Monte Carlo

1. Carlos Fuentes described the civilization discovered by the European in a way that seems, that the native’s people progression has halted and they needed help from others who are more advance (European). Fuentes mentioned the Eurocentric view of why the native people were not advancing. He said “they [Indians] were blessed by nature, but dwarfed by it,” most scholars believe that the Indians were “lazy,” thus making their civilization backwards compared to the rest of the world. However, that…

“ The Golden Glove Champions “ Antonio and Felix both wrestle, but they each have their own fighting style. Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas are known as the ‘amigo brothers’. Amigo is how you would address a friend. The boys are very close so it became a problem when they were told they would have to face each other in the ring. They both wanted to be the lightweight boxing champion and the Golden Gloves tournament could be their only chance. The boys have many similarities. They both are…

Amigo Brothers Have you ever heard of boxing? Well boxing is a type of sport where you go against other boxers and fight very intensely, the person that knocks out the other person first wins. Antonio and Felix both want to be championship boxers, but they each have a different boxing style. There are a lot of similarities between the two of them. Before the day Antonio and Felix had to fight against each other, they each slept, ate, dreamed, and rapped positve. They both worked out together…

tend to put so much value on the little things. For example, like William Carlos Williams hold his red wheelbarrow to so much standards. He feels as though so much depends upon it. When we focus on the little things, we tend to get side-tracked as William Carlos Williams shows in his “Red Wheel” poem and not consider important things as Bergmann pointed in her “Apology” poem these ideas connect to political…

perfect corresponding revenge and justice, shows that revenge is not justice. After the Count of Monte Cristo coordinates his plan, and discreetly manipulates Madame Villefort into ruining her family, it leads to some complications and problems that he did not intend to happen. After Marquise de Saint Meran was poisoned, which was a big problem; a servant was killed, which was another problem. The Count of Monte Cristo obviously did not intend for those two deaths to occur. His original plan was…

Abbé Faria plays a major role in the creation of debonair millionaire manipulator and vengeance-hungry Monte Cristo. While held in captivity at the Chateau d’If, Dantès befriends the political prisoner, Abbé Faria. Much to his surprise, the Abbé is remarkably intelligent; fashioning escape tools out of virtually nothing. Abbé Faria devotes his elongated prison…

In the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, many characters are introduce throughout the story and most of these characters undergo an indentity change at some point during the novel. The main, and by far the most dynamic character, is Edmond Dantès. Dantès is the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel. Edmond lived his life honestly, that is until he was framed for a crime he did not commit. Taking place in Marseilles, France in the 1800’s, Dantès fights for his freedom and pursues many…

Baron de Montesquieu was born on January 19, 1689, at La Brède, in southwest France to a wealthy family. He was educated at Oratorian Collège de Juilly and received a law degree from the University of Bordeaux in 1708. When his father died in 1713 he went back to La Brède to manage his estates and money. That was the main source of Montesquieu’s wealth. Montesquieu died during 1755 of a fever in Paris, France (Bok). Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment thinker during the Enlightenment…

Millions of dollars were spent on luxury homes, private jets, ranches, and even historical artifacts (Drug). In 1984, Pablo Escobar was named the seventh richest man in the world (Gangster). Pablo even had his own zoo on one of his estates. It was complete with elephants, buffaloes, lions, rhinos, gazelles, hippos, camels, ostriches, and a herd of zebras. Pablo was also known for his immature, frivolous spending. He would have beauty queens to come and entertain some of his closest friends. He…

8. "Mercedes was left alone. Bathed in tears, she was seen ceaselessly wandering around the little village of the Catalans, sometimes standing motionless in the blazing heat of the southern sun, sometimes sitting on the beach listening to the eternal moaning of the sea asking herself whether it would not be better to let herself sink into the depths rather than undergo the cruel suffering of a wait without hope" (Dumas 40). The narrator is describing Mercedes life without Edmond. This quote is…