Channel Firing Poem Analysis Essay - 1497 Words

Thomas Hardys â€Å"Channel Firing† is a poem written in 1914, four months prior to the start of World War 1. This historical context is crucial to understanding the poem as it expresses the dark and sorrowful foreshadowing of the months before the war, creating feelings of tension, turmoil and unrest. There were, at the time, many young men who did not share the common unease, more so tension turned to excitement, turmoil to eagerness and unrest to anticipation. The split between society in the months leading up to the war is portrayed in Hardys poem. For example, the anonymous character Hardy embodies in this poem states how he â€Å"thought it was judgement day† as he hears gunfire, quite clearly depicting his fear and others around him as he†¦show more content†¦This interpretation could be seen to blame the church, as does the aforementioned point made stating how men fight and die in the name of God, making a direct relation between religion and death. In the third stanza, I believe Hardy uses an interesting and peculiar image of a drooling glebe cow. This image, in my opinion, could either show how this creature is unaffected by the turmoil of war, perhaps showing how mankinds wars have little impact on the rest of the world. It could also be a criticism towards the church. Throughout Hardys other poetry he questions either the motivations or the very existence of God, therefore we could assume that the image given through the quote, â€Å"the glebe cow drooled† could indeed be critical towards the Church or God. However, clearly in this instance Hardy is not necessarily doubting Gods existence as he introduces him as a character. He explains to the risen dead that it is not â€Å"Judgement Day†, merely the beginning of another war, comparing it to the wars in which they died, describing it as â€Å"the world as it used to be†. This description brands humanity as a race born to fight, nothing more. The usage of the quote â€Å"All nations striving strong to make Red war yet redder† show how this could be viewed as anShow MoreRelatedStrategy Safari by Mintzberg71628 Words   |  287 PagesSupply Changes—Impacting production processes, investment requirements Changes in number of suppliers—Impacting costs, availability 6. M a r k e t Changes New uses of products—Impacting demand, capacity utilization New markets—Impacting distribution channels, demand, capacity utilization Product obsolescence—Impacting prices, demand, capacity utilization Source: From Power et al. (1986:38). 1. Strategy formation should be a deliberate process of conscious thought (94, 543). Action must flow from reason:Read MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOral Communication 340 †¢ Written Communication 341 †¢ Nonverbal Communication 341 Organizational Communication 342 Formal Small-Group Networks 343 †¢ The Grapevine 343 †¢ Electronic Communications 345 †¢ Managing Information 349 Choice of Communication Channel 350 xiv CONTENTS Persuasive Communications 351 Automatic and Controlled Processing 351 †¢ Interest Level 352 †¢ Prior Knowledge 352 †¢ Personality 352 †¢ Message Characteristics 352 Barriers to Effective Communication 353 Filtering 353 †¢ SelectiveRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pageslooking at alternative actions that can be taken, then considering the probable good consequences of each action and the probable bad consequences while weighing the positive and negative impact of each consequence. It’s a kind of cost-benefit analysis. Exercises 1. Columbus Day is an American holiday. Write a short essay that weighs the pros and cons and then comes to a decision about whether there should be more or less public celebration (by Americans and their institutions) on Columbus