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Straight from the heart. A. B. Schmidt – Appreciating Poetry: The Wonders of Sylvia Plath

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Except for a sort of a hinge A. B. Schmidt – Appreciating Poetry: The Wonders of Sylvia Plath

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“Except for a sort of hinge” vs “Except for a sort of a hinge”

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"Cut" A. B. Schmidt – Appreciating Poetry: The Wonders of Sylvia Plath

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“Cut” is one of Sylvia Plath’s best poems – pretty much everyone agrees on that and there are numerous great lectures on “Cut”; I’m going to go ahead and read it – if possible I think you should read Plath’s poetry aloud yourself, listen to someone else, and listen to her recordings.

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Sylvia Plath A. B. Schmidt – Appreciating Poetry: The Wonders of Sylvia Plath

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Being powerless, ineffectual, and/or useless:

When I was younger I was claustrophobic for the same reasons, I think. Today I could certainly be tied down in some weird bondage scenario (I’m sexy and my life is dope) BUT what I fear is a situation where things are out of my control.

This could be financial – like if insurance isn’t going to come through. It could be physical – like if someone I care for is sick and I can neither comfort nor cure them. It can take many forms.

Thus, it scares me.

I’m used to being good at 99.9% of what I try and while now I’ve focused with my degrees and chosen an area of specialty, I still know that, with effort I can learn advanced math. I can still dominate at tennis. I can still do everything I want to do to a high level.

But if I were on a survival scenario with blind and deaf people whom I couldn’t communicate with and they were all stronger than me leaving me purposeless, I’d feel like shit and be terrified.

I don’t like leaving my fate in the hands of others, in other words, I suppose.

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“I’m sexy and my life is dope”
So touching T.T

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get @ me bb

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I know some of ya’ll are wondering “would he be cool with some kinky shit?” The answer is yes.

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Today I could certainly be tied down in some weird bondage scenario

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hey don’t tell us Mr. Varnell – MOAR Varnell 2015 Peer Review
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“we are not told.” –

Do not use “they” the way you have throughout this paper. It is an antecedent error. In informal English it would be clear that you mean the unknowable “they” but in formal English you must clarify Who is saying things or hiding the truth.

By changing this sentence to “we are not told” I have eliminated the need for “they” altogether. You should be able to do that with some success so you don’t have to rewrite the whole paper.

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, Mr. Varnell – MOAR Varnell 2015 Peer Review
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unneeded comma

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u Mr. Varnell – MOAR Varnell 2015 Peer Review
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No contractions of any kind in an academic paper. u is You. It’s is “it is.” Don’t is “do not”

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Cause Mr. Varnell – MOAR Varnell 2015 Peer Review
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C.S.U.N. Mr. Varnell – MOAR Varnell 2015 Peer Review
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Spell it out once then put the abbreviation in parenthesis.

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