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Using Bluebird by Charles Bukowski, complete as much of a po…

Using Bluebird by Charles Bukowski, complete as much of a poetry explication as you can within the time limit. Make sure to have a thesis, analysis of poetic devices, and explain thoroughly how your evidence and analysis relate to the theme. You may also use the literary theories to enhance your analysis. Bluebird there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see you. there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he’s in there. there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay down, do you want to mess me up? you want to screw up the works? you want to blow my book sales in Europe? there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too clever, I only let him out at night sometimes when everybody’s asleep. I say, I know that you’re there, so don’t be sad. then I put him back, but he’s singing a little in there, I haven’t quite let him die and we sleep together like that with our secret pact and it’s nice enough to make a man weep, but I don’t weep, do you?

The Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was seen as an…

The Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was seen as an intermediary between God and the people.  The idea that clergy were the so-called ‘gatekeepers to heaven’, filled people with respect, awe, and fear.  The Church was extremely wealthy. Monetary donations were given by many levels of society, most commonly in the form of a tithe, a tax that amounted to roughly 10% of their earnings.  In return for this, believers were shown the way to everlasting life and happiness after lives that were often short and hard.  The Church was also one of the main distributors of charity at the time, running basic hospitals, as well as housing travelers and providing places of shelter and sanctity.  Many clergy had some level of education and those who entered the clergy were offered the chance to learn to read and write: a rare opportunity in the rural Medieval society.  Church was attended by all, sometimes everyday, and vast monasteries and convents were built to celebrate the Christian beliefs. Pilgrims would travel huge distances to pay their respects for dead saints. Monasteries often had schools attached, and their libraries were widely regarded as some of the best. Then as now, education was a key factor in the limited social mobility offered at the time. Those accepted into the monastic life also had a more stable, more privileged life than ordinary people. Why would religious life have such great appeal at this time in history?  Your answer must be in your own words- do not use direct quotes.  Your answer must be a minimum of 100 words.    

In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln has a particu…

In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln has a particular intent with this speech as well.  What is that intent?  What does it have to do with events after the Civil War?  How does a word like “contest” help with his objective?  What is important about bringing up God and bible verses to help with this objective as well?  In the very end, he makes his point very clear.  What does he seek the American people to do?  And why is the way the speech is expressed important to that end goal he wants the people to achieve?