Patriotism is a dangerous emotion. Discuss Many a student of English would have studied the famous poem on Patriotism by Scott which begins this; ’Breathes there the man with soul so dead’ and he concluded that such a person will not be honored nor recognized in his country. The feeling of patriotism that this is my homeland‚ has done wonders. For the past two centuries we find one country after another struggling hard to assert its independence. Practically two centuries from now in 1776
Premium World War II United States Africa
ENVIRONMENT TODAY Environment today is worsening along with time and worse; it does not seem to draw the attention of the people. The main cause of this crisis is the people destroy the environment in the name of development and industrialization. The saddest truth is no one gives a ‘DAMN’. If nothing is done‚ it will definitely be an impediment to developments and is not only happening in Malaysia but around the globe. All of us living here on this planet are losing our conscience and have
Free Pollution Environmentalism Ecology
“The Most Dangerous Game” Essay Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are very alike in some ways. Both want to have the upper hand in an argument or situation. In the beginning of “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Zaroff has the upper hand as he knows the terrain and has a threatening bodyguard. He allowed Rainsford to eat and stay at his château after he fell overboard. At the end of the story‚ Rainsford has the upper hand as he won “the game”‚ surprises Zaroff‚ and forces Zaroff to play the game he
Free The Most Dangerous Game Hunting
The struggle to belong and find one’s place is significant in the lives of some people. In what ways is this represented in your prescribed text and ORT? PHOEBE ATKINSON A person’s basic human need to belong to people‚ places and circumstances can fuel many of their actions throughout their life. For some people a sense of belonging can be difficult to obtain. The struggle to belong is represented in many ways in the 1998 memoir‚ ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ by Raimond Gaita. Through Gaita’s employment
Premium Family Australia Raimond Gaita
If I am Not Special‚ What Are You? “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” (King). In David McCullough Jr.’s “You Are Not Special” speech‚ he surely proved that theory. Mr. McCullough‚ who is an English teacher at Wellesley High school‚ spoke at the class of 2012 graduation. The quote above reflects his speech because it seemed like he knew near to nothing about the little details he threw into his speech such as “…Make for yourselves‚ please
Premium Thought Mind Idea
Nationality is a belief in a common ethnic ancestry. I believe that the United States does not have a common ancestry. Almost everyone is not a true American and has had ancestors immigrate here from another country. We are not all from the same place. Although there are many bi-lingual people in the US‚ almost everyone speaks a common language‚ English. It is our national language and it is standardized just about everywhere. Culture is another area where the US fits into Nationalism. Almost
Premium United States Nationalism German language
Title: If Jesus Walked the World Today Performer: Alan Jackson Composer: Alan Jackson Source: Youtube Comments: This song definitely has a song country western feel to it‚ as well as Christian tone because of the lyrics. Alan Jackson uses humor in this song to catch people’s attention by saying that Jesus would be a hillbilly if he were to come back to Earth. I like the use of the guitar in this song because it is what makes the song have a more country rhythm. I think the lyrics are what is most
Premium Love Musical instrument Music
Question: Discuss the benefits one may obtain form reading Mike Rose ’s book citing specific examples. How may this book be used to help shape a teacher ’s philosophy and effectiveness? The book Lives on the Boundary‚ written by Mike Rose‚ provides great insight to what the new teaching professional may anticipate in the classroom. This book may be used to inform a teacher ’s philosophy and may render the teacher more effective. Lives on the Boundary is a first person account composed of eight chapters
Free Education Teacher School
A Sacred Place A sanctuary is a sacred place where a person can feel safe and find peace within oneself. It is the theme of sanctuary that relates Irene Zabytko’s “Home Soil”‚ Raymond Carver’s “A Small‚ Good Thing” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ to one another. In Irene Zabytko’s “Home Soil”‚ the narrator tato talks about the harsh experiences he had in his past. He talks about how he was forced by the German’s to go out and herd up the crowds in the streets‚ “
Premium Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Yellow Wallpaper
TEENAGERS TODAY The earthquake that hits Japan reminds me how fast things can change. The situation that Japan had to face now is just the same as Malaysia handling teenager’s issue. The Japan government has to spend around 48 billion to build up all the buildings that collapse due to the earthquake. At the same time‚ Malaysian government has to spend millions of money for teenagers recovery planned. Malaysian teenagers change their lifestyle as the world becoming more modern. Teenagers in 1940s
Premium Adolescence Drug addiction