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Invictus:"IsitHollywoodorisitHistory?"Nooneisbornhatinganotherpersonbecauseofthecolorofhisskin, orhisbackgroundorhisreligion.Peoplelearntohate,andiftheycanlearntohate,theycanbetaughttolove,for lovecomesmorenaturallytothehumanheartthanitsoppositeIhaveviewedtheInvictusfilmandthoroughly researchedNelsonMandelaandthepeopleheencounteredduringhisterminofficeandevenduringhisprison time.Mandelahasbeenoneofthegreatest...

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InvictusprovidesamessageIcanrelatetoItdoesn'tdetractfromthephilosophythatI'vedevelopedoverthepast coupleoftumultuousyears.Infact,Invictusaddstomydevelopingtheoryonhowtopersevereandlive.Itinspires metokeepgoingonmyownpathdespiteanynegativeoutsideinfluenceTwoyearsago,Isataloneinmyhouse alone,wantingtogooutside.Ididn'thaveanyfriendstospeakof,andIhadn'tsteppedoutsideintwodays.Those werethemostpainfuldays,andyears

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InvictusAlecsmithInvictusisoneofthemanygreatfilmsbeingshownintheupcominginspirationalfilmfestival. SportsfansaregoingtolovethismovieastheplotrevolvesaroundtheSouthAfricanrugbyteamthespringboks. Inthe1995rugbyworldchampionshipstheoddswerestakedagainstthespringbokrugbyteamMostpeopledidn't likethespringboksbecausetheyfelttheyrepresentedtheapartheidinSouthAfricamostpeoplethoughexceptfor NelsonMandelaAsexpectedinmostmovies

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Thepoem"Invictus"byWilliamErnestHenleypresentstheideathatmaintainingpositivityduringhardships makesonefeelinvincibleHenleyusesdictionthatsignifieshardships,alliteration,andbiblicalallusionsto describehowonecantakechargeofhislifewhenitcomestodownfalls.DictionisoneofthemaindevicesHenley usesinthispoemtodemonstratethedifficultythespeakerfacesThespeakersaysinthesecondstanzathatheis "inthefellclutchofcircumstance."Thisline...

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Paragraph1Howcansomebodyspendsomuchtimeinprison,andcomeoutwithagreatattitudewiththeworld? IwatchedthemovieInvictusRecentlyIwatchedthemovieInvictusandthenafterIdoneresearchonthetrue events,timeperiod,andpeople.InthispaperIwillprovethatthefilm,Invictus,wasmostlyhistoricallyaccurate bydiscussingthetruehistoricalpeopleandevents,summarizingthemovie,andcomparingandcontrastinghow themovieportrayedthetruepeopleandevents.Paragraph...

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InvictusExplicationWilliamErnestHenley'spoem"Invictus"primarilyemphasizesthethemesofbeingbrave, perseverant,andunconquerable.Writtenintraditionalclosedformwithanabab-cdcd-efef-ghghrhymescheme, thefluidityandstraightforwardnessofthepoemenhanceHenley'sthemeFurthermore,thepoemssyntaxallows forthemeaningtobeunmistakablypresent,clear,andpreciseThebeginningofthepoem"Outofthenightthat coversme"immediatelygivesthepoemanegativeconnotation...

"Invictus"RhetoricalAnalysisEssayAtimeofdifficultiesalwayscomesandgoesandithasalwaysbeenknown tostaystrongduringthosetimes.This,inmanyways,connectstocountlesspeople,includinggreatwriterswho oftendescribetheirdifficulttimesthroughactingorotherformsofwritingWilliamErnestHenleywasanauthor whousedhischallengestowriteapoem.Thiswasadramaticbutmotivationalpoemthatheavilyusedrhetorical devicestodescribehowhemanagedthroughhisdarkest

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challengesinlifetheytendtodealwiththeproblemsindifferentways.Thepoems"Invictus"byWilliamErnest Henleyand"If"byRudyardKiplingbothdiscussthehardshipoflivesandhowtoberesilientInthesepoemsthe poet'stonesrepresentthattheyweregoingthroughtimesofstruggleandneed.Both"Invictus"and"If'address resiliency;however"If"betterdemonstratesthisconceptbetter.Thepoem"Invictus"demonstratesresilience throughtheconceptofselfmotivationHenleyexhibits

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"Invictus"isapoemwrittenbyWilliamErnestHenley.Thethemeofthispoemisabouthavingthewilltosurvive inhardshipsThispoemtellsusthatyoucontrolyourownfateThispoemislyricalasitisexpressingthewriter's emotionsabouthishardshipsinlife,butalsodidacticasitteachesyoutoforgeyourownpathinlife.Thispoem followsaABABrhymepattern,andhasfourstanzaswhichincludesfourquatrainsThefirststanzaindicatesthe difficultyinlifeandthanksthegods...

