The Downward Spiral

Throughout the years, music has been used to protest events going on in the world. One of the most notable events that musicians had protested through music is the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Phil Ochs was one of many protest singers of the era, his song “Draft Dodger Rag” protested the draft that occurred during the war. In 1965, the United States started to send soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War. To make the army larger, the U.S. used what is called the draft. This…

but even more surprising was that in the no fishing and boating area there were 80% fewer whitetip reef sharks and 97% fewer gray reef sharks. They found the cause was that poachers were illegally killing the sharks sending populations into a downward spiral (Schmidt). Poaching continues to occur without governments always knowing which is causing shark population, like in the study, to significantly…

guilt for the rest of her life. However, Dimmesdale, the father, did not receive any punishment. Dimmesdale did not tell the sin that he had done, thus leading him into a spiral of guilt and torture. The scarlet letter was not only a way to remind Hester of her action, but also Dimmesdale. Hawthorne writes, “she turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and the shame were real!”(Hawthorne 58). In this, Hawthorne…

matter how many books on existentialism or pessimism you read" (Kerouac, Jack 7). This is a moment of realization that Duluoz has about his life and he wants change, this is the sole reason for the retreat to Big Sur. His addiction also created a downward spiral of his mental state all together, "that feeling when you wake up with the delirium tremens with the fear of eerie death dripping from your ears like those special heavy cobwebs" (Kerouac, Jack 7-8). This is the effects of his drinking…

cunning manipulation of Lord Henry starts of by highlighting to Dorian, “all influence is immoral -- because to influence a person is to give him one’s own soul, he becomes an echo of someone else.” This quotation not only starts Dorian on his downward spiral but is foreshadowing for the actions that will transpire in the novel. From that stage on, Dorian moves from his childlike innocence to recognizing the world around him. Lord Henry further preys on his innocence by telling him, “you have…

Hamlet is a very unique mind. He has a deep love for literature. He has an extreme intelligence and cunningness; he knew when people were not being completely honest or were trying to play him for a fool. Hamlet is full of intelligence. Hamlet spirals from a man who uses logic and his sense to a beast who uses only raw emotion. Hamlet is a unique man because of his use of intelligence and all that he goes through in the play. Hamlet has a passion for reading. From the evidence given in…

For Jonathan Flynn, life was a road trip. A road trip that had an abundance of wrong turns, misleading directions, and one way signs to a dead end. It became obvious that finding a positive pathway in life was a challenging task for him to accomplish. Jonathan made quite a few decisions in his lifetime, the most prominent decision being the imprudent amounts of alcohol, that significantly slowed his road to success. Along with his poor decisions, luck or lack of luck played a tremendous role…

This russian writer grew up in a pessimistic childhood, having experienced many deaths in the family. He separated himself from the Eastern Orthodox church later in life after he served in the Crimean War. His works reflect his fears of the world’s downward slide, and as such are filled with…

I 've never been able to focus on anything worth focussing on. When I was younger I was diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder aka normal energetic kid syndrome). I distinctly remember taking the pills for about a week and then in my rebellious ignorance, insisting to my parents that I did not need them and making up crap about them making me feel bad or sick. That was definitely a big mistake that I think made my life significantly more difficult and (after spending so much time…

has four phases, which consist of Expansion, Peak, Contraction and Trough. Expansion phase depicts an upward growth in the economy. Peak phase is the top or height of the expansion phase. Contraction is the opposite of expansion, meaning a downward spiral in the economy. Finally, trough is the rock bottom of the contraction phase. (Pirayoff 2004) It is important for Ed to understand that economic activities like Inflation and deflation can affect the Business cycle and the GDP, which in…