| | myLot Discussions| American Poetry: An Intimate History of the Citizen of the State | | American Poetry: An Intimate History of the Citizen of the StatePoetry is relatively unexplored in Florida's English curriculum; therefore, I have reasoned that the best way to compensate for this would be to completely immerse myself in the history of American Poetry. Beginning not, of course, with the history of poetry itself but rather with the Puritan era, it's succeeding eras (touching upon those dismal decades of melancholy as well as the flower-child inspiring years of Walt Whitman’s work), and concluding in the present so to speak. In so doing I hope to prove how the poetry both affected the nation, and was in turn affected (perhaps afflicted) by the social aspects and conflicts of the nation at the time. Beginning with the Puritan, or more pc. Colonial, Era we find ourselves surrounded by outdated devices and jejune expressionism. Poets of the day had scarcely little exposure to anything else of literary merit at the time. Their work reflected their history, and the backgrounds of their works were most clearly derived from England diction and voice; used to reinforce the authority of the Bible and the church. Alienated for the most part from the rest of the... | |
| | The RED FLAG List- Warning signs that he (or She) is BAD NEWS... | | Too many women are misled by the romantic myth that men are "diamonds in the rough" and we are supposed to "help" them become better men, often by sacrificing our own needs. We are socialized to believe that if we help them, take care of them, give up our own needs for theirs, they will "take care" of us. BLEAH. Of course, men are just as vulnerable- they often marry women they barely know, feeling thatthey have to be "mature" and "grown up" and then end up miserable because they`re stuck with someone they have nothing in common with. Or they play "rescuer" and take up with women who are little, fragile dolls who need to be "taken care of" and they say things like "She needs me, she`s so fragile. she`s like a little wounded deer."Barf.
The sad thing is, that the men/women who can change, do it on their own. OUTSIDE of a relationship. They take time off from relationships, and work on their relationship with themselves. They can demonstrate REAL work and real change, rather than platitudes. The men/women who go from relationship to relationship, (often leaving one partner for another) are NOT going to get past their issues. And the sad thing is that far too many men, despite their... | |
| | christ forgotten | | the scars in my soul,
the wounds in my heart,
they cut so deep it bleeds my life.
not broken, for the wounded deer is the one that leaps the highest.
not comforted by the thoughts of Shangri-la;nor enlightened by the teachings of christ.
father, how do you forgive such sinners?
your children rebel against you,
youn stood still.
the kill before your eyes,
yet you remain calm.
you wrath which will come soon is what i fear the most.
i once gave comfort to the fallen,
but now Iam the fallen.
a devil to start the wars but no christ to end it.
i stayed in silence to put my words together,
i join the sinfuls to regain innocence.
innocence that left this world long ago
is now a century.
before you come my lord;from you i will depart.
i will be gone when the first snow falls.
my sins unwashed, ny life unforgiven.
may innocent reborn once more.kekhrieluotuo
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| | Umrao Jaan | | Starring: Shabana Azmi, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Puru Raj Kumar, Suniel Shetty
Edited & Directed by J.P. Dutta
Rating:*** ½Ummmm….Rai Jaan!In one of the countless visuals of stunning resonance, Aishwarya playing the doomed and poetic tawaif Umrao Jaan Adaa, passes through a burning field of crops. "The crops have been reaped, Now the fields are being burnt for good luck next year," explains a helpful co-passenger.That one gloriously revealing moment captures that strange and sublime ethos of pathos that coloured the life and times of the 19th century Lucknowi poetess who in her words is a badnasibi ki misaal (the classic example of misfortune).We've seen Lucknow and the rest of Uttar Pradesh in several Hindi films ranging from Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan to Chandan Arora's Main Meri Patni Aur Woh. The city and its surrounding topography has never looked more vivid in its evocation of a crisis of cultural poignancy.Perched between a world of the kotha amd the outer world of growing deceit and betrayal the story of little Ameeran's journey from her quaint and happy family life to the lonely pride of the Kotha, is mapped in lucid vivid... | |
| | | | Music can heal wounded heart and hatred emotion | | Hi, nice subject isnt?hahaha, but its true, music can give many reasons to atleast lessen your angry feelings, your emotions. I love to listen to music when im down, love to play heart warming songs while im lying in my bed, and suddenly i didnt notice that i fell asleep,ahahahha. Then, i play rnb music when im in the mood of dancing, when im in the mood of doing exercise, dancing is the best form of exercise. FYI to all. | |
| | | Sarah Palin rises $63,500 benefit for a charity that aids our wounded veterans. | | Such a great event and sure it was a lot of fun and some people will be disappoint they was out bid but the whole idea was to help our wonderful brave wounded veterans.
Sean Hennity host his freedom concerts all summer bring in millions of dollars for the children of our soldiers that gave their life's for our county.
Hat's off to our service people and to these two great Americans. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A true fan of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is paying $63,500 to have dinner with her.Cathy Maples of Huntsville, Ala., on Friday won the dinner in an Internet auction, which was a benefit for a charity that aids wounded veterans.Maples says she fully supports the military and the men and women fighting for this nation. Maples, who owns a defense contracting company, also says she’s a “big advocate” for Palin, and would love to see her as president.Palin offered the dinner as part of the charity auction on eBay for the $63,500, which supports wounded veterans through cycling programs.Organizers say the winner will have to foot the travel bill to meet up with Palin, likely in Alaska. Maples says that’s no... | |
| | is that ok sipping the blood if wounded? | | why it became a habbit to other people?is that ok?is that healthy?or what?lol..only mosquitoes sips blood and vampires too!hmmmm i do not really get it why sip?while they can put a band aid instead!happy mylotting! | |
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