Resolute

the United States, and rallying the nation to war. Throughout his speech, president FDR heavily used emotional and authoritative rhetoric to give a decisive speech that elicit the confidence and patriotism of the public. The speech had a tone of resolute, confidence, bravery, and encouraging…

downplays how the government’s original “promise” to allow Inuit people to return was not properly conveyed to the Inuit people in Inukjuak by a translator who spoke broken Inuktitut. Furthermore, he attempts to downplay how their information about Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord relied on information they were told by fisherman and people who occasionally occupied the area. When confronted about the Canadian government 's end goal of cementing Canadian sovereignty in the north, he again attempted…

Artist of the time, like Mary Cassatt, were hindered. This impressionist could work alongside Edgar Degas, possibly to an advantage to her work, looking to one another for inspiration. The life of artwork by choice was a characteristic that gave Cassatt an option to paint more controversially, as well as being backed by a well-known impressionist of the time, allowing works such as Modern Woman to be created in spirit of herself (Sharp, Kevin, Clarke, 1998) One of Cassatt’s most controversial…

first, Macbeth is wary of the idea and can’t face the reality of killing the king. He states, “Stars, hide your fires,” which displays that Macbeth is fearful that others will find out about his plan. When Macbeth returns to his castle, Macbeth is resolute with the plan to kill Duncan with Lady Macbeth. King Duncan, oblivious to Macbeth’s plan, intends to…

While I stood in line at the State Fair, I engaged in conversation with my friends. Then a suspicious man behind me groped the contents of my drawstring bag. Instead of ignoring the man, or moving away from him, my initial disgusted reaction resulted in an impetuous confrontation. In the subsequent instant, I whirled around in bewilderment to face him. With a defensive tone and direct eye-contact, I interrogated, “What do you think you’re doing?” In dismay, the man mumbled an outlandish excuse…

demands answers from the witches about his future. The witches use a spell to summon some apparitions. The first apparition is an armed head that warns Macbeth of Macduff the Thane of Fife. The second is a bloody child who says “Be bloody, bold and resolute, Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (p136 lines 79-81). Macbeth is encouraged by this saying. Then a crowned…

Considering the difference in actions and thoughts between Fortinbras and Hamlet, Shakespeare is able to affirm to his intentions of creating a foil character to highlight the downfalls of Hamlet. Shakespeare allows the audience to question Hamlet’s actions and motives by using different foil characters to compare his actions to. Claudius, Laertes and Fortinbras are all foil characters for Hamlet, however it is Fortinbras that Hamlet is able to best connect to and therefore the best for the…

(Blessing, 307). In Edith Piaf’s case despite her life of hardships and pain, she does not regret what has happened . Alternatively, she stands resolute in the face of her problems and instead chooses to live on and survive. Although Dom’s regret is misplaced, he should be allowed to feel guilt over Mal’s death, as guilt is a possible byproduct of actions resolute or…

Whiskey Rebellion Put Down! After Pennsylvania farmers were heavily taxed on all distilled alcohol for over six years, they finally had their complaints heard by the federal government. These debt-ridden farmers have been taxed on their distilled alcohol to the point where they are scrounging by with little money. They were in an already deep economic depression and many had lost their farms. Many farmers, distilling alcohol for their own consumption, not to be sold, have been forced to pay…

Jews was punishable by death. The residents of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a Protestant village in southern France, helped thousands of refugees, most of them Jews, escape Nazi persecution between 1940 and 1944. Though they knew the danger, they were resolute, inspired by religious…