James Hurst

The Desire for Power One constant in humankind is the desire to be stronger than other people. Every person wants an upper hand of some sort, whether it is through knowledge, strength, economy, or social rank. This desire for power has driven countless wars and other conflicts, and is present in everybody, whether they embrace or reject it. In Frankenstein, both Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation show that they want to be stronger, though in different ways. Frankenstein is entranced…

This university paper written by Stephanie A. Coon provided a lot of useful and applicable information to develop my thesis. The main investigation of this paper was to find out whether the legend of Jesse James corresponded to the real man, or if his actions were twisted and ignored his actions in order to form this Southern Hero. The paper starts off with a song that has been passed down the generations of Americans about the mourning of Jesse’s death and the hatred of Robert Ford, his…

Family, Society, Isolation, Is considered the theme that mostly ceases to happen in the novel of Frankenstein. Although it is very unconscionable to believe that Family, Society, And Isolation take place in a novel that talks about a monster that kills people and the creator being selfish about his creation. There tends to be a Misconnection between his family and friends that sets the character, Victor in isolation. In the beginning of the story, Victor is Set upon a family that loves him with…

Maggie Kanaley English IV Honors Mrs. Schroder 7 December, 2016 Cases of Injustice in Frankenstein In the 19th Century work Frankenstein, the author, Mary Shelley, webs a tale of conflicting interests between Victor Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with discovering the secret to creating life, and his monster, a hideous creature as a result of one of Frankenstein’s experiments. Since the day of its publication, readers everywhere have argued about who in this tale faced the most injustice at…

In the novel Frankenstein, there are numerous characters that seek or transpire through serious injustices. The book's antagonist, Frankenstein's monster, in his opinion, suffered a great injustice and sought to plot revenge as part of his search for justice. In the beginning, Victor Frankenstein created the monster then abandoned him for his physical demeanor. Doing so, Victor unknowingly set forth a wave of destruction. Additionally, the monster states that he learned to be evil by all the…

Humans have always shown selfish characteristics. Selfishness was discussed in Nicomachean Ethics, which was written by Aristotle back in 340 BC. In the book, he criticized people who lived through life to only benefit themselves. Other stories have warned against self-centeredness as well. The Greeks spoke of Narcissus, a man who loved himself so much that he fell in love with his own reflection and eventually died of old age. This tale, from which the term “narcissism” originates from, dates…

If you put a strong man on one end of the rope and an equally strong man at the other and tell them to pull, who is going to win? This is how Washington saw the political factions that were developing in the states. Federalist; those for the new government vs. Anti Federalist; those who opposed the creation of a stronger u.s government. These were the forces that Washing saw as dangerous to the nation. Although he tried to prevent these factions, Washington and the other leaders of our country…

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is written from the perspective of Victor Frankenstein. His actions make up the bulk of the novel and in this essay, we will be evaluating what he does or does not do from an ethical point of view. Overall, Victor Frankenstein is an extremely complex character and I would be naive to say he was either ethical or unethical with regards to his actions. Rather, the complexity of his character is developed through a myriad of arguably ethical and unethical…

ideologically to the monarchy of England than the for the people republican ideals. Instead of having a president elected by direct popular vote, the Federalists believed that a leader should be chosen by a few elite electors. The compromise reached with James Madison, who was in favor of direct democracy, was the electoral college system still in place today. John Adams did not have as much faith in the Constitution as his fellow founding fathers did, believing only “a moral and upright people…

The Maze Runner, written by James Dashner is introducing a dystopian society. The individual boys have to find out why they all are in a Glade together and why they are in a horrifying environment that is like a prison. The book is about a group of intelligent teenagers trying to escape a seemingly unsolvable Maze, which is a test to see who can survive. The novel Maze Runner by James Dashner is better in comparison to the movie as the book is more descriptive, the ending is better and the book…