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LeadershipattheMovies:Invictusand5LeadershipPracticesDecember20,2009byBeverleySimpsonMorgan FreemanandClintEastwoodhavecreatedanotherveryspecialmovienowplayingacrossNorthAmerica.Invictus isthestoryofNelsonMandela'searlydaysasPresidentofSouthAfrica,andparticularlyhowheviewedthe country'sRugbyteam,theSpringboks,andanupcomingWorldCupeventtobeheldinSouthAfrica,asan opportunitytobringthecountrytogether.Theyearis1995.Mandela(Freeman)...

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InvictusisahistoricalfilmthattakesplaceduringpostapartheidSouthAfrica.ItwasdirectedbyClintEastwood andstarringMorganFreemanandMattDamon.ThefilmisbasedonJohnCarlin'sbook,Playingtheenemy: NelsonMandelaAndGameThatMadeANationItismainlyaboutRugbyWorldCupin1995inSouthAfrica Eventhoughapartheidisover,thereisaracialtensionwithinthesociety.However,NelsonMandela,alongwith thecaptainofrugbyteam,FrancoisPienaar,triedtosolvethis

daughtersloveandAriel'sguidance.Invictus,a19thcenturypiececomposedbyWilliamEarnestHenleyisan empoweringpoemthatrelatestoanaudiencethatmustovercomeanyhardshipsinlifeHenleyhimselffacedsuch atestafterhecontractedtuberculosisoftheboneatayoungage,causinganinfectionwhenhewasinhisearly twenties,resultingintheamputationofhislegbelowthekneeWhilstinhospitalHenleywrotethis

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ElizabethGarciaPeralesProfessorWilliamsEnglish10110/24/17InvictusThetwosegregatedfencesthat separatedSouthAfricawerebrokendownbyformerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandela,whousedSouth Africa'sSpringboksrugbyteamasatooltounitetheeconomicallyandraciallydividedcountrythatwassuffering bytheApartheidthatlastedabout50years.YetNelsonMandelamadeithisgoaltoconquerthewhitesupremacy andracialsegregationofhisbelovedcountryMandela's

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"Iamthemasterofmyfate:Iamthecaptainofmysoul."Thesewisewordscomefromthepoem"Invictus"by WilliamEarnestHenley.Basically,thismeansthatyoucontrolyourfate,andthatthingsdon'thappenbychance, theyhappenbecauseofthechoicesyoumakeYoucontrolwhereyougoinlifeandhowyoutreatothersInthe filmInvictus,NelsonMandelajoinsforceswiththeSouthAfricarugbyteaminordertounitetheirnation,which wasstillraciallydividedduetoapartheidThisinspiring

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BothInvictusandEvolutionofaCriminalwerebothundefeated.Neithergaveuporshowedtheiremotions,they keptfaithandhadhopeNomatterwhattheyhadbeenthrough,theydidn'tlettheirsituationstopthem,theywere determinedtodowhattheyhadtodo.Undefeatedinthisparticularwaymeansnothingcouldstop.You'reyour ownpersonanddidn'tletanyoneoranythingstopyoufromdoingyou,nomatterwhatthesituationwas.Inthe poemInvictusitstated"Iamthemasterofmyfate,

"Invictus"isalyricalpoemthatanticipatestheaudiencetobethosethatpersevereinthefaceofadversityThe lyricalpoemcontainsfourquatrainswitharhymescheme:ABABCHCHEFEFGBGB,aniambicfootrhythm andiambicoctameter.Despitebeingwritteninthelate1800's,itisoneoftheeminentpoemsinworldliterature,as theprominenceofthepoemisnotonlytimelessbutwillalwaysberelevanttothepast,presentandfuture ThroughHenley'smanipulationofthepoeticelements;figurative...

