Strangling

During the fieldtrip, which was held Thursday, February 22, I have made a lot of realization. Thronateeska and The Flint Riverquarium supplied me with an abundance of information on the Earth and beyond it. Now I have knowledge on how the solar system and the Earth was created, fossils and other science materials, the dangers of plastic, and creatures living amongst us humans. This was a very thrilling experience for me and I can’t wait until I can visit again. When I was watching the first…

In the two plays Antigone and Trifles we see the characters in each approach laws and justice quite differently. Both plays center on a death, and in each there are two sides seeking justice after the death. I feel the plays present one group of characters who seek lawful justice and an opposing set of characters that want justice based on their opinion. In the first play, Trifles, a man has been murdered by strangulation and the primary suspect is his wife. The person who found and reported…

Juggling Theories News headlines have sprung up around the nation this fall with reports of people dressed as clowns scaring and attacking civilians. No matter the crude intent of these actions, the real killer clown has already honked his horn to the world; John Wayne Gacy, also known as, “The Clown Killer”, murdered 33 teenage boys in his Cook County, Illinois home from 1972 to 1978. Luring them into his home with the promise of job opportunities or pornographic pictures, Gacy raped and…

What is meant by “ambivalent sexism” is “the carrot and the stick of patriarchy”? Ambivalent sexism works to identify the dissonance and misguided aspects of sexism. Ambivalent sexism is seen on a spectrum between hostile sexist views and benevolent sexist views. This spectrum works to identify the subtle prejudices and inequalities that are made against women. An example would be holding genuinely positive views towards women and accrediting them to egalitarian beliefs, which simultaneously…

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about him and he leaves them in the dark about what is happening to him. The first murder of Victor’s brother William catches his attention and starts to become more aware of the conflict he has created. The monster brings physical pain to others by strangling them to death and Victor lives with the guilt. They are very similar which is why they share hatred for each other. Two beings with the same hatred yet different motives couldn't possibly get along. All Victor wants to do is forget the…

that Billy Bibbit loses his virginity. She tells him that she is worried how his mom will react to the news, but Billy begs Nurse Ratched not to tell her. She says that she has no choice, and due to this, Billy kills himself which leads to McMurphy strangling Nurse Ratched out of anger and ripping off her uniform. “...he grabbed for her and ripped her uniform all the way down the front...nurses prying those heavy red fingers out of the white flesh of her throat...” (Kesey, page 319). Due to…

“Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe.” This quote from Iago, the main villain of the play Othello, shows the underlying theme of racism and hatred in the play. The play Othello, by Shakespeare, is a tragedy that results in the death of many of the characters, such as Othello, Desdemona, his wife, and some of their friends. These deaths are due to a variety of factors, but, throughout the play, many characters adopt racist views toward Othello because of his Moor…

government’s power would not be abused and to prevent any future problems arising in areas of justice. The framers of the constitution, when writing the Eighth Amendment, took into consideration cases where severe punishments such as, branding, strangling or burning would be used. According to Exploring Constitutional Conflicts, “One clue to the expectations of the framers comes from the debates of the First Congress that proposed the Eighth Amendment. On the floor of the House,…

Essentially, there is usually more to an individual than humans can physically see. Often people appear to portray certain character traits, but in reality use them as a way to conceal their true inner being. The theme of appearance versus reality plays a huge role in the play Othello. The protagonist, Othello, often renders characteristics that cause him to masquerade himself to be seen as a noble being. In Shakespearian literature, William Shakespeare tends to compose characters that…