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Howl vs. Leafs of Grass 5/18/11
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The major shocking similarity I see almost immediately is that the
formatting is very much the same in both of these works. It gives an
initial idea, and t...
14 years ago
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Love Song Confusion
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This poem alone made little sense to me during class. Without someone
skilled in the poetry or literature fields I do not understand how anyone
could make ...
14 years ago
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Mark Twain's view in Imperialism
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During class today, David and I researched and talked about the
directions of our project. We decided to take an approach that is focusing
on Twain...
14 years ago
Ambrose Bierce - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce is a famous writer in the last quater of nineteenth century. His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, mostly about the terrible things he had seen in the war. He fought in the American Civil War and had a lot of negative impact on him.
In his story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Bierce addressed that the wars are horrible and terrified to both the South and the North. As a northerner, he tended to write the story in the southerner's point of view. His way of telling the story makes it fascinating the the public.
I was totally shocked at the end of the story. Never had I ever thought about he will end the story in this extraordinary. Moreover, I enjoyed the movie that was produced. The background music totally make it hard for me to catch up my breath, especially when he was trying the run away from the Union soldiers.
When we look back now, most of us think that the Union was right and the Confederation was not. However, this story awaken me that on the both sides of the battle/ war, there are all human beings, perhaps in this case, Americans. So, were the northern Union action totally appropriate? Maybe not.....
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ReplyDeleteAmbrose Bierce is a famous writer in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. His short stories are held to be among the best of the 19th century, mostly about the terrible things he had seen in the war. He fought in the American Civil War, and it had a lot of negative impact on him.
In his story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, Bierce addressed that the wars are horrible and terrifying to both the South and the North. Even though he is a northerner, he chose to write the story in the southerner’s point of view. Therefore, this juxtaposition creates a fascination for the reader.
I was totally shocked at the end of the story. Never had I ever thought about he would end the story in this extraordinary fashion. Moreover, I enjoyed the movie that was produced. The background music totally made it hard for me to catch up my breath, especially when he was trying the run away from the Union soldiers.
When we look back now, most of us think that the Union was right and the Confederation was not. However, this story awaken me to the understanding that on the both sides of the battle or war, there are human beings, American. So, was the northern Union action totally appropriate? Perhaps not.....