...Wheatley’s poem disproves Hemmingway because not only did it give encouragement to Washington, it symbolized that all Americans regardless of the color of your skin could obtain freedom of speech. Additionally, Wheatley shows that all Americans should support the movement for independence, regardless of your social status or the color of your skin. “Hear every tongue thy guardian aid implore (Wheatley 411.28)!” Wheatley is asking the General to listen to all American, not only the high society individuals, but also ordinary people, and slaves as America begins its journey to independence. Wheatley’s poem shows that regardless of how you came to be in America, freedom of speech is something that even a once enslaved black woman could achieve. Moreover, freedom of speech does not always come in the form of a complaint. Wheatley is hoping for a future that includes a new Republic independent of Britain and gives admiration to the leaders of the military. Additionally, Wheatley brings to light that the fight for freedom in America is something that other nations also want, “And nations gaze at scenes before unknown (Wheatley 411.6)!” Also, Wheatley knows that the fight for freedom includes everyone in America. “The land of freedom’s heaven-defended race!” implies that...
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...a Dream. A speech, that will be remembered by many and be passed down from generation to generation, had shaped the future of America by the time Martin Luther King had stepped off the stage on August 28th, as he called for an end to racism in the United States during the March on Washington in 1963. This was one of, if not, the most powerful speech America has seen to this day. A beautiful way to begin! Good job! Martin Luther King stood on that stage with confidence and determination to make a change in the United States of America and it was shown through this rhetorical masterpiece titled “I Have a Dream”. The first line of the speech makes the audience aware of not only how serious he is, but also how determined and sure he is that his speech will change the civil rights in the United States of America; he could not have been more right about it. From the very first line, Martin Luther King had his audiences’ undivided attention. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” (Line 1-2, Page 1) His audience in this case would not only be his fellow Negroes who are still not free, but the rest of the Americans that attended the March on Washington. Little did he know that the whole world would be his audience… Good! In this first line we see him start off with using logos. He refers to the USA as “our” nation. We see this throughout the entire speech. It gives the...
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...People are using bad words when they are excited, happy, angry, anxious, even they are just talking about what the weather is like today. It is the right to say them or not. And most people have touch with bad words since little, maybe at age of 12 or at the age that cannot remember things. But in this essay "cuss time", the author Jill McCorkel has an activity with his 8-year-old son, and the son has freedom to have a speech in the activity. The essay is to describe freedom of speech, and not only about speech, about thoughts and ideas. People always tell the other people what should not say or what should not to do, furthermore this means we draw a circle for ourselves which we need to stay in. McCorkel let readers know that "We build a world around negatives -you can't say [...] then you can get away from a lot of things." One of the most common "negative" things in the world is teaching children not to use "bad words". In order to express freedom of "bad words", I believe this essay is more about freedom, freedom of talking, freedom of behaving, freedom of thinking. She is trying to make her viewpoint, let people talk freely, do things freely, think freely, make the circle disappear, make the world we built disappear. When I first read this essay, it remained me one thing in my childhood. I remember I was around 11 years old or 12 years old, I started to hear some "bad words" in school and from my friends. Also like other kids did, I started to say "bad words"...
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...and bad to maintain law and order, thus resulting in a lot of questions. How can society definitively determine evil, and what is an equivalent for the process of fair judgement upon it? The short story “Sorry for your loss”, first published 2008 by Bridgette Keenan, raises the question of human judgement. The story unfolds with an omniscient narrator with the point of view from the main character. In an unknown small town the prison Chaplain, Evie, has to deliver her first death notice to an inmate named Victor Zamora. As she has never seen him before, and the prison’s faith database does not reveal specific characteristics of him, she is quite nervous. When delivering the news Victor, whom seems to be a good-looking sensible young man, reacts indifferent towards his grandmother’s passing, and is contrary more pursued on redeeming his ill doings. This is shown when Victor asks if he was accepted in the ‘SORRY-course’. As the conversation proceeds, it occurs to Evie that Victor is educated and on the path for re-entering society. She leaves with a feeling of inadequacy, as if she could not reach him through deciphering his character. Or as if the adolescent boy had had superior spiritual insight compared to her. The general themes presented in the text are yearning for freedom, first impressions, judgement of evil in the sense of regret and the use of contrasts. Early in the text the contrast of free and imprisoned is illustrated: “Evie wonders if the shoppers parking...
