Answer: I learned about the importance of forgiving
Explanation: I am a person with good feelings but before I always had a hard time forgiving others. It was difficult for me since I understood that others did not have to hurt me, so when I did not forgive I was filled with resentment. Over time I learned that forgiveness is the healthiest way to leave the past behind. You do not forgive yourself to make the other feel happy, but you forgive yourself to feel peace with yourself. Also through forgiveness, I learned that people often act in the way they have learned.
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Read "O Captain, My Captain!", by Walt Whitman
Considering the events occurring at the time this poem was written, how does the author use the captain, the ship, and the journey as symbols to develop the theme of the poem? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answer:
The captain represents Abraham Lincoln as the leader of the Union, and the ship and its journey is a symbol of the grand and dangerous endeavor that was the Civil War. The Union had already won over the Confederates, which is depicted in the poem as follows: "the prize we sought is won." But the joy gets obscured by the death of the Captain, who "lies, Fallen cold and dead" on the deck of the ship.
Explanation:
Whitman wrote this poem after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, which happened when the Civil War was coming to an end.
