...How does Frost create a sense of horror in his poem ‘Out, Out-‘ Frosts creates a sense of horror in his poem ‘Out, Out-‘through his use of repetition and the use of caesura and figurative speech. Frost concentrates also on the apparent innocence and passivity of the boy. "Out, Out-" is a poem by American poet Robert Frost, published in 1916. It tells the story of a young boy who dies after his hand is severed by a "saw”. This poem was apparently based on a true story. The title ‘Out, Out-‘is an allusion to William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth ‘out, out-brief candle’, it refers to how unpredictable and fragile life is like a candle is being blown out. To begin, Personification is used in line 1 personification is used to make the buzz saw more horrifying. ‘The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard’. This creates an image of a monster, something dangerous and has a mind of its own The use of personification continues into line 8’ as it ran or had to bear a load’ this shows the reader how destructive this buzz saw is and how effortless it is at it, this also extends the metaphor. Also in line 16 ‘leaped out at the boy’s hand, or seemed to leap-’the saw is still personified and therefore adds horror to this line, the use of the word ‘at’ is emphasized here, like a vicious creature the buzz saw leaped out at the boy’s hand, making it seem like the boy lost all control and is helpless. Also the use of caesura is particularly effective in this part of the poem as it adds tension...
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...A young man is cutting firewood with a buzz saw in New England. Near the end of the day, the boy’s sister announces that it is time for dinner and, out of excitement, the boy accidentally cuts his hand with the saw. He begs his sister not to allow the doctor to amputate the hand but inwardly realizes that he has already lost too much blood to survive. The boy dies while under anesthesia, and everyone goes back to work. Analysis Frost uses the method of personification to great effect in this poem. The buzz saw, though technically an inanimate object, is described as a cognizant being, aggressively snarling and rattling as it does its work. When the sister makes the dinner announcement, the saw demonstrates that it has a mind of its own by “leaping” out of the boy’s hand in its excitement. Frost refuses to lay blame for the injury on the boy, who is still a “child at heart.” In addition to blaming the saw, Frost blames the adults at the scene for not intervening and telling the boy to “call it a day” before the accident occurred. Had the boy received an early excuse from the workday, he would have avoided cutting off his hand and would have been saved from death. Moreover, a mere half-hour break from his job would have allowed the boy to regain part of his childhood, if only for a moment. Frost’s emphasis on the boy’s passivity and innocence in this situation is particularly significant in the context of the time period. After moving to England with his family, Frost...
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...Considerable research has already been done on the cross cultural differences in the workplace (eg. Hofstede 1980, Pudelko and Harzing, 2008). However organizations only began to take initiative to bridge this difference in the form of pre-departure training a few of decades ago. Naturally researchers began to study the actual effectiveness of pre-departure and cross cultural training from various perspectives, some of which will be discussed below. Tung (1987) was perhaps one of the earliest researchers to study the importance of pre-departure training. The paper begins by describing a typical situation of Mr. X who migrates to Japan from the US but is unable to perform due to cultural issues faced by his family. Although hypothetical, this example could be true for any individual who moves to another nation along with his family and has not been provided with adequate training. Tung conducted a survey among 80 US multinational firms and found that the top most reason for expatriate failure was “inability of the manager’s spouse to adjust to a different physical or cultural environment” (Tung, 1987). This alarming result clearly indicates that pre departure training is essential not only for the employee, but for his family as well. Lau (2007) wrote her thesis that focused specifically on the impact of pre-departure training for employees migrating to China. The main factors to consider during training for China are culture, guanxi and language (Lau, 2007). The author also...
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...In the both pieces of writing, they are all rounded about violence. During the poem, “Out, Out” by Robert Frost, a boy was working in his backyard. He was slicing wood for his household. While he was slicing wood for the stove, his mother called him for supper. He was extremely hungry, so he jumped up to head to the kitchen and then out of nowhere the boy almost chops off his hand. “The boy’s outcry was a rueful laugh”. The doctor came and he amputates the hand, and puts him in under unsanitary conditions and killed him. This relates to the chapter because violence is not an accident in stories because everything is already planned in the beginning of the story. In the chapter it states that violence emphasizes the whole moral of the story....