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... SAMPLE ESSAY (MLA Style) cover page (may not be required by some instructors) What Limits to Freedom? Freedom of Expression and the Brooklyn Museum’s “Sensation” Exhibit by Melissa Davis all text centered Prof. K.D. Smith Humanities 205 16 May 2009 85 03f-BGtW-AmEd 85-106.indd 85 19/01/10 4:08 PM 86 | sample essay Davis 1 Melissa Davis Professor Smith Humanities 205 16 May 2009 name and page number in top right corner What Limits to Freedom? Freedom of Expression and the Brooklyn Museum’s “Sensation” Exhibit For over a century public galleries in Western democracies have been forums not only for displaying works by “old Masters” but also for presenting art that is new, as well as ideas that are sometimes radical and controversial. In the United States that tradition has been under wide attack in the past generation. Various political and first line of all religious leaders have criticized exhibits of works of art that they claim paragraphs indented offend against notions of public decency, and have crusaded against providing public funding for the creation or display of such works. The largest such controversy of the past generation was sparked by the display of a painting entitled “The Holy Virgin Mary,” by the British text left justified and ragged right artist Chris Ofili at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999. Though the image appears inoffensive at a distance, the artist has affixed to the painting cutouts of body parts from magazines, and has incorporated...
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...In the compositions, “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” “without title”, and “ The American Flag Stands for Tolerance” the author's purpose is to inform us about acceptance, in all three of these compositions the authors show us that each person can show some acceptance for one another. In the newspaper editorial “The American Flag Stands For Tolerance.” the writer Allen shows how acceptance should be a widespread belief, whether you believe in burning the flag or not, one should not discriminate someone, on what they believe. “Thus were we to embrace a prohibition on such communication, we would be saying that the First Amendment protects expression only when no one is offended.” (Allen 57) On the other hand Allen himself believes...
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...Describe the response of America to the rise of nationalism in Japan, Italy, and Germany during the 1930s. How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt ready the nation for war? The problems in Germany Japan and Italy during the 1920s led many different groups to try to gain political power. At times there were riots in the streets among the supporters of different political parties.Both Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy believed in the political system called fascism. In a fascist government system, total power is given to a dictator. Individual rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press are denied. The nation and its power are what counts, not the life of the individual. In Japan, a form of fascism also took hold in the 1920s and 1930s. Japan had an Emperor named Hirohito Tojo who was a Japanese general who became a fascist dictator. He pushed Japan to join the Axis Powers of Germany and Italy. He also helped Japan plan for war with the United States. Most of the real power in Japan, however, was in the hands of a group of military leaders. Japan joined in an alliance with Germany and Italy in 1940 forming the three Axis Powers. Congress passed a series of neutrality acts so that it would prevent the US from being withdrawn into foreign war. the US stuck to these policies for some time even once the countries started to try to take more land for themselves, the US did not really respond nor did they really care...
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...Owl by Jackie Kay Growing up can be scary, because you all of a sudden are on your own. If you live in the past you are more likely to be less prepared for what the life as an adult brings. "Owl" (2012) is a short story written by Jackie Kay where the reader experience the story of a middle-aged woman having a mid-life-crisis and recalling memories when times used to be easier. The title “Owl” and biological meaning primarily symbolizes freedom. However, both Tawny and Barn, as mentioned in the short story, is actual owls that signify different abilities. The Barn leads the way through fears, nightmares and shadows - if you are brave enough to follow. In this short story, our protagonist and first-person-narrative Anita personalizes as the barn owl because she has to go through her mid-life crisis even though what consequences it might bring. The tawny symbolizes guidance and wisdom. It is Anita's best friend, Marion, who plays this role. The connection and relation to the owl express Anita (Barns) and Marion's (Tawny) friendship. The reason they recall these memories, is to remember how fun and uncomplicated life was during their childhood. It begins with a flashback where Anita, also known as Barn recalls her childhood with her best friend Marion, also known as Tawny. Marion and Anita were visiting a farmland where their parents used to take them. At this farm, they found a barn Owl, which they admired and this is where Anita got her nickname. This clearly shows...
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...Understandings/Essential Questions 9-10 Lesson Summaries: a) Causes of Economic Troubles 11 b) Population Changes and Immigration 12-14 c) Technology of the 1930s 15 d) Life in the 1930s 16 e) On-To-Ottawa and Social Unrest 17 f) Social Assistance Programs 18 g) Then and Now Review Lesson 19-21 h) Then and Now Round Table Assignment 22-23 Appendix A: Round Table Discussion Handout 24 Rubric for Round Table Discussion and other Assessment ideas 25-28 Topic Organizer 29-31 Speech Planner 32 Design Process Statement Our group initially decided to work together because each of us was specifically interested in developing lessons for Grade 10 Canadian History – Academic. Some of us wanted to develop our understanding of the curriculum itself, while others wanted to focus on working with students of this age. After reviewing the curriculum of the course, we discussed how the course should be organized. For some aspects of the curriculum, we felt a traditional chronological organization would be beneficial. For other portions, it seemed as if thematic units would serve our students better. In the end, we decided to work with a hybrid of the two models, which contained both chronological units and thematic...
