John Lawrence 's Philosophy Of Anti Materialism

In Charles R. Lawrence, narrative story “On Racist Speech” the narrator uses the free speech and the first amendment to address the issue in which black students have no rights around their school and no saying on the decision that other people make. Also, Lawrence talks about how racist speech should not be allowed and the first amendment should not protect against it. The narrative confronts that free speech shouldn’t be allowed on the main college campus and the author uses many examples to support this statement. One of the examples he uses is the Brown vs the Board of Education. Basically, the author says that many people view this case as the principle of equal citizenships, but it’s about the free speech because Brown says that

Baldwin gives a vivid sketch of the depressing conditions he grew up on in Fifth Avenue, Uptown by using strong descriptive words. He makes use of such word choices in his beginning sentences when he reflects back to his house which is now replaced by housing projects and “one of those stunted city trees is

In the following essay, Charles R. Lawrence encompasses a number of reasons that racist speech should not be protected by the First Amendment. In this document, he exhibits his views on the subject and what he feels the society should confront these problems. In this well- written article, he provides strong evidence to prove his point and to allow the reader to see all aspects of the issue.

Modernism began around the late 1800s or early 1900s, with artists and writers in Europe producing many extraordinary and influential works. This period spans many events, including both World Wars and the Great Depression. World War I appeared to be a major event that helped to start Modernism; this was because of the destruction and ruin that came from it and events that followed. This poem is consistent with the values of Modernism because of alienation, time, and self- consciousness; however, it continues to resonate with readers today because isolation, change, and insecurities are things that humans may face.

Poetry can sometimes allow one to explore the unknown. However, in some works of poetry, one can realise that some known ideas or values remain relevant to current society. This is certainly applicable to T.S. Eliot’s poems, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Rhapsody on a Windy Night. Eliot’s manipulation of poetic techniques in both these poems allows the responder to realise that some ideas prevail in both modern and post-modern society. These poems explore the unknown phenomena of the obscurity regarding the purpose and meaning of life. This unknown phenomena causes the persona in both texts to resort to a sense of isolation or alienation. Eliot uses poetic techniques such as metaphors and personification to convey his ideas.

James Lawrence was born in Burlington,New Jersey in 1781. At 17 he entered the US navy, four years later in 1802 he became a commissioned lieutenant. Lawrence was served during the French Quasi-war in the Caribbean.

While reading the poems “Richard Cory” and “Ezra Farmer”, it is almost immediately evident which poem is an original and which is a parody. Both poems are clearly about men that are popular among those he meets, but once the reader looks beneath the surface, they notice how the diction plays an important role in relaying the theme to the audience it is presented to. In the poem “Richard Cory” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the theme being portrayed is that people are not always as how they seem.

One of the 20th century’s most important and influential modernist poets was Hilda Doolittle, more commonly known as H.D. While other artists struggled to find a new mode of expression, H.D. found imagism and created intense poems delving into very specific depictions. In “Sheltered Garden,” H.D. employs intense imagery using nature in order to put forth an opinion or viewpoint, which is also highlighted by another poem titled, “Sea Rose.” By analyzing these two poems, one can more fully comprehend the modernist movement/mentality and how H.D. shaped her own form of poetry. In “Sheltered Garden,” the poet uses the image of a garden to not only push against society’s constraint of women, but also its imposed ideas of beauty, creating tension between the natural and the unnatural.

Poetry has a role in society, not only to serve as part of the aesthetics or of the arts. It also gives us a view of what the society is in the context of when it was written and what the author is trying to express through words. The words as a tool in poetry may seem ordinary when used in ordinary circumstance. Yet, these words can hold more emotion and thought, however brief it was presented.

In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakaur a young man by the name of Chris McCandless ,also known as Alex Supertramp, ventures into nature in order to escape society. Even though Chris comes from a wealthy family that offers him what ever he needs or wants he still has minimalistic values. He prefers to rely on the land and all its bounty for his survival instead of man and/or man made products. As a person living a transcendentalist lifestyle McCandless has non materialistic ideals, he tries to isolate himself from civilization, and he gains knowledge through direct experiences during his travels.

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1917, Jacob Lawrence probably couldn’t fathom the thought that he would be one of the most influential artist’ of the 20th century. 13 years later, in 1930, Lawrence and his mother decided to make the move to Harlem, New York in hopes of living a better life. This move was the exact thing that Jacob needed. According to the Whitney Museum of American Art, Lawrence used his surroundings as inspiration.

In October 30 1930 Lawrence learns that he will be a father, he then becomes Lawrence Sr. because his son is also named Lawrence. Soon after when Lawrence Jr. is old enough to attend school his mother decides to send him to the Columbia Military Academy. Due to the fact that Lawrence Sr. is always traveling he doesn’t really play a big part in his son’s life so he pays for Jr’s schooling with hopes of possibly becoming a big part of his son’s life. A couple years later Lawrence Sr. decides to move to France where he falls in love, Sr. is so in love with this woman that he buys her a ring from the Beverly Diamond and Gift Shop. After living in France for a couple years, Sr. randomly decides to give his son $200,000 dollars. However after

Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn is a biographical film based on the life of Chris McCandless. This film explores Chris's views of the world and society and also how society influences the decisions he makes. In this film Chris is shown as an idealistic but arrogant man who is, contemptuous of society, as he believes society has taken a wrong turn; therefore, he abandons all his materialistic possessions(donates all his savings to charity), family and identity(adopts name Alexandra Supertramp) in order to find solace in nature, isolating himself from society and loved ones in order to find the ‘truth’. However, his naivety in believing he could survive and return unscathed from the wild with his academic skills is proved wrong as his lack

George Berkeley seeks to prove that “everything there is, is a mind or a mind’s contents” . His overall goal consists of arguing against materialism in an attempt to promote idealism instead. Berkeley does this by introducing his “likeness objection”, in opposition to the traditional representation theory of perception. Another approach that Berkeley takes in describing the lack of distinction between primary and secondary qualities. I, however, believe that his “likeness objection” and his thoughts towards primary and secondary qualities is not as convincing as he honestly thinks it is, and that its usage could potentially help promote materialism instead of dismantling it. In order to fully explain how I believe the “likeness objection” is ineffective, I will present three sections worth of information. In section one, I will state Berkeley’s approach to idealism and how he integrates his “likeness objection” into it; in section two, I will put forth my thoughts and claims about the matter; and in section three, I will anticipate one possible criticism and respond to that criticism accordingly.

Wind whistles through the trees, disturbing the branches of fallen leaves. It flows without course or grace and is seemingly uncontrollable in its force. Indeed the wind is almost as uncontrollable as the man who fights in the name of freedom. The man who fights far away from home, and so close to death. Yet this man does not look upon it such as he that stands at its shores. The old man with much time behind him and not enough before him does not wither at the high tides of death. Robert Frost, Lord George Gordon Byron, and Lord Tennyson Alfred each hold a niche in the history of poetry. Frost, renowned for his display of ordinary situations in poetry, Lord Byron for his grasp of satire and the European imagination, and Lord Alfred for his unconventional approach to poetry. In analysing “The Aim Was Song,” “Stanzas,” and “Crossing the Bar” by each author, similar style and implication can be found. The rhyme scheme used by the authors contributes to an observation of humanity while also helping the poem maintain its own sincerity.