Essays on Heaney

The epic poem Beowulf is generally considered one of the earliest known stories put to writing in the Western world. Written in England between the 7th and 10th centuries by an anonymous poet of Anglo-Saxon descent, Beowulf presents itself as one of the most prominent examples of oral tradition being passed down into text. Despite being written in England, it explores Scandinavia as a setting, focusing on the plight of Vikings in the land of the Geats. As such, the poem deals greatly with Viking culture and that of the Danes, depicting them as a people of great honor ...

Analysis of issues about “Family” from four poems

Michelle Moran’s poem titled A tribute to family best defines family. It states that family is God’s creation. “But God created families. As only our Lord can” (Moran). Family is also the basis of love, respect, honor and obedience. Family is made up of different parties such as father, mother and siblings each of whom has a beautiful and God-ordained task to fulfil. Family as such comes forth as what is commonly known as nuclear family according to Moran. The poet is honest to appreciate God for creating families from simple union of two people in marriage. “ ...

Mid-Term Break is a lyric poem written by an outstanding Irish poet and playwright Samuel Heaney. The poem is autobiographical as it is written in the first person, so the narrator coincides with the author and is a participant of the described events. In his real life Samuel Heaney got over a death of his little brother that formed the basis of Mid-Term Break. The author seems to be reserved about his own feelings, that is why the poem is full of polysemantic words (with several meanings), symbols and contrasting situations that are aimed to to convey the feelings ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a major life threating disease facing many American communities. The risk is higher in the underserved communities especially in the remote parts of the country which west (2014) attributes to insufficient health education. According to Ewy, managing director of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart center, there has been a decline in the number of cardiovascular diseases related deaths from 40% to the current 34% of the total deaths in the America. The improvement has been attributed to timely treatment of causal diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure among other heart diseases that continue to ...

Analysis of Poems by Seamus Heaney

Analysis of Poems by Seamus Heaney

Blackberry – Picking is a poem by Seamus Heaney, dedicated to Philip Hobsbaum. The poem is a description of Heaney’s childhood down memory lane. It describes his favorite activity of blackberry – picking in August, during harvest time. This, he liked to do along with his friend. The blackberry picking highlights the importance of struggle in everybody’s lives. The very beautiful berries are not left to rejoice in their beauty. They are soon converted into stinking wine, which represents the different facets of life, thus submerging the beauty of the blackberry. Heaney tries ...

Many people who suffer from cancer need surgery at some poing, but this kind of a procedure creates stress and anaesthesia may be hazardous for the natural defense systems of the body which is why anaesthesia may be related to the recurrence of cancer. However, surgery is often the only choice for people who suffer from this severe illness. Anaesthesia may be general and regional which means that it is applied locally. “Regional anaesthesia has the potential to reduce the use of certain anaesthesia and pain medications that are injected into the vein or inhaled into the lung, as ...

The poem “Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and Nobel Prize recipient, is the story of sorrow and forced growing up (Heaney). The verse about a little boy who faces the death for the first time is enriched by the use of bright imagery, specific verse structure and the narration from the first person. Death is something unfamiliar to the little boy, and narrator is trying to figure out how to behave in this situation and what everybody expects of him. The poet shows the complicated inner feelings of a child who faces the adult world and realizes ...

The Glass Ceiling: Women are under-represented in Management and Leadership Positions

Gender equality is a social issue that has invited the attention of policy makers as an important part of social justice. There are legislations enacted to give equal status to women in every area including the work place. Australian legislative body has passed a law in 1984, strictly specifying that no discrimination may be made against women at workplace regarding promotion, compensation and other facilities. Known as the sex discrimination act, it recommends legal action against discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, marital status, family responsibilities or pregnancy. It advocates for equal opportunity, status and respect enjoyed by ...

Abstract

Nowadays, the importance of studying the ancient literature becomes an actual question. From year to year, an amount of worth studying contemporary literary works increases and a lot of students complain that they do not want to read and analyze literary works of the ancient authors. However, they forget that the ancient literary works were the first examples of literature in the history of humankind. They contain information about life and environment in the preceded days and inspire a lot of young writers. The aim of this paper is to prove that the ancient literature is a basis for ...

Part of the enjoyment of poetry is the acceptance that some poems or parts of poems cannot be pinned down to a single meaning. Explore this view of poetry, and the ways in which poets use of language and from invites different readings.

In this essay I will be exploring ‘Blackberry-Picking’ by Seamus Heaney, ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou. In different ways they show that poems cannot be pinned down to a single meaning.

The structure of ‘Blackberry-Picking’ is essentially that of two, not-quite-equal halves. The first 16 ...

Thesis

This paper will consider whether Eminem’s song ‘’Not Afraid’ can be dismissed as mere light entertainment or whether it is worthy of more serious academic interest. My argument will focus on style and use of language, and on the song’s subject matter and impact within the context of Eminem’s total artistic output – which convey significant messages about personal growth and maturity.

Poetry accompanied by music is, as far as anthropologists can tell, the oldest form of human art (apart perhaps from cave drawings). Poetry, passed down as part of the oral tradition, existed before writing. Lyric ...