Liar!

To begin, I will be predicting the case verdict. First off, I believe Tom Robinson will be innocent. A reason for that is Bob Ewell is left-handed. That can indicate that Bob could have easily been the one to beat Mayella. Him being left handed also created the jury to imagine other possibilities instead of only Tom Robinson. Another reason is Tom’s version of events created a more realistic picture. Bob Ewell and Mayella both seemed uneasy while explaining their side of the story. While Tom,…

A studio lamp suddenly falls out of the sky in front of his house. A homeless man resembling his late father (Brian Delate), who supposedly drowned in a boating accident when Truman was a child, tries to make contact but is forcibly removed from the 'set'. Truman's car radio picks up the communications traffic between the 'backstage' people. Despite the attempts of his friends and family to convince him that he is just imagining things, Truman decides that he wants to follow his secret yearning…

“It’s Never To Late” Children are taught or learn morals and values from their parents and significant others in their lives. They can be influenced by them negatively and positively depending on the example they set. The other side to that is that people are also individuals. They grow up and make decisions of their own free will. They use their own experiences in life to determine right from wrong as well as develop their own identity around what they see and have been taught. An uneducated…

African-Americans are identified by society at large. In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, an African-American named Henrietta Toggins goes to the sheriff to report something and gets shut out and called a liar because she is black. “When Henrietta went to the sheriff and told him what she’d see, he called her a liar and sent her home.” (40). This is an example of bias because the sheriff automatically assumes Henrietta is not telling the truth because she is black. This relates to today because…

In humanity, we are rarely willing to be portrayed as a terrible person. Many things can change your reputation heavily, such as making confessions. For instance, in the well known tragedy, The Crucible, by playwright Arthur Miller, is a story about unfair trials and false accusations. This story is mainly in light of the Salem witch trials, where false accusations lead to unjust trials. John Proctor, the main character, eventually decides not to confess, which brings about his hanging.…

Caulfield is trying to find his sense of direction. Holden, a growing adult, finds himself unable to accept the responsibilities of one. Holden describes the adult world as sinful and corrupted and he avoids it for three reasons: his hatred of phonies and liars, his inability to accept adult responsibilities, and his refusal to let go of youth. Eventually realizing that there is no way to avoid adulthood, he can do nothing but accept this responsible lifestyle Holden uses the word phony to…

victim is actually the lair because not only are they hurting the other person they are hurting themselves. Ericsson also believes that the liar is also hurting themselves, just like an alcoholic would. “We don’t want to incorporate that much reality into our lives because to do so would be paralyzing” (Ericsson 415). She is addressing how much it would hurt a liar to tell the truth, basically causing them to be their own demise. It all comes full circle to everyone…

Southern Values in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof "The weight of Southern history, the power of social and racial divisions and its rituals and taboos often make self-determination and moral choice unachievable" (King). This statement from Kimball King perfectly summarizes the point Tennessee Williams strove to exemplify in many of his works. Thomas Lanier Williams, better known as Tennessee Williams, was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus Mississippi. He spent the first seven years of his life in…

those differences a title. Once that title is given, it becomes easier to make a decision on whether those differences really matter and unfortunately for mankind, it seems like our differences are the only things that matter anymore. Pretty Little Liars is a Freeform original television series loosely based on the book series of the same…

The play A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare was a wild ride from start from to finish. Everything that happened in this play was very entertaining; from the conflicted love triangle, the performance of a play within a play, to the unique characters within the story. The most intriguing relationship was between the characters, Puck and Bottom, as there were similarities and contrast between the two of them. For one, They are both comical characters, as well as the comic…