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making such laws that involved hanging a person and cruel punishments for even the smallest things. He had said that those laws were meant to protect and make life easier for his people. In the speech he had given, he had sounded like a great and caring King, but in reality he wasn’t great or caring. He was killing his own people for little things like robberies and false building of a house. He may have even been lying about the god, Shamash, giving him the laws and the code, when he may have…

McDonaldization is a rationalization theory that came from George Ritzer. He came up with the term from increasing and ubiquitous presence of the fast food model in a vast number of organizations that include things we do on a daily basis that make our lives easier and flow faster. Ritzer got the idea because McDonald’s is based on a high demand and it still flows with efficient productivity. McDonaldization principles consist of efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control. Steps in…

Dmitri is set up throughout the entire novel to take the fall for his father’s death. He does himself no favors in this regard, as he declares his intention to commit parricide multiple times and physically assaults his father. Dmitri is set up throughout the novel to be Cain. The jury decides he is the murderer of a close family member and is marked in the eyes of society much like Cain is cast away from God’s presence. This is not, however, Dmitri’s fate. Dmitri does not finally commit the…

“The Great Gatsby” is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, representing the 20’s of 20th century. The novel was released in 1925 but was accepted with mixed feelings at first and sold quite poorly. Throughout the entire life of the author, the novel did not get the proper accreditation he wanted and considered it a failure. However after his death, “The Great Gatsby” became really successful, especially during World War II, and is considered “America’s Greatest Novel”. It won many reputable…

a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.” Although, she is known to be a perfect gymnast Gabby Douglas is not the first to run into challenges and achieve perfection. Sir Gawain, a knight from King Arthur's court Camelot, is proclaimed a perfect knight after his tempting journey. In the well-known poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this acclaimed knight’s commitment to following the Code of Chivalry was tested for a whole year.…

Background In 1920s, the Patrician lived in East Eggs, and the “nouveau riches” occupied the West Eggs. Gatsby was born with humble home and poor surroundings. Without the family’s financial support, Young Gatsby catched up for his dreams becoming a wealthy and reputable people. After he made money, he held luxurious party attracting a wide variety of famous people. Daisy was born with aristocratic status, and when she was young, she was in favor of her whole rich family. Daisy also was count by…

"There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man." ~Aristotle Let's face it. We have all said things that were dumb, foolish, and uninspiring. Surprisingly, the reason why so many good leaders say such foolish things is because they often do not recognize them as foolish or unwise. Also, they came up in a culture where the same things were said to them and, just like all of us, they learned how to lead from watching the actions and behaviors of other successful leaders. In this…

freezing outside as he walks with Horatio and Marcellus. They had informed him that they have seen what they believe to be the ghost of his father, King Hamlet, the night before and beckoned him to go with them. As they wait for the apparition to appear, they hear trumpets and canon fire, signaling the ongoing…

Killer is the third in the series Pretty Little Liars. It was written by Sara Shepard, and was published by HarperTeen on June 30th, 2009. This book can be classified as a mystery, drama, crime-fiction, or suspense book. It contains a total of 321 nail-biting pages. This is the third book I have read in the series out of 16 in all. I enjoy reading this series because I never have a boring time reading them. The writer's purpose for composing this book is to bring down the rate of children that…

agreements are vows meant to be kept until the very end, implying that trust in another by making an agreement is the key to moving forward. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain starts his journey to find the Green Knight that challenges King Arthur and his court, when he comes upon a castle and its Lord, who allows Gawain to stay there out of the kindness of his heart with the promise of showing Gawain where the Green Chapel is. However, he was allowed to stay only with the agreement…