...Maxine Kumin’s “Woodchucks” is a genuinely shocking poem about a farmer or gardener who is rightfully irritated at these woodchucks, also known as groundhogs, that have invaded their garden. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is trying to get rid of them in the most peaceful manner, while later on they become increasingly frustrated towards them and eventually plan to do anything in their power to get rid of these wild creatures. Throughout the poem, clues are given little by little about this speakers true identity. I have come to the conclusion that the speaker is a middle aged woman who may or may not be poor, but certainly views her garden as a necessity. As I did some research on this poem, I quickly found that Maxine Kumin, the...
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...World Religions Report HUM/130 November 30, 2012 The religion Buddhism is a religion with approximately 300 million adherents worldwide. Buddhism comes from 'budhi', meaning 'to awaken'. It is one of the largest religions in the world, just behind Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. For this study, I conducted an interview and researched the religion to gain a better understanding of their practices and beliefs. I also included a comparative section to help understand the differences and similarities between this religion and Christianity, one of the largest known religions. Buddhism is different from many religions because they there is no belief in a supernatural deity, known as nontheistic (Fisher, 2005, pg. 134). Buddha is not a God and is not worshipped as one. Buddha was the man that founded the religion based on his desires to end human suffering. Instead of worshipping a God, Buddhists follow beliefs that will eventually lead them to an enlightened life and Nirvana in the afterlife. The beliefs that they follow are known as the Eight Fold Path. This path is used to help humans end the suffering in their life and achieve liberation. It is based on The Four Noble Truths that Buddha set forth in his first Sermon (Fisher, 2005, pg. 135). The Four Noble Truths speak of suffering as an inevitable part of life. It states that suffering can be ceased through the ending of wants and desires, because these things cause our suffering in life. By understanding...
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...The definition of a revolutionary according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: Causing or relating to a great or complete change. And that is just what Malcolm X was. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. Married to Betty Shabazz, had 6 children (Attallah Shabazz, Qubilah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Malikah Shabazz, and Malaak Shabazz) was heavily affiliated with Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm was assassinated on February 21, 1965 by a man named Thomas Hagan. Malcolm X was a predominant leader in the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam was recognized as “black muslims”. Before Malcolm’s conversion to the Nation of Islam from Christianity he had a troubled childhood....
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...Rhetorical Analysis: The Ballot or the Bullet The two great civil rights leaders of the 1960’s, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, held diametrically opposed political philosophies. King was a pacifist, in the tradition of Gandhi before him; Malcolm X was a radical, an advocate of violence. Both, however, shared a common goal—real freedom for African Americans. Malcolm X’s speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” was a direct response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech of a month before. Malcolm X, once associated with the Black Panthers, and a member of the Black Muslim movement, wrote “The Ballot or the Bullet” not only as a response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s pacifism, but because he was frustrated with white dilly-dallying in reaching a decision on black rights in America. Political debate had reached an impasse, and Malcolm wanted to make it clear that if the Congress couldn’t come to a decision, black Americans would take matters into their own hands. He did not share Martin’s pacifist inclinations, and he promised a violent seizure of civil rights. An examination of Malcolm X’s speech will reveal that it is one of the most powerful speeches ever written. It is, in every respect, the equal of Martin’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It is eloquent, it is memorable, and it is poetic. Its tone, unlike Martin’s conciliatory speech, is militant. He appeals to the emotions of his young audience, rousing them to anger; and in the same breath, strikes...
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...single subject he took except English. However, it doesn’t show that he doesn’t have an interest in those things. Although he is illiterate, Holden still reads quite a of book which can show what his interests and hobbies are. 5) “Sensitive. That killed me. That guy Morrow was about as sensitive as a goddamn toilet seat.” (72) I appreciate all the comparisons that Holden makes regarding to things that he mentions because it has a remarkable sense of humour and also helps us understand each character. In this quote Holden accurately describes Ernest using a simile. He has great observation and inference skills indeed. 6) “I’d only been in about two fights in my life, and I lost both of them. I’m not too tough. I’m a pacifist, if you want to know the truth.” (59) This was after Stradlater punched Holden in the nose in the dorm after getting into a quarrel with each other. It’s quite unusual for a pacifist to get into a fight unless it is really something that ticks them off. This really shows how much Holden cares about Jane Gallagher, considering that he tried to start a fight with Stradlater. 7) “But I’m crazy. I swear to God I am. About halfway to the bathroom, I sort of started pretending I had a bullet in my guts” (135) The general idea about death is commonly portrayed and juggled around with Holden. He can’t accept the fact that Allie, his brother, is dead, but is always playing on the facts about death as if it was something that isn’t real. 8) “It always smelled like...
