Scott Adkins

Women with perfect hair, crystal bright teeth, full lips and botoxed faces. Men in sleek suits, driving around in luxury vehicles and investing millions of dollars in yachts and real estate. That’s the surreal image we see on TV every single day. In 2013, Fox TV channel challenged the stereotype of rich Russian people in London with the documentary series Meet the Russians. Normal, average people are faced with the way multimillionaires achieved new heights in their ability to scatter huge…

The Life of Ibn Battutah Ibn Battutah was an incredible traveler and author in his lifetime. The web article, IBN Baṭṭūṭah Muslim Explorer and Writer by Ivan Hrbek, he stated that Battutah was "...the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah(Travels)” (Hrbek). Ibn Batttah was so memorable because of the distances he traveled and the reason behind his travels. Battutah traveled over 75,000 miles in his life and he embarked on these trips…

Reaction Paper #2 The book that considers as the most important book for me, is The Lord Of Flies by William Golding, which was published in 1954. William Golding is a Nobel Prize winner of literature, and The Lord Of Flies is the first book I read of him. I read The Lord Of Flies when I was in high school, it was an required book for my English class. The book has a huge impact on me since the theme of the book is totally opposite of my worldview, which is the negative side of…

“Lottery” Rough Draft When one thinks of a lottery they most likely think that “winning” is a good thing. You might receive money, a car, or other kinds of valuables. This is definitely not the case for the winner in the “Lottery.” The winner is more like the loser and is unfortunately stoned to death by her fellow friends and family members. Shirley Jackson’s shocking story, “The Lottery,” explores the theme of man’s inhumanity to man through the use of irony and foreshadowing. In the…

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the eyes of Nick Carraway, a bystander in a confusing and flawed world. He quickly befriends a high-class party guy named Gatsby who shows him the happiness riches can bring people. From the time he moves in, to the time Gatsby dies, Nick stands by as he learns new desires and secrets from his friends. Nick notices the corrupt nature of the people as they hide their inner feelings in order to seem happy, although deep down that isn’t what they…

Wilson Mizner, who was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur, once said, “Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.” This quote helps to understand the often results in a person’s life after getting involved with problem gambling. In the article The Power of Habit, author Charles Duhigg explains the outcome of Angie Bachmann as a gambling addict. Bachmann was a stay at home mom, then used gambling to avoid her tedious life. She became gambling addict, and was…

Why was alcohol so popular in the novel? What did the green light symbolize? Overall what inspired Fitzgerald to write The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby was written based on him and Zelda, their relationship, the time he was living in, prohibition, and through symbols, the American Dream. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays himself through the characters Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is the main character in The Great Gatsby. The novel is based on…

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows Gatsby’s struggle to relive the past. Gatsby, unable to accept that time always moves forwards struggles to People often try to relive the past for personal satisfaction. However, living only in the past can lead to tragedy. The past is unchangeable and can shape and mould a person into anyone, for better or for worse. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald enhances the theme that obsession with the past can blind one to reality and lead to…

It is simply impossible to escape reality; however, that does not mean individuals can’t dream. Dreaming is one of the greatest adventures life can give a person. In the short story, “Volar” by Judith Ortiz Cofer, a family of Puerto Rican origins, who are now immigrants in America all fantasize about how their life would have been if their circumstances were different. The young girl in the book is finding a getaway for her self through the median of comic books and it’s all from her longing to…

People who live a life of great wealth are likely to become careless individuals who thoughtlessly harm the people who get in their way. Children brought up in a wealthy family do not understand the meaning of hard work. They have trouble filling the void in their life and do not treasure what they already have. Empathy and moral judgment are hard concepts, for those who have a fortune, to grasp. Wealth sometimes brings out the worst in people, but we must all be our best selves, no matter our…