Energy is an important aspect of a piece- it is what lures readers in and convinces them to stay. Without energy, reading is a chore, a task. With this knowledge that energy is essential to the success of a creative piece, one must be curious as to how to integrate said energy into a work. Carolyn Forche effectively incorporated energy into her piece “The Colonel” through the usage of strong words, interesting concepts, and concise execution. “The Colonel” is filled to the brim with strong vocabulary. Towards the beginning of the piece, Forche said, “Broken bottles were embedded in the walls around the house to scoop the kneecaps from a man’s legs…”. Not just bottles, but broken bottles, and not just on the walls, but embedded in them. These
In the story, “The Killing Game”, Joy Williams, uses several diffenent types of writing skills to presuade the reader to see her views.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James has been the cause of many debates about whether or not the ghosts are real, or if this is a case of a woman with psychological disturbances causing her to fabricate the ghosts. The story is told in the first person narrative by the governess and is told only through her thoughts and perceptions, which makes it difficult to be certain that anything she says or sees is reliable. It starts out to be a simple ghost story, but as the story unfolds it becomes obvious that the governess has jumps to conclusions and makes wild assumptions without proof and that the supposed ghosts are products of her mental instability which was brought on by her love of her employer
Shadow Sniper crouched behind a boulder and wet his lips. His hand trembled as he checked his silver rifle and made sure it was loaded. It was an unnecessary action, but it made him feel better. His title was at stake, and he wasn’t planning on losing it to someone who refused to show their face—even if that person was the global champion. He took in a deep breath and adjusted his bangs. He had to look good for the cameras. His win would mean nothing if they took an embarrassing picture of
In the United States the cold-blooded murder of one citizen to another is considered cruel, psychopathic, and illegal. The thought of murdering a fellow human being is, justifiably, discriminated against and shunned. Since murder is officially condemned wrong what causes one to believe that in the case of war, murder on a large scale, that this happening can be considered acceptable, at some points cheered on even. If murder is not justifiable, then war is not justifiable; but in the case when the lesser evil must dominate the greater evil in order to maintain peace, then this scenario of war may be considered more just than any alternative.
Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” discusses the lack of value towards human life by totalitarian government and the United States’ stake in investigating these powers and challenging them. The speaker in this poem recounts his experience meeting the colonel to show the audience both the amount of presence of the United States in this foreign setting and the Colonel’s lack of regard toward human rights. Figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and symbols, as well as the speaker’s first-person point of view descriptions reveal her experiences in El Salvador with a cruel military government. These elements in Forche’s poem successfully convey themes of oppression and cruelty, as well as heavy
On November 5, 2008, William Sean Burger died from esophageal cancer. In 2004, one month prior to his diagnosis, he and my mother bought a house together. He was forced to quit his job as a trim carpenter at custom remodeling which left my mother with a mortgage to pay, along with two kids and a sick man to support by herself. In 2006 he beat his cancer, and was in remission for two years. Sadly, on the day of his and my mother’s wedding, they ended up at the mayo clinic in Iowa city. His cancer had returned and he died less than a year later. Although him and my mother were never technically married, I considered him to be my step father and role model. Three days before he died, his family came to the house and took him away. Although he
I do think that freedom needs to be won more than once. It shouldn’t need to though. Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution which have our freedoms, the 10 amendments. Our soldiers even fought for our freedom. America isn’t free anymore. My dad’s friend’s friend said that he is from South Africa and they have more freedom than we do.
"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country” (-General George S. Patton Jr). Here within our borders we are the lucky ones, we have been blessed with the pleasure of so many brave men and women; to volunteer in the world's greatest military; and put their lives on the line for something that they believe is a moral obligation. But, think of some other countries, that have conscription (the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces) laws. We as a nation have some laws on conscription, and if you are male and above the age of 18 you have already signed the slip of paper stating that in the time of war; if our great nation re-instated the draft then there is a great chance you will be serving on the frontline of the next Great War. This brings me to my first topic of this page, is it ethical to have a draft? My second topic that I will discuss will be on if it is morally acceptable to "draft dodge". What I mean on the second topic is if you have a right; that morally allows you to not go fight in the war.
Holden tries to preserve his own innocence, and the innocence of others by not letting go of childhood memories and through his desire to suspend time. Holden views the adult world as corrupt and full of phonies. He admires childhood because of how it is free of corruption, and untouched by the adult world. IN order to preserve his own innocence Holden often attaches himself to childhood memories. The Museum of NAtural History is one of Holden’s favourite places . He mentions that his grade one teacher Miss. Aigletinger used to take his class there every saturday. While writing about the museum he says, “The best thing, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was” (121). This shows how Holden wants to preserve his innocence because he expresses how he likes how everything stayed the
The just war theory is described by Thomas Massaro in his book Living Justice as the “principle that warfare might be justified under certain conditions” (108). The complexities involved with international relations makes determining a just war very difficult. Even though historically pacifism hasn’t gained much traction within Catholic circles, it currently is gaining popularity with many mainstream Catholics. With so many differing views on military action, one might ask, “What determines a just war? How can we balance the need for peace with self-defense?” An examination of criteria for a just war and critiques written on this topic might shed light on these two questions.
Few, if any, would argue that drug abuse in the United States is not a serious problem. However, the issue remains how to address it. The current schema of the politicized, militarized "war on drugs" does not appear to be working to reduce drug use in this country. More and more prisons are being built, with increasing numbers of citizens (particularly among minority populations) becoming incarcerated and subsequently trapped in the cycle of the criminal justice system. The current policies for punishing drug users not only imposes strain on monetary resources and infrastructure; they are in fact perpetuating great social suffering and injustice. What is needed is a systematic transfer from an ideology of punishment to one of prevention and rehabilitation, but practically, as in most cases, money will talk loudest.
The Colonel is a very confident guy who’s pretty poor at money, but he’s rich in love and appreciation for people. Alaska is a very beautiful, yet strange girl who is fascinated with death and isn't afraid of dying. Before Miles went to his new school, his father said, “No drugs. No drinking.
Society constantly tries to make everyday life quicker and easier through technology. Today, an American can simply go to an app of their choosing that can either allow them to tasks such as request a quick ride to avoid being late for work, purchase a gift for grandma for her upcoming birthday, and even pay this month’s rent with just a push of a button. Therefore, industries relating to taxis, retail industry, and real estate are enduring the digital disruption that has arose from the mere fact that they can not meet the demands that technology so easily gives Americans. Nevertheless, there is bound to be another industry that is in technology’s black book. I believe that the next industry that technology is going to cross off it’s list is
The attitudes of individuals at the time of WWI towards conscription, created an extreme diversity and difference of opinions. Prime Minister of Australia at the time, Billy Hughes called for conscription, even though conscription was opposed by his own party, the Labor Party. The contrasting and diverse views of Conscription were argued between Leaders of Politics and Business against the views of Farmers and Trade Workers. Some Australian’s believed that it was a man’s duty to fight for his country while others believed no citizen should be forced to fight under “Totalitarianism.” As WWI went on, the enlistment of Australian troops declined as more Australian citizens became opposed to the fighting. The British Government were pressuring
Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Eds. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson, 2010. 261-263. Print.