Does this poem support or argue against manifest destiny? why?
by D.H. Ingham April 7, 1906 "Benevolent assimilation" Is still at its gruesome task; Not once in its manifold efforts Has fallen the pious mask. Not even when torture of natives Was woven into a jest, Nor at capture of Aguinaldo Through cunning ruse of a guest. Each act was extolled in its season, In a series of similar crimes On our history's page recorded, Of these most prosperous times. Meanwhile we are gazing at Russia, Aghast at her frightful scenes, The blackest of which can but rival Our own in the Philippines. Where "benevolent assimilation" With Machiavellian wiles Still remembers the first "plain duty" We owe to our stolen isles. Where, under a "strenuous" ruler, But lately, for duty's sake, Six hundred more natives were lying Like grass in the mowers wake; With their women and children mingled, Crushed into the common grave, Close clinging to husbands and fathers, Out of the question to save. And the wholesale feat was accomplished At only a trifling cost; Of our brave American soldiers Only seventeen were lost. The cheap-won, blood-dyed laurels Belong to General Wood; And our worshipful spoil-appraisers Still call his handiwork good. We boast of our peace-loving rulers, And gains of one-sided war; Our long-sighted national conscience, Spying but evils afar. We are used to the trick of glamor, To the windings of disguise, To the steering of wily pilots Through a mist of goodly lies.
What Is poetry to U? The best answer gets TEN points...?
POETRY IS A CLOUD THAT NEVER EVAPORATES. IT IS FEELINGS THAT WERE HELD IN FOR CENTURIES THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO DISCUSS AN ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONLY WHAT A PERSON THINKS BUT WHAT A PERSON DREAMS, FEELS, AND ADMIRES. IT IS THE HEART OF ALL THINGS THAT INSPIRES A PERSON. IT IS A PIECE OF ART THAT ONLY THE ARTIST AND THE OTHER ARTIST CLOSE BY CAN UNDERSTAND. IT IS THE BANDAGE ON A BROKEN WING OF A BIRD. AND WHEN YOU WRITE DOWN THOSE SIMPLE WORDS FROM THE HEART THAT BIRD GETS THE STRENGTH TO FLY AWAY AGAIN. POETRY IS PLAIN OUT HOW YOU FEEL IN AND HOW YOU SLOVE A PROBLEM. THE CURE TO ALL LONELINESS. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ONE THING WETHER WE REALIZE IT OR NOT, POETRY IS THE MEDICINE OF ALL MEDICINE. AND LET US WRITE MORE POETRY TO CURE ALL OF THIS WORLD. ♥
10 points, for these 3 English questions?
1. If you support the thesis, 3 arguments could be 1)Good work can improve your relationship with your superior, therefore causing you to make more money in the long run. 2)Good work creates a better work environment for everybody; promotes good salesmanship. 3)It can make you feel rewarded, and therefore improve your morale in general. 2. Anger, frustration, inferiority, hopelessness, etc. No they do not help, rather they hinder us from reaching a friendly agreement. 3. Definitely emotional appeal. Since poetry calls upon our creative side and requires us to "think outside the box", poets can use that to their advantage and play on our emotional state. More academic texts that don't require emotional thinking would rely on Logos, the presentation of facts and logical ideas to influence our opinion. Poetry is a form of art and is fueled by emotion in and of itself. Good luck! :)
Critical Thinking Homework Help?
The first 60 questions were easy but I am stuck and confused on these 4 problems. I am especially having trouble on how to do quotes. For each of the following arguments, indicate whether it is valid or invalid, strong or weak. 1. "Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal and history only the particular." [Aristotle] 2. "We say that a person behaves in a given way because he possesses a philosophy, but we infer the philosophy from the behavior and therefore cannot use it in any satisfactory way as an explanation, at least until it is in turn explained." [B. F. Skinner] 3. "Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning" [Franz Kafka] 4. If you're eighteen, you're eligible to vote. But you're only seventeen. You're ineligible to vote. I think this one is valid, but I am not sure if it is strong or weak. Thank you for any help given.
Eximplification essay on poetry?
'Exemplification' means citing examples/quotes from the poem given in support of the arguments you present in your essay. Go to readewritethink.org or sparknotes.com for more help re your query. Good luck.
Engish best answer get 10 points?
5. Writers make emotional appeals when they try to persuade readers by including imagery and description that may influence readers’ feelings. 11. What does the speaker in Langston Hughes's poem, "Mother to Son," mean when she says, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"? The speaker's life has not been grand or easy. 12. Robert E. Lee and the speaker in Langston Hughes’s poem both advise their children to Do their own homework!!!
I need a summary for Departmental by Robert Frost?
Hello Sarah, "Departmental" by Robert Frost is a poem written in rhymed couplets with three beats per line (trimeter). Throughout the poem, Frost uses poetic devices such as personification, allusion, rhyme, and alliteration. The poem as a whole serves as a metaphor for the way humans deal with issues like death. The poem begins with a description of a scene familiar to many, "an ant on a tablecloth " Then the ant bumps into a day drowsy moth that is much larger than him. The ant seems a tad bit jealous that the moth lacks the amount of responsibility that ants are burdened with. The ant thinks that if the moth were one of his own race he'd chastise him and send him back to work. He describes how the ant society is much more sophisticated and intellectual than the likes of the moth. Their philosophy is to learn about religion, nature, and space. The ant then being concerned with his own duties hurries back to his own job. The ant subsequently runs into another ant carrying "the body of one of their dead." Read more here: http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Analysis-Robert-Frosts-Departmental/45007