S. N. Goenka

“O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a brief poem about the murder of the sixteenth president of the United State, Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Whitman witnessed one of his idols win one of the most significant wars in history that caused many casualties and fatalities; The Civil War. Such an event caused for celebration despite the amount of blood shed, however, a few days after the war ended the beloved president was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln could no longer see the pride and joy…

The year 1865 was a tumultuous time for America and politically for Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War, a loss of so many American lives, was coming to an end, but at an incredible cost. The U.S. Congress approved the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery. However, this act caused the assassination of President Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth after the end of the war on April 14, 1865. In May, the remaining Confederate forces surrendered. The estimated total casualties were 620,000 American deaths.…

The Crucible Research Paper By: Ashley Cocayne Topics: McCarthyism & Family Teacher: Mrs. Firzlaff Period: 2 McCarthyism is an anti-communist movement. It was enforced by looking at the citizens political parties and views to see who would likely be a communist or have communistic ties. It was similar to the Salem Witch Trials in that to not be named a witch you had to give names of others, in McCarthyism you were forced to give names. If you did not give them names you were either believed to…

“He had a way of touching your elbow or shoulder, upping his chin with a slight jerk and crowding into his eye such a warmth of blessing… he made you feel you’d contributed a boon to the whole human race” (“Douglas MacArthur” 1). MacArthur came from a background of a strict military upbringing. His father and grandfather were both generals and being raised on a military base MacArthur was destined to be a part of the United States military. His life was shaped and structured, but he had a…

The 1950’s was a time that thrived in the spirit of conformity and prosperity. It was also the time of the Cold War. President Truman started out the United State’s involvement with the Cold War. He then created the Truman Doctrine that would support any country who wanted to avoid becoming communist, which later evolved into the Marshall Plan that stated the same ideas but would also provide financial aid. The United States and the Soviet Union competed head to head to prove that one is better…

1952 was one of the first election years to make use of the television as a medium of advertisement. Through ads, most famously, Eisenhower Answers America, secured Ike Eisenhower the presidency. Because of this, political advertising would never be the same. In the 1952 election between Ike Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson reoccurring points and issues include: threats of communism, corruption among politicians and federal employees, the economy, and the Korean War. Eisenhower’s political ads…

When analyzing poetry, it is important to consider the form, content, and historical moment the poem was written during, in order to develop a working interpretation of the specific poem. In particular, the poem, The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock, is very open to interpretation as it delves into themes such as loneliness, inadequacy, and the inevitable consequences of time. Prufrock is a very dark, depressing character and throughout the poem, the audience is taken deeper into his thoughts and…

Poet’s have different views on different sets of things. 3 poets in particular, express their different opinions on what nature’s role in providing for humanity is. Christopher Marlowe, the author of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, has a different opinion from Walter Raleigh, the author of “The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd”, and William Carlos Williams, the author of “Raleigh was Right”. Despite the differences, these 2 poets do have similar things in common with each other. Marlowe…

Translating a contemporary love poem by Fawaz Allaboun turned out to be a challenging task. Allaboun is a Saudi poet and a Professor of Classical Arabic. He earned his PhD degree in Arabic language and literature at Al-Imam University. He published a collection of poems in a book called “Allabouniat.” Another collection of poems is forthcoming. The first problem that I encountered was in the different words that express the various degrees and state of romantic love in Arabic and the…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived in a period with a strong value of superstition than what is seen today therefore, he had an interest in how the mind distinguished imagination from reality. This can be seen throughout various of his poems, one in particular is Christabel. Christabel is embedded with mysterious symbols that foreshadow her innocence to be her down falling quality. Samuel Taylor Coleridge sets up an ominous atmosphere for the start of the poem and carries it on throughout.…