A Few Good Men shows many examples of learning how to take responsibility for personal actions, but one of the last scenes with Colonel Jessep reveals two points most related to this issue of responsibility: responsibility to authority and responsibility of authority. In the first, Marines Dawson and Downey begin to understand why answering to authority was wrong in this situation, and in the second, Colonel Jessep is convicted for a murder in which he never feels he should be responsible for. Both of these situations allow others to see issues of morals, responsibility, and obedience. A Few Good Men gives several lessons, one of which can impact society as a whole if understood thoroughly: One must always know they are responsible for their own actions--always. It does not matter what the circumstances are, one is responsible for what they do personally, and what the outcomes can be when ordering others to do something.
"Be like the Boy Wonder", he said to Duddy, encouraging him to become a gangster. Since Duddy wanted Max's attention and thought that the only way to win his father's love and respect was to become someone just like Dingleman, Duddy grew up idolizing Jerry. Duddy has all the qualities he needs to achieve his dream of becoming a landowner, but with the Boy Wonder as his role model, he chooses the wrong road towards his goal. To make others think he is worthy, he starts to crazily pursue money. Wealth, in the form of land, is what Duddy believes his grandfather is telling him to strive for.
Although the changes in Gil are progressive throughout the movie, he ultimately reaches generativity through providing nurture and guidance to his children. This is especially apparent in his relationship with his son Kevin, who’s school expressed concerns of his emotional problems and wanted to transfer him to a special education school the following year. It is obvious that Gil desperately wanted to leave a legacy of himself behind to Kevin, yet gets
Deerslayer starts out just like the Early Americans lost in nature, though just like the great Rousseauian philosophy that nature is good and similar to the Early Americans Deerslayer goes from a lost soul to finding his niche in society. Overall, the origins of Deerslayer play a vital role in him becoming Cooper’s idea of the perfect American Hero, and help him transition into his manhood. Deerslayer’s believes a true man acts with courage, and he does not act as a fool or a coward. For, example Deerslayer only believes a man can kill another man if both sides can fight; this contrasts from the beliefs of Hurry Harry. This shows that Deerslayer symbolizes a true man because he does not act like a frivolous child eager to kill; he has logic and wants justice to prevail.
Being raised in a low income area surrounded by people living the same lifestyle as you as if struggling is the norm of society. Children learn from early in their adolescent years adapt to their environment if they see their parents living in the projects in most cases they won’t have any means to get out of the projects. Children are affected mainly because of what they see not all but quite a few children are comfortable living the same way they grew up . No matter the situation the child comes from it will never determine their fate.
“…a man who tried to turn two ways at once”pg 21 Who is this refering to? Explain what it means. This quotation refers to Davids dad, it means he was trying to impress everyone by taking the badge from his dad and his wife who wanted him to be himself not a Hayden. 4. “The
As soon as he found out that Lennie was being hunted down by the men on the ranch, especially Curley, he didn’t try to stop it or convince the men to re-think their actions. Once George told him of his plan to kill Lennie himself, Slim understood but he didn’t actually try to help them avoid the situation. He could have done so by encouraging them to run away and he could have given them some money to give them a head-start. I do agree to a great deal that Slim is a positive role-model for those around him. He possesses positive traits like believing in equality and trying to do the best by those around him.
Jack is considered as controlling because he thinks everything is to go his way. For example “His specs-use them as burning glasses.” (.38) His violence makes him seem more in control and powerful by using fear to keep the other boys under his authority. Neither does home not being voted leader stop him from being reckless and trying to change the dynamics of the island. Therefore, Jack started his own group, “…my hunters will protect you from the beast who will join my tribe?” (pg.159) All the other boys wanted to remain loyal to Ralph but they began to
In Gibson’s book, “Warrior Dreams,” he describes the aftermath of America after the Vietnam War and finds out those American males have been living a war amongst themselves within their own male identity. As Gibson puts it, he “began to dream, to fantasize about powers and features of another kind of man who could retake and reorder the world” (Gibson 504). For instance, there have been a rise of action movies that involve violence and guns as being the answer to solving problems. Many American men are buying guns because they feel that they need to protect their families with it, only thinking that it makes a bigger man out of themselves, like Albright in Devil in a Blue Dress. Also, games like paintball have been created to simulate battles and wars, and to make the average American male as if he can still feel dominate.
Even though some kids don’t have the same circumstances as others, they should still be made to go to school until they are a legal adult because it will help them get a better job, make better money, and provide more opportunities for themselves than they might have if they dropped out at the young age of sixteen. Free public education is something that the United States has that many other countries in this world is not fortunate enough to have. To be able to send our children to school for free and have them receive a education to help not only better themselves, but also better out nation is one of the main reasons so many families immigrate here. From a young age, most children learn that in order to succeed, one needs to go to school and excel. This, unfortunately, is not always an option for kids.