Destruction

When I hear the word hurricane, what comes to my mind is destruction, catastrophe, confusion, and nature. Hurricanes are meteorological monsters that produce strong winds that can destroyed complete cities, whole countries, and all types of ecosystems. In the last two months, the destructive power of hurricanes, hit the Caribbean islands and part of the United States, causing severe destruction in these regions. For example, Hurricane Irma has destroyed more than 90 percent of structures on…

honest ghost helping rid the emotional destruction is the death of Ophelia. Ophelia is suffering with intense despair after Hamlet accidentally kills her father, Polonius, thinking it was Claudius. She admits, “ I cannot choose but weep, to think they should lay him i ' th ' cold ground”(4,5,47-48). This very young girl doesn’t have a mother to be heard of, her brother moves away, and now her father is murdered by her lover, Hamlet. All of this emotional destruction is resolved when Ophelia…

situation, they seem to overlook the family destruction and distract themselves from materialism. In our society it is very common for people to be blinded by the idea of perfectionism. It is very easy to distract ourselves from reality and refuse to have the courage to face personal conflicts in our life and often times people are afraid of getting out of their comfort…

‘beautiful house’ made by Christopher Wren, which is owned by Mr. Thomas (also known as Old Misery). The scheming behind and the destruction of this house presents him as a perverse character, but also a ‘mindless vandal’. This is again portrayed in the changes in power over the course of the story, in Trevor’s past experiences, and his behaviour during the destruction of the house. The story particularly focuses on the shifts in power: from how Blackie loses control of the gang he was once the…

Blockbuster movies like, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow all involve similar characteristics, that determines a pessimistic view of the future. Likewise, the movie, Mad Max: Fury Road, depicts a pessimistic view that the future will involve destruction, violence and lone survivors. Movie directors…

moved and tossed and flickered with firelight. He hadn’t known fire could look this way. He had never thought in his life that it could give as well as take.” (Bradbury 139). This is the first time Montag realizes that there are two parts to fire. Destruction and creation. It’s not just meant for evil, it’s value resides in the purpose to which it is put. After Montag’s brutal escape from a dystopian society, he encountered people just like him and made his view on fire change into a positive…

doctor but was oblivious the to harmful effects creating life would have on himself and those close to him. Throughout the story rejection and escalating revenge turn Dr. Frankenstein and his creation against each other bringing about death and destruction. Mary Shelley uses Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein as a tragic hero to bring suffering on himself and others through his work, rejection, and revenge. Dr. Frankenstein’s work, although ingenious, only succeeded in creating a doomed and…

importance of airpower in the war and how it affected all parties involved in the war. Overy discusses the importance of naval and air power and how strategic bombings were able to shape the outcome of the war, while Sherry talks more about the destruction caused by the bombings during the war was directly linked to fanaticism that…

Early in Imago, Jodahs tries explaining to the male and female he meets that eventually humanity will destroy each other again. As Jodahs reflects on his own role in this inevitable demise, he questions, “What were we doing, we who knew the truth? Helping him reach the cliff. Ferrying him to it.” The word “ferrying” stands out as odd, particularly because the initial analogy Jodahs used was of walking off a cliff. While “ferrying” can generally mean “to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle)…

For some reason I had a very difficult time making sense of this epic. It seems to me the Ancient Romans see themselves as destined people. After Troy was sacked by the Greeks through the use of the Trojan horse Aeneas is forced to leave his burning city behind to carry on his destiny. His destiny is to carry on the Roman Empire elsewhere after their defeat. He believes in his own destiny so much that he forsakes love and loses his father. The Ancient Romans believe that there destiny is…