Both “Pericles’ Funeral Oration” transcribed by Thucydides and “The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel demonstrate desire for a redefined culture: a culture that is geared towards a better societal attitude. Though both speeches address the need to honor peoples who have died (Pericles to those who have died in the Peloponnesian War; Wiesel to those who have died in the Holocaust) and invoke various feelings ranging from sorrow to pride‚ the manner in which both speeches present so differs slightly
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Caesar Funeral Speech In Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony pleads with his “Friends‚ Romans and countrymen” to lend him their ears in an effort to discharge Caesar from false charges laid against him. The three main conspirators in Caesar’s murder‚ Brutus‚ Casca and Cassius portrayed Caesar as a formidable tyrant to the Roman people. After Caesar was unjustly killed by the people he trusted‚ the crowd was persuaded to believe that his death was necessary for the good of the republic. Marc Antony was cleverly
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Criminalizing peaceful protests to become illegal is a major issue that has not become fully acknowledge by people. Ten states that have proposed this law are: Colorado‚ Indiana‚ Iowa‚ Michigan‚ Minnesota‚ Missouri‚ North Carolina‚ North Dakota‚ Virginia‚ and Washington. Although Washington is not the only democratic state of these ten states‚ it is drawn more attention to it as to why it is considering proposing a law. With a new Republican president in office and majority of both‚ the House of
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things in life that impact us with such unrelenting force‚ that we are unable to even fathom their depths. It is the job of a writer or poet to make a reader feel the emotions of others‚ describe the indescribable‚ and tell a story. W. H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” does all three‚ and more for readers‚ due to its beautiful descriptive language‚ blinding imagery‚ and theme. The poem demonstrates everything that is needed in such a fine piece of literature. Have you ever heard the rustle of the leaves
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events inspire poets and authors to cleverly voice their opinions regarding the event in ways that require much ambiguity and analysis to completely understand the author’s intentions. Poetic protest is best shown with careful choice of word‚ punctuation‚ and capitalization. The first example of political protest in poetry can be seen in “Buffalo Bills” by E. E. Cummings. Cummings dislikes the fame that Buffalo Bill received from his pointless fame. However‚ Cummings does give Buffalo Bill the credit
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been greatly presenting their feelings and thoughts on Trump’s’ victory. Now that its 2016 protesters are not as violent as they used to be back in the old days‚ protests with the new president is more peaceful and less physical between protesters and armed police. For example‚ during Obama’s election‚ there were tons of violent protests against him being president by lots of arson‚ shootings‚ and loads of attempted crimes to hurt African Americans Minorities. Additionally‚ Democrats claim that Trump
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leaflets‚ sometimes it does not carry the same influence as an in-person protest. In 2013‚ Weiland‚ Guzman‚ and O’Meara scrutinized that technology has brought advantages in the field of protest by aiding to spread the words faster‚ but it also demonstrated its negative sides compare to in-person movements. Social media do not contain the same passion or excitement while trying to prove the protest’s point as in-person protests where a student can demonstrate his points in an enthusiastic way
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Reflections on a Dublin Funeral By Jack Connor. They both listen intently in the half-light at the foot of the stairs‚ holding their breadth and straining their ears. On the upstairs landing‚ a roar of a cry is let out from behind a bedroom door. “Oh God take me! Sweet Jesus take me now” I sit in the kitchen half afraid to move. I see their shadows through the mottled pane of glass that makes up the upper half of the kitchen door and hear their whispers. I dare not go out to them‚ though
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harmony. It is an anthem for freedom and an assertion of solidarity which together form a wake-up call to our ugly‚ human world. Imagine‚ was a plea for world peace‚ by simply stating the reasons that caused the most grief in our world. Lennon protests about the consequences war can have on one another and his motto labels‚ ‘give peace a chance’. He positions us to imagine a world where there was no religion at all and no countries or possessions or anything for people to control or want or fight
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Secondly‚ the writings that portrayed the most irony to protest war is by Stephen Crane and Wilfred Owen. In the poem‚ “War is Kind‚” by stephen Crane (Doc A)‚irony is used throughout the poem to protest war. For example‚ “Do not weep. War is kind‚” is very ironic because war is horrible but the author says it is good. These lines prove that the author is using irony to protest war. This quote is very ironic because of how it is used throughout the poem where Stephen elaborates on the negatives effects
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