following report is to critically analyse and deconstruct the character of "the Joker" within the film "the Dark Knight" and discuss the reasoning of why this character was interpreted in such a way. The Joker‚ played by late Heath Ledger‚ is a terrifying villain who will stop at nothing to manipulate and corrupt his victims. However it is not the Jokers sinful love for destruction and chaos alone that makes him such a terrifying character‚ it is that he is flesh and blood; he is not immortal and does
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An epilogue is more than a body count. An epilogue‚ in the disguise of wrapping up the past‚ is really a way of warning us about the future". History often repeats itself. We can either let that happen‚ or we can use our prior experience to better our future. An epilogue isn’t just a memoir of those past‚ it’s a glimpse into what will be. Garp lead us on a journey in which we acquired new perspectives on the lives of people which we may never have known in any other circumstance. It seems almost
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In the article “High Tech Trash” by Chris Caroll‚ Caroll explains the effects of e-waste (electronic trash). The article mentioned how most electronics that are thrown out‚ donated to charity‚ or even recycled still end up in developing countries. “While some recyclers process the material with an eye toward minimizing pollution and health risk‚ many more sell it to brokers who ship it to the developing world‚ where environmental enforcement is weak” (Caroll 81). This causes our e-waste to affect
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better than others? Seeing as we all have them‚ and being that most have different ideals than others‚ what makes certain ideals considered better than others. In this essay i will be discussing my ideals and how they compare to the man by the name of Chris McCandless. I will be comparing to see if i share any of the same ideals with the young man. By the end of this i will hope to have found out some new things about myself. And maybe whoever is reading this may find out new things about them. As far
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Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced we
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conclusions because of that person’s reputation. In The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci‚ Torey’s opinions of other characters changes throughout the whole story. At the start of the story‚ Torey thinks of Bo Richardson as a bad guy‚ Ali Mcdermott as a girl that goes from boy to boy‚ and Chief Bowen as a person to look up to. All of these opinions change as the story goes on. Torey thought all of those things because of those characters reputations. Torey learns to not make assumptions based
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Character Analysis- The Great Gatbsy‚ Chapter 1 Nick Carraway serves as the novels narrator and tells us in chapter one that he is tolerant‚ open-minded‚ and quiet and a good listener‚ which makes others; want to confide their secrets in him. Nick is repulsed by the phony nature of the socialites and his moral sense sets him apart from the other characters in the novel. “ Unjustly accused of being a politician”. He seems to be a biased narrator‚ and possibly unreliable as he seems to contradict
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Priya Rajkumar #12 8B Ms. Pasion Composition 16‚ February ‚ 2016 Body Paragraph # 1 (revised) One reason for why Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ is sane‚ is that his madness only manifests itself when he is in the presence of selective characters. Hamlet even says himself that he is only "mad in craft" [Shakespeare III.iv.188-199]. Hidden amongst the associates in question‚ exists his cowardly uncle‚ Claudius--the man responsible for the death of Hamlet’s father and Gertrude‚ his unfaithful mother
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According to our calculations The Body Shop will need additional funding of £16.97‚ £20.55‚ and £24.60 in 2002‚ 2003 & 2004 respectively for a total of £62.12. These numbers were derived by developing trial pro-forma balance sheets and finding the difference between our assets and liabilities and equity. This calculation equals the plug‚ which told us how much additional funding was needed. After forecasting these numbers we were able to conclude that The Body Shop will need the aforementioned funding
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Grendel character analysis Terrorizing a town for 12 years Grendel kills countless men and woman in the epic of Beowulf. Banished to an underwater dwelling when descendants of Cain were banished and killed‚ many warriors faced him but few survived. Many have herd of Grendel and his tale of horror‚ but who is Grendel? Grendel is seen by other people in Beowulf as a monster and a fiend even before his name is mentioned the narrator refers to him as a “powerful monster‚ living down in the darkness”
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