week14

O Captain! My Captain! -  by Walt Whitman

美式詩特點 "Free verse"
"Free verse" is an open form of poetry.
It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.  

↑用知識武裝自己

Nilhilism (虛無主義, 類似中國老莊思想)
Nihilism is a philosophical doctrine that suggests the lack of belief in one or more reputedly meaningful aspects of life.

Presumption of innocence (無罪推定)
One is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
By Latin expression :  Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies)
→The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution
→Prosecution(檢察官) has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact.

commencement : means begin
(= graduation ceremony 較少用)

Onomatopoeia
Doomsday : the last day of the world's existence.
doom : death, destruction, or some other terrible fate. (→Onomatopoeia)
Skyscraper : a very tall building of many stories.
scraper : push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter. (→Onomatopoeia)

NATO phonetic alphabet (International radiotelephony spelling alphabet)