Tom Buchanan V.S Jay Gatsby: Who is more corrupt? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to two characters pitted against each other in an intense rivalry full of wealth, social status, hatred and love. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are two characters that portray subtle differences in their personalities, but share many characteristics that contribute to both of their corrupt nature. Both of these characters, through dishonesty, moral values, and jealousy, are shown to be corrupt. However through further analysis, Tom’s motives, means and the ultimate consequences of his actions allow him to take a more corrupt role than Jay Gatsby in this novel.
_________________________________________________________ Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a remarkable novel exploring the world of Christopher, a fifteen-year-old boy with Aspergers Syndrome. As a consequence, this condition, leaves Christopher’s ability to emotionally connect with people scarce. Haddon explores Christopher’s many behavioural problems, along with the emotional and physical journey which takes place in his life to discover truth – who killed Wellington? As the story unravels we discover a lot more than just Wellington’s murderer, resulting in the novels mysteriousness and immensity until the very end. The gulf which separates Christopher from his parents and the rest of us makes him unconditionally unique as a result of his disability, resulting in him to be considered as an ‘unsolved mystery’.
The movie is based around a young rapper called Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith, who is stuck a rut and is struggling to make a success of his life. He has been brought up with racial abuse and is surrounded my violence and drugs everyday of his life. He lives with his mum and her boyfriend in a trailer park due to his dead end job. His family doubt this potential and don’t offer him a great deal of support to achieve his dreams. Life does start to look brighter when he meets an old friend called Wink who has contacts who can get Jimmy deal to record a demo of his music that can possibly lead to a rap career.
The Outsiders Ponyboy Curtis A groundbreaking teenage rebel story written by a brilliant writer S.E Hinton "The Outsiders" is about a gang of brothers and friends called the "Greasers" who learn the importance friendship. Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest member of the greasers, narrates the novel. Ponyboy theorises on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes events in a slang, youthful voice. Ponyboy’s interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop.
To what extent was the reign of Tiberius successful? An evaluation of Tiberius’ success or otherwise is difficult. Ancient sources are quick to point to his failings, right from his accession to the ‘princeps’, which Suetonius claims only came about by default, “for want of any better choice”. Tacitus may not be as theatrical in his treatise on Tiberius, but he too was often critical of the emperor, highlighting how Tiberius was cruel and arrogant, and how Tiberius’ murder of his potential rival, Agrippa Postumus, was callous. Such subjectivity clouds much of the ancient appraisals of Tiberius.
Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer created the movie “Cinderella Man” a film based on a true story of a boxer named Jim Braddock. Staring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti. It was about his life after losing his boxing money in the stock market crash and how he got back into boxing after. The movie did a magnificent job on portraying the great depression but didn’t exactly go along with what truly happened in the life of Jim Braddock. The movie inspired by the life of legendary athlete Jim Braddock, once a never knocked out light heavy weight boxer forced into retirement after repeated losses.
John Baylon Mrs. Hobbs Classical Literature 10 September 2015 Summer Compare & Contrast Essay Although J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In the Rye and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath differ in storyline, both novels convey a similar idea that the corruption of society influences the innocence of the individual and family. Within J.D. Salinger’s novel, the reader views the life of a sixteen year old troubled teen, Holden Caulfield. After the loss of his younger brother, Allie, from leukemia and being expelled from Pency Prep, Holden decides to leave and wander in New York.
Dahmer was paroled from the work release camp two months early, and he soon moved into a new apartment. Shortly thereafter, he began a string of murders that ended with his arrest in 1991 (Wikipedia, June 2009. Jeffrey Dahmer: Early Life). As early as 1989, when Jeff was facing sentencing for child molestation, Lionel felt that his "son would never be more than he seemed to be — a liar, an alcoholic, a thief, an exhibitionist, a molester of children. I could not imagine how he had become such a ruined soul... For the first time, I no longer believed that my efforts and resources alone would be enough to save my son.
The movie, A Better Life, where a father tries to make a better life for him and his son in America, but ends up getting deported. The movie, Gran Torino, where a Korean War Veteran is tired of the Hmong gangs in his neighborhood and risks his life for all of them to end up in prison. The documentary, Crips and Bloods: Made in America, where gangs form in South Los Angeles and will never end the bloodshedding.
Macbeth – Power, Greed and Ambition In Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ the character Macbeth was once a strong, noble, brave, heroic warrior then turned to become murderous, big headed, greedy and powerful maniac. Macbeth’s ambition led him to a murderous path but if it wasn’t for his wife lady Macbeth’s greed and hunger for power Macbeth’s ambition would never have been sparked up so much. Ambition is described as the desire for someone to achieve their own goals. It is the necessary quality you need to achieve anything, but too much can ruin it for you and make you do unnecessary things in order to reach the goals. Ambition and greed is a common downfall for those who seek power.