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...Nature versus nature has always been a heated debate in the scientific community. Nature is considered the biological aspect such as genetics or hormones while nurture is considered learned behavior in an environment. Per Baumeister and Bushman (2014) learning and instinct are crucial components in this dispute and individuals can learn to be aggressive or to restrain aggression. One example I have is nature and nurture in terms of how I grew up. When I was born my parents were in their late teens and still well into their peace, love, and happiness phase. I was always told to let anger roll off me like rain off an umbrella. I was taught aggression is unnecessary and that I should embrace turning the other check and being the bigger person...
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...defeat of fascism in Europe, a summer of 1945. When, in January 1973, the Peace Accords in Paris were concluded, most Americans were relieved that the Vietnam War was finally over. They did not know that in reality the war, without them, would continue for more than two years, but with only Vietnamese victims. For all of them, on May 11, 1975, in the New York City Central Park, some 80,000 people left to celebrate the end of the Vietnam War. But the conditions during the war were very hard. For this reason, the white youngs rejected the culture of their parents and opposed the war of Vietnam, which by January 1967 had claimed more than 6,500 lives of soldiers; while the blacks, many of them sent to the war front as "cannon fodder", demanded access to schools, decent housing, more civil rights and an end to racism and discrimination.In addition, the hot days of July and August were bloody. In the city of Newark, in the state of New Jersey, 26 demonstrators, mostly black, were shot dead, hit by macana or crushed by the police horses. According to John C. Mcwilliam, author of the book "The 1960s Cultural Revolution" (Greenwood Press, 2000) the contrast of the events of 67 polarized the American society that lived two realities: the white one that had all the benefits of capitalism and the blacks and Hispanics who lived relegated in the ghettos of the big cities and the countryside Therefore, this war had fatal consequences for both sides. For example, millions of deaths and injuries...
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...When Two Become One Tiffany Schenck Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on May 7, 2017, for Jonathon Cone’s Humanities course. When Two Become One Carl Phillips and E. E. Cummings are both major contributors to our shared human heritage. Poetry is emotional. Poetry is a language that is used for its artistic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists of literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user and spectators to differ from ordinary prose. It may use condensed or compressed form to convey emotion or ideas to the reader's or listener's mind or ear; it may also use devices such as assonance and repetition to achieve musical or incantatory...
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...Critique of Nonviolent Politics From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement by Howard Ryan (howard@netwood.net) Preface 2 Part I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Problems of Nonviolent Theory Nonviolent Philosophy 6 Moral View: Violence Itself Is Wrong 9 Practical View: Violence Begets Violence 13 Nonviolent Theory of Power 21 Voluntary Suffering 24 Common Nonviolent Arguments 34 A Class Perspective 49 Part II 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Gandhi: A Critical History Father of Nonviolence 56 Satyagraha in South Africa 59 Textile Strike 66 Noncooperation Movement 1919-22 70 Religious Conflicts 80 Salt Satyagraha 87 Congress Ministries 97 The War Years 101 Independence and Bloodshed 111 Part III 17 18 19 20 Nonviolence in the Anti-Nuclear Movement Nonviolent Direct Action 120 Consensus Decision Making 123 Open, Friendly, and Respectful 136 Civil Disobedience 142 Epilogue 151 Notes 154 ©2002 by Howard Ryan. All rights reserved. Readers have my permission to use and distribute for non-profit and educational purposes. Critique of Nonviolent Politics 2 Preface (2002) Critique of Nonviolent Politics may be the only comprehensive critique of nonviolent theory that has been written. I wrote it between 1980 and 1984, while living in Berkeley, California. Since 1977, I had been active in the movement against nuclear power and weapons which, in California, focused its protests at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant near San Luis Obispo, and at the University of California's Lawrence Livermore Labs where...
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...In 5th century CE Rome was sacked by invadors and the city was left in complete dispair. By this time Rome had faced many problems that would later lead up to the official decline of the empire. As a result of these terrible invasions cities were soon declined and businesses vanished. There were three main invadors that came from Asia who planned to invade Rome. The Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Huns. The Huns were the first to reach Rome.The Huns were extremely strong horsemen. Although christianity is not one of the topics I’m writing on, according to some of my evidence this practice did play a big role and one of the effects of christianity was barbarian attacks. The Romans became big time pacifists as a result of christianity which made it a lot harder to defend against barbarians in...
