Antonio Walker was an African American businessman who led expansions of the Universal Insurance Company, founded by his father, Joseph Edison Walker in Memphis, Tennessee, together founded the Tri State bank in Memphis. Before joiningfull time in the business. Antonio Walker earned a master’s degree in business, actuarial science. When he started work in 1935, he was the only black actuary in Tennessee. After graduating Walker joined the company’s audit department in 1935. He was elected to be the board of directors. In 1946, he and his father opened the Tri State Bank & Trust Company, in 1952, he became President of the Universal Life Insurance Company, upon his father’s death in 1958, and Walker became the President of Tri State Bank.…
While reading the novel, 'My Antonia', one can very quickly notice that author, Willa Cather has much admiration for the character, Antonia. Throughout 'My Antonia', readers can conclude that Antonia is a very optimistic and inteligent girl who grows into an independent young woman. Due to such characteristics, many people could very easily find themselves admiring Antonia.…
(R) Antonio’s thoughts reflect the responsibility which he feels to live up to his mother’s expectations, even amidst the struggles of a desensitizing experience as he witnesses Lupito’s death. He displays a high level of maturity and experience as he thinks not just of the horror of the event, but also of the consequences and repercussions of this death.…
Antonio shows a startling maturity. Psychologically, a typical six-year old will suffer serious mental agonies if he or she witnesses the death of four other people. Tony,…
His mother is worried, and his father is counting down the days. But no one seems to be giving him much of a choice. He will be educated, he will be a priest, he will be a farmer, he will be a Luna, he will be a Márez… “My man of learning!... My baby will be gone today,” she sobbed. “He will be all right,” Ultima said. “The sons must leave the sides of their mothers,” she said almost sternly and pulled my mother gently.” (53). Antonio is never allowed to be anything but a man of learning. Even in his times of struggle with the issue of becoming a man, Ultima is there to help him. She has no doubt that he will become a good man in time. At one point in the book, Antonio’s mother tells him it is a sin that he become a man, and yet she is also telling him that he must become a man. Her contradicting statements do not help Antonio with this struggle at all. His older brothers are also a bad influence. All they value is booze, money, and women, and they choose to go wander through foreign cities. Antonio sees the effect this has on everyone, and decides early on that he won’t be like…
All these people imprint so many different ideologies onto Tony and he has no idea what to believe in. On the other hand, Tony feels at home with his peers, Cico and Samuel. Cico, however, has the focus in this book. He explains to Tony the idea of the Golden Carp. Cico regards Tony as an equal and a partner in learning. The Golden Carp that Cico talks about also represents something deep inside Tony. The Carp is a symbol of new knowledge and information about the world. With the Carp and Cico, it’s a new outlook on how the Universe works. Later that night, Tony dreams. Ultima appears in that dream, and she says ‘You have seen only parts’, Ultima in the dream is vocalizing her thoughts about Tony’s perspective, ‘and not looking beyond the great cycle that binds us all’(121). Keep in mind Tony is still incredibly young. La Grande is telling him that he needs to stop having this perspective of everything operating in black and white, and to see the bigger picture. Later in the next chapter, Ultima gives Tony a gift. She tells Tony, ‘You’re a good boy, now come here. I have something for you. The…
Currently Tony is trying to tell Wes, who is now currently in prison, to stay in school. He is trying to lead Wes down the right path in life. Tony, however, didn’t go down the right path and knows that if Wes follows him he won’t have a shot at a good life. Wes now has two choices that he could take that will shape the rest of his life and he happens to follow Tony down the wrong…
Throughout Bless Me, Ultima, young Antonio has to cope with and try to understand many tragedies. However, each death he observes makes him stronger and braver, therefore his character is developed through his experiences with death. Antonio watched three men die over the course of the novel, and during each event he was expected to understand and behave appropriately. When Antonio witnesses his first death, Lupito’s death, he was in awe and it truly impacted his life. While Antonio is hiding near the bridge, he thinks, “I had witnessed for the first time the death of a man” (Anaya 25). Because of Antonio’s young age, he was confused and in a stupor after what he had just seen. Only later when Antonio goes to sleep at night and ponders what Lupito’s death means does…
