The Conversation Between Captain Falcon And Rutherford Calhoun

Calhoun bluntly states in his opening sentence he knew that if something was not done about the abolition of slavery it would end in disunion. He claims to have tried to agitate both parties toward some kind of resolve but to no avail. He then asks Congress the pressing question: “How can the Union be preserved?”

The North and South should have made reasonable compromises, in a calm and sophisticated matter. During the Civil War, some people at times didn’t even know what their side was fighting for. Rather than separating from the Union, the Confederacy should have discussed

Ethos Statement: Prior to this speech, I kept up on the events that were taking place in Charlottesville. I have also researched what Confederate symbolism still stands and how the controversial topic is affecting Americans as a whole.

In President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, he speaks to the crowds gathered before him to discuss his view on the standing of the nation during final months the Civil War. With his speech, Lincoln intends to fully explain his view of the future. More specifically, a future that consists of the Union and the Confederacy existing as a united front after the war’s end. Through his speech he intends to have both Northerners and Southerners buy into his dream of the unified future. Understanding that each group would respond to different appeals, Lincoln knew that he would have to use a number of approaches to convince each group in his audience to agree with his message. To enrapture the hearts and minds of each in totality, Lincoln made sure that his words appealed to the public’s emotional and logical senses in full.

Example from the book – Tris and Al had the one major conflict, when Al tried to fit in, and Tris doesn’t accept that, which leads to his death. This conflict was a very major point, when you realized the harshness that Tris had used.

When Phil saw Captain America for the first time as a child and became absolutely captivated by the hero, there was one thing that he knew he had to do: get his own Growlithe. The majority of young Phil’s free-time (we’re talking when he was about 8 years old here) was spent hunting for a Growlithe. For two years he searched, riding his bicycle to any patch of wilderness he could find, even on vacation, until finally he found one that just happened to be roaming nearby his house.

We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us.” – Anonymous. In “Battle Royal” Ralph Ellison, displays that African-Americans being freed from slavery did not bring them equality to the white-superiors using allegory and symbolism. The grandfathers last words, the desperation of the narrator wanting to read his speech, the battle and the nightmare all represent what Ellison is displaying. The narrator opens to the audience explaining his grandfather’s last word to his father. Some of what the grandfather says is, " Live with your head in the lion's mouth. I want you to overcome 'em with yeses, undermine 'em with grins, agree 'em to death and destruction.” (2) The grandfathers last words show symbolism and appear to the narrator’s life throughout the story. What the grandfather is telling his son is to step on rocks and pebbles while he is with the white people. He is telling him to live with the fact that the whites can end him at any moment and to always say yes and nod at them. To always smile and never show anger for your life could get worse.

Colonel Cargill addresses his men by saying, "You're American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it."  Even though the remark is true, it has no meaning. These type of random statements and dialogues occur throughout the whole book. Another situation when two people speak without making any sense is when Clevinger is being questioned. "I didn't say you couldn't punish me," said Clevinger. "When?" asked the

After attending the Press Conference on the crisis between the North and the South, I was most impressed with Abraham Lincoln’s ideas and least impressed with John C. Calhoun’s ideas.

To prove his loyalty Malcom swears on his family that he will not betray any the members in his group, the small group responds well with positivity. New alliance member Michael does not agree with Malcom’s plans. But Michael feels the social pressure so he conforms to the small group. This illustrates the power that a small group has over ones individual choice.

The next question I asked Mr. Kise focused on why the victory at Gettysburg was so very pivotal to the Union. In my own analysis of the battle, I did not expect the answer that I received from him. He said that in his “own personal opinion of what makes Gettysburg so important, is Lincoln’s speech four months after the battle” (Kise). He goes on to explain that even though the Union Army won a substantial victory at Gettysburg and helped to turn back the invading Confederate Army, it was when Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address that gave the battle meaning. Lincoln turned the war from “merely holding the Union together, to giving a ‘new birth of freedom’” (Kise).

Have you ever met someone who only cares about their own needs? How about someone who thinks they are smarter than everyone they meet? What about a person who can’t stand not getting their way? You will meet people like this in your lifetime. You may have a best friend who displays these traits.

After being thrown into a violent rebellion in the streets, the narrator "recognizes the absurdity of the whole night" and more broadly, "of the simple yet confounding complex arrangement of hope and desire, fear and hate, that has brought him here still running..." ( Ellison 559). Just the mere fact of being born black instead of white influences his desires and draws hatred against him. Still, he realizes "that it is better to live out one's own absurdity than to die for that of others...." He does not lapse into despair but considers his grandfather’s deathbed words—"Agree 'em to death and destruction"—in a new light: "affirm the principle on which the country was built" ( Ellison 574). The way to overcome absurdity is to say yes to the world, to take responsibility for society’s wrongdoings and transcend them instead of resigning himself to invisibility. Eventually, as the novel nears its conclusion, he begins to recognize and acknowledge the absurdity

One of the most interesting points made about the beginning of the play is the analysis of the power dynamics between the Master, boatswain, royal passengers, and mariners. The ship has long been used as a canonical example of drastic inequality between the qualifications of the ruler and the ruled. Just looking at the top sailor’s title—Master—one can quickly see how drastic the rule is. The sort of master-servant relationship is mapped by the master’s rule being based on knowledge of piloting which is in turn taken for granted by those less knowledgeable about the subject. In this interaction, the boatswain serves as the intermediary between the master and mariners. His role is not to be the second in command nor an equal, but sort of the engineer of the boat. Making sure that everything is where it is supposed to be under the orders of the master.

For leaders, building relationships focuses on energizing and inspiring followers to accomplish goals (Daft, 2011). Captain Phillip’s success of attaining peace while on board of Maersk Alabama depend not just on his ability to create relationships, but also in his ability to influence these relationships to achieve mutual benefits. For example, in the movie, when the Somali pirates hijack the ship, if the crew members did not trust their captain, they would not have followed his emergency protocols. But instead the crew members’ trust in Captain Philip’s ability to get them out of this hijack situation helps save all their lives even though the captain is put at risk. This shows that Philip was able to gain the trust of his crew even though