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From County Rebellion to National Revolution: The American Journey.

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The American Revolution, which took place approximately 250 years ago, was an uprising of the 13 colonies against British rule, leading to the declaration of independence. Following the loss in the Seven Years’ War, the British faced economic challenges and decided to impose taxes on the American colonists without having a representation. The revolution was marked by conflicts until the Treaty of Paris finally recognized America as an independent nation. However, despite the triumph in the declaration of independence, issues were still persisted. Slavery remained prevalent in the southern states, the reliance on enslaved laborers in the South and the unfair treatment of women eventually led to the civil war.

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Are you a Renaissance humanist?

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Humanism is a philosophical position that emphasizes individual and social potential and the agency of the human being, which sees the human being as the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.

According to the infographic, I identify myself as 97.98 percent humanists. To start off, I have rated Individualism 99 percent. Humanists during the Renaissance believed that all human beings should have the right to control their own lives instead of being restricted to liberty by beliefs. I agree with this and believe that individualism was one of the main causes for people during the Renaissance to find their true inner self. In modern society, this belief is widespread all over the world which made a positive impact, people have the opportunity and right to choose their own future paths. In contrast, during the time period before the renaissance, people often get brainwashed by the information society transfers
. Personally, I would prefer to have the right to choose what I want. For example, choosing an enrichment or elective at school, I wouldn’t choose a specific course that the gods like, but I won’t be labeled as “sinful” because of breaking the gods’ rules.)  

 I have rated Individual achievement 97 percent; I agree with the statement that people can’t identify others with colored glasses because of their class or the status they were born in. But I believe that this is still occurring in our modern world, some communities are still facing problems like microaggression and discriminations because of their Identity and race. The feudal hierarchy exists but, in another form, and way.  

For me, secularism, curiosity, and valued educations are basically the same. It’s the elements that contributed to life before now and probably the future. Overall, I am a humanist because of the endorsement of their beliefs.  

Bloody Mary

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I chose the short story Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl for my found poem. This book includes two conflicts that takes place between the  protagonist Mary Maloney and her husband which is the antagonist.  It represents Mary struggling with both internal (person verses person) conflicts and external conflict  (person verses person) and builds suspense through the use of dramatic irony and different points of views. In the exposition the author sets up a scene of Mary eagerly waiting for her husband to return home. As the story arises when Mary’s husband arrives and the conflict starts to show up , the internal conflict is when they had a conversation, her husband’s actions and response became motionless and tells her he intends to leave her. This revelation creates a conflict between the two of them. Mary’s initial response was to disbelieve because of her desperate desires, and while it means her predicable imagination life was about to crumble. The external conflict is stated in the climax, when Mary’s shock shifted to anger, she caused physical harm, used a lamb leg and “strikes” it on her husbands head killing him instantly.

My poem depicts the scene of when the internal conflict occurred by describing the inner activities and mental health of Marys. The word “dazed horror” illustrates her fear towards her husband leaving her. “surprised, ridiculous” shows when she realized the whole marriage was a joke.” a relief” represents that she was trapped in this for the whole time.

In my design we can see a dead men in the middle of the poem, according to this we see that Mary’s life is surrounded by her husband . And the small pictures around shows the imagination of Mary’s, for example a pregnant women and a warm family of three. Ironic and pathetic.

Mary Maloney wasn’t prepared to take a chance.

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