As Laurell K. Hamilton, a famous American fantasy writer, once said, “There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” This quote directly applies to the little-dark-puppy-kicked-too-many-times character named Johnny Cade from S.E. Hinton’s timeless novel The Outsiders, who has both mental and physical scars from his horrific beating at the hands of the Socs -which not only linger upon his skin, but also penetrate his heart. In chapter two of this engaging and teen-centered novel, we dig deeper into the past of Johnny Cade’s life, thanks in part to a captivating first-person flashback from Johnny’s fellow Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis. While Ponyboy and his fresh friend Cherry Valance, a Soc…
If this movie wasn’t anything like the comics than people would be pissed. So they had to use logos, another rhetoric phase, in order to get statistics on deadpool and who he is. They also had to know his personality, hobbies, etc… So they used their logic in order to make a good movie and not something of great disappointment. They capture his attitude and way of thinking very well because of the knowledge and logic. In conclusion they made tons of money and an awesome movie, rhetoric is a part of our everyday life and some of us don't even realize this. Now I will be open to thinking about the ethos, logos, and pathos about everything i…
For the last couple of weeks I have been reading the novel Watership Down. In the beginning, two brothers, Hazel and Fiver, lived in a rabbit warren. Fiver saw blood in the future and decides to run away from the warren. On their adventure some rabbits join them, in the forest they come across a river and use a board to cross. Later on the group is invited into a strange warren, Bigwig gets caught in a snare and the group, including Bigwig, left. Finally they find a down (hill) to live in. The group realized they needed does and asked a bird, Kehaar, to find another warren. Bigwig went to the other warren to gather some of the does. Bigwig and the does barely escape with their lives.…
Alex Dumas is one of the least credited generals of the French army in the French revolution. What makes him further significant was his unfair odds of obtaining such a status; he was the black son of a slave woman and nobleman. Because of his conditions, Dumas was able to have an understanding of virtually all perspectives of the French Revolution. It is important to study the life of Dumas to become aware of racial discrimination as well as how it can be overcome.…
Xavier the main character in Three Day road goes through the biggest transformation. We enter the book knowing Xavier to be a grounded character. At the beginning of this book we see Xavier staying true to his culture consistently and resisting the urge to use morphine on numerous accounts. Xavier believed in doing no harm to those who oppose no harm to him. Xavier was ordered to kill things around him that showed no threat, like the birds nest. Xavier stayed true to his native back ground and did not crumble under the peer pressure of his boss and Elijah. Throughout the book I see the process of Xavier changing into someone who was once grounded and loyal into someone who gives up all hope and faith. Eventually Xavier gives into the morphine after losing his leg. From there Xavier reaches a stage of depression and soon gives up on everything and everyone. He feels he has nothing and no one to live for.…
In expressive arts, we are studying the 1960’s, and as part of this one of the art works we have been analysing is ‘The Car Man’ which is choreographed by Matthew Bourne.…
Tobias Wolff, author of the short story “Hunters in the Snow”, uses multiple elements of fiction such as suspense, conflict and mystery to create said story. All of which come together to create a remarkable, intriguing, and eye opening story for the reader to enjoy and ponder over for a substantial amount of time after finishing.…
He also uses pathos to describe his sense of thoughts and feeling as each word he read started to become more and more understandable. Malcolm X also learned about his back…
In the book Ready player one the protagonist is Wade Watts. The problem that Wade faces is that in his favorite video game there is a hidden secret in game and whoever finds it gets to own the company. The secret is hidden very well and is almost impossible to find. The way he dealt with the problems is he teamed up with some other people online and figured out how to beat it. One personality trait that I noticed that helped Wade is that he never gives up, that help him because there were a lot of points when he felt like giving up but pushed through it. I connected to Wade because we both had hard moments in our game but we made it through.…
For my analysis essay I chose to write about the film, Tombstone, concluding that Wyatt Earp was a good man.…
In all books, long as well as short, there is a character that stands above the rest. This character must demonstrate high moral character and set an example for the rest of the novels cast. Another name for this super being, is a hero, a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities (Webster). In Twains novel, Huckleberry Finn, it is evident that Huck is the hero of the novel. Throughout this book, Huck demonstrates the epitome of heroism, for the attitude that he posses, as well as his actions and willingness to change.…
Spike Lee is one of the many directors who in my opinion always want to keep people alert. Lee is a film director, producer, writer and actor. He is with no question a very intelligent man that believes he has a responsibility to try and explain the world of black folks and other minorities in their most genuine form. When it comes to making films, he always fulfils his responsibility to show the behind the scenes black personnel who are underrepresented in an industry dominated by white people. I already in agree with his view on how he makes his films. In a quote from an online source, Spike Lee says, "I've never really thought of myself as a spokesperson for 35 million African Americans.... All my views have been solely my views, and I think that there are African American people who agree with me, but we also have African Americans who don't agree. I feel as though Spike Lee makes movies to capture people eyes and make them think and see what is really going on in a way. My favorite two films by him are 25th Hour and Do the Right Thing. Two very controversial films that have something to say to every race and creed. Spike Lee has made name for himself and a pretty good one at that.…
August Wilson is a man who, outside of the theatrical world, is not very well known. Yet there are those, like Paul Carter Harrison, who would rank him in "the same 'artistic continuum' as Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, and Thelonius Monk."1 When I began research on August Wilson I asked myself, so what? So what if he's won awards and recognition? What has he done to merit them? What makes this man important enough to do a research paper on? Why not Langston Hughes or Martin Luther King, Jr.? What makes this man matter in this society? As I continued my research I realized that, throughout my entire life, I had been deprived of knowing about such a man as August Wilson. I realized he stands for what Martin Luther King, Jr. stands for. He writes in the ways of Imamu Amiri Baraka, Langston Hughes, and Ralph Ellison. Through what Wilson has accomplished, and continues to strive towards, the black community will benefit a million-fold should they heed his words.…
-Jack’s lack of divorce papers had made her suspicious, plus he had told Jessie’s father that his wife was dead…
Actor Nathan Lane born on February 3, 1956, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Lane began acting in middle school and by the time he graduated from St. Peter's Prep high school, he had decided on a career as an actor. Though he was offered a scholarship to study theatre at St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, the stipend provided was not sufficient to live on, so Lane took a series of odd jobs, including bail interviewer, telemarketer, and singing messenger, while trying to land acting jobs in New York City. As there was another Joe Lane in the Actors' Equity organization, Lane took the first name of Nathan Detroit, a character he played in a dinner theatre production of Guys and Dolls.…