Lady and the Tramp

In the Declaration of Sentiments the point the author was trying to get across was not just to convey her feministic views on the world, but to draw other people's attention to it. Elizabeth Cady Stanton states that, "he has endeavored, in every way that he could to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life." To imply that women stand together as a group she refers to them as "her." She does so to give her audience the opportunity to think of who he or she refers to as "her" and relate that women to the things she is describing in her passage.

Although I don't agree with the author for referring to women as a group when talking about such an opinionated topic. She is implying that all women feel this way and all women experience such things, but that is not the case. Many women today unfortunately do not view feminists in the same positive way as they would view someone who isn't afraid to voice her opinion.  Many of these other women that oppose feminism treat these active feminists worse than a man would. I'm not saying that what feminists were and are still fighting for doesn't exist, because there are many cases in which it does apply to certain women. I agree with feminists in the sense that women deserve to be treated just like men are, and in today's world men and women are almost equal to each other. I just do not agree with stereotyping mens actions towards women to be an attack on the whole gender as a group, represented by "her."

Dog Tags

Thousands of soldiers die each year, and to aid the family and loved ones of each of these brave souls, memorials are created. As stated in Postcards from the Trenches memorials serve in "closing one of the most important gaps separating the experience of soldiers and civilians." Memorials also serve as a way to pay the soldiers respect for sacrificing themselves for the better of others. Although the death of these selfless people is tragic, it also gives other civilians hope. It is an example of how, with some sacrifices of course, if you believe in something enough you have to fight until you succeed.

I believe that memorials are not always perceived in the same way, but that is the beauty of it. Each family member, each loved one, has a different memory of who the memorial is representing, but each memorial only has one physical state that represents all of those lost soldiers. Although the physical features of the memorial will not change, those features are open for interpretation. By allowing for the memorial to be interpreted it gives those who are grieving a chance to connect with those who they have lost and the ability to relate a piece of the memorial with their loved one. As Postcards from the Trenches also states, "death can only occur at the site of life." The reminiscing of those who have died could not occur without a friend or family member giving time out of his or her life to remember the deceased, and this is what i I think the purpose of a memorial is.