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this,itisimportantforeveryonetostaystrong,despitethedifficultiesoflife;becausewhetherwelikeitornot, badthingswillcontinuetohappen,andcollapsingunderthatpressureisnogoodforanyone.InWilliamErnest Henley'spoemInvictus,thenarrator,whoisverylikelytheauthor,tellsusthatthroughalloflife'sdifficulties,we mustremaindignified,standtall,andkeepmovingforwardThereasonthenarratorofthepoemisverylikelythe authorisbecause,duringthetime...

AnalysisOfInvictusByWilliamEarnestHenley

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AnalysisOfInvictus:NelsonMandelaAndTheGameThatMadeA Nation

ThebookentitledInvictus:NelsonMandelaandtheGameThatMadeaNationwasoriginallytitledPlayingthe Enemy:NelsonMandelaandtheGamethatMadeaNationwaswrittenbyJohnCarlinThebookwaspublishedin 2009.Thestoryismostclearlyadramawhich,forareader,ismorerivetingbecauseittellsthestoryofNelson Mandelainsuchadistinctway.CarlinoriginallyreportedontheSouthAfricantransitionfortheIndependentof Londonandisnowworld-renownedHebeginsthebookwith

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"Invictus"–Individualpaper"Invictus",isapowerfulmovierepresentingwhatNelsonMandelatakingtheoffice asthefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfricaandsettoaccomplishgreatthingsNelsonMandelawasthefounder andleadoftheAfricanNationalCongressandspent27yearsinprisononchargesforsabotageagainstthewhite militaryandgovernmenttoendapartheidThemoviestartswithhisreleasefromprisononFebruary11,1990 greetedbytheblack...

FilmComparison:TempleGrandinVs.Invictus

Comparison:TempleGrandinvsInvictusThefilmInvictustellsthestoryofadividednationanditspresident whotriestohealoldwoundsprevalentfromdecadesofracialsegregationbywayoftheapartheidlawsinSouth Africa,andhisrelationshipwiththenation'srugbyteam.ThefilmTempleGrandinisaboutthelifeofayoung womanofthesamename,bornwithautisminatimewhentheconditionwasunderstoodverylittleandrespected evenlessso,andhowsheovercomestheobstaclesof...

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Thepoem"Invictus"byWilliamEarnestHenleyisapoemwritensothattheaudiencecouldeasilyrelateThis poemwaswritteninthelate1800's,butthemeaningofthispoemwassotruebackthenandevenisuptothisday. ItsgiinghopethatnomatterhowhardatrialbecomesitcanbeovercomeItisapartoflife,trialsaregivento makeusstronger.Wheherwerisetotheoccasionorcowerdownisallatesttoseeourtruepotential.Peoplewho reallyunderstandthispoemtakethemeaning...

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themidstofadversityThisstrengthand"backbone"ofthesoulisthehumanspiritThehumanspiritallowsfor theabilityofovercomeandremainstronginthemidstofadversity.InthenovelTheMoonisDown,theplay AntigoneandinthepoemInvictus,thehumanspiritgivesthecharacterstheabilitytoovercomeoppressionand havestrength.Althougheachworkissetinadifferentera,thestrengthofthehumanspiritremainsprevalent.The humanspiritgivesindividualstheabilitytohave

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whatisfamiliarDiscoverycanbeachievedthroughunexpectedmeansordeliberateexpeditionary,whetheritbe tangibleorafragmentofourthoughts/imagination/emotions.Poems'TheTiger'and'YoungGirlAtAWindow'by RosemaryDobsonandpoem'Invictus'byWilliamErnestHenleythoroughlyexplorethisconceptviatheir ideologyofhumannatureanditseffectondiscovery.RosemaryDobson'sTheTigerdelicatelyexaminesthe notionofdiscoveryasamediumoffreedom,relatingbacktoherown

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ZainAhmedMahoneyEnglish9-97January2015IntroductoryInformationTitle-Invictus:NelsonMandelaand theGameThatMadeaNationAuthor-JohnCarlinGenre-Non-Fiction,HistoryHistoricalContext-Publishedon November18,2009Moreofamodernbooktakingplaceinthelate1900'sThebookisalsomadeintoamovie starringMattDamonandMorganFreeman.InvictusisapoemthatNelsonMandelarecitesandiswrittenby WilliamErnestBenleyProtagonist-NelsonMandelaistheprotagonist

