a) I believe the message of this song is that our generation's duty is to bring change to how we live our lives every day, because if our generation waits, the world will become in a worse state. One particular part of the song where John Legend sings:, "No more broken promises; no more call to war; unless it's love and peace that we're really fighting for; we can destroy hunger; we can conquer hate; put down the arms and raise your voice; we're joining hands today," reveals the true intentions…
taking over the streets, the youth minds, and the inequality and segregation around the world, particularly in America” (Meagan Frey, Review: Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love?). In a span of five minutes, this song is able to display the faults in humanity and bring about the philosophical question of, “What is wrong with the world?” In the introduction of this song, Will.I.Am asks his mother where is this world coming to? At this point in human history, there is still ongoing violence and…
ideological differences between eastern mysticism and western humanism; represented and symbolized by George and Dr. Haber respectively. Through the use of the dreams, Le Guin explores the antipodal ideologies and reasons with how each would make the world a “better place”. Dr. Haber is portrayed as the antagonist in the novel and yet, shares the same ideology of so many of this novel’s readers. Le Guin designed the character to be a symbol for western humanism and utilitarian ideologies.…
humanity comes with a great cost, though the theme that stuck out both to me and other readers was that dependency and trusting of technology can be very dangerous. This theme sticks out the most due to the fact that it is very relatable to the real world as new advanced technologies come out and how technology affects the characters in the novel. I personally believe that we are starting to get too attached to technology, the average teen says that they can’t live without their phone, or…
Belittling naysayers can be found wherever we look. But, changing the world one person at a time is something that can't be done from the sidelines. Standing up for others through loving words and actions is a way to improve this broken world. Standing face to face with the one who spews belittling hatred, and addressing them with confidence and love is the greatest way to make a lasting impression. LeNorman…
However, with a discolored scar tissue blemish on her eye, she no longer felt pretty. The world became much darker for Alice. Alice tone took a change. She explained how she struggled in school and simple tasks became difficult for her. Alice’s peers called her mean names and she was constantly bullied. Her reaction was to withdraw from the outside world. At the age of twelve, she would stand in front of the mirror, ranting and raving. She would beg for the scar tissue…
The Unforeseen Journey of a Karate Master Joseph Campbell, an american mythologist, discovered the many common patterns that ran through the hero’s myths and stories around the world. The many years that Joseph Campbell had researched this topic, he noticed that most and almost every hero's story contained a common pattern , even in diverse cultures. A story that showed this pattern was the movie The Karate Kid. The movie The Karate Kid cataloged the journey of Shao Dre who is learning the…
In Richard Wilbur poem, “The Juggler,” a juggler’s profession is not just to entertain others, but to serve as a way of escapism for many. Vivid imagery and various examples of figurative language are used to describe the juggler as someone who is capable of bending reality, while also revealing the speaker’s belief that simple, trivial tasks can be a liberating break from their mundane lives. To begin, the speaker describes and exaggerates the effect the juggling has on the audience by saying…
of food, and energy but they chose the path of selfishness.All but two, two humans actually thought of their environment before themselves. Two, saw value in every living thing that was on the Earth. Two, knew the ways shikisune wanted and saw the world through her eyes.It was the two humans that she placed above the Earth in a cloud, she wanted them safe from what she was about to do. She wept, she cried onto the planet she had created, she cried onto them drowning the life in her tears. She…
Heroes are people who are willing to sacrifice their lives to fight the evil that threatens the world in order to protect the world for it to be a better place for everyone and certainly Thurlow Craggs is a hero. Seargent Thurlow Craggs is a Vietnam War veteran who believed that serving in the military is all about making sacrifices in a person’s life for the good of the nation and its citizens. Growing up in a military family helped him understand the challenges involved in serving in the…