Analysis: The Joke “If he went now he’d never come back. He’d go and she wouldn’t know‚ or care. He’d come back and the same thing: she wouldn’t care.” These lines from “The Joke” written by Robby Doyle clearly set the tone of the short story concerning the narrator’s frustrations about his 26-year-old relationship. The lines also hint the main themes‚ which are the slow decay of a marriage‚ and the importance of communication. These themes are confirmed throughout the text. The story is told by
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Bad Day: A Rhetorical Analysis of The Killing Joke The Joker was once seen as a comical criminal who committed ridiculously silly crimes‚ such as spreading laughing gas throughout Gotham City. However‚ after the reinvention of Batman‚ The Joker was transformed into a grave and terrorizing character. Continuing the course of the new personality given to The Joker‚ writer Alan Moore and artist Brian Bolland created a graphic novel called The Killing Joke‚ “a much more complex‚ darker‚ and ultimately
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Thomas Jones 10-04-08 Street Law 3Rd Period When inmates enter the institution‚ they are thoroughly searched and their clothes and personal effects are taken from them. They are told that they may not cause trouble and no political speeches will be allowed. They may write one letter each week and attend church only on Sunday. If they violate any rules‚ they will immediately be put in solitary confinement without any food for 24 hours. Because of the high inmate population‚ there are
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Is Rodeo Cruel to Animals? The sport of Rodeo has been a tradition in the United States since the cowboys of the American West began pushing herds of cattle across this country. Often‚ there was very little to do besides hard work with the cattle and horses‚ so the cowhands would often get together and compete with each other in the skills that they practiced every day on their jobs in order to relieve boredom. The first competitions in rodeo consisted mainly of riding bucking horses and
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Kaylon Dobson Mrs. Larkins Language Arts 5/28/2013 ARE ZOOS CRUEL OR EDUCATIONAL Zoos are cruel because of recent incidents that have happened creating the deaths and injuries of some animals. In the 2005 DreamWorks move‚ Madagascar‚ a group of zoo animals wanted to leave the zoo for a day to explore New York little did they know there one day escape turned into an adventure greater than they could have every imagine. While exploring New York they were accidentally shipped to the island
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on death row awaiting lethal injection (“Cruel” 1). At our current rate of botched executions and exonerations‚ 217 executions of current death row inmates will be botched and 310 of current death row inmates will be innocent (“Cruel” 1). Also‚ in most parts of the world‚ the death penalty is no longer used and is seen as a human rights violation. The death penalty‚ as applied in the United States‚ is a clear violation of the 8th amendment’s ban on the “cruel and unusual punishment” clause and also
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Cruel and unusual punishment is the term used to describe criminal punishment which is considered unacceptable due to the suffering or humiliation it causes on the person. Cruel and unusual punishment has a very long history and is now noted in the constitution. There are several cases that deal with the consequences of cruel and unusual punishment and the constitution also protects people from this being used on them. The government has also put restrictions on
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What is Cruel and Unusual Punishment | Cruel and Unusual Punishment Past and Present | | Michael Roberts | 11/29/2011 | | A young man is caught stealing food for his family. He is thrown in a jail which resembles a dungeon. It is cold in his cell and the walls are damp and smell of urine and feces. There is a bucket in the corner used for defecation. A pile of hay sits in the corner; this is the only comfort which is used for sleeping. Rats run around the cells chewing
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A Cruel Angel’s Thesis is a famous song composed by Yoko Takahashi. She purposely crafts the melody as an opening soundtrack for the Japanese animated series‚ Neon Genesis Evangelion. Thus‚ the song’s lyrical body reflects the protagonist’s psychological struggles as well as his emotions. For example‚ the ballad starts with “ Young boy‚ like a cruel angel’s thesis‚ Live up to be a legend…” which can be translate into “ Protagonist‚ in the future‚ you will be plagued greatly by ill thought as you
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Sometimes Depression is Cruel From our first breath of life‚ we are continually thrust into situations and drugged from our stark reality. We are forced to make our way through an impossible puzzle on this war-torn land‚ the shadows of the past clinging with dread as we tear down our monuments. Drudging through the sludge known as our society‚ we are told what to do‚ how to look‚ what to wear‚ and even what to say. Sometimes the sun shines for hours on end‚ bright and impossible. Sometimes there
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