For instance, the writer claims that the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin and its common predecessor who attacks the topic of slavery in order for the abolitionists to unite together and fight for the same beliefs, isn’t fair or moral since they were disrupting the peaceful state that the U.S was in and shifting the people apart even more. On the other hand, the other passage written by the Southern literary messenger of Richmond also opposed Mrs. Stowe;s tale but he/she had a very biased opinion towards the South so he/she just argued using his/her untrustworthy opinion and very little knowledge. For example, the messenger didn’t think that the author of the story should have put emphasis on the abolition actions since they didn’t deserve the attention and it was unfair for the South since they their opinions didn’t get noticed. 1) C-1 2) The Pro-Southern Court Speaks (1857) 3) Author: Roger Taney 4) Author’s Position: Against Dred Scott and his wish to become a free African American 5) Bias: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has the authority to speak for what he favors and in this case, his bias leaned toward the South so he supported them by going against Dred Scott. The Court also must cancel the Missouri Compromise since it goes against the constitution so they couldn’t
These opinions have, however, changed. The more recent censors are still concerned about the impressionable youth, but not that they will be taught to spit, but they will be taught to use derogatory terms to refer to their peers. Williams does acknowledge the hurt that the word can cause, even though it was a common term used at the time of the book’s publication. Another of Williams’ points was on Twains racial ambiguity. “Whether of not Twain was a racist is a moot point that need not be addressed” (98).
After the performance he made Fanny one of the well known 'Ziegfield Follies' for the 1910 edition and helped boost up her journey of becoming a star. If it wasn't for Ziegfield she would of still become a star, but publicity does make everything. Ziefield gave a twist to her. Instead of giving her the typical girly girl beautiful dress songs, he gave Fanny her signature song "My Man" She had done comedy throughout her career so far and now Ziegfield gives her a sad song to sing. I would of thought Ziegfield was loosing it, don't fix what's not broken.
Both poems feature a range of strategies and techniques to feature similar and different points, such as how both poems contain certain criticisms towards the ideals and values carried by blind patriotism. ‘Flag’ explores how patriotic symbols can unite masses and nations together and yet, can also influence people to create barriers against one another, eventually forcing them apart. While E.E Cummings was infamous for his views on pacifism, and uses ‘next of course god america i’ as a method to criticise how people encourage patriotism in others, making the poem satirical. In both poems, the poets explore the power of patriotic symbols, such as the uses of flags, the national anthem and the pledge of alliance. In the poem ‘Flag’, John Agard states that the flag is just a piece of cloth fluttering in a breeze but is capable of bringing “a nation to its knees”, which can be seen as a sign of respect or oppression.
“I too” Is a poem that speaks about the racial times in America. Langston Hughes projects his voice through the writing by saying from beginning “I too, sing America” and at the end “I, too, am America”. “I am the darker brother” (2 Langston Hughes) speaks about the color of his skin and states that he is a tones darker than his white counterparts. The combination between of the two lines represents his standing in America, despite what is socially expected at the time period. “They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes” (2-4 Langston Hughes) refers to the slave owner instructing them to eat away from “company” to avoid conflict with their prejudice and social standing.
Finding the instances of Logos, Pathos and Ethos, as defined in Chapter 7 in Nancy Wood’s Essentials of Argument, in Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Rob Epstein’s film adaptation and docudrama of the same name proved to be a little tricky. While poetry can be an argument, Ginsberg’s freeform style and spontaneous jumping around in lyrics makes it difficult to decipher clear cut examples. I chose to use mostly the film due to the fact that there was a court case and by all means a very clear cut argument. The Government was trying to ban the print and sale of Howl due to its graphic nature. They considered it obscene.
Yo Soy Joaquin My first thoughts when I read this book was this guy are really attached to his people and he wants the best for them. The poem “I Am Joaquin,” written by Rodolfo Gonzales is about our Hispanic and Indian culture, Mexican heroes, and American lives. In the poem, Joaquin express many different emotions that he had felt about his world. Overall, I believe that Joaquin was angry of how society was towards his culture, the fact that now he must choose between economic and his cultural identity and where we were and now are. To begin with, Joaquin feels that he does not belong in this world for the way he is treated.
“Censorship Arguments in ‘Take the Tortillas out of Your Poetry’” Many writers in the past and even today have struggled to express their ethnic values in their writing because of the act of censorship. Censorship is the suppression of writing to accommodate the common good. Not only are the writers unable to express their values, but this act also neglects the readers from knowing and learning these values. In Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas out of Your Poetry” he makes valid arguments against this act of censorship. He uses many different methods to achieve this such as symbolism and specific events that have affected multicultural writers.
Americanized Americanized composed by Bruce Dawe is a satirical poem that directly attacks the American ways of life and how countries are losing their cultural identity by conforming to the American standards. Americanized is also how the basic human relationships have been perverted by consumeristic culture, and how a consumer-driven society that dehumanizes its citizens and robs them of their individuality. Throughout the poem Dawe uses an extended metaphor: The mother being America and the child representing a smaller, developing country which is slowly being embedded with the American ways and values. Dawe uses irony within the title of the poem which sets the tone as it is spelt the American way, ‘Americanized’ with a ‘z’ instead of the Australian way ‘Americanised’ with a ‘s’. This reinforces the idea that we are losing our cultural identity by conforming to American standards including their way of spelling and punctuation.
The language used in Walcott’s poetry is clearly different from the journalistic conventions he was confined to at work (“Schizophrenic, wrenched by two styles”). This sentiment is likely to resonate with writers who work in both creative and professional