Thomas Bernhard

Frederick Douglass was a powerful voice for African Americans. he was born a slavery yet was taught to read and write. Frederick later escaped to New York and began touring around the country. he was an abolitionist, advocate for equal rights and was a part of the anti slavery society. He spoke on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. His speech was called 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro'. The purpose of his speech was to give his opinions on the well known holiday, the fourth of July

joined the family of nations that preaches men are created to be equal. This notion is expressed in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. Though in the past Jefferson was seen as the greatest founder of the United States, today his more unknown attributes in the nation have come to be a topic of discussion, making a debatable conversation about the concept of presentism arise. Today, Thomas Jefferson is examined and evaluated from many different perspectives of his career during his lifetime

The different themes we talked about this year in class all relate to the books, letters, documentaries, and passages we read or watched. Unit one was all about the importance of reading and why we need to read and go to school. It’s an important topic because reading is power and thought and when you take away thought you take away free speech, which is a theme we went over this year; the importance of free speech. Unit 2 was about the american dream and the importance of being able to choose your

Tragedy at the Principle of Nature By Stefano Canavesio  Dramatis Personae--Cast of Characters Thomas Hobbes: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)was an English political thinker that strongly focused on political and social issues. He believed in having a powerful government, his ideal government being an absolute monarchy with complete power. He believed all humans were naturally selfish and wicked and needed this in order to create peace between humans. Hobbes expressed some of his views

John Cheever’s writing always reflected his own life in some aspect. In one work he has called “Expelled” He tells the story of how he did get expelled from school in detail. In some way Cheever interprets his own personal experiences into the characters of his stories. In one specific short story, “The Swimmer”, Cheever uses the the character Ned’s experience to symbolize life. Although it is a short story, the essence of time in the work is directly related to an entire lifetime. Through the course

As people grow up, they go through different trials and tribulations, face different situations, and experience new things. In life, everyone encounters both good and bad, as Philip Zimbardo states, “good and evil is the yin and yang of the human condition” (Zimbardo). In Frank Darabont’s film, The Shawshank Redemption, throughout time spent as an inmate or employee of Shawshank prison, the characters experience both good and evil, and act on them. Psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, explores the idea

the fate of their fledgling colony. The American colonies interested in seeking independence from their motherland Britain, look abroad in hopes of finding moral and political reasons to justify revolution. In the pamphlet, Common Sense, Frenchman Thomas Paine conveys such reasons using rhetorical elements such as figurative language, rhetorical questions, and assertions in order to enhance the morale of the colonists and support the Americans in their revolution against Britain. Proving that the

In Thomas Hobbes’ “Leviathan,” the state of nature is described as a state of war. Hobbes says that the lack of a common, sovereign power causes a state of war. In order to understand the argument that Hobbes makes, I will define commonwealth, natural man, state of nature and law of nature. These terms are crucial to understand the complex argument that Hobbes lays out calling the state of nature a, “war of every man against every man,” (Somerville 142). In this paper I will discuss Hobbes’ argument

or cliché, in its own particular light that brings a new perspective to the subject matter. The subject of death is as old as time itself. Throughout the years people have expressed many different emotions through poetry regarding death. In Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night”, John Donne’ “Death be not proud”, and Emily Dickenson’s “Because I could not stop for Death,” it can be observed the different and similar techniques used to portray like or contrasting ideas of death. Techniques

has been the most religious figure in England (“Canterbury Cathedral”). The Canterbury Cathedral, located in Canterbury, Kent, is not only one of the most famous and oldest Christian buildings in England, but is popular for the history and murder of Thomas Becket. During 597 AD, St. Augustine was given a church in England by Pope Gregory to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity after he came from Rome as a missionary (“Faiella 62”). This church would be further recognized as the Canterbury Cathedral