Jody, Janie’s new husband, was a very driven man and wanted the best for the town he set out to change. Janie loved Jody and supported him with whatever he did. Janie thought the undertaking of creating a store and running it was a little crazy to say the least. She would spend most of her days inside the store from here on out. Janie loved Joe and thought this is what she wanted to do with her life.…
In the United States, we see minimum harsh punishments given to drug criminals because the court system, in order to save money and other resources, doesn’t want to hear the drug court cases. When drug cases appear in court, it is up to the judge to decide the sentencing for the criminal. Many judges are awarding these criminals with a minimum harsh sentencing right away, making everything easier for the courts by not even having the case go to court. According to the book, The New Jim Crow, written by Michelle Alexander, “‘The value of a mandatory minimum sentence lies not in its imposition, but in its value as a bargaining chip to be given away in return for the resource-saving plea from the defendant to a more leniently sanctioned charge’”…
We also recognize that Janie’s willingness to even provide the exterior life demanded by others is slowly coming to an end. This becomes apparent during a conversation between Janie and Phoeby regarding the attitude Janie should be displaying as a mourning wife. In response to Phoeby telling her she should act more upset in front of the townspeople, Janie says: Let 'em say whut dey wants tuh, Phoeby. To my thinking mourning oughtn 't tuh last no longer than grief" (93). Thus during the transition between Joe and her next husband, Janie emerges as a new woman, ready to dictate which life she lives.…
Even though Equality has discovered his personal feelings, he still has trouble escaping the indoctrination of collectivist ideals. According to society, the whole book is a terrible sin; people cannot write, let alone one person. This law pervades the altruistic society because the World Council wants to be assured no one can put their own thoughts on paper. Equality knows writing is “base and evil. It is as if [he] were speaking alone to no ears but [his] own,” (17) which is the greatest transgression of all in his society.…
The Delany sisters, Sarah “Sadie” Delany and Annie Elizabeth “Bessie” Delany, born 1889 and 1891, respectively, lived during a time during which a racist society was deemed appropriate. The Delany sisters were able to cope with this unjust society with their own, unique ways. Sadie liked to play dumb, while Bessie preferred confrontation. To me, Bessie’s method was more effective, as she proved that she was proud to be herself, and that she would not be pushed around, while her sister would just take it.…
Anthem is a book that was written by Ayn Rand in 1938. The setting is in a communist community in the future where man has entered another dark age. One man in the community, Equality 7-2521, is different from all his brothers and tells himself that he is cursed because he speaks unspeakable things and wishes for things no men wish for. The community they all live in has many rules and nobody has any freedom. The new society that Equality will create will have three main rules that are free agency, anyone can think anything, and you can refer to yourself as “I” and not “We”.…
Janie view on a perfect marriage is still uncertain to her. She went through many marriages in which the husbands she had which was Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, and Tea Cake (Vergible Woods) would be categorized in a different social class then what they are in the novel. Even though each of them are successful in their own way in the novel, Janie ex-husbands would not be a big of a deal as in the novel. I will contrast and compare her husbands social class from what we have today and what impact they had on the relationship between them and Janie.…
Ernest Gaines once said, “Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That’s the only thing”. Gaines is saying that a person should not just accept things for the way they are if change is necessary.…
The film A Civil Action is about the court case of multiple families that have lost their children to leukemia. These families believed that the city’s tap water was contaminated with trichloroethylene which ultimately lead to these children’s untimely death. The main family that brought this concern into light was Anne Anderson, when her toddler died of leukemia. The lawsuit, which was made by the plaintiff’s law Jan Schlichtmann, was against industrial operations. Even though only one out of every ten civil cases are won, Mr. Schlichtmann does not stop until his clients get what they want; an apology.…
Dakota was a senior from her high school whose father was the principle. Dakota reared back and stared wide eyed at Jeny, recognition in her eyes. Jeny continued lying there staring at Dakota when Dakota spoke aloud, “What a surprise it is to see you here.” Dakota reached her hand down and yanked Jeny up to her feet. Jeny was still in shock, not saying a word.…
Happiness in Slavery slave screams he thinks he knows what he wants slave screams thinks he has something to say slave screams he hears but doesn't want to listen slave screams he's being beaten to submission don't open your eyes you won't like what you see the devils of truth steal the souls of the free don't open your eyes take it from me I have found you can find happiness in slavery slave screams he spends his life learning conformity slave screams he claims he has his own identity slave screams he's going to cause the system to fall slave screams…
Her grandmother wanted her to marry him for protection and also because she knew he could provide for Janie. But the theme of the love not buying happiness rings true because first, Janie never truly loved Logan, second, Janie’s second marriage to Jody also did not…
The movie, A Civil Action, is about a lawyer who came across a case about chemicals being leaked into the water supply in Massachusetts. The water caused many children in eight different families to die from leukemia. Although the case was supposed to be thrown out, Jen saw potential. It costed 375,000 dollars per family to be involved in the case throughout the movie. This case ended up making Jen and his fellow lawyers broke at one point, and he turned down a $20 million dollar offer from Beatrice attorney.…
This statement leads to a fight which causes Jody to move into the guest room. This scene is pivotal in that it shows Janie her words have enough power to make another person react to them. Her voice and independence are strengthened through her ability to stick to her words and leave Killicks, and the death of Jody. Janie now has her own life, free of being a pawn, she is no longer a farmer’s wife nor is she the submissive wife Jody expected her to…
In the book “Ordinary Injustice” by Amy Bach, chapter four titled “Show Trial”, describes a number of different cases showing wrongful convictions being processed through the criminal justice system based off of false confessions. In Chicago, there was a nine-year-old girl named Lisa Cabassa was found raped and killed in the back of an alley a couple miles from her home. Two months after the rape and murder of Lisa, a witness named Judy called the police to give her testimony on the crime. Her statement consisted of her telling the police the people involved with the crime were named Michael Evans and Paul Terry, whom were teenagers from the neighborhood. She spotted them with Lisa that night.…