Most recent public comments by Maisie Pines https://nowcomment.com/users/90009 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168938 I strongly agree with the point you have made for many reasons. Many people today only feel the need to contribute to bettering society and standing up for groups of people out of guilt (white guilt), but they do not follow through with helping, like you said, because they feel responsible. Also, the form of "performative activism" has only been detrimental to the real issues in this world because it draws attention away from the voices and causes that need to be heard in favor of some celebrity posting photos of them standing on a police vehicle, "standing for justice", when in actuality they are just scared of being seen as the fake woke person they are. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:25:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168937 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168937 This line is the best line, I believe, of the text for many reasons. The main one being that I think it encompasses the most important question romanticism raises. It raises the questions of abandoning freewill for the government for whatever reason, but that whatever the reason, is it really good enough that you would give up your freedom for it? Also this sentence is what really made this whole text believable to me, in terms of persuasion and understanding. This sentence got right to the point and the root of romanticism at it's core, and asked the question of how far will you go in terms of morality/liberty for the government? Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:09:43 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051469 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051469 I think he definitely used molestation not to upset the reader, but to stand out and really be analyzed so the reader can fully grasp the emotional significance this event will ensue. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:03:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051450 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051450 I agree that using vanish instead in place of "past" is a very purposeful action. Using vanished helps the reader to comprehend the magnitude at which him, and his people will feel the loss of their land. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:59:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051429 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2051429 I also agree on this front because it is very important to make this differential between perished and just "die".Death is inevitable, while perishing only happens when the memory of your existence and your morality ceases to exist as well, many would argue to be worse, and in this case it is. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:56:48 -0400