Bodyguard

Characterization in books is crucial to connecting to, and really feeling the emotions of the characters. As a result, we can find out how the characters in books feel about situations and allow the reader to analyze the character's reactions and how they grow from them. In 1994, Melba Patillo Beals published Warriors Don’t Cry, a memoir of her life and the struggles she faced growing up with racism. This book takes place in 1957, right in the heart of the integration of southern public schools.…

Maya A. Martinez House of The Scorpion Passages Page 29 In this passage, Matt is trapped, alone and far from all he knows well. It is here that Matt is wrenched from his tedious, but familiar lifestyle of his home, and forced into a foreign and hostile place with people who despise him. For perhaps the first time in his life, Matt is truly afraid, having been robbed of the comforting sounds of home, and Cecilia being miles away. Matt is stuck in darkness, and utter, absolute silence. In this…

Matt is a clone, property of Alacrán Estates a refugee in Atzland, and a drug lord of opium. In The House of the Scorpion Matt, a clone lives life at the fullest with Celia and the person He was cloned from, El patrón. At the age of 7 Matt get’s a bodyguard Tam Lin. Tam Lin takes care of Matt and El patrón. One day Matt is needed for spare parts. Matt escapes to Atzland where He meets Doña Esperanza and takes over opium. The setting plays a big part in the story, so does characterization, and…

Agoge was the system of education and punishment which taught the Spartan males the true values of Spartan life and society. The boys learnt obedience to the law, companionship, bravery and self-sacrifice. After the second Messenian War Spartan life was based on controlling a large number of enslaved helots. . Through its hard training the Agoge taught in Spartan citizens mental and physical qualities needed to preserve their life and society to defend it against internal and external threats.…

Another important aspect of the movies to discuss is whether the films accurately depict true stories and events as well as historically accurate characters. To begin, of the two films Windtalkers is the one that strays the farthest from the trust. In fact, the only truly historically accurate portion of the movie is that the code talkers were real people who played an enormous role in battles like Iwo Jima and World War II. Other than this, the characters of Windtalkers, including Yahzee and…

“...In common English speech an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation.”(https://goo.gl/dTkYCw ). In the book The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is ostracized because she has done one of the most dreadful things a Puritan could do, she has committed adultery. In Puritan times, crime and punishment were very severe; to do wrong once could lead to death. The definition of human nature is being able to make mistakes and come back…

The Roman Empire was legendary in its height. Roads, architecture, politics, warfare, mythology and more made the nation one of the most successful and long lasting of any this planet has seen. They did though, like most civilizations, experience a fall. In this brief analysis, the pitfalls of the Great Roman Empire which lead to the decline are discussed. After 500 years as the world’s leading superpower the Western Roman Empire fell 476 A.D (Evans). Why exactly it fell is a matter of debate…

The first peril explicitly cited at the beginning of the article is a flood. As this risk is due to natural disaster, this would be classified as a static risk. Indeed, this is a risk that is not affected by the business environment, and that remain constant over time. As explained in the article, the probability that a 100-year event occurs 2 times in a row is small but not inexistent. In fact the probability that such an event occur is 1 over 100. However, it remains 1 over 100 the next year,…

There were many great military leaders in the ancient world, but none left a legacy like Macedonia’s Philip II, known simply as Philip of Macedon. Philip was the son of King Amyntas III born around 380 BC. After his father’s death, Philip became the leader in 359 BC (Biography.com). Being equally as famous for fathering Alexander III, affectionately known as Alexander the Great, Philip was a cunning strategist and commander conquering much of Greece. His diplomatic skills coupled with his…

In “Why Rational People Buy into Conspiracy Theories” written by Maggie Koerth-Baker, she discusses conspiracy theories and the reasons why people may believe in them. She uses examples such as the Boston Marathon bombings and George Bush being behind the tragedy known as 9/11. Although conspiracy theories are made up by people because of their suspicions that someone is always out to get them, they are believed by many whether they are plausible or not. The effects of these theories can be…