Gordon Lish

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -Marilyn Monroe The two chosen characters are examples of having things falling a part, but the father in "Today Will Be a Quiet Day, shows how things fall in place. In "Little Things," the fathers relationship with his wife falls apart. The father in "Today Will Be a Quiet Day" has a better relationship with his children than the other father does with his baby. In "Little Things" by Raymond Carver, the parents of the baby are very hostile to each other. In "Today Will Be a Quiet Day" by Amy Hempel, the father and the kids are very happy with each other. "Little Things" has more drama and conflict than in "Today Will Be a Quiet Day." The dad in "Today Will be a Quiet Day" foreshadows what life will be like for the other dad in "Little Things." The two fathers are in different milestones in their life. When the mother in "Little Things" says, "I 'm glad you 're leaving!" (Carver 331). The scene gets more dramatic and readers can see that they are heading for a divorce. When the mother says, "You can 't even look me in the face, can you?" (Carver 331). Readers assume the dad has been unfaithful in someway and is now leaving. In "Today Will Be a Quiet Day" the father is mature and loves his children, but he needs to spend more time with them and reconnect with them. When readers are told, "He thought his kids were as self-contained as one of those dogs you sometimes see carrying home its…

The Dark Knight was the second of a trilogy of the Batman movie series directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie promise to be one to be remember and as others might say an iconic movie for what superheroes and/or future Batman movies should be. The Dark Knight movie was released in July 2008, and for the comic book/superheroes fans that have not seen it I can only tell you one thing: go see it. It was produced by the well-known Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. who are known for producing movies…

in General elections. To be specific, statistics from the campaign of March 2015, shows that the Conservative party was better attracting Ukip voters whereas, In addition the Conservative party were successful in attracting more Lib Dem voters that are formally left-wing than Labour (Green, J and Posser, C). Many Ukip voters previously voted for the Conservative party, one could then theorise, that many Ukip voters were inclined to switch to the Conservative party, as they not only share similar…

them, he felt the need to serve his own justice. This is an example of his power getting a little out of hand. Most of the time he keeps his personal vendettas out of his plans. He is praised and loved by the citizens of Gotham and it was imperative that he didn’t let all the noise and expectations get to his head. He used his power for good, not evil. As a symbol of justice, he wanted people to accept him and agree with his role as a vigilante. Bruce did a great job of keeping his personal life…

Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is a groundbreaking masterpiece; It singlehandedly revolutionized the public’s perception of the character, Batman, whilst also addressing a large variety of themes throughout the four books making up the comic. One of the most revolutionary factors of The Dark Knight Returns is the way Miller presents the Batman’s resurgence. Miller successfully creates a fresh take on the character of Batman by telling a story, not through panels upon panels of grandiose…

exciting since the Joker gave his threaten to Batman by starting killing people from the same night. I thought if I were Harvey or Batman what the right decision to do. The Joker was not kidding by starting killing from the same night because he killed the fake Batman, robbed his neck, and hang his card on the fake Batman’s chest. First, the Joker planned to get several people at one night. He started with old lady when he bombed her car, however, the policemen asked her to leave! Then they gave…

“Uggh Dr. Ninjhog has robbed another bank, I’ve got to go Tanner man.” Dr.Ninjhog was San Francisco’s greatest supervillain of the 21st century, he robs one bank a day without being caught, Nobody except himself knows how he is capable of this monstrosity . Pizza man is San Francisco’s greatest superhero, he fights the ninja hedgehog in the streets of San Francisco. “Pizza man, Dr Ninjhog has robbed yet another bank,” exclaims Tanner man, just then the hologram table switches to Dr. Ninjhog…

The Joker is to blame for Harvey Dent’s turn to evil in Christopher Nolan’s, The Dark Knight. The Joker targets Coleman Reese, an employee of Bruce Wayne who is about to expose the secret identity of Batman, threatening to blow up a hospital if Reese is not dead within the hour. Amid the chaos, police evacuate hospitals in the city. The Joker disguises himself and gains access to Harvey Dent’s hospital room, leaving them alone in the evacuated hospital. After the Joker unties Harvey’s wrists…

Joker in The Dark Knight and Jack Merridew in The Lord of the Flies desire the power to push entire society into corruption of madness and anarchy by their successful leading skills. They trap people using violence and trickery and diffuse their responsibilities to someone else. The Joker and Jack don’t have any humanizing elements; instead, they attempt to destroy humanized society. They, the shadows confront with protagonists and natural humanity to officialize their ideology. The Joker and…

Would you have taken a ride with this man? Dale Earnhardt. That is all that has to be said if you live in North Carolina or are a Nascar fan. His driving made him famous. His personality was playful, but when he crawled in a race car he was all business. Dale was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina.. He grew up watching his dad drive dirt track race cars. This early exposure to racing helped Dale to make the decision to become a race car driver. He ran his first Nascar race on May 25th, 1975 in…