Prince Humperdinck

Westley, the handsome hero in William Goldman’s classic novel The Princess Bride, is selfless. He is selfless because he willingly sacrifices his life to save the lives of the people around him, particularly Buttercup, Westley’s true love. Westley does this with little regard for his own well-being. Instead, he is all about putting others’ needs before his own. This is because he can see beyond his own concerns. Thus, he is able to be there for others, particularly Buttercup, when the need arises. One time that Westley showed he was selfless was after Prince Humperdinck of Florin hired a trio of bandits called the Sicilian Crowd to kidnap Buttercup, Prince Humperdinck’s future wife. This trio of bandits included Inigo, a vengeful swordsman, Fezzik, a kind-hearted giant, and Vizzini, an…

“Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death, that’s all.” (Goldman). There are many examples of unfairness and death in the book, The Princess Bride. It contains way more than that though. The story contains “ a tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts.” (Goldman). A farm boy named Westley worked on a farm for Buttercup and her family. Buttercup and Westley later fell madly in love. After Buttercup…

both in love just like any other fairy tale, but instead of getting married right away he leaves to go find his fortune first. While on his trip it had been said that he was killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts who attacked his ship. Considering this is suppose to be a fairytale it makes you question what going to happen if Buttercup’s true love is dead already. As the story goes on, years later, The vindictive prince Humperdinck who needs a wife sets his eyes on Buttercup and forces her to…

Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock in time to relive a special time in your life? What will you do? Will become a better person or have find happiness. Whatever you do it is completely up to you. I believe everyone deserves a second chance in life. A second chance give you the opportunity to do something over. It allows you to learn from your mistakes and to do a better job the second time around or found happiness again from your hardship. Kula Kamari was born and raised in…

There comes a day in everyone’s life where they can no longer live by themselves. Having to move out of their house and into a nursing home can be a very emotional and stressful time for everyone. Nobody really likes to move at any point in their life because it can cause a lot of change, and for most people change is difficult and hard to deal with. Not only has this person probably spent most of their life in their home but there are many memories that can be lost with the move to a nursing…

Elizabeth Ross is the owner of a dance company in Birmingham called DANCEe. Last year, she choreographed a performance based on the storybook Where The Wild Things Are. This performance was a combination of contemporary “modern” dance and hip-hop. Both of these styles are very misunderstood, and many people do not consider them as actual dance. Both styles are legitimate art. They have a lot of hard work put into them, and can bring you some type of enjoyment. That enjoyment can be emotional or…

Vanity has played a part in culture forever, the way people look can determine popularity or even a potential suitor. Business and commerce has been shown to capitalize on this sense of vanity each person beholds making for a more optimized marketplace. Belinda, the protagonist in Alexander Pope’s Rape of the Lock, has completely immersed herself as well as her essence and identity in the vainness of perfect appearance whilst her sylphs continue suit. Pope’s portrayal of Belinda’s vanity is…

Amarna is a city that is separated. The separation occurs within the title of nobility or one of a commoner. This was the urban plan, or the central idea of the design of the city. Since this was a capital city in the Egyptian empire, the nobles cannot be living at the same level or area as the people they rule over. That would be a disgrace! The city designers too this ideal and made all their designs for the city around that image. When any large metropolitan area is created, the organization…

The Prince is debatably the initial composition of contemporary dogmatic philosophy, and unique from its practicality-versus-perfectionism contemplation. It is not meant as a universal moral philosophy for the public, but rather a narrowly directed guide for politicians. However, the government style he creates in Prince contradicts with the republic he creates supports in Discourses. The Renaissance era, acknowledged for its confinement of numerous significant philosophers, such as…

Each of the four learners have their own way of processing information. For Makayla it can be hard not letting your sequence take over. As a person who like list and keeping everything in its place, I believe Makayla needs to make her sequence run parallel with her other learning patterns. If she could give some leeway to her Technical reasoning it could help her a lot more. She needs to ask herself how she can get through her paper, or daily work and routines. If she cannot find it right away…