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...Anton Chekhov was born in January of 1860 in Taganrog, Russia. He lived his adolescent life in poverty. His grandfather was born a serf and later bought his and his family’s freedom. His father, named Pavel, was also born a serf. After Anton’s grandfather bought their freedom, his father became a merchant. Anton’s mother was born a merchants daughter. She taught herself to read and write. She loved literature and passed this quality onto her children. Throughout his adolescent life, Anton attended a school for Greek boys and later a grammar school. In 1876, his family went bankrupt and his father moved the family to Moscow to find a better living, leaving Anton behind. He was tasked with selling all the family possessions that were also left...
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...The Crucible Essay To begin with, a crucible is a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development. The title signifies the suffering and hardship that the town goes through. The town the story takes place in is governed by a theocracy. Everything that happened in the book, all the events that led up to the execution of many innocent lives and led up to the breaking apart of the theocracy that the town was used to contribute to make a difficult time or situation, which is a crucible. The story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts Man’s word is worthless against harsh judgment. With the false evidence and the corrupting lies, there will be only one who will try to fight for freedom and break free from the Law’s powerful hold. First and Foremost, Reverend Samuel Parris is worried about his reputation, and along with that comes tremendous paranoia. He is a busybody and has a sense of purposefulness. Parris is an immensely paranoid character. The importance he places on reputation creates for him a considerable amount of paranoia. This paranoia is evident many times throughout the play. In the opening scene, Parris is speaking with Abigail about his recent discovery of her in the forest. He discovered his daughter and niece dancing in the forest, an activity that is prohibited. Dancing is not only frowned upon but it is seen as associated with witchcraft. He is immediately concerned about himself. His daughter is sick...
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...Have you ever thought about how people were treated in Canada? More specifically, how Human Rights are treated? Well, I had these questions when I started my inquiry, and I’m here to share my answers with you. Hello, my name is Ireen and I hope you enjoy my presentation. Before researching, I had made up the main question that I wanted to answer. That question was, “Are there specific moments where Canada cannot give people their human rights, and if there are some situations, what are they? If Canada is not allowed to not give people the rights they deserve, why isn’t anyone doing anything about it? Do Canadians or others with higher titles know and don’t care?”. At first, I thought that I couldn’t be able to answer my main question as...
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...American Military University SOCI 220 January 29, 2012 Video Games and the Effect on Children The popular culture subtopic I choose that interests me is video games and the effects on children. To start my research I need to find articles, both peer-reviewed and popular source, to gather information. I used both the internet and the online university library and searched terms such as video games and children, popular culture and video games, video game addiction, and video game violence. Listed below are some of the numerous sources I discovered. I choose a small sampling of the sources available, briefly explained their relevance, gave a short overview of the article, completed a quick pro and con review and lastly I completed a compare and contract of the source against two other sources. | Source 1 | 1) Source Title | The Effects of Video Games on Children | 2) APA-formatted citation for source | Gentile, D. A. (2004). The effects of video games on children: What parents need to know? Pediatrics for Parents, 21(6), 23-25. | 3) Source Evaluation | Peer-reviewed journal | 4) Relevance of source to Subtopic | This article shows the effects of gaming and that excessive time spent playing video games can have a negative effect on children. | 5) 3-5 sentence description of source | This article discusses the fact that video games can have both a positive and negative influence on children. It discusses the need for parents to monitor the games their children...
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...Index Power Distance.....................................................................................................................................3 Collectivism vs. Individualism ..............................................................................................................4 Masculinity vs. Femininity....................................................................................................................5 Uncertainty Avoidance.........................................................................................................................6 Long-term Orientation..........................................................................................................................7 Indulgence vs. Restraint........................................................................................................................8 Do's & Don’ts in Italy............................................................................................................................9 Bibliography........................................................................................................................................10 2 Power Distance The PDI (Power Distance Index) deals with the inequalities amongst individuals. It is defined as „the extent to which the less powerful members (…) within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally“ (Hofstede, 2013a). Therefore, a high PDI implies that hierarchy is important...
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...4. reliant being dependent on someone 5. constitution a set of basic laws and principles that a democratic country is governed by 6. ethical relating to principles of what is right and wrong 7. resources a country’s land, minerals, or natural energy that can be used to increase its wealth Traditional American Values and Beliefs • 25 8. status social or professional rank or position in relation to others 9. wetfare money paid by the government to people who are very poor, sick, not working, etc. 10. foundation a basic idea or principle B. Work with a partner. Complete each question with a word from the preceding list. Then answer the questions. of a country forbid titles of nobility? 1. Why would the (titles such as “princess” or “sir”) 2. If there are no titles of nobility, how does a society recognize people with high social 3. Which do you think is more important to Americans, the well-being of the group or the success in their new 4. What do immigrants have to do to country? found on the North 5. What are some of the natural American continent? does a person get from being self- 6. What 7. When would it not be to compete with someone? 8. What...
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