Sylvanus Thayer Award

very famous Farewell Address. President Kennedy had just been elected President of the United States and the Americans were head over heels for him. He gave an overwhelming peace among the U.S. with his caring words of charisma. Many things were happening in this time period such as the fight for Civil Rights among the African Americans in the U.S.. The story of four young black students who sat down at the “whites only” counter went what today's used term “viral.” Everyone was coming together whether it were African Americans, Hispanic, and even Anglo. These were just few of the many events going on during this time period. General Douglas MacArthur starts his Farewell Address by stating how proud and humble he is to receive the Sylvanus Thayer…

He also traveled through Europe, meeting Pablo Picasso and many other poets and artists. It was during this time that he had an affair with Elaine Thayer, the wife of one of his friends. Cummings and Thayer had a child together, whom they named Nancy, and the two got married in 1924 after Thayer divorced her husband. This marriage, however, did not last long; two months later, Elaine left for Europe, fell in love with another man, and eventually divorced Cummings in 1925. Cummings would marry…

In 1831, at the age of twelve, Walt Whitman began working for his local newspaper. He soon fell in love with the written word and started writing his own poetry (“Poet Walt Whitman”). Fast forward to the turn of the 20th century, and Whitman has already made a name for himself as one of America’s most influential poets. Two of Whitman’s most esteemed works are “O Captain! My Captain!”, written in 1865 to reflect on Abraham Lincoln's death, and “O Me! O Life!”, written in 1891 to contemplate…

The life of Mr. Ezzard Who is Mr. Ezzard ? I believe he is a nice man who enjoys writing and traveling far and wide. He himself has been to many places and wrote a lot, especially in his travel journals. He has done enough to fill a boring life a thousand times over, and I have recently sat down with him to learn more about him. Even when just walking into his room to interview him, I see untold treasures on the walls that prove that writing means the universe to him. Mr. Ezzard always had a…

When Cummings finally returned home, they continued their affair as if no time had passed. Despite his deep love for Elaine, Cummings experienced tremendous guilt regarding the affair. Cummings found himself caught between the love for a beautiful women and the loyalty to a long-time friend. He often used writing to release his confined feelings of guilt and disgust. Despite his guilt, Cummings continued on with the affair, and he eventually fathered a child with Elaine. Elaine gave birth to…

Edward Estlin Cummings, a 20th century poet, painter, playwright, and novelist, impacted literature greatly. Nearly all of his poems challenged the accepted rules of writing through formatting and grammar choices. The topics of the poems created the most controversy, especially the poems he wrote focusing on nature, religion, and his sexuality. Due to his strict religious upbringing, Cummings conveys his inner strife and difficulties forming connections through his eccentric writing style.…

Brilliant. Innovative. And Well diversified. When a man finds inspiration throughout his lifetime only to later realize he would be a man that leaves a legacy as one of the famous American poets. I would like to introduce you to a man named Edward Estlin Cummings, one of America's innovative, and influential poets of his time. Inspiring readers to understand the concept of originality in his poetry by demonstrating how he used influences from his childhood experiences, imagism, and concrete…

The poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings describes the life of a man who the townspeople do not care for because they obsess over improving their own lives with insignificant objects. The man lives, falls deeply in love, and eventually surrenders to death. Yet, the townspeople pay no attention to his death because they “are busy folk,” running around infatuated with things that do not matter (line 27). Little do they know that death will soon take them also. E. E. Cummings,…

semi-skilled laborers, and some joined groups devoted to social revolution.” Sacco and Vanzetti perfectly fit the mold of a person who would commit such crimes, according to citizens of the United States who feared these immigrants. The crime the two men became charged was the robbery and murder of Frederick Parameter, a payroll clerk, and security guard Alessandro Berardelli. The two supposedly took $15,000 in cash the night of April 15, 1920. The court case was fueled by racism and hate,…

which was common because many Italians were escaping homeland, and moving to the United States during the 1920s (Linder). During the presentation of this evidence, it was shown that no one had full proof that these men shot and killed Parmenter and Berardelli, yet, they were still electrocuted. Sacco and Vanzetti both grew up in Italy, living very different lives. “Sacco was a high class Italian man; where Vanzetti was an unskilled laborer, living the poor life” (Foner). Although, no one knows…