The Jerk

This act was widely accepted in a knee-jerk response to the September terrorism the month before. We, as Americans, were angry, insecure, afraid, and wanted things done quickly. Our Civil Rights went down as our safety went up. This act allowed law enforcement to use surveillance against more…

Profile of William Lowell Exhaustion. Inadequacy. Anger. So much anger. These are feelings William Lowell is very familiar with. Someone encountering William for the first time now might judge him to be a friendly, middle-aged man with a loud, bellowing laugh, and no problem making small talk with a stranger. They would laugh with him, never imagining the painful battle he fights every day. The ongoing battle of depression rages just beneath the surface of William’s unassuming exterior. His life…

Myrtle who lives out of town. Nick finds out about the affair and cannot stop thinking about how wrong this situation is but is reluctant to tell Daisy, partially because she already knows about it. Nick then forms an opinion of Tom and how much of a jerk he is. Nick then gets invited to one of Gatsby's marvelous party's and he went to see how great these parties really are. He went and saw people getting drunk and dancing and acting crazy and so he decided to join in on the fun and he drank a…

institutions create an atmosphere that promotes hypersensitivity. Coyne states: “It’s time for students to learn that Life is Triggering. Once they leave college, they’ll be constantly exposed to views that challenge or offend them. There are a lot of jerks out there, and no matter what your politics are, a lot of people…

Fahrenheit 451 The novel Fahrenheit 451 is an epic novel about a man that who is supposed to be burning books for the greater good of mankind, but then suddenly realizes that there may be some interesting, reading and learning, in those books. The main character of the book is Guy Montag. Guy is introduced into this story as somewhat of an arrogant man. Pages 1 and 2 showed to me that he conceits himself in his job burning the books by indicating “He wanted above all, like the old joke, to…

possess huge muscles plus they don’t have that low body fat i.e. they are not as lean as bodybuilders. Yet, they possess very high level of explosive strength (aka power) as demonstrated by their lifts in Olympics such as snatch as well as clean & jerk while the bodybuilders, though they have aesthetic looks, are actually weak as kittens, when compared with weight lifters regarding explosive strength (aka power). There are many things which ACTUALLY are different than what they APPEAR to be:…

to show Paul’s growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. One group of Paul's growing understanding is his friends. When first introduced to Victor, the captain of Tangerine Middle school's soccer team, Paul sees him as kind of a jerk, trash talking and getting up in people's business. “You? You think you can play on my team? Lake Windsor down is a joke man. We're gonna bust you up this year.” (Pg 106) With his way of trash talking to others he isn't trying to really…

I had a quick lunch date with Dara, and she didn’t quite understand how I could think things were going so well. “Look, you’re the one that yelled at me for describing your ordinary sex as good. So let me get this straight. The last three nights were a normal fuck, a blowjob, and another normal fuck. I mean—don’t get me wrong—three nights in a row sounded like a big improvement, and last night sounded fucking hot, but you aren’t exactly pushing any sexual boundaries.” As she spoke I had a huge…

The totalitarian Party is manipulative on many levels. The Party’s physical manipulation is very extensive. The Party regulates the citizens’ exercise, which is led by the “Physical Jerks.” The Physical Jerks would begin in three minutes… “Thirty to forty group!” yapped a piercing female voice. “Thirty to forty group! Take your places, please. Thirties to forties!” … “Take your time, by me. One, two, three, four! One, two, three, four! Come on…

There are serious problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs that need to change to give adequate benefits to those that need the Department’s services. There have been many articles telling of the hardships that veterans have had to go through to get the benefits that they deserve for fighting and getting injured in their service to the United States Armed Forces. Common sense seems to dictate that the government would take care of the veterans that served their country, and yet it seems…