This Old Man

John Bunn was 14 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering a correctional officer. He was wrongfully convicted with tainted evidence and due to this injustice lost 27 years of his life that he can never get back. In the story 12 Angry Men a young man is tried for murdering his father. If it were not for juror #8 bringing reasonable doubt into the conversation about whether the boy was guilty or else the boy could have ended up like John Bunn and have his life ruined for something…

a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we’re brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it”(Chaim Potok). The definition of a relationship between man and women has adjusted with our ever changing society, while some people are able to adapt with societies modifications, others are too intune with the ideals they grew up with. In Tennessee Williams’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire, the…

Adam Wateley was dreaming. In his dream he was an incorporeal entity in the front seat of an European car, barging through a side-alley in a destitute part of Las Vegas. As he was dreaming, a man named Leigh Cromwell was driving an European car, barging through a side-alley in a destitute part of Las Vegas. The perspective of the two men was different. Leigh Cromwell saw the alley with his mere physical eyes, seeing the brown-filtered street for the dead-end that it was. Adam saw and felt…

Outsourcing”, Chris takes a 30 day trip to India to live the Indian life. He lives with a man, named Ravi, and his family in their home. During this experience, Chris sees that the Indian tradition differs immensely from the American tradition. In the Indian homes,…

humans as a whole. This in no way is helped by media representation. Because gender typically encompasses a great portion of one’s sense of personal identity, the issue arises that improper attitudes toward gender influences people’s own sense of identity, and in many cases, self-worth. Not only is personal morale in danger, but gender bias also affects scientific research; unconscious associations and unquestioned assumptions lead to inaccurate data and harmful conclusions. This gender bias…

of the Great Depression among farm workers. George Milton, the protagonist, is a short, intelligent man who takes care of his polar opposite and companion for life, Lennie Small, a burly, stocky man that has a mind of a child. They travel together to search for jobs for some money , until they save enough money to buy their dream ranch. Despite the mental disability that Lennie…

Should men and women have the same status and equal pay? This is a question many people are hesitant to talk about. Many people want men and women to have the same status and equal pay. Yet others do not want to mess up the business world. Some still want to get ride of discrimination between man and woman. Since, if everyone got the same pay, everybody would not be discriminating against each other. Because men and women should be treated equally in all things, including job status and wages,…

use of characterization, as seen in characters Candy, Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Lennie shows the theme of loneliness in the novel. The novel uses characterization of Candy to show the reader the theme of loneliness. Candy is characterized as an old ranch worker who is weak and moves slowly. Candy is often left behind on tasks because other workers think that he is useless due to his age. In the beginning of the book, Candy had his dog to cover up for his loneliness but after the death of his…

patriarchy, and traditional gender roles as it pertains to domestic violence, this essay intends to expound on how the three interlace to perpetuate the domestic violence cycle. Hegemonic masculinity rose out of the post-World War II era as the idea of the “real man”, and the idea that the real man is not peaceful, nurturing, or indecisive, nor a sissy, crybaby, or loser” (Messner & Greemberg, 2015, p. 10). Rather, the “real man” is a man who is seen as someone who has the speed and strength of…

frustration and their fear of the unknown create a rivalry between the students, proving that too much negativity within human nature inevitably causes man to become inhumane. As Gene and Phineas begin to establish a close friendship, Gene secretly develops a strong sense of jealousy towards Phineas, which leads to a life-changing incident. Gene develops this envy towards Phineas because of their differences. Gene is a serious scholar, while Phineas is an athletically…