Abstract
This paper argues that Francis Scott Key's 'The Star Spangled Banner' is an elegant and patriotic tribute to the United States, but the fact is that in our modern era, as leaders of the free world, our national anthem should not be a tribute to victory in war, which is not an acceptable message for the "leader of the free world" to maintain. The author states that, instead, the United States should adopt a national anthem that promotes (1) equality among all men and women of all races and (2) peaceful world diplomacy. The paper stresses that America's fundamental ideology of extending its powerful influence all over the globe, continuing the long-standing tradition of imperial thinking, must change if it is avoid catastrophe: Changing its imperialistic war anthem is a small but significant step.

From the Paper
"Part of the problem is that this tendency of Americans to have a superiority attitude is so deeply ingrained that we are not even aware of its dangers. The perception among Americans that we have the right to interfere in other countries affairs is so fundamentally ingrained in the way we view the world that many of us are unaware of it. Furthermore, it is little things which subtly shape our views of the world - our national anthem could certainly be included among a long list of American traditions that uphold this traditional ideology. But now, as we move into the new millennium, the way in which we handle foreign affairs is unacceptable, and a change in our national anthem would be a message not only to other countries, but to ourselves, that we do not intend to support or participate in imperialistic bomb diplomacy."

Tags:war, equality, peace, fundamental, patriotism

Abstract
This paper deals with how Ayn Rands? two main characters in her novella, "Anthem", compare to the Greek Gods which they got their names from. It includes detailed information about the myths of Gaea and Prometheus and a general outline of the novella, "Anthem". The paper explains why Ayn Rand chose the names of the two Greek Gods for her characters. The paper includes two pictures of the gods Prometheus and Gaea.

From the Paper
"In her novella, Anthem, Ayn Rand chose the names of two very popular and important Gods from ancient Greek myths for the names of her two main characters, Equality 7-2521 also known as Prometheus or the Unconquered, and Liberty 5-3000, also known as Gaea or the Golden One. Prometheus, the Greek God, was known as "The Rebel God". He was the wisest Titan and the son of Iapetus and Klymene. His name means "forethought", because he was able to foretell the future."

Tags:gaea, prometheus, myths

Abstract
This paper studies Ayn Rand's dystopian novel "Anthem". The book is written as the journal of Equality 7 2521, a man struggling with his individuality, his will and his concepts of good and evil. The paper details the book's plot line, which is based on Equality's long and arduous -- though ultimately triumphant -- journey of self discovery. The paper shows how Equality overcame guilt, deprivation, punishment, banishment and betrayal and in the process formulated his own definitions of truth, freedom and love.

From the Paper
"Ayn Rand's Anthem is a dystopian story written in the form of a journal kept by Equality 7 2521, a man born to an oppressive, backwards collective state set in a bleak unnamed place and time. This society, whose most recent technological advance is candlelight encourages conformity and drudgery and suppresses individuality and progress. Here, friendship and love, curiosity and creativity, and any display of self will or preference is punishable in the Palace of Corrective Detention. The punishment for swiping candles, alone, is ten years detention. In this world, there is no encouragement or even concept of self. "There is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone." Individuals refer to themselves as "we" and to other individuals as "they." In fact, the word "I," is not known to most, and to speak this word is the worst possible transgression. "There is no crime punished by death in this world, save this one crime of speaking the Unspeakable Word.'"

Tags:dystopian, selfishness, conformity, individuality, progress, truth, individualism

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This paper discusses how Owen's seminal poem "Anthem for a Doomed Youth" fuses the High Church Anglican liturgy and sounds of a celebratory church service with the poet's bitter discontent about serving the military. The paper also looks at how the poem utilizes Owen's experiences having seen men being mowed down in the trenches, how he knew what they would face, and how it was not something to be celebrated.

From the Paper
""Anthem for a Doomed Youth" was published in October of 1917, and a little more than a year later in November 1918, Owen would be dead. The poem's opening lines are harsh and bleak: "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?" The tolling of the church-bells is monstrous to the poem, signaling not religious devotion but sounding like the bells around a cow's neck before slaughter. Instead of solemn church-bells: " Only the monstrous anger of the guns./Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle/ Can patter out their hasty orisons." Church-bells, in short, are too 'pretty' for the sounding of a tribute to the men who will serve, who are doomed to an early grave. Instead, the soldiers about to serve should be 'treated' to the mimicking of gunfire, so they will be prepared for the trenches. In foxholes, after all, the soldier's 'hasty orisons' must keep time to the guns and the rifles. Owen uses personification to characterize the guns which are angry (as his tone)."