By hiding certain details, Hawks has managed to keep the audience on Tony’s side. However, with all the details now in high relief, there is little to keep the audience from turning against Tony. Though the film is nearly over by the time Tony has Johnny killed, there is still one wildcard left in the story: Cesca. Her allegiances have yet to be established. There are other questions as well, such as: How much does she know about her brother’s work? Will she side with her mother or her brother? Not only does Cesca’s uncertain position have the potential to throw a monkey-wrench into Tony and Guino’s plans, but she is both men’s only weakness. Both men make dangerous mistakes when it comes to Cesca. Tony’s possessive obsession with his sister nearly gets him killed. Guino, Tony’s most trusted right-hand-man, chooses Cesca over Tony, destroying their bond…
Murder, Inc., La Cosa Nostra, The Family. These words invoke visions of Tommy-guns, pinstriped suits, black and white spatted shoes and Edward G. Robinson. Old fashioned mobsters and gun-toting molls are some of my favorite silver screen characters. Fast forward to modern day and enter stage left, Anthony John Soprano, Sr. Tony Soprano is the modern fictional face of the Mafia; he is viewed as the quintessential gentleman mobster; a man we love to hate. This thesis revolves around what makes the character so compelling and why we loved to hate him.…
Stories of heroes have been told, written, and passed down since the beginning of time; each unique but following a tight pattern. Joseph Campbell was the first to notice this and wrote a book called The Hero With A Thousand Faces. Campbell wrote about the similarities of every hero’s journey while breaking it down into three steps: Departure, Initiation, and Return. In his book, Campbell compares many old Greek myths and heroic tales from centuries ago, and although he focuses on ancient myths, modern hero stories follow Campbell’s stages just as closely. Ironman is a prime example of a modern story that follows Campbell’s pattern. Tony Stark (Ironman) is an eccentric billionaire who owns stark industries, the world’s leader in weapon making. He lives a bachelor lifestyle without any worries until he gets his call to adventure. The story of Ironman tells the tale of Tony Stark’s life changing adventure while closely following the stages written by Campbell which would label him a hero by Campbell’s standards.…
Bernardo’s gang and sends them on a revenge mission. Tony is falsely informed of Maria’s death…
Alberto Knox is the hero of Sophie’s World. Alberto Knox is the one who helps Sophie get out of the book Albert is writing. Alberto teaches Sophie philosophy and this is the only way out of Albert’s book. Alberto also found the way out of the book, to begin with, and that means that he is the hero because he discovered the way to escape. Alberto is the hero of Sophie's world because he helps Sophie escape, he teaches Sophie philosophy, and he found the way out of the book Albert is writing.…
The character I chose for my essay is Iago. I chose him because he is like one of the main characters in the story Othello. Iago has many character traits that he displays during the story. One trait that he has is that Iago is very sneaky. He plays a close friend to Othello in the story. But once Othello gives Cassio the lieutenant position, Iago angers and turns on Othello. “Oh, sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him”. This quote shows that Iago is now only following Othello to turn on him. Here he is showing he is portraying his sneaky trait.…
Anthony as a tragic hero poses a problem for criticism. Typically, the hero of a tragedy is engaged in a search for meaning that ultimately about more awareness of the world and of the self, while the unquestioning hero belongs more to the world of comedy. Anthony however, is not the tortured soul who, like Hamlet feels divided between his public and private selves : he feels comfortable as both soldier and lover, but his tragedy turns out to be that the world will not allow him to live in the genial atmosphere of comedy where he belongs. The world as it exists in the play is too narrow and self-limiting to contain Anthony, both Rome and Egypt want to lower him to their levels and he resists. Only a “new heaven new earth ” a world beyond this one offers him a chance of harmony. Anthony comes across as a man who knows the world and has experienced the whims of fortune. His main aim is not to conquer the world, and he doesn’t question the gods as most tragic heroes do. He is aware that he has responsibilities and along with these as a reward comes pleasures. He is the voice of maturity. He rightly asks “my being in Egypt Caesar,…