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...Vera Mary Brittain was a British writer, feminist and pacifist. She was best remembered as the author of the best-selling 1933 book Testament of Youth, which recounters her experiences during World War I and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. Vera began studying English Literature at Somerville College, Oxford. Later she delayed her degree after one year in the summer of 1915 in order to work as a V.A.D. nurse for much of the First World War. During the time of the First World War Vera lost close family and friends including her fiance, brother and two male friends. Vera finace had been killed on the Western front, Edward was injured in the Somme battle and the two male friends wounded in the trenches and Yrpes. Vera Brittains dream was to become a professional writer. She decided upon a literacy carerr at a young age and to obtain this goal she wanted to attend a University.After she discussed the decisions with her parents ,they disagreed and had another outlook on life for her. They propsed motherhood and being a great wife for the upperclass. Along with her goals to attend college she wanted to study at Oxford for English. Vera relized her dreams and goals but it was shortly interputed because of the Eurpoean War. After the war she returned home and continued her education. In 1921, Vera graduted and moved to london to establish her self as a writer. Vera Brittain became a Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse during the War. As a nurse in the war she encountered...
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...Dwight Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890, in a small, two bedroom house by the railroad tracks in Denison, Texas. Eisenhower had gotten his name from his father, whose name is also David Eisenhower. His father worked as a mechanic in a local creamery and his mother, Ida Eisenhower, was a mennonite who opposed war. His family rented a simple framed house near a Texas, Kansas, Railroad. Eisenhower worked as a wiper making around forty dollars a month and he also worked to sell produce for his mother. Eisenhower enjoyed simple things such as fishing, playing baseball and playing football. (www.whitehouse.gov) Eisenhower also sold cucumbers and sweet-corn to neighbors to make extra money. Eisenhower married Mamie Geneva Doud on July 1, 1916.They...
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.... The Vietnam War left many scars on the people of the United States and had an even greater effect on the country. The reputation of our country changed as people began to have different views on the government, people’s constitutional rights, and the proper role of the media. The changing of perspectives of the people led to the country being split and angry. The Vietnam War was a fight over the government’s power, the war itself, and the draft for the war. The Truman doctrine was created to make sure the South Vietnamese did not become communist. America began to send in massive amounts of money to Vietnam in hopes that it would not become communist. Vietnam was previously property of the French empire. During World War II the Japanese seized control of Vietnam. The communism of the Vietnamese was meant to be an opposition to the Japanese. France then later tried to take Vietnam back but failed. The United States had sent in money to France but when the Japanese defeated France the United States was forced to send money and military advisors to South Vietnam. By 1960, America sent in troops to Vietnam to fight in a war that eventually led to fifty-eight thousand Americans losing their lives. The subsequent loss on the Vietnamese side was even greater than that. The long standing war ended up costing $150 billion dollars. American intervention began in 1955 when the first military advisors came into power. Many of the government’s agencies became involved in the war at...
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...rules to keep white people and black people apart. People of different races had to use different water fountains, different bathrooms, and even different schools. This was the atmosphere that young martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were the two most important icons during the civil right movement, in the 1960s. While both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. fought against the civil struggles, they both had very different ideas and views. Martin Luther King Jr., best known for his non-violent protest and speeches about equality for all people, was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia (Lewis). He was part of the middle class and had the privilege to have a great education. Since he was so good at school he skipped two grades and graduated at the age of 15(Lewis). Eventually, like his father, King became a minister, which is one of the reasons why his personality and way of thinking was like a pacifist. As time went by and the civil struggles began to...
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...13 • Hindu is India’s main religion. • A guru is an advisor or teacher. • Europeans first came to India in the 16th C. because they wanted trading posts. • Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos make up Southeast Asia. Chapter 14 • The historical founder of Mali was the magician, Sundjata. • Mali was an iron working civilization. • Caravan trade 700-1075 Africa. • Sahara b/t north and south Africas. • Griot is oral storyteller in Africa • Belgium has a Christian king. Chapter 25 • Britain controlled India. • An empire is a group of different countries ruled by one country. • Opium is a narc made by Brits and sold to China. • A condominium is a country ruled jointly by two other countries. • Ethiopia and Liberia were independent. • Meiji modernized Japan. • Matthew C. Perry forced trade in Japan. • 1875 –...
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