grew very interested in the wheel outside the mill and jumped on it and rode it then he became submerged for a few seconds and then reappeared and this was the start of Arnold’s adventurous life.
Arnold Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1929. Growing up, Arnold had two siblings. Arnold’s mother’s name was Doris Palmer. He was born into a golfing household, with his father, Deacon Palmer, as the greens keeper and teaching professional at the Latrobe Country Club. Palmer learned much of what he knows about the game from his father, who made a set of clubs for Arnold when the boy was three years old.
Benedict Arnold was born on January 14th, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. His father was a businessman and anticipated that his son would be equally as successful. Three of Arnold’s siblings died from diphtheria, so his father began drinking heavily and lost his job. The family fell on hard financial times (Benedict).
Kiki Smith is a feminist artist who is known for using the human body and its substances in ways that no other artist has before. “This work displays often grotesque and uncomfortable themes that would usually only be seen in private, however socially suppressed ideas towards things such as defecation and human fragility are often purposely overlooked today.” (Feminist Blog). Some of the issues she displays through art are abortion, AIDS, gender, race and women. Smith is known for using animals, fairytale icons, and other elements of nature in her artwork.
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“Born on August 18, 1774, close to Ivy, Virginia, Meriwether Lewis was considered the greatest pathfinder the country has ever had. Coming from his family estate in Locust Hill, he came from a decorated family. His father Williams Lewis, his mother Lucy Meriwether, and his father’s cousin. His mother was a skilled cook and herbalist; her generous and charismatic nature was known throughout the region. His family was one of the first to settle in the region and had a long standing connection and friendship with the Jefferson family.
Dante’s life spanned the troubled years of the late Middle Ages. He influenced Longfellow, Tennyson, Victor Hugo, and T.S. Elliot (Benfell 15). Dante’s vision was born not so much from a literary intent as from an authentic experience of action and thought, illuminated in a moment of grace. Along with William Shakespeare, he is one of the towering figures of western literature (Cooksey 35).
Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1848. He was the son of George and Rebecca Latimer, escaped slaves from Virginia. When Lewis Latimer was a boy his father George was arrested and tried as a slave fugitive. The judge ordered his return to Virginia and slavery, but the local community to pay for George Latimer’s freedom raised money. George Latimer later went underground fearing his re-enslavement, a great hardship for Lewis' family.
Obviously, both poets recognize the darkness in the world; and both see love as a light in the darkness. Arnold's love is human love from one individual to another and even that seems uncertain. The redeeming love Hopkins speaks of is God's love for man and His creation. That love is unchanging and indestructible--an abiding hope in the darkness. What a difference faith can make.
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This shift in tone is continued into the second stanza where Arnold makes an allusion to Sophocles, a Greek dramatist whose plays dwell on tragic ironies and on the role of fate in human existence. The speaker feels connected to Sophocles in that he, too, heard the "eternal note of sadness" on the Aegean (a sea on the east side of Greece). It is suggested that Sophocles was inspired by the ...