Do the Right Thing

In William Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning”, Faulkner narrates the tale of young Sartoris, a young illiterate boy with a deep sense of familial ties and the ability to distinguish right from wrong at a young age. Sartoris’ (Sarty) family has a deep devotion and loyalty to defending their father, Abner from any crimes he’ll commit, but most famously for barn burning. Sarty is the youngest in his family with his father, brother, his two sisters, mother and aunt all looming over him and…

As many people know or have come to learn, there is no such thing as the perfect parent. Everyone is going to slip up and make a mistake, that’s just called being human. Even today, we have everything handed to up on a silver platter, and yet we still make just as many mistakes as people did in the 1930’s with nothing. Atticus Finch is the father to Jem and Scout, a respected lawyer, and friend to all that cross his path. He was unconventional, and some folks of his time frowned upon the way he…

Many people always tell us “do the right thing” well, what exactly is the right thing? How do we know when to say something and when not to? We live in a place where we are fortunate enough to be able to speak our minds and fight for change. Mookie had to decide whether he was going to defuse the situation or take action, and just like in today 's world people have to decide when enough is enough when push comes to shove. This movie takes place in Brooklyn, New York during the summer and those…

going to do it. Brian responding, “just put it in your pocket and act like nothing happened”. The walk to the mall, which usually takes 5 minutes, felt like it was taking hours to reach the store that they were intended to steal from. They finally reach the big sports store. Trying to get in and out as soon as possible they head towards the football gear. Brian and Alex seeing the gear they wanted, they instantly start stuffing their pockets with as many things possible. Sabin had only one thing…

have their own views on how life should be. But sitting back is not going to do anything and that is all we do. We sit back and talk about the problems of the country or even the world but we just let it happen anyway. We ultimately let history repeat itself. Weak minded souls that are diagnosed with diseases and disorders only makes our society worse. People are getting diagnosed with diseases and disorders left and right. We are “discovering” new diseases and disorders almost…

Arthur shows that he is in fact kind and he tries to change the perception Scout and Jem have about him. “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” (Lee 374). Atticus constantly repeats that Jem and Scout should leave Arthur alone due to the fact that they do not know what he has been through and why he acts the way he does. He tries to explain that prejudice is wrong and it…

Ever wonder how Hitler came to power? Well, keep reading and you might learn a thing or two. In this essay I talk about the effects of media on humans. Disclaimer: there are many more effects than I put in this essay these are just a few. In this essay I argue that modern America as a society is full of conformist because of how easy it is to brainwash people, social media influence, and finally magazine influence. First we should talk about one of the main methods of influence that people…

but we never even talked, yet I decided to answer anyway. Us talking was casual, simply asking about how school was, until he made the conversation do a 360° flip. “Do you ever think about how scary life is?” he questioned with a…

started marking Vs on the newbies foreheads. The red ‘V’ is for virgins, which we call anyone who is new to the show. Paul then instructs the crowd to swear an oath. Each virgin holds one hand up and puts the other over their crotch. “I, Virgin Scum, Do hereby admit, in front of all these people, that I am a Rocky Horror virgin, and that I wish to lose all my morals, and accept decadence into my heart, yay though I walk through the valley of heterosexuality, I shall fear no Republicans, in the…

slave boy and I…found ourselves keeping each other company all night.” She confessed. I didn’t know what to make of this, I made her explain again to make sure I had heard her right. I wasn’t sure how to react, one of my good friends just admitted to cheating on her husband with their slave and looked like she had plans to do so again. “are you crazy, what if your husband finds out?” I rebuked. “he won’t find out; I’m being careful” she replied full of pride. “oh, here come the boys, make…