Kraków

Introduction Wilfred Owen is one of the most well known poets of the First World War; he was born in England in 1893 and joined the military when he was 22 years old. He wanted to be a poet since a very young age and wrote his earlier poems when he was around 17 years old. In 1915, during the First World War, he enlisted in the British army and his first active service was at Serre and St.Quentin in 1917. He continued writing during his time as a soldier but was in active duty only for a few…

In the following, Barack Obama´s victory speech, which was held in November 2012 after being re-elected as President of the United States of America, will be analysed. Generally, one can say that Obama sends a message of shared values and hopes by using rhetorical devices and structuring his line of arguments in a way that establishes a connection and a feeling of togetherness and involvement in his actions in the audience, for example by the usage of pronouns like “we”. Now, a closer look will…

Yasser Arafat: Father of Modern Terrorism “I come bearing and olive branch in one hand, and a freedom fighters gun in the other. Don't let the olive branch fall from my hand.” This was Yasser Arafat’s most famous quote spoken when he addressed the United Nations. This was his life, a constant battle to try to gain that olive branch, freedom for Palestine, through way of the freedom fighter’s gun or war. He was fighting a losing battle, losing more men than Israel was. Yet through all this he…

" Abstract " Barack Hussein Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president, as well as the first born outside the contiguous United States. He was born on August 4 in 1961 in Honolulu, He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from University , he worked as a community organizer in…

In a video, called “Revenge of the tribes: How the American Empire could fall,” on the website BigThink, Amy Chua, a Yale professor, explains her view on democracy and how it relates to tribalism. Chua starts the discussion by giving an example of group blindness in America. In her example she quotes Woodrow Wilson. She states that he said, in one of his famous speeches, that groups don’t exist in America, as well as, if someone considers them to be a part of a group they are not American. She…

State of the Union Speech Introduction Donald Trump, is he really the president that he says he is? Has President Trump really accomplished all that he says he has? Will Donald Trump be able to stay true to his word of all that he will accomplish during his presidency? Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address was given on January 22, 2018. The State of the Union Address is an annual address that is written in our country’s constitution. In this year’s Address, Trump talked about many of…

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, and also the first Black American to live in the white house. Being the President you have a lot of influence in politics and in the media. In 2013 there has been a debate about the George Zimmerman’s verdict. Zimmerman had fatally shot a 17-year old Black American boy named Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s excuse about the shooting was because he felt threatened by the black teen. Being a black American himself, president Obama had to stand up…

In society today, the idea of interracial relationships is something we see regularly. In fact, former American President once said, ¨No one in America should every be afraid to walk down the street holding hands with the person they love¨ (2012). Although this quote is specifying in the United States of America, the general message applies internationally. However, throughout the play, the tone towards the interracial relationship between Othello and Desdemona was explicit. This is also able…

My name Asnawi Nurdin, and since 2005 I have been working in a local NGO-Forum Bangun Aceh (FBA) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. I write this short reflection as a victim of the tsunami in 2004, and as a post-disaster humanitarian worker. After more than 10 years, the magnitude of the disaster and the lessons learned from the human efforts is lasting memory for me and every Acehnese. My concern is that if a disaster of similar scale happens again, how ready are we as the "potential victims"? If you…

In times of troubles, humanity gets tested by their compassion and unity. Last August, parts of the United States as well as the Caribbean have been destroyed by three different hurricanes. The most powerful people like businessmen and the biggest celebrities unite not just to help those who were affected but also encouraged everyone to help out in any way they possibly can. This time, another hurricane just hit Puerto Rico, and some of the biggest celebrities did it again. Interesting Fact…