V-Day

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

answer to this question may be found in two speeches from the Renaissance. In Henry V by Shakespeare, King Henry addresses his troops before they face the French army; In 1588, Queen Elizabeth spoke to her troops before they left to fight the Spanish Armada. These speeches demonstrate the qualities of a strong leader because their words affect their people’s mindset. “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” and “Saint Crispin's Day Speech” both suggest that strong leaders know how to motivate their…

In the short story, “First Day of School” by R.V. Cassill, it is about a boy named John who is going to start a school year at an all-white high school for the first time and for the end of segregation of schools. In the historical dramatization, “The Fight for What’s Right” by Spencer Kayden, a girl named Sylvia Mendez is not allowed to go to an all-white school, so they make a law case for desegregation for schools. The 2 different texts support the topic of desegregation with similarities and…

Research Paper Outline: Child Care Thesis: A properly structured government sponsored day care system in America would assist families who struggle to find reliable and affordable care. I. Topic sentence: Government day cares provide more child development that most parents can’t provide. a) Expansion: The government requires a certain structural procedure that day cares have to abide by. It likely includes early education, nutrition, or a schedule to follow. This structure fills the child’s…

identify that there is a problem. Government have been a very delicate system people of generations have dealt with. It seems like in history it has always been the government that start the wars, or at least it comes back to the government. In V for Vendetta, V who is the main character of this film, hi-jacks a television station that has an emergency channel and gives his revolutionary speech. Within this speech he gives some reasons on why his government may be corrupted. He helps the people…

should be afraid of their people” ( V for Vendetta). In this film of vengeance, the plot revolves around the role of government. This similar idea can be seen in the music video to the song “American Idiot” as well. Through words, characters, plot, and visionary, these two sources centralize around defying the role of government. During a revolution, a leader uses their popularity to spread information and unite the people. V, The main character in the movie V for Vendetta, is a mysterious…

freedom from the ‘norm’, a split aside from what is considered commonplace – the elimination of structure. The author of V for Vendetta, Alan Moore, takes on this central theme in a very peculiar fashion, as the main character identifies with a belief which a quick Google search relays the definition of, “a state of disorder due to absence or no recognition of authority.” V pronounces himself an anarchist, finding fault in all constitutional powers as they are dishonest, tending to trespass on…

1984 and V for Vendetta comparison essay 1984 and for V for vendetta both relate with three themes that are very effective in both of these stories and they are rebelling, showing symbols and character development . Both of the main characters V and Winston are going against the law to do what they feel is right which is rebelling against the government so they can get their natural rights as a human back. Winston and V both have iconic symbols and objects that really displays a big part…

Watchmen and V for Vendetta. I also went ahead and chose to view the film of V for Vendetta. Both of these novels are written by the notorious Alan Moore and share some similar themes and style. Alan Moore is an iconic comic-book writer from the 1980s. Some would say he changed the way the world views superheroes (Marchese 1). Some major themes that both stories share would be monsters inside of us and freedom and anarchy. The central theme of V for Vendetta is freedom and anarchy. In the…

the weight of those that stand against them. In days of old it was easy enough to throw a black hat on a man and show him shoot a few people and have the white hat ride in and save the day and voila the good guy is the shining example of heroism. Decades passing have caused our understanding and collective desires to change by opening and expanding our minds; so too have the villains been forced to…