12017-03-21T15:22:01-07:00Page 214plain2017-04-25T19:57:31-07:00 The manifesto is a written statement declaring “publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its author, by an individual, group, political party or government” (Manifesto, 2017). A manifesto typically promotes a previous or new idea that the author wishes to make. A manifesto can be either political or artistic in nature. It can also reflect a personal stance on a contentious issue. The audience of a manifesto is generally anyone and everyone willing to listen and contribute to the discussion; however, many manifestoes are aimed at the oppressed and active political citizen. “Both manifest and manifesto derive ultimately from the Latin noun manus (‘hand’) and festus (‘hostile’)” (Manifesto, n.d.). Something that is “manifest is easy to perceive or recognize”, and a manifesto is a statement in which “someone makes his or her intentions or views easy for people to ascertain” (Manifesto, n.d.). Possibly the most famous manifesto is “The Communist Manifesto,” written in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to outline the platform of the Communist League (Manifesto, n.d.).
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