Desperate Measures

On a personal level outside of my academics I have always been a thinker. However throughout my academic journey I have learned to dig beyond the surface and ask “why?” when analyzing particular matters at hand. While watching the film Holy Smoke my thoughts were jumping from place to place; I found myself confused most of the time. When I would conclude one thought, I would then jump to a whole new conclusion; needless to say I was all over the place with my thoughts and will probably still be…

Desperation, even for the sanest people, causes cloudy, sometimes dangerous judgment. Police officers brandish their weapons before the suspicious can reveal their empty hands, and an abandoned young boy looks to the streets for individual, concrete answers, oblivious to the criminal justice system’s seemingly tight hold on his future. Yet in the first episode of Vinyl, the latest television series by director Martin Scorsese, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, writer Rich Cohen, and producer…

less than human. The other video, “Anatomy of an American City”, addresses the increasing murder rate in Baltimore. A man named Dante was a drug dealer who got caught up in selling drugs and he said that when you are desperate to take care of your family, you have to take drastic measures whether it may be negative or positive. Michelle Alexander the author of “The New Jim Crow”, talked about how the issues in her book reflect similarities with the adversity that exists in Baltimore…

foundation for the sole reason that his sexual desires or quest for a male heir conflicted with the Pope. Henry VIII was displeased with his 20 years of marriage to Catherine of Aragon the Spanish Catholic queen because she did not give him what he was desperate for, a male heir. Consequently, he requested a royal divorce from the pope to marry Anne Boleyn. The pope refused Henry's request which leads to the…

The playwright adds comedic value by making characters appear as desperate, or even an ass. In Act 3, Oberon, king of the fairies, places a spell on his wife, Titania, making her fall in love with an actor with the head of a donkey. Titania is so deep in love that she is unable to see Nick Bottom’s arrogance and has no…

The scream and voice of the people while the Twin Towers were falling were voices of desperate people, people who was sad and voice of individuals who did not understand what was going on. The next code is a representational code, more specific a mass media code. The news that was shown in the newspapers through the documentary. For example…

In 1939 the world plunged into World War 2. The Nazi leader Adolph Hitler attacked and conquered many European countries. Germany, Italy and Japan made up the Axis power while Russia, Great Britain, France and the United States made up the Allies. Some of the leaders of the Allies were torn about how to deal with Hitler and the rest of the Nazi clan. Should they try to appease Hitler or fight back. Appeasement is when one leader satisfies/calms the other leader by giving something up. The…

emphasizes the destruction of relationships due to materialism. Paul always is aiming to please Hester, but unfortunately due to her greed, Paul never offers enough. “...I’m absolutely sure-oh, absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I’m lucky.” Paul is desperate to win over his mother, but can never offer enough to her. Paul is also young and doesn’t comprehend the financial aspects of the household, but he does understand the greed for money on an instinctive level. “What is luck, mother?”…

day. Among others who we have to thank for bringing us to this level, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela sacrificed the most to bring equality and understanding in his country through nonviolent political efforts, desperate acts…

innocent children into violent savages. The dour outcome and the pessimistic view of humanity expressed in the book was undoubtedly contributed to by William Golding’s service as a naval officer in World War 2. In Lord of the Flies, fire is used to measure the savagery of the boys. Through their interactions with fire, from creating a smoke signal to setting a wildfire, Golding expresses his belief that civilized behavior can be taught, but humans are innately savage. Early…