Closing Time

In Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, it depicts the side of World War II that many seem to not realize at first glance. Simply put, Heller focuses more on the conflicts that go on in the allied lines rather than the lethal battles between the Allied and Axis powers. One of the main characters in the book, Milo Minderbinder, plays a crucial role in these conflicts as the book goes on. He at first starts as a simple mess hall officer who attempts to make profit in the war, but ends up letting his…

Some novels or plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Choose such a novel or play and not briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that the author apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques the author uses to influence the reader’s or the audiences views. Joseph Heller uses “Catch 22” to help advocate for change in attitudes towards the bureaucracy of the military, the treatment of soldiers mental health, and the problems with…

Theme There are numerous themes in Catch 22 such as Bureaucracy, Death and the phrase “Catch 22” itself An overwhelming amount of fear is developed through the story as Yossarian and the other soldier’s own vicarious and dangerous actions are never their own decisions, but those of the commanding officer’s above them. The soldiers must risk their lives every mission, even when the missions become pointless, even very late in the novel when they find out they have essentially won the war they…

considered crazy and should be grounded. All the pilot has to do is ask to be grounded, but if he asks to be grounded, he is no longer crazy and has to keep flying missions. Although Heller’s writing style and dialogue can be difficult to understand at times, Catch-22 is an original novel that vividly portrays the absurdity of war and is definitely worth reading. The dialogue in Catch-22 is different than any other novel’s. The dialogue is written so that the characters have only one side to…

A World War II bombardier, Captain John Yossarian, is deployed on Pianosa, an island off the coast of Italy. He seeks to avoid the war by feigning liver problems therefore he resides in the hospital. Yossarian enjoys the comfortable hospital life. While in the hospital, Yossarian is required to censor the letters of the enlisted men. Yossarian grows bored of censoring letters, so he assumes the alias of “Washington Irving” and incorrectly censors the letters as a game. The government sends two…

The military serves to protect the people of the nation away from harm and “To free the oppressed” or “De oppresso liber” as their motto goes (Brown), but does the means of inhumane treatment oppression of the soldiers and disregard for morality justify a means to an end? In Catch-22, by Joseph Heller, a story unfolds the events of a bomber captain named John Yossarian as he tries his hardest to avoid combat and an untimely death on and off the battlefield, portrayed with dark humor and…

Selling a house and buying a new home at the same time is exciting, challenging and can be done smoothly with the right realtor in place, and a well-planned schedule for closing both homes simultaneously. First things first, meet with your realtor and talk about listing your current home, while you’re looking for a new home. Your realtor can confirm what’s on the market that you’d like to purchase and what the prospect buyers are looking for when it comes to selling your existing home. The…

Today, I am interviewing my very close friend Nathan Hayes (male, 14). He is struggling with a slow disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). We both do competitive fighting and he travels with me and the competition team at Focus Martial Arts & Fitness. He first found out he was going blind when he was 10 years old. He just said “Oh, just another obstacle.” and continued living a normal life. He Made a ‘Bucket List’ where he wrote a list of things he wanted to do and see before he goes blind,…

Shirley Cards were used by photo labs to calibrate skin tone, shadows and light during the printing process of a picture (npr.com). Shirley cards date back to the mid- 1950s, when Kodak was the primary company for color film (npr.com). What would happen is a customer would bring in their film to a shop or lab and they would then print the pictures for them In order to maintain clean and precise photos, a Shirley Card would be used to eliminate anything out of the ordinary. So where did the name…

tones, shadows and light during the printing process. If Shirley didn't look so hot that day, we had to tweak something Shirley cards go back to the mid-1950s. A time when Kodak sold almost all of the color film used in the U.S. After a customer used the film, he or she would bring the roll to a Kodak store to be printed. It changed over time since 1954; the federal government stepped in to break up Kodak's monopoly. Kodak consented to take the price of processing and printing the film out, and…