Pleas

Henry David Thoreau, like the majority of his fellow transcendentalist peers, abhorred slavery and took a strong stance against it. He also, however, was notable for his relatively pacifist approach to resistance. Civil Disobedience did not involve armed attack against unjust government forces, but instead a refusal to obey unjust laws with a following acceptance of punishment. These two facets of Thoreau and other transcendentalists create intrigue regarding how they would react to an action…

Mike Royko’s “A Faceless Man’s Plea” (1973) illustrates the absurdity of the Veterans Administration for not compensating soldiers with treatment of a disability received during battle. Repetition is used through the essay to describe the cause and effects that the rocket had on Leroy Bailey’s life; he had no face after the impact. Bailey’s letter, explaining the reason why couldn’t get the treatment, contradicts the policies of the Veterans Administration; the letter is shown to exemplify the…

most of all, danger to their culture. Progressively, they lose pieces of their culture and slowly, as if it was a dream, many Indians become absorbed into white society, all the while trying to retain their Native lifestyle. In “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake and “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, the idea that a dominant culture can pose many threats to a minority culture is shown by Wind-Wolf and Alexie. Wind-Wolf, a young, innocent Indian boy is struggling to fit in while being…

others come into your country that’s exactly what they feel. So we shouldn’t discriminate others who seem to be different because we’ve all been there once too and we all know how it feels. For example in the essay by Robert Lake “An Indian Father’s Plea” his son, Wind Wolf, went through a lot at school because of his cultural background. In class all the kid tried to avoid him and they made fun of him because of his Native American background. His father even said “It takes a long time to…

Because in this way you can try to understand different ways to live and make yours better. A good example of the influence of culture could be the essay “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake. He speaks about an indian child that is discriminated at school. It’s a letter from his father to the teacher. At the beginning father Plea starts introducing his son, Wind-Wolf and his culture. A really different culture with sacred ceremonies and organized in tribes, based on the nature. Wind-Wolf…

Rubina Khan Hour 2 10-14-15 The Tell Tale Heart: Insanity Plea Judge Type: Defense Attorney There were two men in this story. Both men are best friends. One man has a very large eye. His eye is like a vulture’s eye. The other man in the story is very disturbed by his eye. The man doesn't like his eye. So every night he goes to the mans room to kill him for a whole week, but never succeeds. Finally, on the seventh night he goes in and kills the man. He chops up his body and puts his body…

His goal was to steal weapons and ammunition to give to slaves. Brown’s plan failed, due to a lack of an escape plan and the court sentenced him to execution (US History). Thoreau heard about Brown‘s execution and raid; he wrote Plea for Captain John Brown. Within his writing, he discussed the reason why punishment was unnecessary. Thoreau fought against the newspapers and said he was a brave man. Since the government no longer allowed sanction in the north, Thoreau denounced them…

by the Indian father is specifically one person, the teacher. This can be seen due to the start of the essay with “Dear teacher,” which tells the reader it is a letter written to and for the teacher of his son. In Robert Lake’s, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” the father also talks about incorporating his son’s heritage into the curriculum which might interest a secondary audience, the board of the education system. Robert Lake uses appeal to logos: inductive reasoning, to compare his son’s…

impact the way we see the world, however a person's background and their religion impacts how they see world significantly. A person's cultural background consistently effects the way they see the world and others. In the story, An Indian Father's Plea, author Robert Lake, tells a story of a father informing the teacher that his son isn't a "slow reader", rather he is simply from a different…

people don't like to talk about. Some people don't like their cultural heritage because, of how other people treat other not of their own race. Some might look at others as outcast or aliens. It is clear, when reading "An Indian Father's Plea" , "Two Kinds, and "Everday Use" that culture impacts a person in more than then one way. "Legal Alien", they we're speaking of how "You may speak Spanish but, you're not like me". In some people's eyes we may be equal but, in many others…