Bruce Dawe is a famous poet born in 1930. He incorporated similar techniques in his poems ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’. In the ‘War Without End’ the war is metaphorical and represented as the never ending car crashes and accidents on our roads every year whereas in ‘Description of an Idea’ the war is represented as a historical past event that was associated with the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square. Each poem illustrates the similarities between a metaphorical and literal war via the use of repetition, historical references and ambiguity.…
A Magnificent Catastrophe The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America’s First Presidential Campaign With the recent election of 2016, I have began to wonder if the political process of electing the nation’s president has always been so divided, ugly, and absolutely chaotic. I wondered if politicians have always been so corrupt and belligerent, and I wondered if there have been more elections where our nation has been forced to pick the lesser of two evils (unless, of course, you felt strongly for one candidate or the other which can be very troubling to imagine when presented with the character and decisions of the last two candidates). Author of A Magnificent Catastrophe, Edward J. Larson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, wildly illustrates…
In times of crisis, the United States has a tendency to limit the Constitutional civil liberties granted to its citizens. This has been the practice since the foundation of the country itself, seen in times of war, famine, depression, or even in times of mass-panic. However, as time progresses, the question of whether or not the restriction of rights granted in the Bill of Rights is, in fact, justified. Alan Brinkley, in both his essay Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis and his book American History: A Survey, explores the history of the suppression of freedoms during troubling times for the country. His conclusion, that the US government goes in excess what the crisis warrants while limiting liberties, is well-supported, using evidence from the “140 years of silence”, World War I, and the Red Scare to argue his…
“If you believe you are safe, you are at risk. If you do not see this killer stalking your children, look again. There is no family or community, no race or religion, no place left in America that is safe. Until we genuinely embrace this message, we are a nation at risk.” (Fisher, 1992).…
After the opium war, foreign country intruded China. China lost the sovereignty over the nation. At that time, there were some secret organizations along Shandong, Hebei and Henan, which formed the Boxer Rebellion later. Boxer rebellion was an anti-imperialism uprising, in connection with foreign people and people who believed in God. It took place in Shandong at the end of Qing dynasty. It started at the north of the country and spread over the entire country. Boxers were resentful about the poor conditions of living and the anabasis of other nation. The slogan of the boxers was “support Qing government, exterminate the foreigners”,…
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin…
In the world we have negative events on a daily bases such as: war, diseases, even death sometimes all of those taunting things are portrayed in the media like the news and social media as a society we can not help of being scared of the unknown. This is called national fear which means is when a nation is threatened about a cause. In the Inaugural Address, John F.Kennedy was facing issues for citizens to fight for people's rights and for people to be treated with respect no matter what race or gender. Civil right figureheads had courage and made sacrifices for a better a world that is now therefore let the purpose of fear motivate others to have courage and take risk. The speaker states, “ The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the…
“In the event of an attack, the lives of those families which are not hit in a nuclear blast and fire can still be saved if they can be warned to take shelter and if that shelter is available” (John F. Kennedy). In the midst of the Cold War, the 1950s and 1960s were often a time of great fear, a fear of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union upon the USA. JFK notes that families can be saved if the seek refuge in a shelter in the event of a nuclear attack, and in fact, that is what most families began to do.…
In today's society, Americans are faced with a number of different challenges and situations. The Constitution protects…
Over the past few decades the population of the United States as well as the World in general has increased. After that increase in the general population the numbers of the vulnerable population sky rocketed as well. This leads to the passages below. This will focus on the vulnerable population known as victims of violence.…
Recently, many crises have occurred and it is difficult to choose among them but I will focus on…
September 11, 2001. This date means many things to many people, but is recognized all over the world for one of the most horrific events in recent decades. The United States of America, arguably the greatest country on earth, came under attack. Not only were numerous lives taken and changed forever, but the security of The U.S. was breached in a major way as well. Who would be held responsible? How would the President Respond? What would prevent this from happening again? Questions filled the minds of many Americans. While fear brought on the unity of an entire country, congress and The President were busy forming legislation that would alter the security and privacy of the American people.…
By giving up a percentage of freedom, people in turn receive safety by creating restrictive laws, dealing punishments, and developing intricate procedures as seen when governments have dealt with drug use, terrorism, and vehicular management. Time and time again philosophers have come to agreement that a social contract exists. In this social contract people allow government to rule over them to create order because man’s general state of nature is as unruly as it is brutish. To be completely free would not be ideal to any society in existence; complete anarchy would engulf nations and cause terrible destruction. The pursuit of safety is driven by fear creating better conditions for the majority over whatever an individual would prefer.…
Have you ever been involved in a home invasion? How did you protect yourself, or if this would happen have you thought about how you would protect yourself? This is a real concern in families’ minds across the nation. When I think of having a future family I think about how I would keep them safe. Growing up I never had to worry about this, because I knew that my parents would be able to protect me. The way my parents would and have protected me was with a gun. Today, gun control is a major concern in political campaigns across the nation. I will be talking about why we should keep our gun rights based on: home safety, illegal guns and the second amendment of the constitution.…
In our society today, many of the same things have started to happen. Especially after the incident on September 11, when many people were killed after terrorists flew airplanes into our…
