No Man Is An Island Response

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I chose this picture because it portrays that one man is spread across the world, connecting with everyone, and being "involved in mankind".

The poem "No Man Is An Island" by John Done goes like this:

"No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

I think the main idea of this poem is that all of mankind is connected, everyone is equally important, and if even one person dies out of the billions, part of mankind is wiped out.

The video is showing two famous cities, New York and Sydney, and is saying that the cities are made up of people, it's not just a place, everyone is important in making the city.

I think the video is connected with Aung Sang Suu Kyi's story because she is trying to show that people don't have the rights they need, and should have access to. Also, she is only one person, and she is making a difference.

The poem connects with Matt Harding's video, because Matt Harding is going around the world and dancing, and everywhere he goes, people join in, and this shows we are all the same at heart and we like to connect with each other. When I saw the video, I felt like joining in too, which just proves that we are all the same.