During the early years of World War I, the Germans used the element of surprise to their great advantage, since they would strike with incredible speed.
1) What does Bryan say about the status of working people?
Bryan defends the rights of working people, their force and importance at the moment of building progress. Bryan compares workers and businessman and mentions that both are necessary for cities improvement.
Also, he mention that the status of workers is underestimated. Nobody can displace the art of sowing fertile prairies that supply the greatest cities, he tolds. From this work, we take the resources that make the difference.
2) What does Bryan say about the importance of farming?
Bryan defends agriculture over other related business activities. Also, he claims against the political decisions related to gold standards. Workers of the nations will join forces in order to defend the importance of their work.
The gold standard consists of an economic system, valid during the Depression of the 1930s in America. It sets the value of an activity in terms of gold.
3)Explain the point Bryan is making by using the thorns and cross metaphors to describe the gold standard
Bryan is trying to convince an auditory that he is right: workers deserve to be valued. In order to persuade the listeners, he uses the ancient strategies from rethoric, that consist on different figures of speech. For example, the thorns and cross metaphors.
Also, the thorns and crown metaphor connect with very symbolic religious symbols. People value this allegory because they can identify with it.
In the song "Rosie the Riveter" (1942) by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, the lyrics paint an image of a strong, hard working and patriotic woman.
Unlike other women that spend their time among luxury, caviar and being idle, Rosie is a hard working woman that contributes to the war effort, working overtime in the assembly line. She is separated from feminine stereotypes, not being idle nor getting nervous or having time for small talk.
This image of patriotism is reinforced by her having a marine boyfriend, and they both work to win the war: he in the battlefield and Rosie in the factory. She is so patriotic (equated with intelligence) that she wishes she could buy all the war bonds and find more wyas to contribute to the USA winning WW2.
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