Mark Knopfler

There is a debate on whether Brutus was a patriot or a betrayer. Although, this is an opinionated question, your answer comes from an opinion also. I found my opinion within his actions. His actions speak louder than words, therefore I was able to hear him loud and clear. I followed and gathered why he did what he did, and in return, determined whether I agreed or not. I did not agree, Brutus was a betrayer. Brutus was a betrayer and his bad actions outweighed his good ones. Yes, some may…

In Cicero’s “On Friendship”, Cicero first explains how he heard the speech that Laelius gave. He then celebrates the friendship he had with Atticus and records the dialogue between Laelius and other characters as a representation of the friendship he had with Atticus. Through reading the dialogue the reader can determine that Laelius truly loved his friend. Furthermore, this dialogue displays the way the Romans viewed and defined friendship while also displaying the value in having a good friend…

Everyone retains a specific “human” nature; however, it is left up to the individual how they choose to interpret various aspects of human nature in their everyday personalities. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain incorporates various characters to capitalize on the flawed aspects of human nature. In the novel, it is evident that Twain is showing his disapproval towards the way humans behave. Each character: Pap, Grangerfords and Shepherdsons, and the King and Duke are able to…

In his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Huck), Mark Twain satirizes falsehood, and dishonesty through Huck’s vernacular voice in order to show the ignorance of the shameful southern culture where the values consist of greed and manipulation. Although Twain criticizes this seemingly mendacious behavior of lying, he argues that there are circumstances in which deception is acceptable. He adopts a typical southerner mentality through Huck’s genuine voice for the purpose of expressing to…

Joseph Cambell’s hero's journey, was based on his idea of a monomyth. Which sparked the idea of a young boy starting a journey at a very young age, by the well known Orson Scott Card. Orson Scott Card was inspired by this in order to create the award winning novel, Ender’s Game. This novel is about a boy named Ender and how he began his hero’s journey at the age of six to later on in his training to be tricked into doing something so immense, which he did not anticipate would have happened so…

Leisure and luxury compared to labor and poverty are important concepts in the works of Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare and Winter’s Bone written by Daniel Woodrell. Each story has the novel concept of good versus evil and right versus wrong; debating whether to follow in a father’s footsteps or creating one’s own path to happiness; overcoming great obstacles and sharing in defeat; learning how to take care of others before being able to take care of oneself. Ree Dolly and Prince Hal…

would mock the Zuckerberg character in the movie, and I think the scorn she directed at the character might have been used to express her disapproval of the real Mark Zuckerberg. Even so, I didn’t really understand the reason behind Smith’s reproachful attitude towards Zuckerberg until Smith brings out her argument about how Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg’s creation, causes a phenomenon in which people would “reduce” themselves in order to fit the descriptions that make up…

a battle that decidedly ended Roman Republic and began the foundation of the great Roman Empire. During the Roman Civil War, Julius Caesar’s death in 44 BC sparked the struggle of power between Octavian and Mark Antony. As a result of this struggle, Octavian’s navy forces battled against Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 31 BC to take over the Roman Eastern province. This battle, otherwise known as the Battle of Actium, took place in Actium, Western Greece (Tucker, 2010) and was the last battle…

The Brixton Brothers, The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity is a book about a boy named Steve Brixton. He is a 12 year old amazing detective and can solve crimes and problems with ease. He uses support from his mom Carol Brixton and step dad Rick Elliott. His best friend and partner in his work Dana, is very cooperative and helps Steve be proud of his work. He is a hard worker and no obstacles can ever defeat Brixton, Steve Brixton. His detective adventure begins in a library when he was…

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character, Huck Finn, feels forced to rebel against society which leads him to runaway from home and get himself into many adventures. *********enter sentence******** After he runs away he meets Jim, a runaway slave, on Jackson Island and they go on an adventure where they are both transformed into men. As Huck grew up, he was always on the bottom of southern white society. His father, the town drunk, was extraordinarily neglectful of him, often…