In politics it is said, that when not fueled by hope there is a vacuum for fear to fill. Since artists turn to the muses, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope we are exploring what they can offer us for inspiration to have the hope fueling politics.
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” Robert Kennedy
Today we’ll start with Terpsichore (dance):
http://www.upworthy.com/a-dancing-guy-caught-on-camera-picking-up-litter-reminds-us-that-we-can-do-more-too?c=upw1&u=6ffb12f2d750fff1c628f4ed4366938bb526f1d5
Does he embody the spirit Kennedy guided us towards?
An example of rhetorical analysis Calliope might claim:
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/election-and-the-death-of-white-male-power.html
After that, do you welcome a dose of comedy from Thalia (video)?
http://therealnews.com/t2/component/hwdvideoshare/viewvideo/80034
Did that inspire new hope as the name suggested?
And let us end with Polymnia (mimicry):
http://www.dumage.com/10-examples-of-animal-mimicry/
Do such examples of adaptation for survival engender hope?
And thank you dear reader for joining me on this journey of discovery and quest for hope!
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Thanks so much for your post!
You are welcome JD–thanks for holding down the fort so well while I was off-line!
Let hope reign supreme, but let us enforce it with action!
I love your muzing on the muses, Jill, but I can't look at videos due to the terrible reception donw in OZ. I can read and write some comments. but that's about it. So I read what I can and note anything for later reference when I'm better equiped.
I understand Lona and will strive for more text ones next week.