We Didn T Start The Fire Essay

This creative piece, in the form of a poem, was written to illustrate examples of monstrosity and inferiority from the lens of human history. Though progression has occurred, many countries are guilty of crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, after nearly 5,000 years of documented human history, the restrictions human rights are still a focus and an aspect of life that modern society deals with. I chose the style of a poem because I wanted to encompass the rhythm and feel of Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” written in 1989. While the song mostly focused on recent human history, the repeated reference to events that caused social and political uproar created a feel that caused anguish and created the desire for a more honest society. I also liked the aspect that a poem can be interpreted in different ways depending on how it is read, creating freedom of expression, an integral quality of a free and modern society.
I chose the events in my poem for a variety of reasons. I selected them because I felt that they were the most prevalent reasons for why we divide and confide ourselves to different groups. Firstly, I chose the emancipation of women and the division of political parties across the world. Women were forbid the right to vote because of the assumption that they did not have the mental capacity to do so. Additionally, I chose the division of political parties because it is as much of a …show more content…
For this reason, the act of coming together as an entire race will not happen if the lack of understanding and respect of different groups does not happen. For this reason, I composed this poem to create the negative connotation of alienation. Many problems in society are caused by the condemning of different groups. If we are going to make our society better than it is, this must cease to exist. Peace and tranquility in society will not occur unless the ability to respect others