Inconsistency (A critical comparison of A Rose for Emily and Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech) Shakespeare put it beautifully in Hamlet when he put the words into Polonius’s mouth‚ “To thine own self be true.” It truly is a noble sentiment and a worthy goal. Each person on the planet earth is confronted daily by decisions that challenge his or her commitment to his or her own self. This is evident in many art forms. Painters‚ musicians‚ and writers take pieces of themselves and put it into what they
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Exactly seventy-five years ago‚ the construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial finished. Completed under the direction of Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum from 1927–1941‚ the sculpture’s roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. These U.S. presidents were known to be brave‚ courageous‚ and good role models to Americans. I fully agree that these people are important to the American history‚ but I also believe
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Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet during the Medieval Era. While he does not appear to have been a social reformer‚ he drew attention to the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church in his works‚ The Canterbury Tales. Scholars agree that little is known about Chaucer. We do not have much personal inform- mation‚ such as “the memorabilia‚ letters‚ diaries‚ personal reminiscences‚ that cluster thickly around such later figures as Byron‚ Shelley or Yeats” (Morrison 7). Most
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The United States Marine Corps Memorial “bka” Iwo Jima Statue is one the world’s most impactful monuments is built to symbolize the honor we give to our countries men who have fallen protecting the United States of America. This symbolic concrete cast bronze structure was created by‚ Felix de Weldon in memory of the American Marines who fallen for our country since 1775 dedicated in 1954. Standing at thirty-two feet tall and a flag pole of sixty-feet tall. The Swedish granite base it stands upon
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A Critical Analysis of Tension ’s In Memorial A. H. H. During the Victorian Period‚ long held and comfortable religious beliefs fell under great scrutiny. An early blow to these beliefs came from the Utilitarian‚ followers of Jeremy Bantam‚ in the form of a test by reason of many of the long-standing institutions of England‚ including the church. When seen through the eyes of reason‚ religion became "merely an outmoded superstition" (Ford & Christ 896). If this were not enough for the faithful
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Gardens‚ except in one particular location. In one corner of the gardens stands a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial. The memorial is breathtakingly beautiful with a fifty foot high and twenty foot wide waterfall that falls over Sierra granite. In the Memorial’s hallway‚ visitors read quotes from Dr. King himself that are engraved on glass panels and set in granite. The physical beauty of the memorial is undeniable‚ however many people are not aware of the symbolism lying beneath the memorial’s surface
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Memorial Day was first celebrated in the years following the Civil War and was officially labelled a federal holiday in 1971. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May‚ and it is celebrated to honor our veterans and remember past wars and the brave men and women that serve in the military today. Many people‚ young and old‚ visit cemeteries or memorials to honor a lost family member‚ or a friend. On memorial day‚ everyone is affected‚ even if they don’t know a veteran. This memorial
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Thank you very much. Thank you very much everybody‚ and thank you Tom. I’d like to congratulate our incredible entertainers tonight. Toby‚ and Lee Greenwood and all of the great talent. It was really very special. I also have to thank our incredible military right here. Thank you. Stand up‚ please. You guys were really great. Thank you. So this journey began 18 months ago. I had something to do with it‚ but you had much more to do with it than I did. I’m the messenger. I’m just the messenger. And
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In his arousing Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech in 1986‚ Elie Wiesel pronounces the importance of “taking sides” and “interfering” when a time of human suffering is upon the world. He is undeniably correct. People need to stand up for what is right in this world‚ and acknowledge the wrong; they need to take an issue of human persecution and make it “the center of the universe”. People should fight for others who cannot fight for themselves. They should be the voice others do not have. The
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Are bystanders guilty or innocent when they witness civil injustice? In the ¨Harvest Gypsies¨ and ¨Wiesel´s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech¨ we are given evidence how bystanders can be guilty. Bystanders are guilty for not speaking up to injustice. Bystanders remain silent and ignore serious situations. Ellie Wiesel expressed in his speech how bystanders should take action when they see injustice of any sorts and not keep quiet. ¨Who would allow such crimes….How could the world remain silent¨(Wiesel)
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