In Bruce Cockburns Hoop Dancer, a song written in 1979 from the album The Trouble With Normal, he makes the case that the 20th century is destroying the culture of Indian tribes leading to an unsure future using these rhetorical devices: personification, hyperbole, anaphora, and simile. Personification is one rhetorical device used in the line, “the echoes of this laugh fade.” The line references that the joyous times of thriving Native American tribes are fading away as the 20th century rolls on. Memories are all that are left of the Native American’s true culture. Another device,hyperbole, depicts the bustling life of the 20th century, “drums and voices blend with endless rain.”
The book Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about how the Vietnam war took a role on people's life. Whether it was if they did not have a choice to come or if they just wanted to go into the war or even felt like they needed to go. There are many characters in this book although Johnson was one to look up to. At first he was tough, then he grew into a caring dependable person.
Banned Book Research Paper Fallen Angels, written by Walter Dean Myers was first published in 1988. There have been many conflicts in whether or not the book should be banned. Though in 1999 the book Fallen Angels was removed from Laton, CA school district for its violence and profanity. And this book should be banned for elementary students most definitely, but for middle school students it should be optional to them or their parents, and for high school students there should be no restrictions because for any male or female looking to join the military force, they should know the concepts of war. Richie Perry.
Minerva was the second oldest and the strongest of the Mirabal sisters. “She was always into her wrong and rights” and that’s why so many people (Mostly women) honor her till this day. Trujillo was a dictator of their country who never liked anyone to go against his word and if they did he ’d kill them and make it seem like the person did it him or herself . When Minerva was a kid she always looked up to him until her friend from school told her stories showing the real him, and that’s when everything began to change.
While attempting to not scare the children with the real events in history, Collins uses sarcasm and a somewhat humorous tone throughout the poem to explain the historical context. An example
Shown in paragraph one, the author states, “Ian and Mr. Cavanagh wanted lively Irish-or even Scottish-music, but the eighth-grade class was watching the auditions and had to like the band.” This sentence proved that Ian quickly began to be affected by his classmates and teachers, because of the fact that he had to pick the festival winner wisely, and make everyone happy. Also, in the paragraph fourteen the author stated, “When the song ended, the audience clapped and called for more.” then in paragraph twenty-three, the author stated, “Shouts of “Hey, Dominic!” and “Whoo-hoo, Mr. 50’s!” filled the gym.”
In “The cult of ignorance in the United States: Anti-intellectualism and the "dumbing down" of America,” by Ray Williams is a short article about how the intellect of our country is only going down hill because we, the people, no longer want to learn. Instead, we expect everything at our fingertips. We don’t see the need to problem-solve. All we want is the answer to our question. This of course, varies from generation to generation but the point of the article still remains.
The Holy Ghost People by Peter Adair, was created in 1967. It exposes people of the Pentecostal religion, and their unusual rituals and ceremonies that they partake in. While watching the movie I kept on wondering why someone would want to sit through one of their services and participate in such odd rituals and behaviors. After reviewing the sociological theories we have learned in class, I concluded that Durkheim’s Social Consensus theory and Collins Interaction Ritual Chains theory both best explain the motivations for joining and staying in a religion that has such unusual rituals and extreme commitments.
Frank Herbert once said, “Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.” In war, many people are frightened and traumatized by the experiences they had to face. In the book Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, Richie Perry travels to Vietnam to fight in the US Army. He has a hard time getting through war because that is not what he wanted to do in life. This book shows how Perry had to face many challenging situations and how it feels like to go to war.
Every school has a ghost story, but when do the stories start? They start when people are alone at night. They see things glowing or creeping past, distant screams or things falling around them, or that one shadow with no owner walking past. These people keep to themselves until someone else sees it. Then they try and tell others about the ghost, or they try to find out where it came from.
According to the Webster Dictionary, the definition of a superstition is an “excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings”. In The Article, “Embrace the Supernatural” by Thorin Klosowski, Dr. Vyse talks about ways superstitions can be helpful and damaging. Even though sometimes people think superstitions are crazy, they can give a sense of control when we are nervous. Dr. Vyse states, “Superstitious rituals can give us a sense of control when we’re feeling anxious or when we don’t have a lot of control over a situation. This illusory feeling of control can enhance real control and boost performance in some situations” (lines 211-217).
As we know, Native American literature includes myths that were orally transmitted for centuries and covered different topics, like the one we read, which belongs to the Trickster folklore. The Trickster tales were often morality tales that taught lessons about proper behavior to children, although they could be told for simple amusement as well as on sacred occasions. Moreover, the typical tale narrates a kind of picaresque adventure in which the Trickster encounters a situation to which he responds with silliness and meets a playful end.
Why Supernatural is Prevalent There are substantial movies, TV shows and books about vampires, zombies or witches in the modern society, but the 21st century is the era with rapid development of science and technology, so why the superstitious topic, like supernatural, is prevalent? The vampire stories are popular from the 19th century; however, people still have a strong interest in it now. According to “Vampires Never Die”, the authors claim that people’s perpetual craving for vampires is due to the desire of being young eternally so that they portray vampires to be a good looking and undead monster. It shows that people are eager to have charming appearance and keep the life forever; in other words, people use vampire to express their
The manipulation of the non-text based elements was displayed through the distinct contrast of dancing styles between the older couple and their younger selves. In the beginning of the performance, older Bill envisions a younger version of his wife exiting from the brightly, white-lit fridge to dance with him. In this scene, Bill is dancing in a dignified manner as both his feet maintain firm grip to the ground, while his torso sways gently side to side. This dancing style is representative of an older and sophisticated individual which alludes to the audience that his refined style is due to his wisdom of experience.
The television show chosen to detect various personality types is the current twelve season phenomenon known as Supernatural. Beginning the analyzation with the show’s backstory/main storyline; two brothers are raised by their father, who eventually ends up teaching them how to hunt and obliterate the supernatural. This takes place the second their mother passes, due to a demon incident. These brother’s names are: Sam and Dean Winchester, and throughout the seasons they learn how to banish/disintegrate every creature they happen to come in contact with. However, with this in mind, the analyzation will only reveal the personality of one sole character, and that would be the older of the two brothers, Dean.
