1. “I’m not saying that postal workers shouldn’t be legally permitted to go on strike. But the postal service is so vital to the economy, and postal strikes cause so much personal inconvenience to so many people. So, I think the government should enact legislation banning all strikes in the post office.” I believe that statement is ‘’the law of non-contradiction’’ because the law of contradiction states that it cannot be of two propositions that contradict each other at the same time and in the…
Controversy spreads widely on a topic that has yet to be settled: the appropriateness of the expression “under God” in America’s national Pledge. Supporters of the saying believe that it instills a sense of safety, humbleness, and morality. They approve of the phrase whereas critics condemn it for its hostility. Contestants argue that the saying imposes a monotheistic conviction, a religious declaration, and the fear of out casting on an entire nation whose people are not all the same.…
currently doing. I believe Colin Wilson is saying that the average man is too much of a wimp, the average man conforms to what is normal, and the average man doesn’t stand up for himself. To begin with, I believe that Colin Wilson is saying that the average man is too much of a wimp for his own good. He says that the average man is a conformist. The definition of conformist is a person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices. He is saying that an average person has no…
he has murder Duncan. He explains this by saying, “I have done the deed,” (II, ii, 19). In this quote Macbeth is telling Lady Macbeth that he has executed the plan to kill Duncan. Later in this act the readers learn that Donalbain and Malcolm have devised a plan to flee the country. Donalbain explains their reasoning by saying, “Our separate fortune shall keep us both the safer. Where we are, there’s daggers in men’s smiles,” (II, iv, 163). This is saying that Malcolm and Donalain must flee to…
Gender and race inequalities Social inequality is seen in today’s world and in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards based on social position and has an effect in the book. In the book social inequality has a role such as gender and race that the characters run into and in reality social inequality has a role too. Gender and race have such a vast effect on the book that we wonder why do we still have racism and…
The conflict between Juliet and her parents in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a central factor of the strife in this play. Paris, one of Juliet’s potential bachelors, asks her dad for her hand in marriage. She gives her consent to her mom for a possible relationship with Paris, going into it with an open mind. Until, she met Romeo Montague who stole her heart. They would do anything to stay together; even lose their own lives for each other. Paris’s marriage proposal for Juliet was…
Where’d you go?” This song is saying they should have done something to prevent the memories of someone they miss, go away. The lyrics are also saying how they miss how…
the definition of racism. These insults are either explicit or implicit racism; meaning some of the insults are intentional and directed to a certain racial group by an individual, or that the person insulting them does not consciously know they are saying something racist. Two…
starts off the song by saying “Remember those walls I built well, baby, they're tumbling down and they didn't even put up a fight they didn't even make a sound”. This line right here is very deep and could be interpreted in many different ways. But what i think the artist is saying is that when you start off in a relationship you build this guard around your heart to keep from…
the context of the passage is that Romeo has never seen anything more beautiful in his life. He's also saying that she's so beautiful that he thinks he instantly fell in love and beauty like hers is rare. Simile is used many times in this passage like “it seems she hangs upon the cheek of the night like a rich jewel in an ethiop's ear.” (Line 42) there is also personification on line 49/50 saying basically his eyes are liars which is impossible, “forswear it, sight! For i ne’er saw true…