Contempt

These are harsh words Rousseau uses to describe humanity. In his view man have nothing but contempt for each other and even worse have nothing but contempt for God. While man is indeed flawed, Rousseau proposes social contract that comprises of all men. Rousseau advocates for a collective grouping of all people and that this grouping our people is the sovereign. While naturally…

Dickinson writes that to gain it, “Men have borne / Contempt of Generations / And Crucifixion, shown -” (Dickinson 1204). This shows Dickinson’s dissatisfaction with the Calvinist Orthodoxy she was brought up in. Calvinism teaches that human beings have been born with sin and moral corruption since Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden. It is impossible to gain favor from god, or be redeemed for their sins. God will condemn all for their contempt, except for a select few that he…

Nevermind served as a vehicle to express Cobain’s personal and social commentary. The album begins with what has now become one of the most famous teen anthems, Smells Like Teen Spirit. This track singlehandedly assured the unprecedented and unexpected success the album would enjoy. Cobain’s listeners immediately fell upon the lyrics trying to dissect them and relate to the song. The song, to them, voiced their unvoiced fears and angers. Cobain’s demand in the song when he wails out, “Here we…

Mockingbirds A single bird’s twitter sounds through the woods. Never will this bird harm any, it simply sings a song. Joined by many others, the chorus of mockingbirds reaches past the forest, and into the world. Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird the author, Harper Lee commonly expresses a theme of harmlessness in the characters through “mockingbirds.” This common theme appears in many scenes and characters, and is used to represent the misjudgment of the world. Although the…

deliberately, with complete understanding of what would ensue, MacArthur undertook to sabotage Truman’s effort, in March 1951, to open peace negotiations with the Chinese (and that) no one not blinded by hero worship could overlook the arrogance and contempt with which MacArthur deliberately flouted Truman’s directive." President S. Truman on the other hand was a people’s person. Before he made any decision he listen to both sides of every story and always worried about the outcome if the…

is clear in individual responses to the social inequalities of the Renaissance, such as “A Letter to Posterity,” by Francis Petrarch. Petrarch’s resentment for the upper class is clear, as he explicitly states “I have always possessed an extreme contempt for wealth,” though justifies that he does not hate wealth itself, but rather the many despicable anxieties that accompany having in excess (A Letter to Posterity). Petrarch further disparages the upper classes for their ostentatious displays of…

refugees in America, have been wondering: is Communism/ Socialism the right path for Vietnam? Not many Vietnamese dare to ask this question in public due to the oppression of the Communist Party. Nevertheless, I was given the opportunity to express my contempt towards the Party and my own country publicly. It all began in my junior year. My English teacher gave our class a project before the final exam: with a partner, write and film a “Declaration of Injustice” based on the “Declaration of…

We have the right to protest the unjust regulations and bring our concern to the surface. We, as a society, are not able to adequately function when we lack the ability to express concern and contempt. As citizens, we are suppose to have the freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the Government. These were obviously important to our founding fathers, and they are still important today. Still, it is…

In the cold the tour guide pushes the boat through the water, and bodies in the water are trying to climb into the boat. That is the opening to Dante's Inferno, that when the main character enters hell it is not warm and just a short trip. Instead Dante is shown all the different levels that hell is made of by his tour guide. With this painting from Date's Inferno the reader can see the environment that is in hell and all those who it effects. In this painting the artist uses the mountains in…

My Vision for America My vision for America to have higher morals, higher goals, and more respect. America is the land of the free, home of the brave. However, if we do not hold the very fabric of progression within ourselves, then how can we have a vision for our country? Every day there is more violence, more failure, and less reverence in and toward this great nation. If we work toward bettering ourselves, we can make America’s future brighter and beneficial to all. Every day in America…