"Us v Them" by David Tomas Martinez Based on the title, whis is "us" and who is "them"? What does each group look like? What conflict will occur in the poem? How do you know?

Explanation:

In the poem "Us vs then" by  David Thomas, 'us' is referred to the American citizens and 'them' is referred to the Russians. The poem talks about the potential threat of a nuclear warfare between U.S and Russia and how their leaders made the Americans to think that the communists were evil.

The conflict which may occur would be a nuclear war. We can know this by the way the poet mentions about his childhood in elementary school. The poet mentions how they were taught to 'Duck and Cover' while they were in school as there were high chances of war at any moment.

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explanation:

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.