Benni McCarthy

challenged by many hardships including cannibals and starvation. McCarthy’s inspiration for The Road was a trip to El Paso, Texas with his son in 2003. He imagined a world 100 years in the future. McCarthy has won many awards for The Road, including the Pulitzer Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Cormac McCarthy uses many unique and heroic characteristics to describe the Man. The Man in The Road is considered an epic hero because he battles monstrous men, he possesses…

I Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, two characters, the man and the boy, are living through a cataclysmic disaster that destroyed every normal way of life. They have to fight the cold and other human threats, while staying moral. The author uses a rift from home to illuminate that companionship is the key to life that the boy and the man experience through enrichments between characters and alienation of others. Companionship between the man and the boy enrich their lives through tough situations.…

Agenda II: Masters of Deceit is a documentary by Curtis Bowers on Communism in America today. Bowers talks about Communism that is flying under the radar right in front of the eyes of the people of America. He tells about the ways of Communism and how they are being implemented into society today. Bowers and company also talk about who the enemy is, the communist strategy, communist plans to sabotage education, where we are heading as a country, and how to take out Communism. Curtis Bowers gives…

The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy in 2006, is about the journey of a father and son through a post-apocalyptic world. The father and son, referred to as “Boy and Papa” in the book, have to find a way to navigate this new world and the people that come with it. McCarthy shows when in life or death situations people will become only focused on surviving. They often forget morals they have developed and become selfish and only concerned with themselves. Although Boy and and Papa do not eat…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about what happened during the Salem Witch Trials. It gives insight about what people had to deal with in this situation and how they handled it. The trials were basically a big test which helped figuring out whether or not people were guilty of witchcraft. This is an example of what a crucible is. In our world today we still have crucibles and even though they are different than back then, they all relate to each other because of what influence they have…

Edward R. Murrow plays a big role as he begins to expose the truth about the Senator Joseph McCarthy in hopes of making a change happen to better the United States. Murrow was so determined that he went against all odds and even authority in order to bring justice and shed light on McCarthy’s wrong doings. McCarthy in the film was using his power to wrongfully accusing people of plotting against the United Sates and working with the communist party. He…

IN A DEAD WORLD, FIRE SURVIVES “Where all was burnt to ash before them no fires were to be had and the nights were long and dark and cold beyond anything they’d yet encountered. Cold to crack the stones. To take your life” (McCarthy 14). Cormac McCarthy writes of an apocalyptic world in The Road. In a world collapsing from an explosion; a man and his son fight to survive with fire on their side. Fire is not only used to give them hope of survival, but also represents their ethics, knowledge…

The era of the Cold War was a frightening and pivotal time in history. The threat of nuclear war and communism caused unrest among the American public. During the Cold War, the United States government used propaganda to combat growing social issues involving the communist threat. The United States government utilized agitprop to attack communism and defend the American way of life by promoting blacklisting, anti-Russian practices, and the desensitization of Americans. Blacklisting was a major…

Joseph McCarthy Few people in American history have ever plunged the country into panic as Joseph McCarthy did in the 1950s. He single-handedly fabricated a scandal he claimed reached into the highest branches of the US government. Lacking substantial evidence, he accused various senators, representatives, and officials of being communist spies. His infamous “list” of such people was comprised of information that was “either taken from other sources or misremembered or just made up” (Kelley).…

said was used against them. Joseph McCarthy was the main accuser of communist during the Red Scare, hence McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. McCarthy accused people because he wanted power and attention. McCarthyism describes the mayhem of an era where fear and paranoia totally obliterated moderation, reason, and common sense. People weren 't willing to stand up to McCarthy because, like the Puritans, they…