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...Out of the Cradle or Out of the Mind? By Luke Niederhelman Mrs. Main English Literature and Composition 103 12 May 2015 Walt Whitman: father, husband, poet. According to the Poetry Foundation, “Whitman is regarded as one of America’s most significant nineteenth century poets.” One piece of his was written in the late 1800’s. Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking is a poem about the reminiscence of life. This poem features a boy walking along the beach and finds two mockingbirds. These birds interact with one another everyday. However, one day the female bird fails to appear, and the male cries “Out of the mocking-birds throat,” for her (Whitman 2). When the young boy hears the cry he is startled and awakened. The persona then depicts the males actions in search of her. As this happens, the startled boy recognizes the impact nature has on the human mind and his own burgeoning conscious. Whitman’s use of poetic elements allows the reader to connect to a theme of love and death. From structure and repetition, to rhythm and form, these elements serve as a framework for the relationship between the two. Many elements contribute to the theme. The first element is the structure of the poem. Whitman writes alternating the use of dactylic and trochaic meter. First, the poem begins with a dactylic meter using a long syllable followed by two short syllables: “Out of the” (Whitman 1). Secondly, a trochee is used providing a stressed syllable, followed by an...
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...For my comparison and contrast essay, I have decided to choose Wilfred Owen’s “Disabled” and Robert Frost’s “Out, Out -”. I have chosen these because they both show loss in different ways and perspectives. One talks about the loss of a leg and that effect on him and the way that society treats him after this and the other is about the loss of a hand that then causes the loss of a life. One has a very precise structure of stanzas and rhyming meanwhile the other is more broad, free-flowing, has no stanzas and little rhyme. In Disabled there are rhyming couplets every other line. In line 1 and line 3 there is a couple “dark” and “park”, Line 2 and line 5 rhyme “grey” and “day”. These rhyming couplets give the poem a certain feel as it creates a sense of flowing, this can be both to help the reader but also as a metaphor to the point that with his lost leg he can no longer do fun things, not doing fun things is causing his spirit to leave him slowly through the amputated. This is...
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...“Out,Out-“ is a miniature dramatic narrative by Robert Frost. Frost depicts the abrupt death of a young boy whose hand has been severed by a buzz-saw. “The poem was apparently based on a true story of a boy's death whilst working in New England.”(Wikpedia) The account though heart-rending is described in an objective manner by the poet. The fact that no personal comments are made on part of the poet, exemplify that he does not intend to emotionally drain the readers. Rather he intends on intellectually stimulating the readers into the inevitability of death and the futility of life. The title has been taken from Macbeth’s soliloquy in which he ruminates over the death of his wife. The hollowness and insignificance of life is hinted at in this soliloquy, by the eloquent image of the candle that mirrors the transitory nature of life: "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." Analysis: At the outset, the buzz-saw is shown to be snarling and rattling. The twin-sided aspects of life are echoed here .The buzz-saw at once transforms itself into the metaphor of the Giver of Life:it gives ,yet it takes. The verb ‘snarled’ echoes how it is animate, yet machine-like; human, yet devoid of emotions. The verb ‘rattled” sounds the rattle of the child and the rattle of the snake: innocence and iniquity...
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...addiction to cocaine. Kristina was no longer Kristina, she was Bree, whoever that was. By the end of Crank, Kristina ends up pregnant and swears she will sober up for her son. In the beginning of Glass, Hopkins second book of the series, Kristina does everything but turn her life around and she's bringing her baby into the mix. She leaves home and starts doing illegal things to keep up her habits. She moves from home to home, with man to man, and drug to even more serious drugs. Kristina, or Bree, finally gets to point where her child is taken away from her. By the end of the book, Kristina is completely out of control and is now pregnant again. Fallout is the third and final book of the Crank series. I had been greatly anticipating this book since I am a huge fan of Hopkins and her fans have been waiting since 2004 to see Kristina's fate. So, when the book finally came out, I couldn't put it down. It wasn't because it was fantastic like I had hoped, but I felt like I had to finish it to finish the series. The book was told from the perspective of three of her five children. Hunter, who is her oldest and who we learned about in the first two books, Autumn,...
