I know that if I do change my thinking, I can actually have a better life, start my day without sadness or depression. For instance, depression makes people to sit at one place and think about stuffs all day, however it is not going to make it better. They must go out and do something. After watching the video, I really want to change my way of thinking. Yet, it always easy to say but hard to do it.
In Whitman’s poem everyone in America appears to be cheerful throughout that time period. Each poem written further into the future paints some form of sorrow. For example in “America” the author displays someone experiencing battles, but he still loves America despite the challenges being thrown at him. These pieces of poetry can be used as an illustration to always search for the good in change. These poems explain how over time America changes and the hardships
Ambition exists in all circumstances, but for many, ambition escalates into a world where illusions of success drive him or her to lead a life full of harming others. People might be forced to change their ways for better achievements in their lives. However, their deeds for ambition can have an effect on other people in an unpleasant way, but they must keep going on due to what they think is the best method to give them better benefits. As the poem “Prodigal” illustrates clearly, ambition has an impact both an individual and others that may bring crucial and radical consequences. (I switched opposite side for personal experience and text explanation) Through the poem, “Prodigal”, Bob Hicok reveals the impact of an individual’s ambition on
Storytelling and Its Prominence Stories are simply theories that have gone through many generations of revising and editing, many of which may still be inaccurate today. However, no matter how imperfect a story may be, it is still effective and powerful enough to influence the ways in which we live. As once said by Ben Okri, “The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.” It is amazing how a combination of twenty-six letters can be held against us, define us, change our lives, and inspire us. Storytelling is important to human existence because it is a means of capturing memories of the past and incorporating them into ethical and everyday life.
A lot of people are just trying to get by life without ever stopping and thinking about how their actions are going to affect us now and later, they just go by life trying to get to the end without trying to make a change or impact in our world. Everyone should be here to do that. America does have it's good thoughts though, they have good means for the change that they want to do, but it's all talk, no action. We can't expect something to get done when all we do is talk about it, we have to actually get up and do something about the problems and the changes we think are here and should happen. I'm sure we could be an even greater nation, where people do care about what they do, and they think about everything they are going to do before even doing it..
Until people choose to stop indifference and start caring about others in the world, theses events will not stop. Wiesel once said, “Silence encourages the tormentor, not the tormented.” People in the world that are suffering need people to stand up for them because they cannot defend themselves. This is a prime example of indifference because it says that people
This is the only way a man differs from an animal. The poem presents a very poignant and reality of human lives. We too can identify ourselves with it. Each day, every moment, every time we have to make a decision we are at crossroads because social constraints weigh heavy upon our minds. The author uses symbolism to help us understand that at times you do not always have control of your destiny and you must follow the path life.
That is where there is much debate on the idea of contextualization and if we, as messengers should do it or not. I think the way Muller goes about describing contextualization is great, he encourages us to strip down our cultural ideals and look at the culture we are in focusing on the values of that culture; at the same time he also informs us that quite simply, there are certain things about other cultures that will never allow you to be the same as the people you are with and instead of taking that as this awful thing, we take it, address the current place we are at, and from there we share the gospel to the likes of the relationship we share with the culture we are in. Overall, I can say that in reading The Messenger I was challenged and reminded
It has also made me sit back and alter some of my ways of doing things. I think most of all, it has made me a better person, especially dealing with other people. One thing that you cannot do is judge another person, because you have no idea what another person has gone through or is going through at that present time. Instead, you should be able to pick a person up who has fallen, no matter the race, sex or age. I think that everyone should have an opportunity to read this book, and it will definitely make a difference in many
MLK Responces 1. Injustice anywhere is always a threat to justice everywhere because there is still that fear of oppression that people are dealing with. Injustice is this situation is trying to be kept hidden because the white moderate and church just feel that they do not need to get involved. There will never be complete Justice until all of the Injustice is removed so all people have the equal rights and oppression will not be something that people would have to go against. I agree with King because it is just a powerful meaning that was so true at that time.