Screaming for Vengeance

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore was an influential speaker that spoke about making a difference and going after what you truly believe in. Wes Moore didn’t have an easy life, but he made the most of his life. Some of the main topics he discussed were decisions and who influences them, how higher education isn’t about the degree or major but is about how you leave your mark and remembrance. Nobody will remember your degree a few years down the road. If you have sacrificed and loved then you have done everything you’ve ever been asked to do and that is the true meaning of higher education. Another important question that arose was “Who did you chose to advocate for or fight for?” This is a question that lasts and I pondered on it for a while. As I sat in the arena, I thought to myself who do I fight for? I did not come up with anyone. I told myself from now on I will start advocating for others. Some things that made an impact on me were when Wes was talking about which path you chose to take in life. There is no specific answer; the choice is up to you. We are given many paths to take in life and it is up to us to follow the good or the bad paths. You have a chance to make something of yourself by choosing the correct path. Another thing that made an impact on me was when Wes talked about expectations and how they matter. Expectations come from expectations that people form for us and they are “products of our expectations.” The most impact that Wes Moore’s…

“the Final Episode” explains if America were a more accepting society, there would be less suicides and a lower self-harm population. While this genre of music contains a lot of screaming, the messages are far from “scary”. This song acts as a wakeup call to those in today’s society who live their lives day to day without any concern for those who are struggling, whether emotionally, physically, or both. One of the first verses in the song discusses how if a man knew about the real world and…

“The Cask of Amontillado” Why do so many people take vengeance into their own hands? Perhaps it gives them a feeling of justice and a way to cope with their injuries. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” the main character Montresor acts out his sweet revenge on an unsuspecting Fortunato. In this story written by Edgar Allen Poe, the author creates a sinister and nerve-racking mood to accompany his theme of revenge. First of all, the creepy and spine-tingling mood is set by Poe’s lifelike imagery.…

chained to the person who abused you, your emotions and actions arising not independently, but in reaction to your abuser. Louie became so obsessed with vengeance that his life was consumed by the quest for it. In bitterness, he was as much a captive as he’d been when barbed wire surrounded him” said Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken, in regards to the main character Louie Zamperini. In the novel, after Louie was released from the POW Camp Naoetsu, he tries to return back to normal life…

Abigail’s Vengeance The witch trials in 1692 were one of the darkest periods in the United States History. The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place during the time of the Salem Witch Trial in Massachusetts. In the trials, many innocent people are being accused of being a witch by bunch of girls hiding a secret of their leader, Abigail Williams. Throughout the story, Abigail Williams wants revenge on Goody Proctor because of her jealousy toward her husband, John Proctor which would lead…

Dickens explains the carriage by saying, “the carriage dashed through streets and swept round corners, with women screaming before it, and men clutching each other and clutching each other and clutching children out of its way” (P. 15) Dickens includes this to illustrate how the French aristocracy could do anything they wanted with no recollection of the human life the endangered. Moreover, in the beginning of the novel he says “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age…

Looking at the movie poster for the film Unfriended, it is clear that the creators want moviegoers to watch a new genre of horror, captivating them with cyber possession revenge. The poster features a drop down search menu with the name “Laura Barnes” and the word, possession and revenge appear. Above the search menu, there is a teenaged girl screaming with her face distorted on a screen with only darkness surrounding her. Underneath the search menu, in red text it says, “THIS APRIL REVENGE…

mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!” she accuses even those in the high court of being disloyal to God (108). She recognizes that the worst thing to happen at this time is to be accused of consorting with the Devil, and uses this to her advantage by bringing it up in order to get her way. By creating the fear in people that they too might be charged for witchcraft, since the consequences are so severe, Abigail is able to convince people to go along with or support…

From the words of our general,”I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” Seeing war and surviving to return home is just living in hell,so why have it in the first place. Is it the United States job to stop the world from going into chaos? The United States can help the world from bad people without ruining lives…

Miller tells the story of a vast array of people involved during the 1690’s Salem Witch Trials. Miller takes your through all the confusion of the time. The play tackles the theme of hysteria, neighbors turned on one another. They accuse each other of being involved with witchcraft. The fear the hysteria brings, confusion and overwhelmed all logic and individual thought. The whole community aspect in the town is in ruins, everyone mistrust everyone else in fear of being accused. The author as…