Scar

A smirk went across his face as he saw his victim in a vulnerable position. Some would think that was just how he smiled, but everybody who attended Ridgecoast High School knew better than that. At that moment, Trevor was busying himself by ripping up Caleb’s report for science class. “Please, just stop it!” Caleb yelled out. “It’s the only copy I have!” He was on the verge of calling a teacher, but who knew what laid in store for him had he not stayed silent? When Trevor was done ripping the…

having a 53% average approval rating. Rhetorical devices used in Ronald Reagan speech “Tear Down this wall”,Reagan says “Every man is a Berliner forced to look upon a scar”, Reagan uses this Metaphor calling “the wall” a scar and also he unify them by “saying everyman is a berliner”. A second rhetoric devices is calling the wall a scar which shows tone of voice which is the one of negativity towards the wall and how he feels the people's feedback towards getting rid of the…

main character, or lion named Simba, is involved in an adventurous journey to find his place in life. The young lion is born into royalty after his powerful father King Mufasa. Filled with envy, Simba’s uncle Scar conspires to kill both Mufasa and Scar in order to reign over the kingdom. Scar becomes triumphant after eliminating the king, therefore; Simba departs from the pride in shame and begins a new lifestyle devoid of worry or responsibility, contradictory to his upbringing. However, when…

Racial Disparity in Cry, the Beloved Country Discrimination has plagued this earth for centuries. One finds it difficult to identify a time where ostracism among a nation’s people didn’t exist. Surprisingly enough, such a heinous act hasn’t died off either. South Africa began the segregation of its non-white citizens in 1795 with the arrival of the Dutch. Later, in 1948, legislature introduced Apartheid, which led to the relocation of over 3.5 million nonwhite South African citizens to separate…

portrayal of the overcoming of Freud’s theoretical Oedipus Complex. Throughout the movie, The Lion King, the main character Simba has to deal with the guilt of thinking he killed his father. Simba’s uncle Scar encourages Simba to “run away and never return”(The Lion King). The finale is a fight between Scar and Simba to see who claims the title of king. Every main plot point has an Oedipal reasoning behind it. The Lion King is an allegory for overcoming the Oedipus complex. The first scene is a…

Fire has been the foundation in the progress of humanity. It cooks food, warms homes, and fuels machines, but its ruthless flames can also destroy lives. In the memoir The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls’ father teaches her the wonders of the world and takes her on adventures, but he also is one of the biggest dangers to her and her family. These opposing traits of her father as both the foundation in her knowledge and the destruction of her hope are expressed through the symbol of fire. Fire…

Joanne’s experience has one example of hazing, which has triggered increasing violence among women that can lead to depression and self esteem problems. Verbal abuse like what Joanne received has deep and lasting mental scars on the victims. According to “Verbal Abuse Can Leave Scars” by Lollie Barr, It seems to be that verbal and emotional abuse does the most damage. Others words have a tremendous impact on how we see and feel about ourselves, which connects to self esteem. While the positive…

haven’t worn earrings in years. I have these little holes that you can see and that I can feel. It is a scar. I am not preaching against ear piercing. I am strongly voicing my opinion against the piercing of baby ears. A person that gets their ears pierced should be old enough to make the decision. It is their body, not yours. I agree, it is cute but it is wrong. It is painful and it can scar. Not only that, it is…

THE VOICE OF…ME Have you ever stopped to think about how important our veterans are to our nation’s history? Well I need to tell you that without them we wouldn’t be the nation we are today. Without veterans we might have not won some of our hardest wars. Without veterans we probably wouldn’t have won WWII. We also wouldn’t have won the Revolutionary war. If we did not win this war we wouldn’t have won our independence and we wouldn’t be the same country we are today. If we didn’t have these…

Men and women live their lives differently: a man spends his day working peacefully on his car and a woman looks back behind her several times before enters/leaves from her car to shop. The idea is that women cannot live a normal life without being paranoid of rape or physical harm. Not only did women fight for decades for equal rights but now, women fight for their safety and freedom from men. There is a constant battle between the men and women. Due to the privileges that gender affords them,…