Lawrence Ferlinghetti

In and around the 1950s Allen Ginsberg, along with several other great poets interested in changing social consciousness and defying conventional writing, became known as the Beat generation. Beat poetry focuses on the battle against social conformity and literary tradition. These Beat poets, known for their unconventional lifestyle, unorthodox political views, rowdy behavior, and experimental drug use, caused a lot of controversy. In Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems, Ginsberg employs a particularly

Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote his poem, “The World Is a Beautiful Place…,” in 1955. It was a time of war and suffering, especially due to the imminent Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement beginning in 1955. In this poem, Lawrence Ferlinghetti reveals the world’s disguised beauty with his distinctive poetic patterns, rhythm, irony and unique style to illustrate the connotative perception of the world and how the world and life itself can truly be beautiful no matter how long it takes for one to

Lawrence Ferlinghetti is often regarded as one of the most influential American poets of the 20th century, and his writing covers a wide range of social topics regarding the status of American culture during the 1950s and 60s. Many of Ferlinghetti’s works focus on his vision of America and how that vision had not come to fruition because of the less than ideal situations surrounding American culture at the time. Consequently, Ferlinghetti was also an avid member of the Beat generation and used his

– Salem State University professor, Aviva Chomsky, spoke at the House of the Seven Gables, on Thursday Sept. 14, about the 1933 Pequot Mills Strike, and its connection to modern labor issues facing the U.S. today. The House of the Seven Gables welcomed back Chomsky, as a guest speaker, for the final presentation of their ongoing speaker series, “Life and Labor over Four Centuries at the House of the Seven Gables.” Ana Nuncio, Settlement Programs Manager at the House of Seven Gables said, “The

sentimental feeling towards the document of rules that would have made innumerable amounts of KU fans disappointed if the rules were not placed safely back in Lawrence, Kansas. Correspondingly, the affectionate feelings KU had towards the rules and basketball tied together the reasoning to bring the rules back to their rightful home in Lawrence,

How to Not Follow Copyright Law: An Exploratory Essay on Copyright and Remix Culture As time goes by, the rate at which art changes increases at a seemly exponential rate. Our culture has more ways than ever to publish and distribute the things we make, and with the rise of the internet we can reach any audience with a Wi-Fi connection. This digital hyper-connectivity has led many artists to create new forms of art, some of which have gone on to start trends and cultures. One of these cultures that

In every aspect of a person’s life, we are likely to experience some form of ethical dilemma that challenges us morally. A popular psychologist known as Lawrence Kohlberg suggests that there are 3-levels of Moral Development, as well as 6-stages within Moral Development. The 3-levels include pre-conventional morality, conventional morality, and post conventional morality. The 6-stages include obedience and punishment orientation, individualism and exchange, good interpersonal relationships, maintaining

(Un)Real Animals: Anthropomorphism and Early Learning about Animals 1. What are the most important points of this article? The purpose of this paper is to explain anthropomorphism and its effect on children’s early learning about animals. The term anthropomorphism gives life-like or human characteristics to those who are not human such as an animal or an object. The author’s writing will inform those who are concerned about this current dilemma and their effects on the children’s early learning

Caucasian male, Dalton. Our interviews were conducted at a local Starbucks, always under the permission of his fifty-one-year-old father, Thomas. I observed Dalton through a social and physical lens and related the theories of Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Jean Piaget to better understand his standpoint in development. According to the World Health Organization’s 2006 child growth standards report, on average, a seventeen-year-old male is normally around 142.0 pounds and 69.0 inches tall

My Lai Massacre Soldiers are trained to always follow orders, and to never question orders. But that belief is somewhat illogical. Soldier's are to obey any lawful order given. But the training involved, the often chaotic nature of battle, and the need to follow authority to maintain survival can lead to a very blurred vision of what is right or wrong. One's animalistic instincts may take over. Sometimes there are such situations when you've stepped over the line. Such as the horrendous