The Downward Spiral

The story of former nfl wide receiver J.D. Hill and his downward spiral of addiction to painkillers after having received hundreds,upon thousands of painkillers from trainers, his addiction led him to the streets to purchase his painkillers to get his fix and leave the league entirely. J.D. became homeless due to his addiction that no one thought would happen, J.D. spent 15 years in and out of drug treatment centers after 20 long years J.D. overcame his NFl allowed addiction. Medical Marijuana…

In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald captures an accurate depiction of the lifestyle the wealthy live through during the 1920’s. "The Great Gatsby" is narrated by Nick Carraway, who moves to New York and lives next door to Jay Gatsby, a prosperous man who lives a lavish lifestyle. Jay gatsby invites Nick Carraway to one of his parties, Nick is the first guest to ever be personally invited by Gatsby. At the party, Nick finds out that Gatsby is in love with Nick's cousin, Daisy,…

explains the power of fate. Many people choose to believe that that’s what guides them in life and along their journey in love. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and the story “Pyramus and Thisbe” destiny is not what lead them down their downward spiral. Personal choice impacted the characters in a greater manner than fate and destiny. The characters in both selections decided to execute incautious and vacuous actions. There are many reasons why Romeo and Juliet’s greatest impact was…

The Great Depression was a dark time for America that had disastrous economic, political and social effects. The collapse of the financial market led to the continual downwards spiral of the Depression. American banks gave out loans to those investing in the stocks using speculation, with many hoping to sell their shares for more than they purchased it for, paying off the bank and making a profit. Prices however began to fall quickly as investors tried to sell their stocks, unable to sell with…

Twenty years later we meet the next victim of the femme fatal, George Pemberton. In Susanne Bier’s movie Serena, the time period takes us back to the depression era. In North Carolina George Pemberton owns a timber business in the mountains. He is business partners with a man named Buchanan, and regularly hunts a panther with a stern man named Galloway. Not even ten minutes into the film George comes across the beautiful Serena Shaw, who came from a broken past. At the age of twelve there was a…

uninsured U.S residents has grown to over 45 million, including immigrants, refugees, etc." This means that year by year more and more people are becoming uninsured which means a greater amount of people will be in debt which may eventually cause a downward spiral of the U.S economy.…

The Fall of the House of Usher is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1839.Whether one reads this story sincere expression of horror, or is Poe simply mocking as metaphysical speculation on the identity of matter and spirit, or as a psychological study of the powerful influence a deranged mind may have on a sane one, or even simply as a Gothic horror chiller, it remains a genuine masterwork of American fiction. The narrator of the story tells of an autumn visit to the House…

products. This obviously was a lot of profit. However, it was not evenly distributed. Most families were very poor and cannot buy the goods that were being produced. Unable to sell them the factories we're forced to cut back their orders. A downward economic spiral began. More workers were losing their jobs and families were buying even…

globe. Education, throughout history, has proved itself to be vital to the wellbeing of a group. Without it, the few that are smarter than others can quickly take control. Dictatorships arise and basic rights are constrained. This leads to a downward spiral of tyranny and suffering. To make matters worse, the lower class of knowledge may not even realize that it is being taken advantage of. With the help of eloquent speakers and persuasive diction, any rebellion…

prey on Macbeth’s ambition to be king. They do so by pushing their supernatural power and understanding of others weakness to explain their prophecy and watch it unfold. It is often argued if the witches inherent wickedness caused Macbeth 's downward spiral, or did they just spoil him with his future reign and his underlying tendencies causes his eventual death? The witches are are interesting antagonist that Shakespeare chose to write against Macbeth. Although, we are unsure if all of the…