The Wayside

in the world already. King wanted to start over and use the platform as an avenue to unite one another. He believed that no matter the state, that not even Mississippi or Alabama was too far from allowing the prejudices they carried to fall to the wayside. His way of thinking was very…

Xxxxxx xxxxx Student 's last name 1 Dr. Myers ENGL 1301xxxx Xxxxx xx, 2011 On the Brink The educational system in the United States teeters on the brink of disparity. At a time when the economy is in its worst state in decades, when students are dropping out of higher education in unprecedented numbers, the system that…

The film Planet of the Apes is an explicit depiction of dogmatism and free inquiry within a hierarchical society, depicting the power of the few over many, much like religion specifically Catholicism. Whilst the film veils the indisputable first world connections through the use of apes and a “fictional” world, the theories and ideologies subliminally placed create many juxtapositions to the power within religion. Catholicism is the oldest and authoritative religious groups, which put in place…

Rothermere had no reservations in sharing his complaints through editorials in his newspapers and his own written works. In his book Warnings and Predictions, Rothermere lists his concerns with regards to military weakness, the problems with Versailles, the pitfalls of pacifism, and the need to unite nationally as Germany did in order to mount a defense and save the peace. Not unlike the aristocracy at-large, Rothermere did not feel comfortable in his place within Britain and Britain’s within…

on page 48-49 when Montag is feeling qualmish after burning a superannuated woman and her books. “Will you turn the parlor off?” he asked. “That’s my family.” What he is showing is a term of any meaning and significance, "family" has gone by the wayside in this world. Montag has already admitted that he might not cry if his wife died, and Mildred’s girlfriends later say the same of their husbands. By this definition of family – as a relationship without emotion or love – the TV characters…

American perspectives are speckled with biased opinions and misconceptions due to the influence of social media today. The United States has abandoned Washington’s advice to cherish public credit. America has pushed financial responsibilities by the wayside as the national debt continues to dramatically rise. Washington states in his address, “One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace......avoiding likewise the…

Black feminism is defined as an institution that debates that sexism, gender inequality, and racism are connected. Black feminism grew out of the Black Liberation Movements and The Women’s Movement. The black women that felt racially oppressed during the women’s movement, and sexually oppressed during the liberation movement started the Black Feminism Movement. However, within the beginning of this movement the women involved were ignored. There are many topics that the advocates focus on, three…

Will Durant, an American writer, historian, and philosopher, once said, “Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.” Ayn Rand uses science and reasoning as the basis for her own belief system that she created called Objectivism; she uses her philosophy to create works of literature such as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead that have long stood the test of time. In The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand uses pivotal points throughout the novel to illustrate Objectivism. The first major theme in…

Analysis of "Do Video Games Kill?" Video games and homicidal crimes. Two subjects that many people view as having a direct correlation with one another, due to the common, yet mistaken, belief that the playing of violent video games leads to the commit of brutal acts, which is in this case, homicide. Karen Sternheimer addresses this issue in her article "Do Video Games Kill?", contrasting the frequent theory suggesting video games inspire killing by using evidence which includes quotes from…

significant as the money in the two towns. Another way the color of red was used in the Great Gatsby are the red gas pumps at wayside garage. In The Great Gatsby it states, "in front of wayside garages where new red gas-pumps sat out in pools of light". (Fitzgerald 20) This is very significant because this describes the violence that the color of red is. The author uses this quote because Myrtle Wilson…