Gender View of War Comparing Richard Lovelace’s poem “Song: To Lucasta‚ Going to Wars” and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s poem “The Changeling” is almost like comparing apples to oranges because the poems are written by poets from different eras‚ countries‚ and genders. Lovelace’s poem is written from a young 1640’s Englishman’s point of view whereas Cofer’s poem is from a young 1990’s Puerto Rican girl’s perspective. Although the poets are from two different cultures there are still congruent conceptions
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The two poems‚ “To Lucasta‚ going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen are both devoted to the subject of war. Lovelace’s poem was written in the 17th century and as well as almost all the poetry of the period has romantic diction. The war is shown as something truly worthwhile‚ glossed and honorable for a man. The protagonist is leaving his beloved for the battlefield and his tone is pathetic and solemn. He calls the war his new mistress and asks his beloved
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fighting‚ or have fought‚ in war to write poetry about their experiences. “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace are two poems that share this theme. Even though they share the similar subject of war‚ these conflicting poems are an example of how a theme can be interpreted‚ and written about‚ in completely different ways. While both “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” focus around the theme of war‚ Owen’s poem sheds light
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perceptions about one topic be expressed in poetry? The main theme that the two sets of poems convey is war‚ but it’s expressed in different point of views through the use of diction that builds tone. The tones of these poems play a big role in conveying the differences between the different eras that these poems are written in‚ and shows how societies have changed from the Victorian era till the time of World War I. The diction and tone in Borden and Owen’s poems is so much different than the diction
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happily with a lie than just suffering with the truth. People tend to say war stories that they’ve heard from others just to make an impression on different individuals. In society‚ we don’t take into consideration what people have gone through in an actual war. Young soldiers ending up dead the first days because they don’t know anything about the battlefield. But the worse part is ending up with many soldiers’ dead. Going to war makes an individual a better person because they are fighting for their
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To go to war‚ or to not. Obviously to not. At the end‚ America should not have gone to war with Britain. The cons of going to war completely outweigh the pros of going. People only wanted to go to war because of investments to make money or profit. Not only that but the poor and minorities are the ones that will be sent to war while the rich class will stay and not participate. Finally‚ banks “brainwashed” people into thinking war was the best option because banks wanted to not lose money on investments
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Perspectives on Going to War in Iraq Ashley Conkling July 21‚ 2013 Former President George Bush used a lot of historical fact to justify his argument of invading Iraq. He said things such as: Iraq’s technological abilities‚ their weapons of mass destruction‚ and Saddam Hussein’s previous threats against the US. He sounds like he has significant evidence to back up his speech‚ until he said “Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Well‚ we don’t
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enthroned in love. Does war possess the act of love? If our resources and our names are being used to murder and destroy‚ then what actions are we taking towards this account? Nonviolent actions should be placed on all. Is there really a need for tragic warfare? World War II was not a war of race‚ but it was. Race played a central role in every aspect of combat‚ both in causing the battle and shaping the course. Two groups saw themselves as being racially distinct. Racism during these wars implied a military
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Can’t decide if the United States going to war with Mexico was justified or not justified? It can be a struggle to decide. Mexico won its independence from Spain in the nineteenth century. Spain controlled most of Central America. Due to the extremely low population for such territorial extension‚ Mexico relaxed its immigration policies‚ as a result‚ allowing American settlers to help populate the northern territories. Their conditions to settle were self-explanatory. Now what do think? The United
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options do I have‚ leave the country‚ or hide for the rest of your life. Or go to war not only means serving your country‚ but helping people along the way. What were my advantages or disadvantages? None of those options were good‚ at that point I was in shock‚ and I just could not believe that this was happening to me‚ till this day I do not remember ever opening that letter. The advantage I saw was‚ if I went to war the money I will be getting. With that money I could help my family‚ have a better
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