On September 3, 1941, Magee flew a high altitude (30,000 feet) test flight in a newer model of the Spitfire V. As he orbited and climbed upward, he was struck with the inspiration of a poem -- "To touch the face of God." Once back on the ground, he wrote a letter to his pa...
HIGH FLIGHT (Poem)Magee Jr., John Gillespieall hands
I spent the time waiting for the flight seated at a bar, chatting to an oil and gas intern who had recently relocated to NOLA and had been in Colorado for a conference. He was fresh out of college and seemed to enjoy his chosen industry, although did not express love for living in Ne...
for their ritual outing – a clattering cacophony, jostling for air space in their flight over the roof and further afield. In February they will build their nests, high in the trees. Weeks later the parents will defend eggs and fledglings mobbing the thieving red kites, with gang warfare....
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Reminds me of the poemOzymandias. As if we – little ants – can pace and speed or slow the great forces exerted on our little firms, in our little lives. And yet I still see pacing change as integral to the role of a leader in a growth organization. ...
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In honor of his retirement last year, the college created theQuinton Duval Prize for Creative Writing.The award and a stipend are given annually to a student, whose poem or short story is published in theSuisun Valley Review. "He was a wonderful teacher," said former studentAlbert Garcia,dea...
阅读理解. Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school. It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth c
(Jiangkou Huan) empty cranes Fourth unit 16, Guo Moruos two poems in the sky night market 17, modern poem three paper (Bing Xin) I am a river of color (Feng Zhi) (Wen Yiduo) 18, * I sing for boys and girls (He Qifang) 19, * homesickness poems, two homesickness (Yu Guangzhong...