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A Micmac Responds to French
A Micmac Responds to French
This was a speech that was given by a Micmac elder, Chrestien Le Clerq, to French settlers in what is now known as Quebec in the year 1677. The speech may have been a response to Thomas Morton who thought that the Native Americans were wild Irish and needed to be enslaved. The speech was about defending their way of life as well as their cultures as the French acted unfriendly towards them. He believes that they are “infinitely happier and more powerful than French. “He tries to also woe the Indians into living and changing their way of life for example shifting from hunting and wigwams to living in houses like the European. Although he thinks that the Europeans live civilized life, he thinks that they are not happy as they are always working.
Olaudah Equiano Describes the Middle Passage, 1789
Equiano who was a slave after being kidnapped from Nigeria experienced the real horror that the slaves went through gives a vivid description in the year 1789. He explains how they were treated liked cargo and put under the decks with the aim of ensuring that they could not see how the vessel was managed. Equiano’s book is dedicated to the Lords of Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons of Parliament Great Britain. He wants to capture the attention of the queen on the plight that African Americans could have. He wants the queen and the British parliament to abolish slavery that is causing too much harm to its people. The slaves including Equiano would often experience starvation, stench, diseases, sexual abuse, torture and experienced filth from the ship due to suffocation. This document was written to raise awareness to what the slaves were going through. Many slaves were not learned and they thus could not read or write and had no one or a way to express how horrible slave trade and the numerous negative impact it had.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in the year 1706, and was 15th born out of 17 children. The autobiography looks into how hardworking Benjamin franklin was including involving himself in new trades. They lived in a period where a law existed that banned conventicles, and it was punishable. His father could not afford college education. Children were first registered in the grammar school, then moved to writing arithmetic school under informal setting since his father could not provide college education, Children, therefore, moved from grammar school to other informal levels of training depending on the parent’s financial status. Franklin obtained employment in cutting wick for the candles, filling the dipping mold and the molds for cast candles, appearing in the shop, and attending other errands under the guidance of his father. He conducted the trade for two years until he was 12 years of age. He involved in the experiment that led to the invention in society. He also used his books to write about the Pennsylvania struggle and the governors of the colonies (66). He also contacted Dr. Wright, an English physician who helped with the experiment and enabled him gain accolades among people such as Sir Godfrey Copley. He further acted as mediator between Pennsylvania assembly and the England assembly.
Massachusetts slave petition
This was a document on a petition presented to General Court of Commonwealth in Massachusetts. The petition of Slaves to the Massachusetts legislature took place on January 13, 1777. It involved seven African- American men who went to the court with the aim of gaining freedom. As slaves, in order to b free from their masters they could run away and if caught brought back to their masters or they could create a petition and take it to the Massachusetts courts. Prince Hall was the lead of the seven men. The men were protesting unlawful act whereby black men were being kidnaped in the Boston Harbor and then later on being sent to west indies as slaves. Part of the Petition highlighted that despite the fact most of these freemen were aware of the kidnapping, they were not able to make honest living due to lack of professions that admitted African Americans. This petition was important as it resulted in creation of an act which prohibited slave trade passed on the 26 March 1788
Being Misunderstood
Being Misunderstood
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Being Misunderstood
Being misunderstood happens when someone incorrectly interprets or misunderstands another person’s idea differently. Therefore, when one is misunderstood, this triggers their emotions. There might be no good relationship between the two people because both of them understood certain information from very different perspectives. Information can be misunderstood because of the difference the two partners have, for every one of them will interpret the message in another way of understanding; this may be due to the gap the two have, which makes them interpret information according to their point of view. Emotions also contribute; on the other hand, this may be because of oneself or the feeling caused by the other partner.
Misunderstanding between the two people can lead to arguments, and this makes the partners not achieve a particular objective that they have been discussing in that they may end up wasting their time arguing about an issue and end up with no resolution. For instance when the two partners choose to have a good communication this will solve their problems, and they will also avoid conflicts, therefore it is good to be open and share their views to make everything clear to avoid being misunderstood by the other person. Something else that the video discusses is how a person can make sure that they are on the right side even after a misunderstanding and how they can recover whatever was misunderstood about them. An example in the video is that a person can be misunderstood and in real sense they feel offended, however later after realizing that what was being said was true they go and ask for forgiveness and seek to work out on whatever was misunderstood about them.
