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    Have you ever wondered about DRAKES biography if you did then im going to tell you !! Born Aubrey Drake Granham on October 24,1986, in Toronto Canada, Drake grew up with music in his blood … Drake’s parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mot her in forest hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewis neighborhood in Toronto. Drake’s parents had divoreced so he had to live with his mother in forest when he was y oung his mom would always play music for him so he grew…

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    Speech #1 Edward R. Murrow, a CBS reporter and war correspondent delivered a report from Buchenwald, Germany on April 16, 1945. He delivered this dialect upon seeing the atrocities committed by the Germans towards the Jews. He addresses the American people, describing the scene he had witnessed at this labor camp, which he found the scene to be so unbelievable that he is rendered speechless many times through out his speech. Murrow’s outrage is so apparent through-out his account, that it is…

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    the alley. Alex makes the statement that he hates homeless old men who sing at the top of their lungs when they’re drunk, after which he begins beating him, and his gang gleefully join in. This was a good example of the developmental theory, in that they were a group of young adults who were engaging in violent criminal behavior, who might otherwise not engage in this same behavior if they hadn’t met one…

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    to the narrator, psychopathic delinquent Alex, the majority of the adults within Britain during the events of the novel are almost completely assumed by apathy. They constantly are spoon-fed all of the information and necessities they required to live, never asking or wondering more than what they were told by the oppressive government. These same adults are seemingly more interested in their world-cast than in thinking for themselves. This is seen by Alex as completely…

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    Sociopathic Tendencies in Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange It is known that A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a very disturbing book and does not have the best reputation out there in terms of books. But this is a very good book that teaches you to go outside the norm to create a truly gripping and stunning story. In this book Burgess introduces the character Alex DeLarge; a 15 year old boy who enjoys all the worst things a young boy can love: Ultra-violence, Alex loves…

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    antagonist Alex Delarge; a young, violent and hedonistic deliquent with an enthusiastic appreciation for music, specifically German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Alex’s ‘droogs’, Dim, Georgie and Pete often accompany him on his escapades, delving into what Alex refers to as ‘lashings of ultra-violence’. The term ultra-violence, refers to exceptionally violent acts such as, assault, rape or murder; all of which transpire within the film. In the film’s arguably most controversial scene, Alex…

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    Despite belonging to two different literary eras, and being published more than a century apart from one another, Matthew Lewis’ The Monk and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess both present their main characters, Father Ambrosio and Alex DeLarge, to be the…

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    dystopian movie revolving around Alex, the main character and also the narrator. The movie starts with Alex and his group beating up an old man because they disliked how he sound while singing. As the movie progresses on you see a couple more scenes of violence. A particulary important scene is when Alex and his drooges invaded the Author's house and raped his wife. It's clear that Alex enjoys causing distress in other people but he also has a problem. While Alex is the leader of the group, has…

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    and crimes of antagonist, Alex Delarge. A young, violent, hedonistic, delinquent with an enthusiastic appreciation for music, specifically German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Alex’s ‘droogs’, Dim, Georgie and Pete often accompany him on his escapades, delving into what Alex refers to ‘lashings of ultra violence’. The term, refers to exceptionally violent acts such as, assault, rape and murder; all of which transpire within the film. In the film’s most infamous scene, Alex and his droogs…

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    A Clockwork Orange

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    one in A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick (1971) of Alex Delarge as played by Malcolm Mcdowell when he is going to rape Mrs. Alexander while joyously recounting “singing in the rain.” Not even apart of the original screenplay as written by Anthony Burgess, Mcdowell adds a sense of deeper depravity to the situation by singing the tune mad-lib style. This scene finishes with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander tied and up and Alex telling Mr. Alexander “viddy well little brother, viddy well.”…

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