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In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the author perfectly portrays the effectiveness of conformity and individualism through the use of the character’s actions and the consequences that those who do not conform face. For instance, the readers are introduced to John Proctor , the poster child in this play for ‘fighting the system’. Miller uses this character primarily, along with stage directions, dialogue, and other characters, to form his idea of conformity and individualism, and how…

case of Fellini and Truffaut or they can put their stylistic authorial marks. Bordwell goes on to say, the director establishes himself as an auteur with breaking the norms of classic filmmaking. These can be, but not limited to an unusual angle, a jump cut, a “magical” change in the setting or an unreliable…

The ride to Atlanta is never boring with the sound of horns honking, tires screeching, people yelling. Seeing the towering buildings over me, surrounding me from every corner, like being trapped behind oversized prison bars. But as soon as I see Turner Field in the distance, I know I am in for a real treat. Attending a baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, is something I believe people must experience at some point in their lifetime. Watching the Braves play on the television is a…

her. The National Institute of Mental Health lists impulsivity in dangerous areas (such as unsafe sex, substance abuse, spending, etc) as a symptom of BPD and it is very evident through Alice’s actions. (Borderline Personality Disorder, n.d.) She jumps into two sexual relationships, blows almost all of her money, and uses drugs and alcohol in the movie. Alice Klieg tells Gabe, an…

This scene disrupts the continuity of the film which is mostly long scenes with a jump cut into the montage, which may show how quick people are to jump to conclusions and judge people different from them. The montage shows Mookie insulting Italians, Pino insulting black people, Stevie insulting Koreans, Sonny insulting Jews, and Officer Long insulting Puerto Ricans…

underage for drinking. Brinker comes and places “$4.13 from Headmaster’s Discretionary Benevolent Fund.” This money is most likely stolen from the fund. When they steal, they lose their integrity. No one knows how but some boys got “a lock of hair cut under duress from the head of Hazel Brewster, the professional town belle.” She is a prostitute and the boys held her against her will to get the hair, which shows that the boys are losing their innocence. In the list of prizes, one prize is a…

notices a pendulum swinging back and forth slowly lowering that will eventually cut him. He escapes the pendulum by having the rats eat the rope that is constricting him and he suspects that someone is watching him. He then notices that the walls are closing in toward the pit in the middle, but then they stop with very little room and the walls retract to back where they were. The narrator finally gives up and is about to jump into the pit when a French general saves him and the French army has…

sources of entertainment. In the novel, Ponyboy describes the greasers as hoods that only know how to do bad stuff that can get them to the police, “We’re poorer that the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck house and throw beer blasts for kicks and get editorials in the paper for being public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next. Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up…

all about him Salinger does a great job on going on and describing the adventure for holden on who he is and what he is meant to be. For Chris Mccandless in Into the wild he ultimately is just lost with society and ultimately hates it so decided to cut himself off his story is so amazing Jon Krakauer does a awesome job describing every little detail…

Today’s society in the United States is a technological paradise where answers can be found in the blink of an eye on a smart phone and trips across the world can be made in a matter of hours. Innovations and constant breakthroughs have made people smarter and more efficient but, consequently, have also made the nation, as a whole, distracted. With on-going industrialization, the environment has taken an abrupt turn for the worst. The solution for the past few decades has been to “go green.”…