TempleGrandinTheme

TempleGrandin:AStoryofPerservearenceTempleGrandinandInvictusareexcellentfilmsintheirownright. Bothsharethemesofsacrifice,courage,andacceptanceThestorytellingineachisverydifferenthowever TempleGrandinisonepersonsaccountofherlifewithautismandlife'swork.Invictusisamuchlargerstory involvingawholecountry,andtheturbulenthistoryit'snewPresidentdesperatelywantedtochangeforthe peopleAlthoughthesemoviesarebothwellwrittenandacted

Thedocumentary"TheEvolutionofaCriminal"byfilmmakerDariusClarkMonroeandthepoem"Invictus"by WilliamErnestHenleycorrelatewitheachother.Thethemesareconveyedthroughcertainelementsofspeech, andthatispushingforwardandnotlettingthepastmakeyourfuture,despitetheimpenetrabledisincentivesBoth thedocumentandthepoemarebothempowering,andconnectsthereadertothedocuments.Theserelatetoan audiencethatmustovercomeanytypeofhardshipinlifeBoth

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Theconceptofinvulnerabilityhasbeenexaltedforcenturiesinnumeroussocietiesthroughoraltraditionand,later on,writtenword.Twowesterncultureshadlegendsaboutinvulnerabilityandthecharacters'trueweaknessbehind theirstrengthUpinthenorth,wehavetheNorsemythofthegodBalder,ayounggodwhodreamsofhisdeath causinghisfamilytotakemeasuresintotheirownhands.AlongtheMediterranean,wehadtheGreekepicpoems ofAchilles',theprizedchampionoftheTrojan

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research,itturnsoutthenarratorwasstrugglingwithrecovery,fromtuberculosis,thathehadcontactedin childhood)Despitesuffering,andbeingscarred,thenarratorchoosestofacehisailmentheadonFirst,lookingat thetitleofthepoem,"Invictus,"thisisaLatinword,thattranslatesto"undefeated"inEnglish.Thewholetheme ofbeingundefeatedgrowsmoreapparentthroughouttheentirepoem.Thefirststanza,readsasverydark.The darknessisn'tliteral,anditsnotnecessarilyeven

ThestoryofInvictusisbaseduponthelifeofNelsonMandeladuringthetimeheheldhisPresidencyofSouth AfricaSpecifically,themoviefocusesonhisideasofmanagingtheSpringboksandhowtheopportunityofusing thecountry'sRugbyteamunfoldsasawaytobringthecountrytogether.SinceTheWorldCupisbeingheldin SouthAfricaduringthefirstyearofhisterm,heseesTheWorldCupasanattempttobringthewhitesandblacks togetherbyfindingprideintheirhometeam'svictory...

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MaeKnaggsENGL1302-346Moseley4Apr2017DictionandImageryin"Invictus"and"IfWeMustDie"Itisa factoflifethatatsomepointoranothereveryonewillfacehardshipandobstacles.Intwoacclaimedpoems "Invictus",byWilliamErnestHenley,and"IfWeMustDie"byClaudeMckay,thepowertoproceedthroughall issewnintothestanzasquitevibrantlyBothauthorscreatevividimagesinthereader'sheadtoelaborateand extendtheimpactofthepoemtoeffectthereaderasmuch...

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poem,12b"Invictus",12dtellsthestoryofamanfacedwithmanydifficultchallengesbutalwaysshowed perseverance.*Whiletheotherpoem,"IfWeMustDie",12dbyClaudeMcKay,12dreferencesthecivilrights movementandrepeatsthroughoutthatifonediestheyshoulddiehonorablyforacausetheysupportBothpoems aresimilartotheplayAntigone,whichretellsthemythofayoungwomaninAncientGreece,facedwith challengingman'slawtoupholdGod'slaw.Thepoem,"Invictus",12dbyWilliam...

