analyzing the ways citizens should live out their lives. Thoreau ‘s most famous work Civil Disobedience expresses many ideas on what citizens must do in a government that is unjust. Most noticably‚ the phrases "A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince" (Thoreau‚ p. 368) and "To be awake is to be alive. I have never met a man who is quite awake"(Thoreau‚ p. 394) convey his idea that citizens must stand up in times of injustice. Rather than suggesting a type of anarchy
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“ I wish to preach‚ not the doctrine of ignoble ease‚ but the doctrine of the strenuous life‚ the life of toil and effort‚ of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes‚ not to the man who desires mere easy peace‚ but to the man who does not shrink from danger‚ from hardship‚ or from bitter toil‚ and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph. ” An individual who puts great effort into his work and is not lazy‚ he claims‚ will be a success. It is the duty of someone
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The Great Depression was a time of pain‚ economic and physical suffering for the United States. Americans were used the luxuries of life‚ but when the stock market crashed in 1929‚ the country went into an economic slump. Americans went from the party and joy from the 1920’s to hardship and sadness. Millions were unemployed‚ and many were starving. To solve this problem President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the New Deal to help the economy. The New Deal was a series of government programs designed
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heart’s content. An Ant passed by‚ bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me‚" said the Grasshopper‚ "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter‚" said the Ant‚ "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found
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William Wordsworth UP! up! my Friend‚ and quit your books; Or surely you’ll grow double: Up! up! my Friend‚ and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? The sun‚ above the mountain’s head‚ A freshening lustre mellow Through all the long green fields has spread‚ His first sweet evening yellow.
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Macbeth Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble; Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble. (IV.1.10-11) Krenzel 2011 Contents Calendar p. 1 Case Study p. 2 Soliloquy Project p. 3 The Geography of Macbeth p. 5 Notes: Act I: Respond p. 346 #2 - #8 (Choose one) p. 6 – 10 scene i book p. 328 scene ii book p. 329 scene iii book p. 331 scene iv book p. 337 scene v book p. 339 scene vi book p. 341 scene vii book p. 343 Act I: visualization Identifying Character Traits
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Unfree Labor Labor in colonial American society meant long‚ hard hours of toil‚ working from dusk to dawn to make an honest living. In the beginning‚ the workers were the original colonists themselves‚ but as more and more people began to cross the Atlantic and more and more land began to be used for agriculture and homesteads‚ this changed. The labor force in the American colonies began to evolve until it consisted mainly of indentured servants and slaves who worked for the settlers in exchange
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a skiff that to a Willow tree was tied within a Rocky cave‚ its usual home.” Fear and terror * “Sometimes it befell in these night-wanderings‚ that a strong desire O’erpower’d my better reason‚ and the bird which was the captive of another toils became my prey; and‚ when the deed was done I heard among the solitary hills low breathings coming after me‚ and sounds of undistinguishable motion‚ steps almost as silent as the turf they trod.” Power of imagination * “A rocky Steep uprose
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just successfully completed each task that faced him‚ but flourished at it. Including being leader of Great Britain. He was‚ and is‚ the symbol of strength. By using the sources “Sir Winston Churchill Biography: A British Minister’s Life”‚ “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears‚ and Sweat: Address to Parliament on May 13th‚ 1940”‚ “Excerpt from An essay on the American Contribution and the Democratic Idea (Winston Churchill)”‚ and “Excerpt from Real Soldiers of Fortune (Richard Harding Davis)”‚ we can plainly see that
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Konovalova Zilya gr. 293 “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears‚ and Sweat” Winston Churchill’s speech analysis The famous speech from Churchill is chosen as the subject of the study. Public speech‚ as important social-cultural phenomena‚ is an effective way to express feelings and convey ideas. In order to be attractive and persuasive‚ a successful speech should be formal and vivid at the same time. These requirements make a public speech have its own unique style. Public speeches are formal and
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