In 1855, Walt Whitman embarked upon his career as a poet when he published his incipient edition of "Leaves of Grass (Callow 78) ." ... Many critics claimed that "Leaves of Grass" was immoral and trashy, because of the many sexual innuendoes and references to prostitutes and people of low stature (Whitman xvi) . ... Although Whitman produced many books of poetry and prose, "Leaves of Grass" contains most of Whitman's "classics." ... These experiences from the war hospitals developed into an addition to "Leaves of Grass" entitled "Drum Taps (Hall 943)." ... He felt an enormous amount of ad...

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This paper will review Whitman's poem, ""Leaves of Grass," his writing style, and discuss the controversy that has followed for over one hundred years. Whitman's poem, "Leaves of Grass," is considered a masterpiece of American literature. ... The first poem in "Leaves of Grass" is titled "Song of Myself (Norton)." ... When "Leaves of Grass," was first published, it was a commercial failure, but literary critics could not discount Whitman's bold approach to writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson, another American icon, said of Whitman's poetry, "I am not blind to the worth of the w...

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Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published on the fourth of July in 1855. ... Whitman wrote only one book- Leaves of Grass- but he took a lifetime to write it, and he saw his one book through many shapes. ... As first published, Leaves of Grass was a large book encased by green covers with an ornate, leafy design. ... Although he still published several more editions of "Leaves of Grass" before his death in 1892, his last years were spent in poor health. ... In his farewell poem for "Leaves of Grass" he assumed his success: "Camerado, this is no book/Who touches this ...

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In 1855, twelve of his works were published in a collection entitled "Leaves of Grass", which stands today as one of America's most popular literary works. ... "Leaves of Grass" had a wide range of subject material, and therefore it incorporated many different themes. ... A firm devotion to democracy had much to do with the poems in "Leaves of Grass", because Whitman, especially after the Civil War, was becoming more and more disappointed and aggravated with the rapid civil decay taking place in an increasingly industrializing society. ... "Leaves of Grass" over went several revisions a...

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That "I" became the main character of Leaves of Grass, the explosive book of twelve untitled poems that he wrote in the early years of the 1850s. ... A few months later (1956), he printed his second edition of Leaves of Grass. ...

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However many have claimed that Whitman's writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 preface to Leaves of Grass and Song of Myself that it has no style. ... It is almost as he is tossing seeds into his poetry and allowing the leaves of grass to grow together in whichever form or path they choose for themselves. ... Song of Myself opens with Whitman observing a spear of summer grass " and comes to a close over 1300 lines later with this same idea of recognition of universality: "I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, / If you want me again look for me under your bo...

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Albans, Queens, parking in front of a large, pimk stucco,four-bedroom house and disappearing inside while we played on the big front lawn, tearing out the grass and rolling around in leaves. It was fall, and leaves were everywhere. ... We tore the grass to shreds, crushed the neatly manicured bushes, stomped the flowers, and cracked one of the house's windows with a rock. ...

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A strong feeling of wretchedness and cheerfulness comes into sight once I see a woman with a grass basket and child. It takes me back to my childhood, where I spent most part of the time in woods and grass. ... She walked off to the forest to collect firewood and grass for cattle which was far-flung from my home. ... Lingering under the shade of the tree, chewing the grass or leaves fallen on the ground, snooping around the activities of birds and butterflies, listening to the songs and resonance made by the crystal clear stream, and missing the warm caring hands of mother, I would spend my ha...

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There are faint sounds of cows mooing and chewing grass. ... The grass feels so soft and is the most vibrant array of greens. The mild wind rustling the leaves of the countless trees, and the birds singing, all accent the continuous flow of the river. ... The sounds of the church clock calling out the time, the continuously running river, and the leaves swishing in the breeze still remain. The soft velvety grass still felt underneath the fingertips and the taste of the juiciest, ripest blackberry savored. ...

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When I moved into this house it was not the most beautiful house at first, but soon the dirt turned to grass and the stick trees flourished with leaves. ... In this canyon grows the greenest, softest grass that even smells sweet when it is freshly cut. ... To compliment the grass are the bursting, overbearing trees that floods my eyes. As the wind blows in the trees, the sound of the leaves dancing with their branches is completely captivates my ears. ...

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For instance, each area of the ball field that has the deep green grass has precise corners giving the sense of perfection with the soft touch of pillow like blades of grass. In addition, the low cut grass in the infield and outfield give the notion of a perfectly ironed shirt without a single wrinkle. Also, rising from the ground is the deep aroma of fresh cut grass. Moreover, the spongy like dirt in the infield is as level as the felt on a pool table and as yielding as a mound of light brown leaves. ...