InvictusAnalysis

canreallymakeithardforthemtomoveonbuttheystillhavetokeeptrying.Thisideacanbeseeninthesetwo poemsthatareabouttobecompared"Invictus"byWilliamErnestHenleyand"DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGood Night"byDylanThomasbothconveythemessagethatpeopleshouldnevergiveupnomatterthecircumstance. Through"Invictus,"WilliamErnestHenleyconveysthatpeopleshouldnevergiveupnomatterthecircumstance. Theuseofpersonificationexpressesthisthemebecauseit

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Forgivenessandreconciliationanaspectofthehumanpsychewhichplaguesallwithitsenormousburden.The processofforgivenessisalongandgrimjourneyaspresentedinthe2009dramaInvictus,tellingthestoryofa wartorncountryanditsprogresstowardsaharmoniousnation.Agroupofpeoplewhohavebeenoppressedin theirownlandforcenturiesaretaughtthepowerofreconciliationandlearnthattherearefarmoreimportant thingsinlifethanrevengeandholdingagrudge.NelsonMandela...

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Thepoem"Invictus"byWilliamEarnestHenleyisapoemthattheaudiencecaneasilyrelatetoItstalkingabout howtheymustovercomethetrialsthattheyhaveinlife."Invictus"isalyricalpoemcontainingfourstanzaswith therhymescheme:ABABCHCHEFEFGBGBThispoemwaswritteninthelate1800's,butthemeaningofthis poemiseverlastingandcanbeusedevennowinthepresentandthefuture.Whichiswhythisisoneofthemost knownpoemsintheliteratureworldThewayHenleygets

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tearsLoomsbuttheHorroroftheshade,Andyetthemenaceoftheyears,Findsandshallfindmeunafraid.It mattersnothowstraitthegate,Howchargedwithpunishmentsthescroll,Iamthemasterofmyfate,Iamthe captainofmysoul,"calledInvictusThepoemtranslatedto"unconquerable"or"undefeated"hasbeenadoptedby someprisonersofwar.Themessagethatfateismasteredbyeachindividualisexactly...

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willtrytoknockothersdown,buteveryoneisincontrolofhisorherlifeThisideacanbeseenthroughoutboth poemsusingliterarydevices."Invictus"byWilliamErnestHenleyand"StillIRise"byMayaAngelou,both conveythemessagethateverybodyisincontrolofhisorherlifeanddonotletanybodyoranythingchangethat Throughout"Invictus"WilliamErnestHenleyprovesthemessagethateverybodychooseshowtheirlifewillbe andnobodycanchangethat.Theuseofsimilesshowshow...

Withhispoem,"Invictus",WilliamHenleydeclareshumansthesolegovernorsoftheirdestinies,andindoingso, suggeststhattheyhavefaithinthemselves,ratherthaninGod.Hedrawsontheexperiencegainedfromhislifeof hardshipduetoillnessinexpressingthisideatoreaders,anditisparticularlyeffectivebecauseheillustratesa clearexampleofahumanwhoremainsunconquered,despitetheexternaldifficultiesfaced.Throughoutthepoem, heusesseveralliterarydevicestoeffectively

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KeymomentsfromtheInvictusgamesThe2017InvictusGamesarebeingheldinToronto.Thisisthethird GamessinceitwascreatedbyPrinceHarryofWalesin2014.TheGamesareforinjured,woundedorsick militarypersonnelandveteransPrinceHarrycreatedtheGamesasawayforinjuredvetstorealizethattheystill havesomethingtooffertheworldandsomethingtobeproudof.ThenameInvictusisLatinandmeans unconqueredorundefeatedAtthisGamesthereare17countriesparticipating

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Invictus:"IsitHollywoodorisitHistory?"InthisessayIwillbeinformingyouaboutthelifeofNelsonMandela andsomeofthekeyeventsthathappenedduringhispresidencyTopreparemyselfforthisessay,Ihavedone researchonNelsonMandelaandsomeofthekeyeventsthathappenedduringhispresidency.Ihavealsowatched themovieInvictusandhaveresearchedonthetrueevents,andpeopleinthatmovie.InthispaperIwillprovethat thefilm,Invictus,washistorically

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TheTempest'AndHenley'sInvictus'

Thechallengingnatureofasuddenorunexpecteddiscoverycanalteranindividual'sperspectiveinvariousways, resultinginthere-evaluationofapersona'sbelief,valuesandbehaviour.Inthestanzaicpoem'Invictus,'William ErnestHenleyexaminesthenotionof'discoveryaffectinganindividual'Thenotionitselfsuccessfullyinterrelates withWilliamShakespeare'stragicomedyplay'TheTempest',andisportrayedthroughvariouslanguageformsand features.Atthebeginningofthefirststanza...