Tags:church, bells

Abstract
Wilfred Owen's poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth," is a poem that explores the dark and painful side of war. The paper explains that this poem is interesting in that it is constructed in a traditional sonnet form, which is a form generally associated with love and the positive aspects of being in love. The writer points out, however, that the sonnet operates in the opposite way uncovering the devastating effects of patriotic love. Through irony, imagery, personification, metaphor, and other literary devices, Owen brings the sonnet to life by paralleling the experience of war with a funeral.

From the Paper
"The poet utilizes irony with the very structure of the poem, which is a variation of a traditional sonnet. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ababcdcdeffegg with an iambic pentameter rhythm. While the poem may have the form of what we generally associate with love poetry, the meaning of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" revolves around anger and sorrow. It is important to note that these emotions stem from the patriotic love that is often used to sell war to men too young to comprehend the risk involved in fighting. Here the love is short-lived and pretentious at best. This irony helps the poet express his overall feeling of indignation and disgust at war."

Tags:war, sonnet

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This paper examines the poem "Anthem For Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen and evaluates the use and effect of literary devices and forms while also showing the interaction of explicit and implicit meanings within the poem. It also refers to the historical and cultural factors that affect the production and reception of the poem. It looks at how the poem is about the first world war where over ten million people died and was written by Wilfred Owen who served as an officer. It shows how Owen, wrote poetry through out his war years, used his experience of battle and its aftermath as his inspiration, having experienced many horrors on the front line.

From the Paper
"The intention of the different styles of imagery is used in conjunction with other different techniques used throughout the poem. The purpose of which is to firstly shock, horrify and perhaps overwhelm in the first two quatrains and then to create great feelings of sorrow in the sextet. This is achieved, as visual imagery requires more time to summon in the mind then auditory imagery with the descriptions in the sextet being more about humans and feelings they require greater time and focus, they are more personalized and so produce more distress."

Tags:soldiers, imagery, death

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This paper will analyze the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen. By making a study of alliteration in this poem, as well as symbolic analysis of the text, we will discover what elements of poetical device are present in Owen's poem.

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This paper discusses the history of the song known as "Dixie," the creation of which is credited to Daniel Decatur Emmett. The writer provides a brief overview of Emmett's career, and the unique musical style of "The Original Virginia Minstrels," a blackface group that he formed in 1843 which became immensely popular almost instantly and sparked similar groups across the nation. "Dixie," which Emmett composed in 1859, and which seems to be about the positive side of slavery, quickly became popular in both the Southern and Northern states. It became the subject of bitter controversy, as, during the Civil War, both armies used the tune to march their troops to battle. By the end of 1861, the South had claimed the song as theirs, and General Pike composed new verses with warlike terminology. The paper concludes that "Dixie" is still at the center of a massive controversy, since it is now considered to be racially biased, even though that was not its original intention.

From the Paper
"During the Civil War, songs not only gave beat and cadence to the soldiers' marching, but they also reminded the soldiers what they were fighting for. Some were sentimental songs, such as "When This Cruel War is Over" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" while others were published songs that were cleverly adapted by soldiers such as Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More" was renamed as "Hard Crackers Come Again No More" (Rockenbach 1). As the Civil War split the nation, it seemed as though everything in America was taking a side: states, soldiers, even songs."

Tags:music, African American, racism, white supremacy, lyrical spirituals discrimination

Abstract
This paper discusses the main theme of the novel which deals with an individual's struggle in a society that is governed by the idea of collectivism. It looks at the main character of Prometheus and how he initially rejects his individualism as a curse, through the events in the novel he comes to understand both the evil of the society and the power of the individual ego.

From the Paper
"The society in Anthem is one that is controlled by the World Council. The World Council yields power so great that it does not even allow people the opportunity to think. Consider Prometheus s words in the opening of the book, and the World Council is the body of all truth. The World Council s power is also shown in the motto that is painted on the wall of the Council, We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever." We also see it in the Great Truth, that all men are one and that there is no will save the will of all men together. "

Tags:novel, collective, individual, struggle, personal, growth, power

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This brief paper examines the tone of individualism, which is expressed through imagery and word choice in the book, "Anthem," by Ayn Rand. The paper also refers to issues of individualism from everyday life, such as man versus government and man versus society.

From the Paper
"With this dictating system, morals and ethics are recessive qualities that men do not even know exist. Rand expresses the Deep Loss of Moral Rights Imagery through the basic system in which the people live, for they are "one" in all and "all" in one (RAND 19). This explains that there are "no men" but only the great "WE," which ironically happens to be "one" and "indivisible" (RAND 19). Everyone views everyone as a whole: no individualism, conceited perspectives, or even self-pride."

Tags:Golden, One, Uncharted, Forest