I didn’t go to school yesterday. I mean I went, but there was only the noon assembly and no class. When Mr. Rassouli rang the bell I went and stood in line as usual. He immediately came out of the building and stood on the podium. Then, as usual, he blew strongly into the microphone twice to make sure the loudspeakers were sound and he gave the cover command in a loud voice. Mr. Rassouli was wearing just a shirt as usual, although the weather was cold. When he gave the cover command, we had to keep an arm plus four fingers’ distance from the one in front of us and stand still. Behind Mr. Rassouli there was a big picture of Imam on the wall which was more than one story high. He looked far away out of the corner of his eye and there were a few …show more content…
He raised the flag as we sang. It was the national anthem which Mr. Rassouli referred to as the Revolution Anthem. He liked it loud and we had to sing in a high pitch. I have not yet memorized the Revolution Anthem. I mean I have, but only its first verse: “The Islamic Republic has been established / Giving us both the Faith and the World.” In fact, at first when we were in Tehran, my mom was anxious about it and tried to help me memorize the anthem. She even set presents for my progress. I became encouraged and memorized the anthem. But, hours later, when she wanted me to repeat it, I couldn’t. It had slipped my mind. My mom practiced some more days with me and even raised the value of the presents. But she realized that her efforts were in vain. She explained to my dad that they must not give me a hard time, because sometimes the memory gets stronger as time goes by. However, my dad wasn’t convinced and said that I had to memorize the anthem straight away. He took the lead himself. We practiced after dinner, but there was no longer any present. The first evening at the dinner my dad said that mom was not the right person and asked me to memorize the anthem in one
In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand. The book is about a dude named Equality 7-2521.
In both 1984 and Anthem we have two major plotlines that mirror each other: a man and a
In the essay “The Fourth of July,” Audre Lorde shares a story about a young black girl who struggles to find the answers to why her parents did not explain why things are the way they are. In the story, the young girl and her family, which consists of her older sister and her parents, are taking a trip to Washington D.C. They are taking this trip because her sister, Phyllis, did not get a chance to go when her class went in 8th grade because she is black and they would not let her stay in the hotel. Her father told her that they would take a family trip later on so she would not be upset. However, this trip was not just a normal family vacation; it was an eye opening experience for Lorde. Lorde expresses racism and the different issues that
I. Intro. - Imagine you are sitting home one night with nothing to do. Your parents have gone away for the weekend and there is absolutely no one around. So you sit around that night watching TV for awhile but find nothing on worth watching. You go on upstairs to your room and get ready for bed. Turn off the lights, lay down, and close your eyes. All of a sudden you here a crash of glass in your kitchen. You rush to your feet and put your ear to the door listening to what’s going on downstairs. You begin to hear the voice of two men as they start going through the living room, making their way to the stairs, right outside your room. What do you do? You aren’t going to confront them since its just you—remember you thought you heard two of them right? Well you are really stuck in your room and all you can do is sit there hoping that they leave soon and don’t harm you. Now if it were at my house things would be a little bit different. For starters I would get out my shotgun from my closet and begin to see what is gin on down stairs.
Anthem is a story of man’s struggle to be free and to fight the masses of conformity. It tells of human nature and the want to gain all the knowledge that one could possibly attain. Man loses his safe haven and his security when he lets this lust for knowledge overpower him and lets it be seen by others. He becomes vulnerable Like Johann Faust, Prometheus sells his life for wisdom. Unlike Faust, however, Prometheus is expelled from his society but gains his freedom of individuality and his freedom of knowledge and the ability to understand. In Anthem, Prometheus and Gaea sin against society to become singular and understanding much like Adam and Eve’s sin against God when they ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge to gain wisdom; as a result, they can be compared to each other by there desire for learning and by their damnation.
According to Webster’s Online Dictionary, revolution is “a sudden, radical or complete change.” During the early settlement of the British colonies, settlers became so culturally different from those in Great Britain that they already seemed to be their own country. This is what John Adams meant in saying, “What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The Revolution was in the minds of the people… years before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.” In fact, the revolution began years before the colonists began to feel mistreated by the British. As they arrived in the new colonies, they noticed many major differences in the society and culture of this new place. As time went on, they learned about the colonies and the society there, and eventually, they evolved their cultures and lifestyles to comply with this new society. The primary changes the colonists the colonists made were in their economic system, their lifestyle, and their freedoms. In England, the economic system was primarily industrious, while in it was agriculture. In addition, the colonists, especially those in the south, relied very heavily on slave labor for agricultural purposes. In Great Britain, however, slavery did exist, but it was not relied upon for a functional society. The final change the settlers made in the New World was religion. In Great Britain, the king forced everyone to join the Church of England and leave the Roman Catholic Church. When in the colonies, settlers could go back to whatever religion they desired, so colonial religion was extremely diverse. Therefore, three main changes or “Revolutions”
Revolutions are usually described as “radical” events. A “radical” event is defined as one that greatly changes the political, cultural, social, and/or economic nature of a society. I believe that the American Revolution was a radical event that dramatically changed our society. There were many impacts to the changes such as slavery, primogeniture, the Articles of Confederation, republican motherhood, and government. This was the time in life, that we as America gained our independence from Britain. The American Revolution is what shaped our world to become what it is today.
