Stephen A. Smith

1984 Literary Essay: Winston Smith, Hero or Not? George Orwell once offered this definition of heroism: ordinary people doing whatever they can to change social systems that do not respect human decency, even with the knowledge that they can’t possibly succeed. The reader identifies with Winston through his weaknesses rather than for his strengths. He is no bigger-than-life Hercules but a tired, middle-aged, non-descript man reduced to subordinate by “the system.” Winston is nobody important in…

The book Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell is about a older man name Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling party in London. Everywhere he goes even home the party watches him through telescreens. Also everywhere he looks he seems to see a figure known as the big brother. Winston later gets frustrated how rigid the party is. Also he purchases a diary for his criminal thoughts and fixated with a powerful party member have O’Brien. Since he works in the ministry of truth he notice…

In this section of The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath I chose to focus on how Esther feels about herself, and her life so far. Esther does not really know what she wants to do with her life anymore, and she is really unsure about a lot of things. Esther wants to do a lot in life, but she realizes that she can’t and gets disappointed. Esther is really confused about where her life is going, which brings on a lot of self-doubt. Esther is really confused about where her life is going, and is confused…

Although John Smith and William Bradford were instrumental to the founding and development of the colonies in the new world, their writings reveal differences in personality, with John Smith being arrogant and self-centered and William Bradford being focused on the greater community which ultimately makes them very different leaders. Smith’s, The General History of Virginia, makes himself seem like the hero of Jamestown, even if it meant stretching the truth. In his account he wrote, “committed…

With there being not that many workers there would only be Captain John Smith was the leader for them to work. He inspired some of the colonists to work for the colony to survive. Then after a while Captain Smith was sent back to England. The Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? Document it states, “Captain John Smith who provided much needed leadership was sent back to England” with Captain John Smith not being able to lead them, and work hard for their food so they could have enough…

Yuriko Smith Professor Sealey ECO 2023 09/27/2017 John Maynard Keynes: One of the Most Influential Economists of the 20th Century A Look into His Revolutionary Theories When people think of the economists from the 20th century, names like Joseph Schumpeter, or Fredrich Hayek come to mind. He was born and raised in Cambridge, England, to a middle-class family. Though he was not brought up in poverty, he experienced when the economy crashed during the Great Depression, which made his passion for…

Smith provides a truthful account of his experiences and explorations, while myths were made up by individuals who wish to establish some emotion and romance into early American history. The myths are created to romanticize the Smith and Pocahontas into a courting couple who fell in love in order to bring the two cultures together. Pocahontas’ age is raised to make the story rich with romance and compatibility between the two. This idealizes the relationship and creates a view of how the…

came across articles by Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. In short I have learned that the state should have some form of intervention in the markets. I will first begin with the philosophy of Adam Smith. Adam Smith has a different view from me on the market, and the state. Smith believes that we should look at both the pre-capitalist societies, and the capitalist societies, and look at them as a way to progress a nation towards capitalism.…

It’s common practice for movie studios to greenlight sequels, even sequels to movies that few people particularly ask for. This is that grey area in Hollywood where box office success supersedes creativity - and as it pertains to Neighbors, which currently stands as Seth Rogen’s highest grossing film to date (live-action role, at least), it makes perfect sense for there to be a sequel. Right? The 2014 summer box office hit grossed $240 million against a miniscule $18 million production budget…

Specific troubles James Town faced was the crew ate all the food they had on the ship therefore no food when they landed. When packing, they couldn’t pack food for the new world, only when they were on the ship. In the time that the mayflower arrived, it was winter and many got sick and died. The cold took over their bodies and hunger in addition to dehydration also took many lives. Thankfully the Natives noticed the struggle. They gave them corn and taught them how to grow it. When working…