Priam has been the leader of Troy for many years and he identifies himself with being a king, not a father or husband. As he ages though, he realizes that being a king is not how he wants to be remembered. The death of his son Hector has shown him that he wants to be remembered as a father. The journey to obtain his son’s dead body is also a journey to find out who he is. Somax, on the other hand is confident and prideful in his name and who he is.
Fires are fought, people are saved and heroes receive their accolades. But the fire at home rages on. As the couple conclude that their marriage is a mistake and that their personal lives offer so much more excitement than their married life, in steps Caleb’s father. Himself a contributor to a damaged marriage in the past, he offers his son a challenge and a gift just prior to the divorce papers being signed. His simple request: would his son take a 40 day challenge before Caleb inks those fateful documents.
The funny thing is, is that if he didn’t have a nungah friend and support from his mum and Darcy he wouldn’t of not changed for the better. Friends and support is so important in life and without it you simply wont know. because it’s not his business. Cathy’s BBQ was on the same day and convinced him to go to the funeral and pays his respect. Dumpy family appreciates him coming and Gary finally developed how to be independent.
There was also Sam’s employer at the coffee shop who was just his employer and maybe not aware of what Sam was really facing in day to day life. I feel Sam would have benefited from an advocate and support from when Lucy’s mother decided that having a baby and being with Sam was not her life and she didn’t want a baby. Sam was left to raise Lucy with only a few meaningful people in his life. Most of these meaningful people had disabilities themselves. Things maybe could have been prevented if help was provided before Lucy was born.
He was fighting for the good of his people. However, both of the characters were fighting for what was rightfully theirs. Hamlet was in the bloodline to take over the Kingdom after his father’s death, but his mother married his uncle almost immediately afterwards taking his spot in the kingdom. This sent Hamlet into a deep depression that winds up causing much more than his Uncle Claudius bargained for. Beowulf proves to everyone that he will not only make a name for himself, but also grow into a wise, strong, courageous leader that will do anything to gain fame.
“Jack ran until he couldn’t feel the pain of the war, couldn’t feel the eyes of his platoon behind him.” Here in this line shows that at this point he was not a hero. He is a person who was scared for his own life. “No one had ever survived the camps and he had no idea what he was up against but he was determined to get his men back even if that meant certain and instant death.” Here it shows that he had put away his personal gain and became a hero. Another quote “The difficulty in life is the choice” by George Moore. This quote relates to this story because Jack had to make a difficult choice, he could have saved himself and be known as a coward or wrest his life to save his men and be known as a hero.
If he were to die still hating Big Brother, it would make the statement of everything he had stood for in life and the sacrifices he had to make. Even though very few people, if any, would know he hated Big Brother, it was more a personally accomplishment for him. Gattaca – Notes &
Beneatha hates assimilationist because they show no pride or respect in for their heritage. Walter may act like a fool at times but he may have more pride than any of the Youngers. He shows that he proud of his family when he says; " We have decided to move into our house because my father-my father- he earned it for us brick by brick". Pg.148 This shows his pride because he is talking about how his father worked himself to death just to keep his family alive. The Youngers may lose hope at times but they will never lose their
Josh Villani Mr. Woodruff Wednesday April 24th 2013 Cinderella Man In the movie Cinderella Man, Braddock made very ethical decisions. Some of these decisions included that he worked extremely hard and did whatever he could so he could get his kids back. He retrieved the sausage for his young boy. Braddock began to fight again as another source of income so he could meet his needs along with his families need. I do not believe the way the director portrayed Max Baer was unethical.
In the song Born in the USA Bruce Sprinsteen says “The first kick I took was when I hit the ground, you end up like a dog that’s been beat too much.” He lacked determination, he let the hard times take over and it held him back from being the best he could be and achieve the American Dream. “Some people succeed because they are destined but most because they are determined.” ~Unknown. Even others might say that the American Dream is more about family rather than money. However you cannot support a family without money. For an example the song Jackie Brown says “Is this your meal Jackie Brown?