A Mind At Death 's Door : A Martyr 's Mind

In every American war combined, about 1.2 million soldiers have died fighting in battle. Many look past the effects and consequences that going to war can lead to and every soldier is assumed to be a hero. Others believe that killing anybody, whether they are innocent or on a battlefield, is in no way honorable. Writers who protest war use imagery, irony, and structure to explain the negative effects of battle.

He goes into depth about hoping for something to happen, anything. He expresses himself of what was going through him excitedly for example the author says, “So I sat there calmly in the hot, crowded church, waiting for Jesus to come to me.” (182) He describes his situation attempting to make some sort of relationship with God. He creates an anxious tone in order to demonstrate just how important having a connection was valuable to him. Why having a connection to God was important at that time is because before the big revival was over they called the kids to convert them. When it was time to bring his spiritual needs, he was told by his aunt “when you were saved you saw a light, and something happened to you inside! And Jesus came into your life! …I believed her.” (182) The author may employ pathos through his emotional language. This rhetorical appeal is often used to emphasize his emotional response towards how he feels about being “saved.” The outpouring of his emotions towards getting “saved” was a big concern that he was trying to achieve. He implicated how not only was he expected to be touched by the presence of God, but every other kid his age. This is how the writer was discussing about him being open about the idea of being “saved.”

This novel is a classic example of many people's lives, which includes fear, jealousy, pride and their insecurities to name a few. The transformation of the narrator from before his reincarnation until afterwards is filled with tragedy and grief, but it is through the sacrifice of his own life that he is permanently freed from his jealousy and egotism. His "punishment" or his purgatory seemed to prove how good of a person he was all

Throughout history, countless individuals have stood up against unfortunate events and the people who caused tribulations for others. Countless conscience individuals risked everything they knew and loved to stand up for the rights of other people. In the sixteenth century. St. Thomas More cared nothing about his good name and took a silent stand against the government by refusing to accept the king’s marriage. He also declined an oath to head as the head of the Church in England. He knew it was better to suffer for making the right decision, than to lie to his society, clergy, and his government, and suffer in that sense. Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood up to Adolf Hitler during World War II, and tried to expose the cruel crimes led by

In the final stanza, Prometheus prevails through his torment and brings the situation to a human level. Prometheus now possesses what Zeus lacks and Zeus has now become transparent. Zeus’ refusal to grant Prometheus death (his boon to die) in order to relieve his suffering is what led Prometheus to victory and success. Prometheus is now seen “Of thine impenetrable Spirit” (line 42), utilizing his diligence and fortitude in order to prevail. Prometheus becomes a symbol for man, a beacon to help man overcome the calamity of mortality and to strengthen the Spirit, which is representative of immortality.

Without Hesitation, it was factually evident, through the letters and diaries of soldiers, that “religious belief helped many soldiers overcome the fear of death” . Some were content with the fact that they

The characteristics of a hero are simultaneously interwoven throughout the text in form of adjectives which include “strong,” “stouthearted,” and “bold.” When employed, these words trigger the formation of a mental visual that encompasses the components of a romanticized warrior or what some perceive to be a hero’s prime attributes. Additionally, specifically describing the gallows as “high” dramatizes the martyrdom enhancing in this way the image of a person who approached the site of his inevitable death dauntlessly. The capitalization of terms including “Hero” and the explicitly stated “Warrior” suggests that these are not mere words that are applied only to describe an honorable person but are also additional titles that can be used to refer to Jesus. Just as the “Father” the “Son” and “Holy Spirit” are thought to be titles pertaining to God, “Hero” and “Warrior” are titles that in this case are given to Jesus. Capitalizing both terms is also used to draw a parallel between them which suggests that the two are complementary to each other and as a result can be used interchangeably. Lastly, the capitalization of these two terms in particular is implicative of how much value placed on warriors who in turn were perceived as heroic during the Middle Ages which is when the poem is thought to have been composed.

When Paul Baumer returns from the war to visit his family, he is unable to relate to them anymore. He says: “I find I do not belong here anymore, it is a foreign world,” He has been away for so long, that he feels very distant from them. The people back home don't understand the pain and terrors of war that Paul has experienced. This makes him feel misunderstood by his loved ones, and he is unsure of how to share his thoughts with them. While his father thinks of the war as an honorable and respectable place to serve, Paul sees it as a violent and scary place to be.

Second, the author continues his argument in the second stanza by stating, “He swallows us, and never chaws.” (line 14) This vivid imagery conceit of a giant fish that swallows fish like a vacuum cleaner or. “By him, as by chin’d shot, whole ranks die, / He is the tyrant pike, our hearts the fry.” (line 15-16) The author supports this vivid imagery by comparing love to a soldier who is dying and death is taking his life away from his soul. The speaker continues to preach about how love can take you by surprise and put you down whoever’s in

Together, the beginning bridge and the intro, really set the scene for the rest of the song. The music in this section starts off with a smooth piano accompanied by other classical string instruments. The words in this section are sung soft and smooth to match the music. The lyrics themselves are in the perspective of someone who has recently died who spent his life listening to other people in his life constantly telling him to “live it up”. However, he was still met with death, as well as the life after death. He was met with a post-mortem life that is hell because he was more obsessed with comfort than with Jesus Christ.

He and his followers live life to the fullest, epitomizing the idea of “carpe diem” and

It urges men to recognize that they are all “brothers” and offenses committed upon each other are the result of ignorance of the aforementioned ability to distinguish between good and evil. It also wishes to emphasize that suffering in one's life is not the product of the external world, rather it is either a natural event that man must overcome or the soul committing “violence to itself” through thoughtless, foolish, or evil actions. This perspective encourages individuals to improve oneself rather than to blame the world for events beyond their control. Death is something to be embraced as a natural end to a very brief existence, “a mere point” as he calls it. Fame is discarded as meaningless, and with its death a narrative of a personal journey emerges rather than one that is endorsed by the observations of others. All this points to Marcus Aurelius being a man of great humility despite his great power and

“The Martyr” takes place in 1865. It is a story about a man who died fighting for his beliefs and is dearly missed by his loved ones. This poem represents American culture during 1865 because it shows how the majority of Americans felt after the civil war ended. Many Americans were still grieving over deseisted family and friends who were involved in the war. The poem talks about how the people’s sobbing and pain makes them strong, and how the grieving people will come together to avenge the dead, which is probably how most Americans felt after the civil war.

“The War Prayer” by Samuel L. Clemens, is his attempt to force the public to realize the implicit outcome of praying for victory in war, which inevitably is death. His use of irony and hyperbole is evident in this clever narrative. The passage satirically describes how a very religious town comes together during a time of war to pray for the downfall of the enemy and the triumph of their men. An old man then comes into the church and prays the same exact prayer that the townspeople are praying without concealing the truth. Clemens uses the old man to identify his purpose of the narrative, ignorance to war.

Continuing on to the next section, I believe is what presents the idea of a sudden death because it is talking about “by thy fate, on the just day” as if it were by accident or chance that the incident occurred. He goes on to the next part which is questioning his worth as a father now that he has failed this son of his. This section is almost questioning his morals as well as the beliefs he holds true. This reappears in line seven through the idea of his son escaping the terrible reality of aging as well as the hardships that accompany this. He feels guilt that his son will never get to experience some of these events, yet is grateful that he