Ralph Ellison’s "Battle Royal" is a story about blindness and realization. It’s about conformity and uprising. "Battle Royal" is about wanting to please the very people who look at you as an inferior race. In this story‚ the narrator is moved from idealism to realism. He is awakened to a new world in which he finally sees the prejudice that exists and that is directed toward him. The story begins with the narrator reminiscing about the day his grandfather died. His grandfather delivered a speech
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19 of 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address that the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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Shakespeare manipulates the intrinsic virtue of duty into a vice that inspires arrogance in Caesar and malice in Brutus‚ clouding their judgement with personal bias. Perhaps the most prominent example of personal bias is displayed in the funeral orations‚ where Brutus seeks self justification in light of his participation in the slaughter of Caesar. Through his patriotic objectives “I honour him‚ but as he was ambitious‚ I slew him”‚ Brutus denounces Caesar’s leadership thus presenting his actions
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On “Patience” Alan Cartwright “The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know‚ what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson I was never a pupil of the revered Wadsworth High School English teacher‚ Bob Frey‚ but we had become acquainted as I sat in his second period study hall. Hearing that I planned to become a teacher‚ he sought me out at graduation to advise
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Renaissance man in the 1400’s. Pico della Mirandola was a philosopher in the 1400’s who believed that men had the power to choose their own destiny‚ no matter what their birth origins were or whether or not they were wealthy. The basis of his writing Oration of the Dignity of Man was that man can be whatever he wants; whether it is good and pure or bad and hellish. He tells us that our creator taught us‚ during our hour of creation‚ that we “shall have the power to degenerate into the lower forms of life
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in the field of journalism‚ as I was the executive editor of the school annual magazine and have a special interest in ‘writing’. While I am more of an intellectually curious person‚ I also like to express my views and thoughts through writing and oration. I have been a member and executive of the school debating club and have taken part in many debates and declamations. Uncommon tasks have always seemed rather attractive to me. When students learned guitar‚ I took up trumpet‚ when students went
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The Role of Women From ancient times to modern times‚ the position of women in Jewish society has often been challenged and reformed. From the first century when women had no rights‚ to recent history where women are granted the right to become ordained rabbis‚ they are in a constant motion to fight for more equality among the men. In early times‚ women had a specific role that was mainly in the home and separate from the heavily spiritual lives that the men had. Their rights were limited‚ barely
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Many of these people ruled through violence and fear‚ although the most powerful of them used more harmonious means of leadership. “Confucius Counsels the Duke Ai on Government”‚ “Cyrus the Great and Religious Toleration”‚ and Thucydides’ “Funeral Oration of Pericles” are examples that rulers who value peace and kindness towards their subjects are the greatest and strongest. The governments and leaders in the ancient world who possessed the qualities of tolerance‚ peace‚ and generosity created
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Necromancy was believed to give you power over god and his minions for your own glory and not that of god (Pico‚ Oration‚ p.78). Necromancy was magic that was done for your own will. It was black magic. This magic could be used to empower your life or destroy another’s. Scared magic was becoming more socially acceptable when studied by high status figures such as Pico and Agrippa. They looked at magic from a scientific point of view‚ and studied and wrote books on it. They were looking to make magic
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Throughout the Peloponnesian war‚ the island of Melos had managed to remain neutral‚ while refusing to become a subject of Athens. However‚ as the war progressed‚ Athens closed in on the island‚ which responded with hostility. The Athenians the in a frank manner suitable to their bold nature‚ offered the Melians an ultimatum that was essentially to surrender and pay tribute to Athens‚ or be conquered and destroyed. Throughout the dialogue that commenced between the Melians and the Athenians‚ the
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