John Hope

Could you imagine your favorite childhood movie is a lie? Most people remember that The Disney film Pocahontas was about the Native American young girl with long brown hair named Pocahontas who fell in love with an English settler named John Smith. However, the film was ultimately based off of the events in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the Americas and is known to be one of the biggest struggles known to man. Nevertheless, it was the spark that ignited…

comes in many different shapes and sizes—much like humans. John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men tells the story of two men who try to create their dream in a world of loneliness and malice. The two main characters, George and Lennie, enter a ranch at the start of the story and meet several people; some of which who cause trouble and some who help very much. While on this farm, it becomes apparent that life is brutal and may corrupt people. John Steinbeck presents the fact that life is cruel…

John Proctor is a man of strict morals and is held in high regard by the community, but even he commits adultery, and yet he works to move past his shame rather than dwell on it. To begin, Proctor’s sin and shame becomes quickly apparent, as Arthur Miller includes it in his own analysis of the character. As each new character is introduced in the play, Miller takes time to write his own thoughts and feelings on the characters, and often times this gives the reader insight on what the character…

punishment. This was evident during the Salem Witch Trials when innocent people, accused of witchcraft, lied to avoid death. However, in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, when John Proctor is put on trial, his refusal to “confess” to witchcraft reflects his character transformation from prideful to humbled. Through the character of John Proctor and his trial, Miller reveals the importance of self-honor and embracing oneself, marking the first step toward ending the mass hysteria of witchcraft.…

Rawls’ theory of justice: unachievable or ideal to pursue? Justice as fairness is a type of distributive justice, arrived at via designing perfect procedural justice, irrespective of the specific outcome. Using comparison as methodology, John Rawls sets out to dismiss other possible types of political and economic arrangements as unethical. His proposed thought experiment encourages the reader to disrespect all natural and societal endowments and see oneself as an output of an undeserved…

Light is one of the most important elements in a human life, without it we wouldn’t be able to live. John Steinbeck knew this when writing Of Mice and Men by using it give context clues to the reader. Steinbeck uses the light in environments to show the development of the main characters dream. George and Lennie are introduced in the first chapter with the idea that they have a dream to have their own farm one day. George often repeats this to Lennie, as Lennie asks to hear about it. Steinbeck…

In ‘A theory of Justice’ John Rawls attempts to establish a set of principles to which the institutions of society can be built upon and a method through which primary goods can be distributed equally, Rawls names these principles ‘justice as fairness’. Rawls argues that society is a shared agreement between all parties to ensure society remains equal and free. In order to determine what terms of social cooperation would ensure a free and equal society Rawls appeals to a form of ‘social…

English B October 25, 2015 Of Essays for Of Mice and Men The Great Depression was a time of sorrow and loneliness that is indescribable by word of mouth. Loneliness in the story, “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck is something that comes up so often because of the time period this takes place in. John Steinbeck proves loneliness in this story and how it affects character’s dreams and desires by putting interesting characters that are isolated in a different way than everyone else. Crooks,…

The Anchor Bible of Revelations discusses in depth the symbolism of “tree” as well in the biblical texts of Matthew, Luke, and Revelations, “John uses the symbolism of “tree,” probably as a metaphor for the leaders of the people; Matt 3:10. Luke 3:9; cf. Matt 7:16-20, 12:33-35. Trees, oaks, and cedars, were used as metaphors for leaders of the people. In Isa 61:3 “oaks of righteousness” (AB)…

you put him down to end the suffering? In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there was something similar. George is one of the main characters with a brotherly like friend named Lennie and he was as dumb as a doornail. He follows George around anywhere. One day, Lennnie got into an accident where he killed Curleys, a cocky fighter, wife. George must make a big decision on whether he should “take care” of Lennie or hope Curley doesn't find him and shoot Lennie himself. This…