In “America,” Hoagland uses metaphors to illustrate the growing influence of consumerism, capitalism, and most of all the greed that rules the modern American society. Consumerism is a modern day blessing and a curse for America. Consumerism is the theory of society’s preoccupation with consumer goods. This is evident in the beginning of “America.” Hoagland writes, “Then one of the students with blue hair and a tongue stud/ Says that America for him is a maximum-security prison/ Whose walls are made of RadioShack’s and Burger King’s, and MTV episodes/ Where you can’t tell the show from the commercials.” Here, Hoagland lists the details of American “trendiness” by mentioning hair color and body piercings. Also, Hoagland describes modern day businesses like Radio Shack, which market and sell consumer based goods, and fast food restaurants like Burger King that gives super-sized food portions.
Running head: THE RUN-UP TO THE WAR IN IRAQ Angela Johnson Professor Skolnik English 128.05 12 May 2009 Assignment # 12 Abstract The war in Iraq is believed to have started because of the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. After the attacks on the Pentagon and both the World Trade Centers, George Bush devised a story to tell the Americans so they would be on his side and so they wouldn’t refute his plan. Bush came on television and told Americans, “You’re either with us or against us in this fight against terror.” This was one of the tactics Bush used to reel in Americans to fight in this war against Iraq with him. Bush wanted to
John Wyndham’s book, The Chrysalids, shows a direct connection to the cold war. Written in 1955 at the time of the conflict between Americans and Russians, Wyndham clearly states his opinions and beliefs as to what could happen if we don’t change our ways. Waknuk, a small town representing the remnants of a nuclear war, are so scared of not being the true image of God. Without knowing it, they are actually the ones destroying how God intended it to be. Wyndham himself is witnessing how evil the world is becoming through the arms race and build up of new more powerful weapons.
Everyone must aware of the name of Afghanistan. Since the 9/11 tragedy, the US government accused the Talibans terrorist from Afghanistan as the culprit. The US military force attacked the Talibans in Afghanistan and conquer them in no time. US government claimed that they have the Afghan people from the suppression from the Talibans government. Despite of all the incidents that are happening in Afghanistan, the author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, has written a powerful fiction novel about friendship and loyalty of two Afghan boys.
Cold War and Communism The “Duck and Cover” short civil defense film released by the government to act as a public safety service announcement in 1951 educated many Americans how to react in a case of a nuclear attack. By wats National Reactor Station). The public needed the knowledge of the threat of nuclear war was real and by having the government aid in the production of “Duck and Cover” it opened the eyes to Americans that a threat of a nuclear was possible. Living under a nuclear threat must have been terrifying for all Americans especially children. Living in fear of a nuclear threat back in the 1950s is somewhat like today with the threat of terrorism.
We sent troops to Afghanistan to bring down Osama bin Laden and the other al-Qaeda members, as well as helping the nation build a democratic leadership. With years of air strikes, bombs, and gunfire, we are starting to see al-Qaeda retreat, however their presence is still known. Our President Barack Obama has given us a round about time our troops will return home to American
Easy A An author, the executive director of the Plangere Writing Center, and an English professor, Richard E. Miller, writes a literature piece called, “The Dark Night of the Soul.” He discusses the true meaning behind reading and writing, and the correct way of how it should be used. He relates his standpoints to real life scenarios, such as the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. How technology today has influenced the two boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, and how unbelievable it is that these two teenagers could mastermind a whole scheme, and kill 15 people, have a cache of weapons, and posses a homemade bomb. Miller discusses the dark life behind people, and how they choose to express themselves through literacy. Miller also uses
ENGLISH SPEECH – TERM 3 - 2013 You’ve just been named your school captain, you decide to shake things up a little, do you do something for the benefit of everyone, or just the benefit of you? This is the choice of the path of power or authority that William Golding presents in his novel Lord of the Flies. Golding uses his novel to draw attention to the chaos and atrocity experienced in society in the midst of world war two. Throughout the novel the reader experiences a deeper understanding of power and authority through extensive use of symbolism. The conch, Jack’s knife and Piggy’s glasses are such symbols representing Golding’s perception of the Second World War through metaphoric figures.
Jeremy Soto HIST 7602-U50 Book Overview: Over Here by David M. Kennedy This book by Kennedy dives deep into the events that led to World War I and shows the culture of the American people during very tumultuous times. Secrets of legal organized militias are exposed along with desperate attempts by the Government to control and manipulate the minds of Americans through the Sedition act and the introduction of citizen spies. Kennedy is very descriptive about this war in general and sets the tone for this entire scene in the prologue. The references made to Orwell, which can also be made today, tell how deeply involved the federal government was in the lives of everyday people. Many have questioned President Wilson’s motives and reasoning
The Lord of the Flies Benchmark Essay “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill”(Golding 136). It is an age old question – are humans intrinsically good or evil? And if they are truly born evil, what keeps humanity from degeneration into a multitude of individuals who seek only to further their interests? William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of young British school boys who are stranded on an island after a plane crash during World War II, where all the adults die. Soon the boys’ minor arguments turn into bloodthirsty conflicts and Jack’s tribe and its savage methods emerge as the clear victor and establish dominance over the civilized children.