DD Form 214

When does the justified become the inexcusable? The Reign of Terror was a period in which the innocent people of France could be executed for having a controversial opinion from a government that prided itself on the natural rights it was offering these people. Murdering half a million to save a government structure that is supposed to be dependent on the people cannot be excused as a mere sacrifice to save the revolution. The revolutionary government that was presiding over France was going…

choices the member had in his defense, the arguer then presents the member the flexibility to defend himself in any way he deems appropriate. If the person would have asked those questions instead of choosing M or U the argument would have taken this form: Either M or U / P //…

“It’s not you, it’s me”: Literary devices and imagery in Millay’s “Love is Not all” Poems are able to express a tremendous amount of meaning within a minimal amount of words. In the poem “Love is Not all” there is a plethora of different literary devices that model specific interpretations. The structural setup, metaphors, personification, diction, and imagery create the theme and tone of the poem. The theme and tone are concerning the consequences of love leaving a bitter, longing tone. The…

communication then mass or even small group, which means getting to know people personality, establishing trust and generally being interested. I am a skilled artist, and this is proven with my list of accomplishments through the years that have come in the form of plaques, awards and a degree in fine art. My skill as an artist is built off of other skills that I have fine-tuned over the years such as; detail orientation, fine motor skills, amazing hand-eye coordination, map skills, able to…

What happens after we die? This is a question that has certainly crossed my mind several times. Dante Alighieri was a man who lived from 1265- September 1321 and was known for his poetry. One of the most famous poems in his work was Divine Comedy. I grew up in the Catholic Church and still continue to practice my religion, which is why he seemed interesting to me. The reason I admire Dante is because he was man with a lot to tell, in each of his stories he was able to give you a clear picture of…

Negradas, Rouvinn Uy BA Communications Arts 4 2010-67914 Lit21B An Analysis on the Collection of Poems by Keith Douglas Most of Douglas’ poems are confessional and direct. While reading his poem it seems that he is taking my imagination to the precise moment when he was writing it. This precision leads the reader to examine his personal experiences and memories but at the same time it is not ever expressive of intense emotions. One of the many evidences in which he takes his…

This poem of twenty four lines is divided into four stanzas of sestets. The poem follows the rhyme scheme ABCABC. In the last stanza, many of the rhymes are feminine—daughter, mother, water, other. The erratic rhythm of the poem is sprung rhythm, designed to imitate the rhythm of natural speech. It is comprises of feet in which the first syllable is stressed and may be followed by a varying number of syllables which are unstressed. Rhymes and near rhymes in this poem maintain a pattern, which…

Journal Entry 1 – To be graded on Act 2 is a very long act, with 9 scenes. Hence in this journal entry, I will be focusing on Act 2, Scene 1. Act 2, Scene 1 – Upon his entrance, the Prince of Morocco’s initial words to Portia are “Mislike me not for my complexion, the shadowed livery of the burnished sun”. From how he is immediate to tell her not to hold his skin color against him, we can interpret that many people have judged him harshly because of his complexion and this can be…

To the reader, it is not immediately apparent that the stanza is one long question since German sentences starting with verbs can also be shortened forms of conditional clauses like in the third verse. At first glance, a similar causal clause seems to start in the fifth verse. Only at the end of the poem, the real nature of the sentence becomes apparent. In the fifth verse, George used the phrase “bei…

This essay will discuss Plato and JS Mill’s outlook on their own political theories of the state and how these theories can be applied to the political concepts of both Authority and Democracy. This essay will give a brief historical outline of the tow theorists and will discuss their different opinions on how the state should be run. Democracy is a word used by most yet is a term that if often misunderstood, the dictionary definition of democracy is “A system of government by the whole…