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An Introduction to the Issue of Bipolar Disorder (1380 words, 2 pages)

Bipolar Disorder Its Causes and Effects At least 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, more commonly known as manic-depression. This illness usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Although it may come into affect at any time, most individuals with the disorder experience their first ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Anne Sexton (858 words, 3 pages)

Anne Sexton Anne Sexton was the poet I chose to write about. She was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1928, she committed suicide after several mental brake downs at the age of 46. She held many different jobs, she was a librarian, fashion model, and taught English at Colleges and ... Read More

Characteristics of Bipolar Disorder in Early Years (1326 words, 2 pages)

Bipolar Disorder in early years Bipolar affective disorder has been a mystery since the 16th century. History has shown that this affliction can appear in almost anyone. According to an article on bipolar disorder by, David E. Cohen, Some research suggests that highly creative people such as artists, composers, writers, ... Read More

The Theme of Classic Fairytales in the Poems by Anne Sexton (570 words, 1 pages)

Anne Sexton- Transformations The reason that I and about everyone else really enjoy and relate to this book of poems by Sexton is because all the poems are centered on classic fairytales we all know. This reason and the fact that all of the poems are beautifully structured and wonderfully ... Read More

Not Everyone Will Have a Happy Ending a Lesson From Anne Sexton (503 words, 1 pages)

Cinderella Everyone has an ideal about how they want their life to turn out to be. For the most part their ideal future is very far fetched. Having the 50 thousand-dollar car, the huge house on the beach in Florida, and the perfect husband or wife. This does not happen ... Read More

The Controversy of the Presentation of Uterus in Ann Sexton’s Poem “In Celebration of My Uterus” (612 words, 3 pages)

Peter. Schlong. Richard. Big Jim. Are any of these words more than mildly offensive? My contention is that, although they aren't a part of my regular speech, they are only mildly unpleasant, if at all. Some forms of the word "penis" even evoke a sense of power. A man's worth ... Read More

The Shift From the Traditional Dairy Tale Style in Anne Sextons “Cinderella” (680 words, 1 pages)

We've always read or been read fairy tales once in our lives, and how do they always end? Yes, happily ever after. In Anne Sexton's "Cinderella", she shakes up the traditional fairy tale, by adding her own tale. She uses sarcasm to finish the tale, causing the reader's expectation of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Flight of Icarus and Daedalus in to a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph by Anne Sexton (441 words, 2 pages)

In the poem "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph", Anne Sexton alludes to the flight of Icarus and Daedalus and to "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing" to convey a message to a friend. I think this poem was written to reassure a friend ... Read More

A Comparison of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Anne Sexton (809 words, 2 pages)

Starry Night Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists of all time. He completed many paintings that have become world-renown, even by the average layman. According to one critic, Van Gogh was filled with lonely feelings and endless creative energy. He wasnt a successful artist during his ... Read More

The Life and Poetry of Anne Sexton (1202 words, 2 pages)

Anne Sexton was an excellent poet she was both inspirational and brutally honest. Sexton's poems present a true sense of the world, not the sugar- coated version usually heard. She touched on subjects that were considered to be taboo in her era everything from incest to masturbation. Sexton was born ... Read More

An Essay on Speakers in the Stories Homage to My Hips and Her Kind (669 words, 1 pages)

Two Different Attitudes, Two Different Worlds In this essay I am going to compare and contrast the speakers and the stories of Homage to my Hips and Her Kind. The speakers in this stories have very different attitudes, and approaches in telling their story about the same topic. While talking ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013