having their words and ideas misinterpreted. With this in mind‚ Mayor Mitch Landrieu‚ of New Orleans‚ recently gave an address before the controversial removing of a monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee. In his speech‚ Mayor Landrieu has to justify and explain in a way that will not cause major ripples on either side of the issue. To achieve this‚ he brings in quotes‚ facts‚ and historical connections to voice his stance. The speech starts out with a short welcome message which leads into an
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CAMPAIGN SPEECH Good morning/afternoon fellow students. Before anything else‚ allow me to sincerely thank you for acknowledging my candidacy for senator in our beloved university. Since freshman year‚ I have been an advocate for our student body. Although I have not held a position similar to what I am running for now‚ I have always been actively helping our student government in my humble capacity as First Year representative. Through my efforts‚ the freshmen have earned two seats in the school
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JESUIT LEADERSHIP PRISM 1. We are all leaders‚ and we are leading all the time‚ well or poorly 2. Leadership springs from within. It is about who I am as much as what I do. 3. Leadership is not an act. It is my life‚ a way of living. 4. I never complete the task of becoming a leader. It is an ongoing process. INFLUENCES OF THE JESUITS Father Federico Faura SJ Who prophesied that Rizal would end up on a scaffold (the plain truth) Father Pablo Pastells SJ Who sought to restore Rizal’s
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The Mayor of Casterbridge 1. Discuss the ways in which Hardy has raised awareness of social issues in the readers of The Mayor of Casterbridge. The Mayor of Casterbridge written by Thomas Hardy in 1884/85 reflects upon the Progression of Modernism during the first half of the 19th century English society that was progressing in a difficult transition from a pre-industrial Britain to “modern” Victorian times. Much of the action and plot in Hardy’s novel The Mayor of Casterbridge takes place
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how to really rule‚ Antony would only make the mistakes of his predecessors letting the throne corrupt him into something bad. Antony knows nothing of what it takes to lead such a great city. But why should I be leader? Well while Caesar was on a campaign he put me in charge of a city. This city was un-happy with Caesar for taking over‚ but I convinced them our leader Caesar‚ was good and that they should be thanking him‚ while Caesar toured the cities all the others were angry with him for taking
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Irony in The Mayor of Casterbridge The noblest efforts of a hero‚ ironically involves him in guilt and leads him to misery. Thomas Hardy’s novel‚ The Mayor of Casterbridge concentrates mainly on the life and events of a certain Michael Henchard.. The primary element of irony embraces also the main theme of the story‚ that life is a sum product of consequences of one’s personal choices and that of simple destiny. The Mayor of Casterbridge clearly features many ironic twists in the plot‚ both
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The mayor has to make a big decision--should some land in your community be used for a new shopping mall or for a park? Write a letter to the mayor telling what you think. Serena Yang No.29 Alley 15‚ Lane 91 Sec 5 Xinyi Rd. Taipei 6/10/2013 Hao Lung Bin Mayor Hao Taipei City Hall No. 1 Shifu Road‚ Xinyi District‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Dear Mr. Hao‚ I am very delighted to hear that you would like to use some
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Greetings Mayor Albert Boutwell‚ As you may know‚ today marks the exact two-month anniversary of your election as Birmingham’s mayor‚ and I congratulate you for defeating Mr. Bull Connor. However‚ while I do respect your authority‚ I must note that you have not done a lot to help the current state of affairs concerning African-American civil rights‚ and I am calling and counting on you to accomplish more. I do know that this situation is what the majority of people want‚ so technically‚ racial
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“No‚ they are not desperate. They are only hopeless; and my great regret is that for what I have done no man or law can punish me.” In Thomas Hardy’s novel Return of the Native‚ it is Clym whom has all this guilt and realizes nothing can make it better. This quote directly correlates with Michael Henchard; this is one of the first emotions we learn of him in the novel. The feeling of guilt and wanting to change his wrongdoings‚ fuel his character throughout the book. His guilt first surfaces
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Teacher’s notes LEVEL 5 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy About the author Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in Dorset‚ a rural county in the south-west of England. His father was a stonemason and the family were not well off. Hardy showed an early interest in books‚ however‚ and when he was sixteen‚ he began training as an architect in Dorchester. In 1862‚ he went to work in London‚ where he was able to compare city life with the customs
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