Escape from Alcatraz

scattered white panels that represented the stability of Jamie’s brain. The set existed as a smooth crystal veneer soon to be obscured and broken. As Jamie’s mental state destabilized, the panels progressively turned red and cracked. This set differs from the first and most popular production of The Great God Pan by Playwright Horizons directed by Carolyn Cantor (director of After the Revolution - another successful play written by Herzog). Their set was much more abstract, for it was “filled…

"Today?" Nodding, Kel and Johnny quickly worked out it would be best to see if Cap could be there as well. Figuring it'd be best to have the talk at the hospital, Doctor Brackett called Hank first and then Roy, setting up a meeting time a half-hour from now. Heading to the hospital, Kel tried to reassure Johnny that things would be fine, but to no avail. Giving up after a few minutes, he just let the silence stretch out, praying he wasn't wrong about how Roy would react or that he would be…

Disturbance, nuisance, annoyance: words that are often used to describe the catalyst to one of nature’s most sublime undertakings: the conception of a pearl. As implausible as it may seem, the process through which such magnificent phenomenon develops is triggered by a speck of sand that makes its way into an oyster. The oyster responds by coating the intruder in an attempt to mitigate the pain. This coating, however, serves to amplify the pain rather than alleviate it as was…

Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an excellent example of an effective argument; it was written in response to an editorial addressing the issue of Negro demonstrations and segregation in Alabama at the time.…

The prompt for King’s letter goal is to compare and contrast Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Handbook of Epictetus. One section of King’s letter dealt with the issue of just and unjust laws and how direct action would effect the outcome. King and Epictetus had two different ways of dealing with unjust laws and the effect of them on an individual person. Their thoughts are similar but not similar enough that one could come to the conclusion that they would both agree. Even though they would not…

influence on his audience. In “The American Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” King uses the appeal to ethos by touching on the topics of moral obligations and the needs of children. Martin Luther King understood the importance of a strong opening line. He understood how necessary it was to immediately create a connection…

and an author Martin Luther King Jr , wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written on April 12, 1963 in the Birmingham jail. He claim against the injustice towards the black community in the United States, especially in the southern part and sets up an elite case for equality for all races using biblical, philosophical, and political references. King uses emotional appeals, ethical appeals, and logical appeals to persuade his hostile ministers from Birmingham throughout his letter, which is…

Rhetorical Analysis of a Letter that changed the look on racism American activist leader, in the Africa American Civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his letter, Letter from Birmingham jail, describes the dramatic effects of racism during April of 1963. King’s purpose is to, defend his strategies of direct action against racism along with oppression. With an emotional tone, he educates his readers on how the racist acts of white clergymen are sinister, consequently their effects…

of one’s purpose for doing something for the general good, yet, instead of receiving support from those who are closest to one, one receives rejection, criticism, and judgmental responses that change the spectator’s opinion negatively towards, whatever it is that one is rightfully doing. This is a social problem that has become a trend throughout time. When members of society see that one breaks away from a comfort zone of social decorum in order to make great changes that are relatively as…

Jr. in his letter from Birmingham City Jail voices his reason for engaging in a nonviolent direct action program against unjust segregation laws. Martin Luther King. Jr. believes that unjust institutions negate human personality and human dignity. Kant argues that in order…