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The green carpet of grass rolled on as far as I could see. ... I reached down to the ground to confirm that it was real grass. ... No weed was in sight on the grass, nor a misplaced grass clipping; however, the scent of freshly-cut grass wandered in the air. Each blade of grass was precisely cut to the same length. ... A cool breeze came swiftly into Amen Corner and moved through the trees; the shuffling leaves sounded as if they were whispering to one another. ...

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Priceless Memory: Leaves are falling and I"m running through my yard without shoes. I can feel the soft green grass glide through my toes and see some multi-colored leaves on the ground freshly raked into piles.; the starting of fall. ... I hadn't noticed this dried out seed because it camouflaged itself in with the leaves. ... Playing in the grass with my sisters and planting our own flowers and picking the ripe blueberries off the bushes. ...

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A smile on my face and a beautiful picture in my mind, I open my eyes once again only to find the dead looking trees and their dead leaves on the ground. ... By then, the newborn leaves will be fully-grown, providing homes for the insects and shade or food for the animals. ... The wet leaves rustle at my feet as I walk down the deer paths. As the sun breaks through the clouds to warm the damp air around me and light the fresh raindrops on the grass, I am reminded of fall. ... As the clouds close back together, trying to hide the sun's rays, wintertime falls back on the field and my ey...

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One of his poems that gained much recognition was "Leaves of Grass," and he did not even get noticed right away. ... "Leaves of Grass" is a compilation of many poems that took and extensive time writing, and many experiences. ...

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I look off the deck and see my pool with its bright blue water, and with the leaves from the trees shading the deck slowly falling around it as fall starts. I see mountains of grass surrounding the patio area leaving it stranded in an ocean of grass. ... Before the grass in the back yard was in, the whole yard was full of mud. ...

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Whom with their numerous colorful leaves help to fight off and guard the rechid stench from entering my nostrils. ... Their strong essence can be inhaled no matter where you stand about the vast thirty-two acres of green, green grass. ... It is so sootheing to set and deeply breathe in a breath of fresh air along with the fragrance of freshly cut grass and a cedar porch. ...

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There are also mountains, lake, trees, leaves, bark, rocks, grass, dirt, plants, stumps, guys, boats, limbs, cabin, boards, sticks, clouds, sky, moon, stars, hat, shirt, pants, logs, fire, and boulders. ... The artist uses the greens to really make the trees and grass pop out at you. ...

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Whom with their numerous colorful leaves help to fight off and guard the rechid stench from entering my nostrils. ... Their strong essence can be inhaled no matter where you stand about the vast thirty-two acres of green, green grass. ... It is so sootheing to set and deeply breathe in a breath of fresh air along with the fragrance of freshly cut grass and a cedar porch. ...

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The Hawk The field grass was a tall, with broken, and dry strands, so dry and flimsy that it would rustle in the wind. ... With trees scarcely scattered about with very few leaves on them, like as if everything was about to die, but still had a little hope of life with the scattered leaves dangling from the branches. As the wind blew, the leaves were struggling to stay attached to the branches, they were twisting, fluttering, and somehow managing to stay attached to the branches. ...

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Many plants also show the Fibonacci numbers in the arrangements of the leaves around their stems. If we look down on a plant, the leaves are often arranged so that leaves above do not hide leaves below. ... If we count in the other direction, we get a different number of turns for the same number of leaves. The number of turns in each direction and the number of leaves met are three consecutive Fibonacci numbers. ... Some common trees with their Fibonacci leaf arrangement numbers are: 1/2 elm, linden, lime, grasses 1/3 beech, hazel, grasses, blackberry 2/5 oak, cheery, apple, ho...

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Wind blowing across bare land lifts particles of sand and silt but leaves behind larger pebbles. ... When rain falls on a surface of grass or on the leaves of trees, some of the moisture evaporates before it can reach the ground. Trees and grass serve as windbreaks, and a network of roots helps to hold the soil in place against the action of both rain and wind. ...

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He started writing more and more and finally wrote a book called "Leaves of Grass". ... He has contributed some of the best writings to Literature like "Leaves of Grass", "Good-bye My Fancy", "Drum-Taps:, "Complete Prose Works", "Notes and Fragments", I Sit and Look Out", "Pictures", and many, many more. ...

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Walt Whitman Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself," from "Leaves of Grass" is often considered the most stunningly original poem ever written by an American. Leaves of Grass was inspired largely by Emerson's writings, and in particular his essay "The Poet....

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Hula Dancing If the first thought that comes to mind when hearing the words, "hula dancing", is a plastic figurine wearing a grass skirt then you've got it all wrong. ... And grass skirts were never worn; they wore skirts made of kappa cloth. ... Drums pounded, gourds rattled, singers chanted, and hundreds of dancers wearing garlands of green leaves and flowers and dog-tooth anklets moved endlessly to and fro in the lines, their brown skin glistening with sweat, with no sign of boredom or tiredness,"(Daws, 1968). ...

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