Bullet

Paper Bullets Experiment: Data Analysis The scientific question that was investigated by the paper bullets experiment asked, “Does the width of a paper bullet affect the distance it travels when it is launched?” The hypothesis that goes along with that question is, “If a paper bullet has a larger width, then it will travel a shorter distance than a standard paper bullet with a width of 4cm.” Variables in this experiment included independent variable (width of the starting piece of paper used to…

Wolff’s short story does a wonderful job of using shifts in time to create sympathy for an otherwise unsympathetic character. The beginning of “Bullet in the Brain” sets up Anders a critical, arrogant, condescending jerk, the likes of which ultimately gets him shot. As a book critic, he criticizes everything: the complaint the woman makes in front of him, the ceiling art of the bank, and the cliche vernacular of the bank robbers. This view of Anders serves to set the reader up to be critical of…

In “Bullet In The Brain” by Tobias Wolff, a symbol that is used is a flashback scene, that represents a moment in life that has happened and it takes you back to that memory. The flashback helps the readers understand that Anders was a child who was not always unsympathetic, it shows that you can change at any point in your life, and be a totally different person. Throughout the story we seem to believe that Anders is an arrogant person who doesn't care about anything but himself, until the…

for review this week, The Business of Custom Bullet Swaging; By: Dave Corbin. Before I even read this article, I thought it would just be the author trying to talk up custom bullet swaging because it’s his business… While that might kind of be the case I found that there was some useful information in it as well. Mr. Corbin began by saying that he was going to assume that we are “somewhat knowledgeable about bullet casting -- making simple lead bullets by pouring molten lead alloy into split…

ages to winning a wrestling match in modern-day. Most importantly, the practice of bullet ant gloves has a negative impact on the community because it leads to health problems. For example, the bullet ant’s poison can paralyze someone’s hand (“The Pain”). Not only does this cause paralysis, children must do it over twenty times to become a man (“The Pain”). This makes it very likely for someone to get injured. Bullet ants are ranked on a one to four scale, a four on how bad the sting hurts and…

Sagoyewatha, known as Red Jacket, a native American that was a critical mediator and a defender of the native religion. A Boston missionary society in 1805 wanting to convert the natives to Christianity but Red Jacket disagree and defended the native religion. Although the Boston missionary society wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity and ditch their own religion, Red Jacket didn’t agree with the white people to Christianize the native American, therefore we shall not…

Tobias Wolff’s short story “Bullet in the brain” is written as though it was a film and this rhetorical manner evokes a visual, a sonorous, and a neurotic feeling. Yet, even though it seems like a movie, there is a realism to it. Wolff generates a sad ending from the most ordinary thing a human could be doing and this is expressed through the eyes of the story’s narrator that knows how to bring the important details to light. The point of view greatly influences the construction of the story and…

In "The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X said that " Those big Negros didn’t need big jobs, they already had jobs." Malcolm acting upon years of torment and being ridiculed finally standing up for something he believes in. Walter, in A Raisin in the Sun, is tired of working for the same people, wants something better, something that doesn’t involve working for the white man. Malcolm fights not only for black rights but also to keep the white man out of the black community. Both men must take on…

King in his interpretation of the American Dream, there are some who disagree with his values of peace. Malcolm X another civil right advocate is one of the main opponents of Dr. King’s methodology. In the speech “The Ballot or the Bullet,” Malcolm takes the opposite approach to dealing with the noble lie that is the American Dream. After being lied to for so long Malcolm X preaches the philosophy of Black Nationalism to his audience. Black Nationalism is “the political philosophy…

Brian Turner is a United States Army veteran and American poet. In 2003, he served as an infantry team leader in the Iraq war. In 2005, Turner published his first book, Here, Bullet, a book of poems describing his experience during the war. In Here, Bullet, Turner uses a literary device, anaphora, descriptive language, and military jargon to describe his suffering and experience during the war—this is depicted through poetry. Analyzing different types of literature is crucial as well…