https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0 Man in the Arena by Theodore Roosevelt en-us 2022-01-28 14:41:09 UTC 2026-03-10 23:51:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 23mccardellt https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2018016208 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. What does this quote mean to you?]]> 2022-01-28 14:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2018016208 23mccardellt https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2101957674 Throughout the movie, the Batman experiences a shift from a tool for vengeance to a light of hope for the city of Gotham. "Vengeance won’t change the past. Mine or anyone else’s. I have to become more. People need hope." Do you agree with the Batman? Why or why not?]]> 2022-03-18 13:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2101957674 23harbstn https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113806769 I do agree with Batman. It is true that no matter how badly one may want to change the past, it is impossible. It is more important to grow and evolve from the past as to not let history repeat itself. Evolution, rather than dwelling on the past, provides "hope" as it is said in the movie. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113806769 23deckere https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113812275 The quote from "The Man in the Arena" has a lot of great meaning. I think it is very true that sometimes the person doing all of the hard work and putting in all of the blood, sweat, and tears does not end up with the credit. While this person usually does not ask for the credit, but they still deserve it. The line that stands out to me the most is, "who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." This is saying that even if you fail trying, you still put in all of the effort that you could have, and that is more than some other people can say. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113812275 23ansleyr https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113812809 I find the speech to be true. Those who do not contribute to a victory do not deserve credit for it. We often see certain issues given a figurehead that is the decided "champion" of the problem, and whether or not they actually contributed anything to this problem does not become as important if these people let the recognition get to their heads, and thus the average person that contributed as well, or the man in the arena, is overlooked.]]> 2022-03-25 13:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113812809 23mundellm https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113813209 I really like "The Man in the Arena" and the overall message that is presented. I think that it is very important for one to realize that they are the only person that is responsible for their success, and not allow external pressures and influences to change their work ethic. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113813209 23meikrantzc https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113813717 I loved the transition between Batman being a tool for vengeance to a tool for hope. I completely agree with the Batman's transition because at the beginning of the movie, he was feared by all, not just criminals. At the end of the movie he realizes he needs to be a symbol for hope for the good people of Gotham as well, as they are the people who need to be lifted up from under the criminal empire of Gotham. Batman's new strategy will help to uplift the people of Gotham while making the bad guys fear him as well.]]> 2022-03-25 13:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113813717 23mcphailc https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113814889 The Man in the Arena speech is one of the best speeches I have ever read or listened to. I find his statement on the importance of trying and putting forth effort into everything very important for everyone to learn and internalize. It is far too common for someone to criticize others for trying and failing where they are too scared to attempt the same action. Often I find that the decisions that I have regretted the most are the times where I have chosen not to try or attempt anything at all rather than try and fail. Determination and persistence in striving to achieve should be highly valued and respected and failed attempts should not be seen as more shameful than not striving to achieve at all. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113814889 https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113815028 Thanks for the two options, Trey. It is hard to decide. 
In the quote, the line "if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly" speaks to the risk of possibly succeeding in any adventure. To me, that seems like a life worth living. Without risk, we cannot see our potential, and without failure, we do not grow. Given this, it is a hopeful message about life, which is Batman's point: "People need hope." The possibility of succeeding innately offers us all hope in life. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113815028 23sokolofskyj https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113818518 I think the Batman resembled a lot of what Roosevelt touches on his speech, specifically about about striving valiantly, face being marred by sweat and blood (as it is in the picture of Batman), and who actually does the deed he sets out to do. However, this was not Batman's initial motivation for being who everyone saw him as: as the quote from Batman suggests, his desire to become what he was grew out of a need for vengeance, not out of a place of justice and hope. Therefore, Roosevelt's speech represents the ideals that Batman came to aspire to throughout the movie, that he would "spend himself in a worthy cause," who knows the "great enthusiasms, the great devotions," so that he may know victory over the sins he wishes to eradicate. "People need hope," according to the Batman, and they could find that in someone who followed the maxims outlined in Roosevelt's speech. Batman realized that he represented more than just his own vengeance: he represented the light at the end of the tunnel for a city as tired and beat down as Gotham was, and by tightening his grip on the axioms outlined in Roosevelt's speech he was effectively able to become who the city needed him to be, producing the ultimate hero the movie portrays. ]]> 2022-03-25 13:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/23mccardellt/irfxvhui3ji15ee0/wish/2113818518