Eulogy

It is a wise thing to note the presidents, just as kings, emperors, prime ministers, sultans and warlords, are humans. Lyndon B. Johnson was susceptible to fault as any other human being who’s ever risen to power. LBJ’s desire to be great was bolstered and hardened by the tragic circumstances in which he was brought into office. The fires in which his mettle was tested was a country in dire need of civil reform and a country terrified by the looming, or at least intimidating specter of global…

honor those who were killed during the first of the Peloponnesian wars. Pericles, the leader of Athens at the time, was chosen by the state to give a speech in honor of those lost in battle. Reading the oration of Pericles we realize it is not just a eulogy but is in fact more than that. This leads one to ask, what is the purpose of this speech that Pericles gave to his nation? In addition to paying tribute to the deceased and their ancestors he took this opportunity to address his audience…

Kendrick Lamar 's "Alright" video/song touches on subjects that some rap and hip-hop artist have failed to talk about. Kendrick brings up the struggles of the black community like police brutality and discrimination. It is not only a message to others but also to himself. The message for the men, women, boys, and girls that are listening to Kendrick 's music reminding people of color what many have fought for and still are fighting for today. It is also a song to himself reminding him that as a…

have strayed greatly from the original poem, I decided it was best to at least keep the couplet structure intact so that my poem still had the appearance of an imitation. One notable contrast happens to be the mood created from the poems. Shapiro 's eulogy-like poem accomplishes a calmness throughout, just like one would expect in death, while "Enslaved" forces the reader to be engulfed by the fight-or-flight instinct produced by fear and anxiety. In order to produce the fight-or-flight…

are not only a presentation of a body in order for one to pay his or her last respects, but a celebration of the life that the deceased lived. At funerals family and friends gather and recount memories and stories of the person’s life and deliver eulogies that tell the world importance of this one life. Koester notes the oddity of when this passage is read because it is confusing to read such a depressing story during such a joyous time. Koester clarifies this enigma by stating that, for the…

True friends stand by one another no matter what. However in some situations, true friends end up hurting the people they care about the most, as seen in William Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar. The play, Julius Caesar, has two characters named Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. Caesar and Brutus were considered to be true friends. Caesar has a big head and loves to be in power. Brutus however cares for people and puts others before himself. Caesar has the chance to become king of Rome, but…

Founding Father George Washington took office in 1789 as our first president following his role as a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Many American victories were won under his command which included winning independence from Great Britain. President Washington’s strong values and principles helped a shape a nation in desperate need for guidance and leadership. James Monroe said to Thomas Jefferson, “Be assured, his influence carried this government.” (Personal…

Compare and Contrast The Fault in Our Stars Book vs Movie The Fault in Our Stars is a popular, phenomenal, book written by John Green, that was made into a movie that is also quite phenomenal. The Fault in Our stars is about to kids with cancer, Hazel and Gus, who fall in love and aspire to meet their favorite author together. The novel was even number one on the USA Today’s best-seller list in 2014 (Minzesheimer). One of the most asked questions when comparing a book to a movie is which…

Photography isn’t just being able to take a pretty picture. There are a lot of factors to think about when it comes to taking a picture. The most important thing to me when it comes to photography is when a picture tells a story. One photographer that I think tells amazing stories through her photographs is Margaret Bourke-White. Margaret was a photographer in the 1920’s. When Margaret was in college she did not dream about being a photographer she dreamed about being a Herpetologist. She once…

cause pain or pleasure, they can hurt and they can heal. We see both food and poetry present during any important gathering. A funeral will have a gathering of loved ones that includes an array of foods, as well as important words spoken, such as the eulogy. Basho’s Haiku poem “Visiting the graves-white haired, leaning on their canes” depicts the somber setting of elders visiting the graves of their loved ones, and it is moments such as this that can be captured accurately with poetry. A wedding…