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Renee Edwards, Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing. (2021). Zoom Video Communications. Retrieved October 20, 2021, from https://lsu.zoom.us/rec/play/0k65pE0HJuaw7mG08H57f9y4wPC03EqNR7JOi-Zg88FEok5B8RGNGeH5C376VqEJ94YJ5B70AVycmtbS.7mm40U_PrlsGvStD?startTime=1632495326000&_x_zm_rtaid=ohvyU65OSluF__46AyDRTg.1634761390601.c7dfa3cafeeaff4ae9c4cbd0fda9de9b&_x_zm_rhtaid=228
Literary Genre Analysis Poetry
Literary Genre Analysis: Poetry
Laurence Perrine refers to poetry as a universal language that is almost as ancient as language itself since “primitive people have used it, and the most civilized have cultivated it” (Perrine 547). The poetry genre in literature is a complex aspect to define due to its authentic and individual nature. It can, however, be described as an imaginative awareness of different kinds of experiences in life that is expressed through a combination of meaning, sound and rhythm to evoke different emotions among the listeners. Poetry can also be described as a literary art which uses language in its evocative and aesthetic qualities to express meaning. It can be written independently or in conjunction with other forms of arts like drama, hymns, or prose in magazines, individual collections, and anthologies.
Famous poets have also given descriptions of poetry through different individual perspectives. Archibald MacLeish in his poem “Ars poetica” states that “A poem should not mean/ but be” (24). On the relevance of poetry in literature, T. S. Elliot observed that: “Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly constant evasions of ourselves” (Brainyquote.com).
As a form of expression, poetry has undergone numerous reinventions over time.
In composition and expression, poetry employs various elements of literature that have been evolving over time. The most commonly used elements include theme, denotation and connotation, imagery, figurative language through metaphors, metonymy, symbols, paradox, and allegory, allusions, tone, rhythm and meter, and a variety of musical devices among many other elements.
There are famous poets who have persistently maintained a hold on this genre due to their ingenious compositions since the beginning of writing. Some of the great poets in the modern times include Emily Dickinson who wrote thousands of short ingeniously crafted poems during her lifetime, the great poet and story teller William Shakespeare whose tragedies presented as poetry still continues to be a major scholarly subject, T. S. Elliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost of the “Road Not Taken” fame and many more poets from the ancient times to the present. There are long poems that cover entire volumes of books like Oxford Poetry and many verses of no more than two lines like the “Mad Answer of a Madman” by Robert Hayman:
One asked a mad man if a wife he had
“A wife?” quoth he. “I never was so mad.” (Hayman 1-2).
Poetry, like other genres in literature, does contribute significantly to the development of a good number of aspects in our lives. The genre serves many positive purposes in the society. Besides the fact that poetry is a popular form of entertainment, it may provide an essential element in personal growth like development of language and reasoning skills as well as establish intellectual connections by sparking insightful opinions or innovative ideas. The use of animated imagery is also very helpful in directing the reader to achieve a perception of a simple description of an aspect of life at a higher level. This is usually achieved through symbolism and imagery which are some of the most common stylistic devices used in poetry. Simple and humorous entertainment through the use of cleverly composed pieces like the Hayman piece can be soul lifting and entertaining when perceived on a lighter note. The use of poems to amuse readers with comedies or humorous tales has been a part of human language since its inception. In its relevance to literature and life, poetry uses many forms of communication styles to reach across the world as universal transmitters of thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
In conclusion, the poetry genre in literature is one of the most effective communication methods of influencing other people’s ways of thinking. A poet does not need complicated equipments like movie producers do in order to pass a message about life to the audience. All a poet requires is a pen and a piece of paper to leave an impact in people’s lives. A poem can be a few lines long but can convey a variety of themes that can be interpreted in many ways making poetry an influential genre in literature at a higher level. Poems can express themes as diverse as love, tragedies, and expressions of emotional abuse, political opinions, and many others. Poetry documents other people’s feelings at a specific time and can be relevant through many more years to come. Shakespearean tragedies are examples of life experiences in the early times that are still used to understand the present. A poem is never simply vocal but actually a feeling. The single most important function of the poetry genre is to say what needs to be said without trying to impress and without fear. Poetry never changes with trends because it is a solid, timeless and even universal mode of communication.
Works Cited
BrainyQuote.com. T.S. Elliot Quotes. 2001. Web. 4 May 2011.<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/tseliot112078.html>.
Perrine, Lawrence, ed. Literature, Structure, Sound, and Sense. New York: Harcourt BraceJovanovich, Inc., 1978. Print.
Hayman, Robert. “A Mad Answer of a Madman.” Literature, Structure, Sound, and Sense. Ed.Laurence Perrine. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1978. 708. Print.