Tutu claimed that people only supported their own point of view and whenever they were in trouble they would elevate it even higher instead of try to understand another man's point of view. He believed that the people need to gather around common ideas and goals and work together to achieve them instead of just chase what they believe is right.
“Laugh and Be Merry” by John Masefield explains the main idea that C. Life is short; laugh and be merry.
The poem insists that the song of merry and laughter makes the world a better place. Such happiness helps in eradicating the sadness and negativity of the world. Further, it insists that the world becomes a better place when justice is served to those who did wrong, <em>“Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.”</em>
Linking it with the first line that happiness and laughter help in seeking justice.
The life is short like <em>“a thread the length of a span”</em>, hence, asking to laugh in the short span of life and make it meaningful. In the end, the poem insists to not to laugh just for oneself but for the humanity and history.
A. <span>Christine ran slower than her sister.
<em>Slower </em> is comparing Christine's speed to the speed of her sister.
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