Eulogy

Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, was published in 1990 and quickly became the ultimate testimony of the Vietnam war, and perhaps even more so, the American experience. Although America’s direct military involvement in Vietnam had been over for nearly two decades in 1990, the haunting clarity of O’Brien’s stories and their autobiographical nature quickly received critical and commercial praise. O’Brien’s work remains as an essential piece of literature in understanding the Vietnam…

or softened, or concealed his failings, and promoted his real respectability for seventeen years, and though not the very happiest in the world herself, had found enough in her duties…” (Austen, 6). Her introduction as an excellent woman and her eulogy of devotion to her husband imply the importance of a woman to be a dutiful wife, lest she be remembered as a woman lacking in character, despite how discontent or unhappy she may feel in her marriage as a result. As observed by writers and…

The great hymnodist writer Isaac Watts wrote a hymn that became a favorite of John Wesley who brought to the United States, and reveals Christianity’s eternal interest in Israel and Jerusalem, which has been a burden since the time of Constantine’s conversion as well as a source of support for Jewish Zionists. The refrain goes, “We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion.We’re marching upward to Zion,
the beautiful city of God.” King David wrote Psalms about the ascent into Jerusalem, “As…

When we are on an exam, we are not allowed to see any notes or helper. We are irritated, but at least we are honest. When we cheat on an exam, we are also irritated but our life is in danger. There are a lot of cheating style: copying, assisting, fabrication, tampering, and the most common, plagiarism. Based on the US law, cheating is a specific criminal offence relating to property. In some colleges in America, if we caught cheating, we have to come to Dean’s office and for the punishment, we…

Introduction The memorable memories that Augustus Waters has left with Hazel Grace Lancaster has made Hazel grieve even more knowing Augustus is deceased. Hazel Grace Lancaster was a sixteen year old young lady, who had a touch of Thyroid cancer with metastasis forming in her lungs. She was thirteen when she had her first sign of cancer, and that was depression. “Although depression is not a sign of cancer it’s a sign of dying”. The oncologist set up a support group so Hazel could associate with…

An execution is an odd thing, the definitively dividing line between life and death. This line is also reflected in rebellion. Both are delicate things, not easily walked by the common man. Although the condemned may not have much time left, in that window they are still human. Their tongues, though burning with limited wick, can speak truths no other can. These times are rare, and cannot be taken lightly. BB's part in these executions is a difficult one to play, but he does it masterfully.…

In the beginning of the book, Sandage focuses on the funeral of Henry David Thoreau whose eulogy is delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson may have respected and valued Thoreau but he said that Thoreau was far from being successful. Emerson identified him as “the captain of a huckleberry-party” and went on to say that Thoreau tried but he…

and principle- courageous, moral, tough, solid and self sufficient, maverick characters, possessing an independent and honorable attitude.”- Bill Nichols Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry, a nostalgic eulogy to the early days of the expansive, untamed American frontier (the borderline between civilization and the wilderness). They are one of the oldest, most enduring and flexible genres and one of the most characteristically American genres in their…

There are various tropes that can be interpreted differently in Angelou’s eulogy. “In times of interior violent storms she sat, her hands resting in her lap calmly, like good children sleeping”(Angelou). This simile comparing King to good children sleeping shows that King was tranquil even when chaos surrounded her and gives the…

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. He was the first President to be assassinated. Often times his assassination overshadows his greatest achievement, The Emancipation Proclamation. Some people claim that Lincoln only freed the slaves because he had to so he could end the war. Was Abraham Lincoln politically inclined to free the slaves or did he truly care for them? The events of Lincolns past truly affected his future. Lincoln was born and raised in Hodgenville,…