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...Michael Center 12/11/09 Soc 216 Tuned Out As more and more young people begin to turn their backs on political news, America is seeking the greatest decline in informed citizenship in its history. Though no one can say for sure what the exact cause for this is, there are many theories speculated upon. David Mindich explains in his book, “Tuned Out-Why Americans Under 40 Don’t Follow the News”, how today’s generation of Americans, for the most part, do not follow the news. In his text, Mindich discusses his findings on news consumption among people of this generation. I conducted interviews with a couple of my peers to examine their patterns of news consumption. My findings along with Mindich’s will help explain why there has been a decline in the amount of people who actively consume news. People today do not pay attention to news for a variety of reasons. The two people I interviewed were asked why they thought people today don’t keep up with news. Some of the answers I got were “that people are too busy to take time out of their day”, and “the news is boring”. The results that I came across showed that both of the people I interviewed did not follow much political news, but were knowledgeable about entertainment facts and people. Neither of them thought that an individual like themselves could make a difference in the world, one of them said “one person cannot affect the masses”. Also, neither of the two were a part of any groups or organizations...
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...Inside the Marketing Strategy of the In-N-Out Burger Chain By: Nichole Fitzhugh Ted Watterson Cathy Nguyen Chris Nguyen Kieu Le California State University, San Marcos Marketing 302 Professor George Sharghi May 5, 2011 Introduction While cruising the freeway along the Sothern California coastline, it is becoming increasing possible to spot a giant sign with a yellow boomerang; this brightly illuminated boomerang is most associated with the infamous restaurant In-N-Out. It was founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948, and established in Baldwin Park, California. Since then, the restaurant has continued to satisfy and entice customers from all over, including the East, West, North, and South coasts. Its popularity stems from its simple yet appetizing menu, which consists of three types of burgers: hamburger, cheeseburger, and the Double-Double. They also carry fresh cut fries, and three varieties of drinks, including milk, shakes, and sodas. In-N-Out’s arguably most unique item is its “spread,” also referred to as its special sauce. The Businessweek article, In-N-Out Burger’s Marketing Magic, outlines the restaurant’s marketing strategies. In-N-Out does not advertise on television, but relies on advertising through their billboards, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and satisfied fans. The yellow boomerang is wielded as an arrow to point in the direction of their restaurant. However, their most successful marketing...
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...Summary: Personal Essay:The Causes and Effect of Dropping out of College. The causes are almost certainly many and consistent. What seems inescapable is the conclusion that dropping out of school is one of the important factors related to the difficulties of people. The causes of dropping out reveal families in trouble. All too often, families with areas of high pressure are characterized by single parents, lack of parenting skills, and substance abuse. The most common causes of dropping out are money, family, and time management. Money or lack of it is a reason to drop out of the school. Once you become a student, you will need money for tuition of the school. My rent is $1,000 per month for a three bedroom apartment. This monthly rent doesn't include the utilities, that is, the electric light, cooking gas, internet service which I used for homework and research. All these services are for separate from the rent every month. As for the clothes, here in New York, we have four different types of seasons .This contributes, to a change to different types of clothing. Car fare cost me biweekly $48.00 .This is for two unlimited metro cards so I could go the school every day, to my jobs, and to pick up my kids up from the day care with out spending extra money daily. Family plays a big role in people dropping out of the school. As a single parent, I put my children's needs above my own. I give them my attention as a loving and caring parent. I also help my kids with their homework...