PoemAnalysisofInvictus(by:WilliamErnestHenley)By:NinaLuThepoemInvictuswrittenbyWilliamErnest HenleyconsistsofsixteenlinesandisdividedintofourstanzasTherhymeschemeisabab-cdcd-efef-ghghand thereareexactlyeightsyllablesineachline.Thisrhymeschemeandthespecificsyllablestoeachlinehelpthe phrasesandlinesflowtogethersmoothly.Thethemeofthepoemisstayingstrongandthrivinginthefaceof adversityanditisverystronglypresentthroughoutthe

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decidewhenitistimeforthemtodie,anddon'tjustlaydownandacceptdeath.Thisideacanbeseenininmany piecesoftextincludingthefollowingpoems"Invictus"byWilliamErnestHenleyand"Donotgogentleintothat goodnight"byDylanThomas.Bothauthorsexpressthethemeofpeoplecontroltheirownfate.Through "Invictus,"HenleyconveysthatpeopledecidetheirownfateTheuseofimageryexpressesthisthemebecause Henleyusesstrongwordsthatconveyanimageinthereader's...

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Theyoungladhadnihilityinlife.Bereaved.Cheerless.Dejected.Hersoulpleadedtobeconvivial.Bruised. DeformedDisabledThesaddenedgirllongedtobelikeeveryoneelseAshameDiscomfitCharginEveryone looksdownuponher.ThepoemInvictuswaswrittenbyanastoundingauthor,whosenameisWilliamErnest HenleyWilliamwrotethisawe-inspiringpoemtouplifthimwhilehewasinthehospitalWilliamHenleywas strickenwithtuberculosisoftheboneandwasbedriddenfor10months...

MorganFreeman(NelsonMandela)andMattDamon(FrancoisPienaar)werethestarringThemovieisbasedon howthetwostarringareinspiredtounitethepeopleofSouthAfricawhoseemstobeapartfromtheeraof ApartheidThetitleofthemovie,Invictus,wasapoemwrittenbyWilliamErnestHenleyintheeraofVictorian ThispoemwasreadandrecitedregularlybyNelsonwhenhewasinjailfor27years.Whenhewasinthejail,he usedtoholdthepoemonhisandhewasmostlyinspiredbythe

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ThepoemInvictuswasaverystrong,deep,darkpoemthagkindofleftyourmindupinthecloudsastowhat exactlylifecanbedeterminedas?Invictushasaveryeriefeelingtoitbecauseofthevocabularythatwasusedin thepoemitselfWilliamErnestHenleyuseswordstotryandexplainthewaythathefeelsthroughoutthepoemHe usessomekeywordsthatiswhatreallywhatsticksoutinthepoemitselfandgivesyouanideaonwhereheis actuallyheadedthroughoutthepoem"Outofthe

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Manytimes,whenIthinkofleaders,Itendtolooktheirheart.Beingaleaderismorethanthatbut,ifaleader doesn'thaveagoodheartthantheyaren'tagoodpersoninmyopinionTherefore,IbelievethatthefilmInvictus doesagreatjobatportrayingjustthat.ThisfilmfollowstworeallifeleadersNelsonMandelaandFrançois Pienaar.BothcometogetherandtrytouniteSouthAfrica.AfterMandela,isjailedforover27yearshisgoalisto havepeaceamongstalltheracesOnevery

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achieved.InthepassagesofInvictus,TheDeclarationofIndependence,TheCrisis-Number1,andTheMythof Prometheusitisdiscoveredthatwhoeverintendstogainfreedomorindependencemusteitherworkforit,or sacrificeforit.Throughoutthelinesofthedocumentsandstories,itiseasytotellthatachievingfreedomis somethingeasiersaidthendone.Whilemostpeopleneededtosacrificeforfreedom,theindependencewasalways worththestruggleInthepoemInvictusbyWilliamEHenley,the

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conquerablelieswithinyourenemy"-SunTzu.ThenovellaAnthemandthepoem"Invictus"bothhavethesame themeofbeingunconquerableInthenovellaAnthembyAynRandthemaincharacter,Equality,livesinasociety whereyoudoeverythingforeveryoneelse.Nothingispersonal.Equalitystartsbreakinglawsanddoesthingsfor himselfHedoesnotletthesocietytakeoverhisinternalselfThisismuchlikethepoem"Invictus"byWilliam ErnestHenly.Thetitleitselfmeansunconquerable.Henlyhas...

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