Thematic Reader

Thematic Reader #1

Part I. It is imperative that the human voice is used to its fullest potential. Especially when it's something you truly believe in; whether it is a battle of the sexes over women's rights, like in Lou Rogers's "Women's Suffrage", or a seemingly important unknown cause, like in Henry David's Thoreau's "Battle of the Ants". Lou Rogers's Art work signifies women breaking away from the bonds that were tied down to them by men, and they have fought and spoke against them to gradually gain their rights. It is apparent that this woman is determined to tear the ropes of by here facial expressions and the muscles strains in her arm, also its important to look at the slash "Politics is no place for women", yet the irony is easily shown by the "spirit of the women voters" headband. Thoreau notes that the ants are fighting just as heroically and nobly just as if it were are battle against humans. Both Thoreau and Rogers use passion to emphasize the importance of the issue and why standing up for their principles are important.

Part II. Thoreau's "Battle of the Ants" and Marco R's "Wrestler's world is never limited by his disability" stress the need for changing and looking at different perspectives and point of views. Thoreau uses abstract language to name the quality of the battle at hand. The ants were personified and given characteristics, such as, hero, to note how valiant they were and to show how closely related the war was to a human war. Marco wrote an article for USA today, therefore the diction he uses is colloquial. The effect is that people will be moved be the character of Kevin Maynard instead of the specific words on the page. Thoreau's excitement screams all over the page because he uses simple sentences to hyphen the energy and give it a sense of urgency. Towards the end

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