Some people believe that this is the worst, non-factual book they have ever read, whereas others think that every American who loves this country needs to read this work. I believe that neither one position nor the other is correct. In my opinion, as a citizen of the world, this is a book that has transcended spaces and frontiers in a few months. Besides, I am sure that it will always be a document for permanent consultation and reference, that is, it will become a classic. But, let me consider the reasons to reach this conclusion.
First, what captivated my attention was the position the author assumed to tell her story in a moment where mourning was inevitable. I think the author had two clear choices: to write with resentment or to do it with gratitude. “Resentment” is what you feel when you do not receive what you deserve; it always manifests itself in envy; where darkness and pain prevent you to cope with your mourning as well as to regain, step by step, the balance lost. “Gratitude,” instead, is the opposite of resentment; they cannot coexist. If gratitude is practiced as a discipline, it becomes the only way to heal wounds, to overcome grief and it is compatible with the Methodist belief to do all the good you can… The author, with an
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In the twentieth century, that expanded to the skies. In the twenty-first century, wars will be increasingly fought in cyberspace…,” “… We need to get serious about cyber warfare. Government and the private sector need to work together to improve our defenses…,” “… I believe that the United States should declare a new doctrine that states that a cyber attack to our vital national infrastructure will be treated as an act of war and met with a proportional response…” Finally, “… The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking to annihilate
Forms of media that deal with minority races and their encounters with a dominant race explore a wide variety of themes. In many cases, the plot of such media displays the hardships a race must go through, yet have many key differences. Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World" and Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" have many similarities and differences which are crucial to each story. To begin, the analogous points within both texts are the narrators age, and being suppressed by white culture. Firstly, in Fish Cheeks, it stated that Amy was 14 years old.
“The writers, I do believe, who get the best and most lasting response from readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending, I do not mean mere fortunate events: a marriage, or a last-minute rescue from death; but some kind of spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation, even with the self, even at death.” – Fay Weldon Imagine one Janie Crawford, back in Eatonville, once again under the watchful eye of the jealous townspeople, scrutinized and harshly judged. Janie has been in this situation before, a long time ago, but what is different this time? The difference, among many others, is that Janie has taken a look at her core values, her goals, and her aspirations, and changed her outlook on life.
PRESIDENTIAL ROLE: Chief Citizen PRESIDENT: Bartlett GRADE: B RATIONALE: In episode seven of the West Wing, created by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Thomas Schlamme, Bartlett exhausted all peaceful forms of contact between the government and the People in Iowa. He was also later concerned about the health and well-being of the man who was sent into compromise after he was shot. Bartlett wanted to not only make sure he tried to save as many lives as he could, he was also concerned about the well being of the man he sent in, without even knowing him personally.
I thought that the book contained every corruptible thing about America that had ever been written. But now I realize it is, more or less, plain old American History. Since that time I have read more and more corruptible things. I think reading William Manchester’s account of things is what set me off on reading history. Many of the things that he said in his books I just couldn’t believe.
It provides an examples of how one live in the Great Depression. Last but not least , banning this book is a contravention to the freedom of press. Instead of banning books , there should be warning labels like there is in
The reality of the situation was that she had no control over her father’s death. There was nothing or no way that she could have prevented the events that took place. Although she was extremely angry with the situation at hand she learned that she had other things to be grateful for. She wanted people to know that even though something or someone has passed away you can’t stay stuck in the state of depression forever. You have to step back and look at your life because the reality is, life still moves on.
This novel holds such a significance and truth about American history that it should not be banned in general. On the one hand, parents‟ and teachers‟ concerns are understandable because they only want the best for their children, and shielding their children from vulgar language and explicit content seems suitable. On the other hand, if one were to look past the language and obscenities, I feel as though one could see that the novel explores the bitter truth behind our beloved America. This bitter truth is of the migrant workers, the deaths of their innocent family members, the starvation, and the poverty – essentially it is the struggle of those who fell as victims to the terrible circumstances of this period in time. Ultimately, high school students, who I believe are old enough to comprehend this novel, should not be restricted from reading this book.
The book was challenged by a middle school in Brentwood, Tennessee in 2006 because the book contains “profanity” and “contains adult themes such as rape and incest.” The complaints also say that the book promotes “racial hatred, racial division, racial separation, and promotes white supremacy.” The people that say that are people that are trying to ‘protect’ other people from knowing and understanding what happened in the past because they believe that if they do know and understand what happened in the past then they will become racist and believe in white supremacy. These kinds of people are like the Holocaust deniers who believe that six million Jews where not murdered despite all of the evidence against that. George Santayana once said “Those who cannot remember the past are bound to repeat it.”
Although they lead different lifestyles, Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley both deal differently with death in Before the Birth of One of Her Children and To a Gentleman… the latter in a way that is more optimistic than the former. Many similarities are present throughout the writings of the two poets when it comes to the way they speak of death and how to cope with it. Both poets acknowledge their christian beliefs in saying that God holds all power when it comes to death and we, humans, are powerless in that domain. When talking about the fragile subject of death, Bradstreet says, “No ties so strong, no friends so dear and sweet,/ But with death’s parting blow is sure to meet./ The sentence past is most irrevocable,/
The daughters statement was clearly just her opinion on her mother passing not with any back up evidence which would of gave the mother a more solid thought on just her passing. So the speaker doesn’t seem so enthusiastic about the way her family judges her value, her worth, or her performance. The mother seems in distress which is also just like a student being graded in school and they don’t meet the standards that are set for them by others. The irony here is that rather than parents mark their children, it is the children and father who is marking her, which is the commonly thought to be the most important figure in the household and family.
Some think that certain chapters of this book should be banned from the public eye. I disagree with this, citizens have the right to be able to read the works of their past leader and all of the sickening thoughts that went through his head. They should not be limited to these things and held back from the total
LOSS, GRIEF AND HEALING As human beings, we suffer losses of many kinds and sizes in our life time. While some of these losses are small and do not hurt much, some are big and hurt deeply. Those that are accompanied by pains that are difficult to bear include the loss of a loved one through death or divorce, cheating or unfaithfulness in a trusted relationship or loss of good health when a diagnosis of a terminal illness is made. In all these instances of loss, pain and grief are experienced and an emotional wound is created which needs healing.
Cybersecurity has become a growing cause for concern in the United States and indeed countries around the world. On February 9, 2016 President Barack Obama announced his Cybersecurity National Action plan (CNAP) to further the nations efforts to protect government agencies, citizens, and businesses from cyber threats domestic and abroad. However, cybersecurity is not a new issue in fact it is as old as the internet itself. With that said, I keep thinking back to that warm September day stained with the image of an enormous fireball engulfing our small TV set. This horrific day changed the course of history forever along with my future career path.
Nearly 60 percent said they expect a major cyber-attack against the associated authority within one year. A February 2002 CIA directive demonstrates that al Qaida had far more interest in cyber terrorism than previously believed and had speculate the use of hackers for hire to speed the recovery of capacity’s. As a approximately new importance of rivalry, the cyber surroundings must be thoroughly studied and evaluated. The events of September 11 caught the United States by surprise.
Personal vision about the future of cyberwarfare Cyberwarfare already exists in reality and has been spread out among countries or organizations over the past few decades. The rising technologies including artificial intelligence and computational neural networks used by future computers will not only be significant in a new era of power and communications, but will also broaden the channel for cybercrimes, attacks and warfare. Future cyberwarfare will continue to scale up attacks against governments, corporations and even civilians in the next decade where it will be on par with traditional military and will might surpass these tactics. Future cyberwarfare will not just be targeted against military agencies or other government agencies.