The Audacity of Hope

Depression Leads to Unity Steinbeck states that “ Twenty families became one family”(249). This statement eventually becomes a tactic to survival during depression. The Grapes of Wrath is a realist novel by John Steinbeck set in The Great Depression of 1930s. The families in Oklahoma are struck by poverty due to the impact of the Dust Bowl. These people are forced out of their land and migrate to California due propaganda. The book portrays the journey of hardships from the Great Depression as…

Critical note Following the height of the Little Rock Crisis, english singer, Paul McCartney, most commonly known for his work with The Beatles, unleashed a sweet anthemic jam, which emphasizes and conceptualizes the idea of freedom and hope. The 1968 release of the song “Blackbird” was inspired by the racial tensions that exploded in America, especially cases such as the 1957 issue of the Little Rock Nine and the montgomery bus boycott. The song manifests and creates a strong but subtle…

What makes one an egoist? Attitude and personality, or actions and words? Is being an egoist immoral? To Prometheus, having an ego is respectable. It’s simply another way to say the forbidden word, “I”. In today’s society, ego has an offensive meaning and is used as a derogatory term. Prometheus is an egoist, but not in the “arrogantly conceited” way, he simply wants to break away from the limited society he was raised in. In the speech “The Soul of an Individualist”, the speaker says,…

for others in the black community to boycott the fair in the hopes of gaining a more prominent role for the group. This sentiment was not however felt by most. Haiti’s representative for the fair, Frederick Douglass disagreed and strongly urged for African Americans to participate in order to demonstrate that regardless of the hurdles imposed upon them, the Black community will continue to display themselves and the progress that they hope to achieve. Both came up with a plan to publish a…

campaign. She had the audacity to voice and stand opposing the military dictatorship’s rule where she could have easily been thrown into jail. Evidently, this displays that Suu Kyi was willing to sacrifice herself for the benefit of others. During Suu kyi’s political career, she guided Burma where she was favoured and accepted by her people. Suu Kyi kept Burma emotionally and psychologically sustained by becoming a woman who used her way of language to inspire and give hope, letting Burma grow…

and the king your husband’s, begging indulgence of this company... grant me passage to my father land. My home and friends lie far. My life is pain”(Fitzgerald, 7.156-164). Odysseus complements Arete and makes her and her husband pity him, in the hopes that this will be enough to manipulate them into showing an extraordinary amount of hospitality. Instead of asking Arete and Alkinoos to help him find passage home, Odysseus commands them to “grant me passage”. In using this word choice, Homer…

Ezinma’s Eulogy For Okonkwo It’ s a shame that my father went out the way he did, a disgrace even. However we must look past his suicide and towards the true meaning of his life. Okonkwo started with nothing, and became one of the greatest rulers in Umuofia. He was raised by his lazy father, who had received no title in his long lifetime. I remember Okonkwo telling me stories about the people who would laugh at his father and call him a loafer. I believe watching his father’s life wear away…

Confederate General Robert E. Lee is possibly the most controversial and yet widely respected out of all the Civil War commanders. Historians have held different views about the beloved General for over a hundred years, such as Robert W. Winston in his book Robert E. Lee; A Biography (1934), Michael Fellman in The Making of Robert E. Lee (2000), and Margaret Sanborn’s Robert E. Lee: A Portrait (1966). Winston’s theme in his book created a different outlook on General Lee than the latter two…

Taking the audacity to challenge the status quo, competing against far more well-known and experienced opponents, such as Clinton and McCain, against all the odds, a relatively unknown young Senator from Illinois became the first African-American president in the history…

To those of us living in the United States, corruption is a fairly insignificant issue. There may be the occasional newsflash of a low-level official receiving kickbacks or bribes, but overall, for citizens of the United States, corruption takes a backseat when discussing current global problems. However, the people of Guatemala know that corruption is a very real and formidable foe that plagues democracy. After living through a brutal thirty-six year civil war and the reinstatement of civilian…