The purpose and the main idea of
The purpose and the main idea of
Flags of Our Fathers is a book written by James Bradley about the five United States Marines and one Navy Corpsman who are photographed raising the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. This battle is significant because it was one of, if not the most costly and gruesome battle fought in the Pacific during World War II. John Bradly, the author's father, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, Harlon Block, and Franklin Sousley are the men in the renowned photograph pictured on the cover. The last 3 men mentioned died later during the battle. Three men were Privates, Strank was a Seargeant, and Block was a Corporal who reported to Strank. John Bradley was a Navy Corpsman who was tasked with providing first aid to the…
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee a historical movie that centers upon two Native American’s of the Sioux paints a picture of the tragedy of the Native American experience during the 19th century. The movie centers upon Sitting Bull a Native American chief and Charles Eastman a Native American whose education occurred outside the villages of his people. Splitting its narrative between the two characters, the movie coincides with one of the tragic incidents in the Native American history when the Sioux Indian tribe first succeeds at the Battle of Little Big Horn and later is slowly devastated by American Governments violation of signed treaties, and subsequent movement to reservations culminating in the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek. The movie’s concluding scene with the massacre of Wounded Knee Creek led to a negative trajectory that would impact the native population for generations.…
Walk the Line, a 2005 film written by James Mangold, is a biography of Johnny Cash's life, from his days as a young boy to his days as a country music star (IMDb). Johnny Cash had always had a love for music, even as a child, but he never expanded on it, until he needed a way to support his family, which he felt he could do by becoming a musician. He had a dream to become a musician all his life, and by having a little push, he auditioned with his band and was able to make a record. Unfortunately, Johnny's "perfect" life was short lived, when he got tied up into dangerous substances, drugs and alcohol, and these things caused him to lose all that he held dear to him. By Johnny Cash making these horrible decisions, although wrong, they made…
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a novel written by Ben Fountain, which illustrates the disconnect between war and the citizens of the United States. This story supports journalist, James Fallows argument in the January/ February 2015 issue of the Atlantic Monthly that America has become a “chickenhawk nation”.…
Battle of Baltimore: The British have a formidable military compared to ours. Yet, we’ve protected the town from British invasion. I gleeful that we didn’t lose a porting location, I would have lost millions of dollars. Also, I’ve heard this catchy song created by Francis Scott Key. It’s quite the memorable tune, it seems like other people enjoy it too.…
1. I think Lil’ Wayne's Lyrics go too far since when he use this line about Emmett Till in his song is not being use in the correct way. This is a very disrespectful line to the memory to this little kid that he didn’t deserve the way he died. This line of the lyrics are transmitting a negative message about Emmett Till, this song should give a positive thing about this little kid since the singer is also an African American man. Also this was not the best way to express and talk about this kid since Emmett Till’s case was one of the worse cases of American history.…
There is a significant controversy happening right now in the NFL concerning the National Anthem. During the start of every game the National Anthem is sung, and the players stand up and direct themselves towards the flag and place their right hand over their hearts. Recently, some players have not been standing up, not showing up as in staying in their locker rooms until the anthem ends, taking a knee, or linking arms. Although some might think this is disrespectful, it’s all in solidarity to protest against injustice and inequality. This all started after The President of the United States, Donald Trump, bashed the NFL claiming that the owners of the teams should fire the players who won't stand up for the anthem while using some vulgar…
The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry shows the journey of how Soapy finally ends up in the comfort of the Blackwell jail. Underneath the storytelling, O. Henry portrays the unfortunate reality of the New York during this time period.…
People who affiliate with the right-wing, all to often, conveniently neglect the First Amendment when it concerns matters regarding racial equality. The stains of the past cannot/should not be forgotten as hideous elements linger on in our current culture. I speak, of course, of the disproportionate incarceration rates of African Americans compared to whites and the proliferation of the number of instances when police officers use deadly force against minority populations. This, and this alone, was Colin Kaepernick's original message when he courageously took a knee during the National Anthem. The distortion of this fact and the deflection towards disrespecting the military and our country omits the central issue…
In this article, Dahleen Glanton builds an argument to persuade her audience that Colin Kaepernick was merely voicing his freedom of speech to raise awareness of the contributions of the armed forces.…
Today in women's rights they're simply revered as convenience rights. Author didn't have an equivalent respect for the ladies as she will for me. In the book “The Anthem” she created a society where everybody was treated an equivalent. In her story “ The Anthem” she has 2 main characters, Equality and Liberty. Liberty is understood as “The Golden One” as a result of her being “The Golden One” she is gorgeous, that is impermissible in their society as a result of it is a dystopian society. That means is is a chilling society, everything is controlled and feelings do not exist and neither does the word “I” as a result of everything is believed of in teams. Even if Equality…
Do you know when our national anthem first came to be the official anthem of the United States of America? The anthem was written by Francis Scott Key and became the official American anthem on March 3, 1931. America's gift to my generation is freedom of expression. Freedom of expression means we have the right to express our opinions in many ways. Currently, the professional football players of our nation seem to be using their freedom of expression to, in my opinion, disgrace our country's anthem.…
The National Anthem was adopted in 1931. The national anthem gave the American Flag purpose. It is what brought the country together. This song made the need to stay free....... The National Anthem to the day is still important.... To some. Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, decided that standing for the flag was not worth the trouble. This song that exclaims this is "The land of the free" does not represent the country that it speaks about. By not conforming to what some of society believes is the "right way", Kaepernick has caused controversy. Of course this comes to question whether or not that is okay. It is perfectly okay to protest against the National Anthem, and nobody should be forced to…
I heard “William Tell Overture” composed by Gioachino Rossini. In order to understand in detail of this music, I need to research a little bit about this music and the composer. In the several websites for music, Gioachino Rossini was Italian composer and he wrote 39 operas and sacred music and chamber music. But his best well known music is “William Tell Overture” which is composed in 1829 and led to the nickname “The Italian Mozart” in 18th classic era.…
Our world has shrunk, and as a result societies are intermingling frequently. In the essay, “I, Too, Sing America” by Julia Alvarez, it discusses the struggles of assimilating into American society, during a time of prejudice against minorities. People face persecution when coming to a new country and it only stops if they assimilate. The tone of “I, Too, Sing America” by Julia Alvarez shifts from depressed and disappointed to hopeful and relaxed enhances the central idea.…