It was an unexpected sight, the shooting star that revealed itself in a moment as fleeting that of his life, lighting my view in a streak of opalescent white. I stared, dumbly, at the fishbowl of black that stretched over my head, and blinked. It had been years since I had last watched a meteor flash by, that night before the big game, walking across the rocky pier in New Haven, trying to escape the sweaty party crowds and the legion of police cars that accompanied them. I had been with him that
"Shooting Stars" by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem in which we are presented with several complex ideas. This dramatic monologue recounts the last moments of a Jewish woman's life, who was tortured in a concentration camp during World War II. This poem presents us with the simple ideas of genocide, the attempted extermination of Jews by the Nazis, and how the Holocaust has been a history lesson for us. However, when we look beneath the surface of this text, the difficult ideas of the scale of human loss
read that deals with a tragic event is Shooting Stars by Carol Ann Duffy. This poem is explaining the hardships that the Jews faced during Hitler's reign in World War II. This poem is set during the Holocaust in one of the many concentration camps. It describes the pains and suffering that they Jews had to face up to but many more other innocent people were suffering as well because one person wanted to annihilate them. The title of the poem is Shooting Stars. I've analyzed it and come up with a
The poem "shooting stars" by Carol Ann. Duffy is characterized by a constant use of imagery that helps the reader understand the oppression and conflict represented in the Holocaust. The poem is from the point of view of a woman that died and was a victims of the Nazis, and makes the public relive and comprehend the time of suffering of the Jewish by Hitler in order to accomplish his final solution, in order to make the readers feel sorry for them. The first stanza opens up by saying "after I no
In both Greek and Roman mythology there are multiple gods and heroes, but there are some differences in what these gods represent and the way that the heroes are portrayed. Different ideals are held in high regards for each culture not only for the gods and heroes but also for the people and their culture. The basic descriptions and origin stories of each have similarities but are also very different. It’s very easy to see why many would think that Greek and Roman traditional religion and culture
I. Have you ever wished upon a shooting star and wondered where it came from? A. It is said by Greek astronomer Ptolemy that shooting stars are the Gods paying attention to what we wish for. B. However what is a shooting star anyways? Where do they even come from? II. I am here to inform the class on what a meteor shower is, how they form, and how to observe them properly. III. This past summer, I was given the great opprotunity to view the Perseids Meteor shower where I saw well over 20 meteors
their love was always a fantasy world they escaped too. Undeniably, Anne infers that their love was a magical journey, in which “[her] lover’s words were shooting stars which fell to earth as kisses on these lips,” and “[her] body now a softer rhyme to his, now echo, assonance.” While referring to Shakespeare’s poems, his “words” represent “stars” the world can see and read, however, to Hathaway the “words” are more private and intimate. While the “words” he reveals to the world through his poetry
Jennings. Likewise Her husband Casey has also been apart of her beach Volleyball career. In addition, Kerri Walsh Jennings is a influential advocate of advancing kids health and activity through her actions of working with the LA84 Foundation, her shooting stars program and donations to schools. Kerri Walsh Jennings impacted kids’ health through being part of the LA84 Foundation. “I’m thrilled to be part of this year’s LA84 Foundation Summit and am eager to support the
Legend has it that to wish upon a shooting star will grant a person their wish. Despite the myths and the misleading name, shooting stars or falling stars are neither magical nor stars. Rather meteors produced by small fragments of cosmic debris, typically from comets. Nonetheless, the fascination people have over the astral light has been around for centuries. On an average night it is typical to see a few sporadic meteors per hour. However, the amazing spectral of meteor showers refers to the brief
Chicago has in place. Before all those laws, more people could get a gun and there were more shootings. With all the new laws, criminals supposedly can’t get a gun and shootings of children or adults are supposed to be gone! Sure, there aren’t as many shootings and criminals have to go through a very lenghty process to even attempt to get a gun. But, criminals still have guns, are able to get guns, and shootings still happen many times a year. A recent study done by Dr. Eric Fleegler of Boston, published
of the reasons where it was primarily the resemblance to the United State flag and caused confusion on the battlefield. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas are the states that represent the seven stars. In 1861, six more stars were added for Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri.
more robust aircraft than the new jets, and was able to be based in the austere conditions of Korea. The Air Force’s first jet, the F-80 Shooting Star was initially brought into the Korean Theater, but it didn’t take long to have some of its duties replaced by the trustworthy Mustang. The F-51 could not only takeoff from airfields unsuitable for the Shooting Star, but had a longer range that provided more station time at the fight. Long range escort missions are where the Mustang shined in the previous
Most people probably know who the greatest was but there have been many more amazing Shooting Guards to come through the NBA. At the 5th best Shooting Guard of all time is Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Memphis Grizzlies. He was an MVP, 11 time All-Star, 7 time All NBA selection 4 time NBA scoring champion and Rookie of the Year. He never won a Championship mostly because he didn’t
on his shooting form because he was shooting from below his waist. From there he went to Davidson where they made a trip to the final four! After that he was drafted to the Golden State Warriors. Now he is a western all-star even though he has had and does have weak ankles. Another basketball player from Ohio is Lebron James. He was born and raised in Akron Ohio. He later joined St. Vincent St. Marry high school where he played basketball and football. After that he was an immediate all-star in the
in school is to find programs that will teach it. Thankfully there are many programs that will do it. The NRA, which stands for National Rifle Association, has a program that teaches gun safety (Eddie Eagle GunSafe). There is also a program called STAR, which stands for Straight Talk About Risks (Moore), that teaches gun safety. There are also some state programs that teach gun safety. The most common one is the Eddie Eagle Program from the NRA. The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program was created in 1988
Over the summer, I went to Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming. It was a school trip that was paid for by Big Shoulders, in which basically five students from a few Catholic Schools in Chicago, got the chance to go to a ranch in Wyoming for five days. It was an educational trip, though we didn't really do anything too educational, and it was just us, without out parents. The goal of the trip was to go somewhere new and to learn to be on our own, all the while we had great experiences in which we also learned
Nasanieru awoke in the nearby hospital. Lying in bed, not realizing where he was, he began to panic when his father put a consoling hand on his shoulder. “It’s alright my son. You are safe and at the hospital. The doctors assure me that you’ll make a full recovery,” he spoke in a voice for once warm and seemingly with a hint of pride held in the distance. “You should’ve told us you were being bullied. We could’ve easily taken care of those kids for you! Don’t you have any idea how worried we were
‘She wanted to warm herself,’ the people in the town said. No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen” (**). The little maiden saw the stars in Heaven, and one fell down and formed a long trail of fire (**). Before the maidens cold and freezing death, she dreamed of the roast goose steaming with stuffing, the apple pie, dried plums all sitting on a pure white table cloth (**). The matches
The Intersection of Human Love and Eventual Mortality in “The Shampoo” “The Shampoo” by Elizabeth Bishop was written near the beginning of Bishop’s residence in Brazil and is a direct homage to her lover Lota. Even though Lota is not directly addressed in the poem, an earlier draft of the poem reveals a connection to her longtime lover. Bishop uses the mundane act of washing a loved one’s hair as the basis for a brilliant meditation on the nature and progression of time. In “The Shampoo” Elizabeth
of high school I volunteered with a basketball program called the Ottawa Shooting Stars which was the club I played for during my first 3 years playing competitive basketball. The program that the Shooting Stars are running is called Small Ball. It is program for developing skills but mostly for having some fun and introducing young players to the game of basketball. It manly focuses on Fundamentals such as dribbling, shooting, footwork and passing at the most basic level. The age groups of the program