Rhetoric of the protest songs has a very extensive history. The oldest protest song on record is "The Cutty Wren" from the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 against feudal oppression, nearly six hundred years ago (Songs of Work and Protest 9). Protest music has developed over the years and has made its presence in history. The protest music of Vietnam War is the concentration of this paper. The two main artists of focus are Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Their songs will be analyzed and criticized naritively.
On Revolution, a book Hannah Arendt published in 1963, after Eichmann’s trial. The book didn’t gain a lot of popularity at first due to the remarkable Eichmann in Jerusalem notability. On Revolution is a work of dichotomies. Arendt compared and differentiated between the French and the American Revolution. How one was successful and how the other was less successful according to her perspectives. To begin with, Arendt defines revolution as a new beginning, a novelty, an irresistible force, something that is unprecedented that cannot be controlled. She also stressed further more on this point that a revolution should have the ability to create something new that would result in more space of freedom. Arendt does not favor the liberal view of freedom, as it is the case in the American model: “pursuit of happiness”. Freedom, according to Arendt, is the freedom of participating in the political life, being an active member in politics instead of being partially active during the elections only. Arendt observed these revolutions and wanted to know what they signify. On Revolution is a narrative of the French and the American revolutions. The book received criticism and Arendt’s historical account came under-attack by historians and experts from the both side. The fact that she referred to the American Revolution as a revolution instead of calling it the war of independence stunned many. Hence not only her views and claims were problematic to some but also the title. In this paper, I’m going to argue and point out the differences between the French Revolution and the American Revolution in line with Arendt’s theory of revolution.
Music allows people the opportunity to show their true selves. During the 1960s, people used music as a way to protest against all kinds of issues. Music does this job well because it can express things that words cannot. The protest music of the 1960s can be considered a counterculture because it was a period where individuals used music to protest against the social norms as well as other pertaining issues of the day such as war and civil rights. As music has changed over time, modern protest music can be considered to be an extension of the 1960s counterculture of protest music because it is intended to drive home some type of message of the people who live in modern America today like how the people did back in the 1960s.
At last I arrived, unmolested except for the rain, at the hefty decaying doors of the church. I pushed the door and it obediently opened, then I slid inside closing it surreptitiously behind me. No point in alerting others to my presence. As I turned my shoulder, my gaze was held by the magnificence of the architecture. It never fails to move me. My eyes begin by looking at the ceiling, and then they roam from side to side and finally along the walls drinking in the beauty of the stained glass windows which glowed in the candle light, finally coming to rest on the altar. I slipped into the nearest pew with the intention of saying a few prayers when I noticed him. His eyes were fixated upon me. I stared at the floor, but it was too late, because I was already aware that he wasn’t one of the priests, his clothes were all wrong and his face! It seemed lifeless. I felt so heavy. My eyes didn’t want to obey me. Neither did my legs. Too late I realised the danger! Mesmerised, I fell asleep.
1984, a book by George Orwell, shows a dystopian society where the people only obey Big Brother. Anthem, a book by Ayn Rand, displays a society where the people are subservient to the will of their brothers. All for One or One for All? is a piece of art which represents a totalitarian society where its people must follow what the government wants them to believe. All for One or One for All?, 1984, and Anthem all show the theme of a dictatorial government teaching its people that everyone is equal but bound by the rules of conformity, which leads to the government remaining in power.
The story “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde demonstrates that she comes across a realization that she had to speak up for her rights and independence when she visited the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C. Lorde explains how she was frustrated with the situation that occurred in Washington, D.C., which shows that she had learned the reality of the society. She writes about many things that she came across during the trip to Washington D.C. in the summer vacation. In the essay, the meanings of independence for Lorde are to fight for it and to speak up for the rights that they deserve. Lorde and her family visit many places in the capital city where they were told to leave the place because black people were not allowed there.
George Armistead was a major in the U.S. army during the War of 1812. On June 13, 1813 Major Armistead arrived in Baltimore to take command of Fort McHenry (Parrish). Armistead contacted Mary Pickersgill, a Baltimore flag maker, to sew two American flags (“History of the American National Anthem”). The larger flag became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A gifted poet by the name of Francis Scott Key spectated the battle from the top of a hill (“History of the American National Anthem”). As he was watching the battle, he began to get an idea. He wrote the first verse of a song on the back of a letter. Back in Baltimore, he completed the four verses and copied them onto a sheet of paper (“History of the American National Anthem”). Key went to a local printer to issue the new song. Historians estimated it to be printed in Baltimore around September of 1814 (“History of the American National Anthem”). From there, “The Star-Spangled Banner” became one of the nation’s most-loved patriotic songs and shows a significant symbol for the United States.
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