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...Check Out the Future of Shopping By: Emily Lengel To Management at WEIS October 17, 2013 Introduction to the future of shopping Everybody grocery shops and sometimes it can be a real pain in the neck. If only there was a quicker method to help customers while they are shopping. Your next trip to the grocery store could be quicker and easier than ever before with this new hand held device. The new technology — called “Scan It” — lets you get digital coupons, ring up your own items as you go and could even help you save time. A device that looks like a smartphone is making supermarket shoppers—and stores—happier. Perched on the handle of the shopping cart, it scans grocery items as the customer adds them to the cart. Three main reasons why to get this device; Couponing- No more cutting out coupons in the Sunday paper; Get them right from this device. Soon as you scan the item on the device, if there is a coupon for that product that week, it will already register it for you. Ring up your own items- If you need a price check on an item, no more going to get help from an employee, the device will do it for you; and you can even check your own items out and bag as you finishing your shopping Save time- No more waiting to get checked out at that long register line; All you have to do is give your device to an employee at the front end and they will upload it and all you have to do is just pay! Shaving Time off the Weekly Grocery Run to Keep Consumers in Stores...
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...giving back to community it has donated to different organization. People believe Walmart is the greatest thing that has happened to low income Americans, because of it low prices guaranteed. Walmart is the world’s biggest company and it’s expanding each and every day. Walmart has become a modern day monopoly. Walmart isn’t boosting the economy most of its goods come from outside the U.S. which is hurting our economy because money isn’t flowing. About 70% of its merchandise is imported from China and Indonesia and China where the cost of labor is cheap and there are no labor laws. Studies have shown when Walmart moves into a town the life expectancy of local businesses decreases instantly. Walmart is a company known for taking competitors out of business. Consumers are lured to Walmart because of it better product, more choices,...
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...The movie Inside Out showed the inner workings of a girl’s (Riley’s) mind. The writer/s packaged the movie in such a way that it would show the audience how and why a person acts in a certain manner in such an entertaining way. It used whimsical representations showing how the brain receives, processes, and lets out responses, how memories fade, and how humans develop our personalities. Expressing Riley’s consciousness are five characters, which determine her actions and thoughts: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear. These five characters are embodiments of five emotions voicing the complex workings of the human brain. It was, for me, one of the best movies Disney Pixel has ever created. There have been, however, reactions from neuroscientists regarding the metaphors or representations used in the movie. The movie according to them, though cute and entertaining, was not a neurology lesson and some important elements of the functions of the human brain were misplaced, if not missing. Hence, I am going to try and discuss the comments of some neuroscientists regarding the representations used in the movie. First is the control panel being the center of commands. There does not seem to be a control panel similar to that of the movie in the actual human brain. The consciousness, however, does not reside on a single command center but rather distributed, with each part of the brain contributing its little bit. The nearest thing the human brain has to a command center...
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...DOLE-OUT MENTALITY vs. ACCOMPLISHMENT DRIVEN PUBLIC SERVICE: HOW WILL THEY INFLUENCE OUR VOTES IN THE COMING POLLS The changes in outlook of the voters regarding elections seems to indicate hopelessness. The voters becoming cynical about Philippine politics thus, the most important factor for them in choosing the candidates are those from whom they will benefit most. It is manifested in the voters’ acceptance of money being offered to them during election, the dole-out mentality. They accept money during the election period because they think that it is only during elections they can directly benefit from the candidates. This implies that voters have a limited appreciation of governance and policies that affect them, such that good governance is not a major factor to consider in their decision-making. Candidates win the elections mainly because of the political machinery, platform, popularity and public image. The machinery contributes to the candidates’ reach of influence particularly at the local level, while campaign funds oil the machinery to run efficiently. But some felt that the intelligent voters’ basis of selecting a candidate is their platform and program of government. For the intelligent voter it is important because it is based on the consultations and identification of the problems of the community that should be addressed, the accomplishments of public service rendered by the candidates during their respective terms. Vote-buying is especially noteworthy...
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