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the man he killed poem?? please help?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

“Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin! 1. 1. half a pint of ale

“But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him and he at me,
And killed him in his place.

“I shot him dead because –
Because he was my foe,
Just so — my foe of course he was;
That’s clear enough; although

“He thought he’d ‘list perhaps, 2. 2. enlist
Off-hand like — just as I –
Was out of work — had sold his traps– 3. 3. traps for hunting
No other reason why.

“Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You’d treat if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown.4″ 4. English coin

6. An understatement is an ironic expression in which something of importance is emphasized by being spoken of as if it were not important.
a. What words does the speaker use to describe war at the beginning of the last stanza?
b. What do these words mean?
c. What makes this description of war an understatement?

this is my last question and i really dont understand thanks any help will be appreciated!!

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Older man – Younger woman – Mail order bride?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin| 9 Comments

I’m in my fifties, never married, never had any kids. I would like to get married and have some kids. That means I would need a woman who is young enough to be my daughter.

Sometimes, a young woman will marry a much older man, because he has a lot of money. I don’t, and I would be very leery of gold diggers even if I did.

I suppose I could find a woman with some daddy issues. But I’m not interested in trying to compete with some woman’s fantasy of an ideal father figure that I can never live up to.

There are a variety of things that might make it difficult for a woman to find a partner. Some of these things I might be willing to overlook. Others, I would not overlook. I do have some standards.

I have just about concluded that the only way I am going to do this is by meeting up with a woman in a developing country who wants to come to the United States. Of course, that does present it’s own problems. There are cultural differences, unreasonable expectations on her part, and all the difficulties normally associated with Internet relationships.

I believe many men who do this are jerks who have to look overseas because they treat women like crap and that’s the only way they can get one. That’s not where I’m coming from. I am looking for a partner, not a sex slave.

I have already made up my mind that I am going to do this. I’m not dead set against considering American women. I’m just not optimistic about my prospects locally. I’m just wondering if there might be some ways of going about it that I have overlooked. I’d appreciate any ideas the community might be able to offer.

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Paper money on a airplane?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Im flying south to buy a car.The only way the man will sell it ,is for cash. Heres the question.Can metal detectors detect cash?I will have $25,000 and do not want them to think Im a drug dealer and delay me.But if I can put it in my carry on will they know its there? I can not go to the bank as it will be on a Saturday afternoon.

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Name of a japanese character?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

i recently read a book about a young man from japan during the feudal period of (the 1800s). He started out as a fisherman at the age of nine. Then, he and his co-fishermen were shipwrecked. mon-jirro? maybe. Anyway, they were saved by american whalers, but knew that they wouldn’t be allowed back into Japan. They were taken to hawaii, and the boy was adopted by the captain, and sent to school in america. He went prospecting for gold, and found enough to get passage back to japan. When he got there(or to an island near there) he was arrested for trespassing, but a lord(you know, king-thing?) set him free, and allowed him to see his family again? Eventually, commodore something landed on japanese soil, and negotiated the treaty of Kanagawa. Does anyone(maybe someone who’s japanese and is familiar with the story) know the young man’s name? Oh, also, he was turned from a fisherman into a samurai(something unknown at the time)

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“The Man He Killed “?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

“The Man He Killed ”

“Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin! 1. 1. half a pint of ale

“But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him and he at me,
And killed him in his place.

“I shot him dead because –
Because he was my foe,
Just so — my foe of course he was;
That’s clear enough; although

“He thought he’d ‘list perhaps, 2. 2. enlist
Off-hand like — just as I –
Was out of work — had sold his traps– 3. 3. traps for hunting
No other reason why.

“Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You’d treat if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown.4″ 4. English coin

a. How does the poet’s use of dialect affect your understanding of the speaker and the subject of the poem?

b. Why do you think the poet chose to have his “speaker” talk in this manner?

An understatement is an ironic expression in which something of importance is emphasized by being spoken of as if it were not important.

a. What words does the speaker use to describe war at the beginning of the last stanza?

b. What do these words mean?

c. What makes this description of war an understatement?

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