A Dangerous Man

In fact his mom’s Bel Air but to their surprise the man had smashed the car to extract revenge and the narrator thought there would be no way to take the car back to his mom. He didn’t know what to do. He contemplated suicide to get out of the mess he had gotten into. When there they saw two girls pull up…

One week prior The man carefully stroked Reynia’s cheek while tugging her tightly to his body. The mans breath was acid smelling of whiskey. His eyes looked up and down Reynias small quivering frame. The man eyed her as though just a piece of meat, one so tantalizingly close. Reynia was the prey, and he the predator. The mans hot breath sent shivers down her neck. He licked his lips hungrily, as if preparing for a meal. Reynia jerked her head to the side and took a strangled gasp…

“Some people want to help the slaves get to the north. I am one of those people. There is something called the Underground Railroad. It’s a path to get slaves to the north, but it is dangerous to travel alone. However, I can offer you something else, if you wish to head north. George pondered this. What about the man at his master’s house? Wasn’t this what he warned his master of? This would betray his master and infuriate him. Who would clean, scrub and help plant and harvest on the plantation?…

sixteen. Really, what does a number have to do with my maturity level, especially when it relies on the other individual’s maturity and expectations of the date. Living in a bubble, I have come to the understanding that dating can be compared to a dangerous game of “Russian Roulette.” Imagine, sitting in a car at a football game with the one and only heartthrob, stadium lights off and you come to the realization of his expectations. “No” may not mean no to him. One out of six girls are raped…

Antigone explores a contrast between the behavior expected of women and the reality of their role in society. In this society man equals power. Creon expects men to be the primary actors in society and women to take a secondary, somewhat “obedient” role. Antigone challenges these beliefs as she takes action and presents intimidating challenges to the men around her, making her masculine. Antigone also proves to be more masculine than Creon. On the other hand, Ismene better fits her feminine role…

Moral Code In the Power Of One by Bryce Courtenay, an English boy named Peekay comes of age and goes on a journey in South Africa. Throughout the story Peekay runs into a series of characters who shape him into the intelligent, strong-willed young man who fights for what he believes in. The characters who shape Peekay’s moral code the most, transforming him from beginning to end, are the Judge, Hoppie, Geel Piet, and Doc. It is through these characters that Peekay shapes his belief in the…

certain masculine stereotype. However in Max Brand’s “The Ghost," the male hero possesses mainly feminine qualities and fulfills both male and female gender roles. This complex protagonist suggests Max Brand is exploring a new idea of what makes a man. In doing so Brand discourages the codes of hegemonic masculinity, and uses positive feminine qualities in order to create a new breed of male hero, who displays feminine qualities, and uses them to dominate the traditional male cowboy. Within…

specifically cover socialized gender roles, and how they affect interpersonal male relationships as well as American society. Both films rely on the idea that gender is a performance and examine the ways that this performance can quickly become dangerous. Tough Guise 2 is more related to how the media depicts idealized manhood and the effects of this exposure on men. Film, Television, and Video games consistently show hyper masculine men who are incredibly muscular and solve their problems…

A coward is a man who fails at attaining courage to do something. The difference between a coward and a brave man is the overthinking of things. The coward is a selfish man who thinks twice unlike the brave man. Men fear what they lack knowledge over, and the brave think they know the obstacle they face. Wilson, Margot, and the lions all support the unmanliness of Macomber coming from his cowardice in "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway. Robert Wilson portrays an…

However, this isn’t the case because physical growth doesn’t make you a man. What makes a male a man is how well he is able to maintain his dignity through good and bad times. A man stays true to himself at all times. He does not break, bend, or relinquish his values at anytime. No matter how difficult his circumstances become, he remains grounded in principles. Life does have its challenges and men are tested. Sometimes a man will have to choose life or death in some instances. Throughout…