The Innocents Abroad

Mark Twain became famous later in his life, a sarcastic American icon in a white suit and a love for cigars, author of such timeless classics as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He lived during an epic turning point in American Literature, during the Realistic period. He changed the course of literature and according to Ernest Hemingway, is said to have been the author of the first American book. Known in his day for speaking at conventions, writing travel articles, and such sayings as: “Be good…

learned how to work the system ad has never lost a case. It is now 1982 and the most famous serial rapist nicknamed The Spiderman is abroad causing terror in NYC. When one of the Spiderman’s victims commits suicide, he is so outraged that he takes a complex case of a teacher’s aide awaiting trial accused of sexually assaulting three students. He believes his client is innocent and proceeds to poke holes in the prosecutor’s case. Things turn interesting when one of the children suddenly dies,…

dependent on men. Ophelia proves her dependence and loyalty to her father, Polonius, when she goes to him for advice in the first act about her relationship with Hamlet. Polonius replies to her genuine bid for help by calling her a “green girl” (an innocent girl who doesn’t understand the ways of the world) and ordering her to stay away from Hamlet and his deceitful romanticisms (Shakespeare 1714). Ophelia unquestioningly accepts her father’s instructions, and says, “I shall obey, my lord,”…

argue "that it's wrong to use individuals as a means to an end", as it's affect everybody holistically [i.e. in terms of morality]. And considering the United States Patriot Act allows "information to be collected on citizens" [i.e. whether they're innocent or criminals], it would be wrong for the United States Patriot Act to break "moral laws" - even if it's the "duty of law enforcment and federal agencies"; to prevent criminals and terrorists from harming society. Whereas, my ability to judge…

Jasleen Aulakh Social 20-1 Nationalism Nationalism is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as being a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country. The three sources provided stand testament to that statement by either supporting the idea of nationalism or challenging it. In the first given source, a quote is given in which it outlines some negatives about the United Nations operations and listing this process as a challenger of nationalism. The second…

Have humans ever accepted their creatures and listened to them as humans? Why does an immortal declaration “All Men Are Created Equal” deny its own definition by rejecting the innocent Frankie Jr.? Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), an English novelist who was raised by a political philosopher father William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist who promoted women’s rights and education. Mary’s mother was dead when Mary was eleven days old and her father married another…

As time progresses, the World Wide Web becomes much more advanced. Since the 1980’s the internet has grown and improved extremely fast. It went from being an idea that dozens of pioneers had to what it is today (Andrews). Every day there are new stories surfacing in the news about people either getting their identity stolen online or recruited by terrorists. This is becoming a common issue in our modern society due to the internet becoming more advanced every day. Due to these problems, internet…

The short stories “The Persian Carpet” by Hanan Shaykh and “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov both illustrate that people’s choices and actions are influenced by their selfish desires. “The Persian Carpet” exemplifies this through the narrator’s mother and her desires to leave her family leading to dishonest actions whereas in the short story “The Lottery Ticket” Ivan Dmitritch and his wife develop hatred feelings due to the selfish desires over the winning lottery ticket. The self-centered…

The Positive Effects of U.S. Drones Being Used Abroad Should the U.S. Use Drones Abroad? In early 2016, it was perpetuated that the leader of the Afghan Taliban was killed via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as drones. (Harris, “Obama Says Mullah Mansour, Taliban Leader, Was Killed in U.S. Strike”). Although many people do believe and argue relentless that drones are highly dangerous and are a breach of public privacy, it has also saved the United States a lot of time,…

Mark Twain is an American author who is widely known for his practical aspect of America in the 19th century concluded within his novels and narratives. He entertained the entire universe with his skillful and exquisite writing. He never allowed his short span of schooling hinder his improvement. Mark Twain was an incredible motivation to America in the nineteenth century as yet a motivation to contemporary authors today. Mark Twain was conceived as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in the residential…