...Comparison Essay- Barbara’s letter In the extract from ‘In Cold Blood’, Capote uses metaphors to express the views of Barbara, writing to her brother Perry from San Francisco. She highlights her disappointment surrounding the events but says she’s willing to forgive him. “It’s no shame to have a dirty face, the shame comes when you keep it dirty” the adjective ‘dirty’ is used as a metaphor representing the sins and actions of Perry. She pointed out that she wasn’t too pleased with Perry’s actions, which had eventually ended him in prison. She was also aware that her criticism to him was going to result in resentment and actually thought of what could possibly happen “Not to hear from you at all or a letter telling me exactly what you think of me.” Barbara loved Perry dearly but was angry at him at the same time, and that was the driving force of this passionate letter. Again she wanted Perry to know about her feelings towards him and also to see things from someone’s point of view. She often admitted her faults and weaknesses as human and in the same way she urged Perry that he should take full responsibility of his actions and shouldn’t blame his dad for any wrong doing. “i truthfully believe none of us can take the blame” the adjective ‘truthfully’ reminds us that Barbara is showing her feelings towards what has happened and is speaking very openly with Perry, giving him an acknowledgement of her thoughts and feelings. Perry’s inabilities to show signs of sincere regret...
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...many stories of good guys vs. bad guys, and over time it is hard to look back and figure out who the real good guys were. Pat Garrett had honorable and honest qualities that led him to want to search and capture the famous Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett is known to be a famous western lawman that traveled the southwest with the courage to face violence, and uphold the law by capturing and killing Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett is a famous historical figure, mostly known for killing Billy the Kid, also known as William H. Bonney, who was one of the most famous outlaws. Garrett was known as a sheriff or lawman that killed “The West’s” most famous outlaw. Garrett led a very interesting life, and was known to be hot tempered and very sarcastic. Garrett had many jobs throughout his lifetime, and he worked as a bartender, cowpuncher, buffalo herder, and sheriff. He was a father and husband, and he also killed “The West’s” most famous outlaw which some said were friends. Pat Garrett was born on June 5th, 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama. He was one of seven children of John and Elizabeth Garrett. When Garrett was 3 years old, he and his family moved to Louisiana, where the family owned and worked their plantation. He spent close to 16 years of his life going to school and growing up in the South. His mother and father died in the years 1867-1868. The house and the land were sold and Garrett and his family were left with nothing so Garrett moved to Texas at the age of 19. Garrett...
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...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...both Ned and Dan Kelly who then decided to go hide in the Wombat Ranges near Mansfield where they were joined by Joe Byrne and Steve Hart. With the bounties placed on Ned and Dan Constable s Lonigan, Scanlon and McIntyre who were joined by Sergeant Kennedy went out to search for the Kelly brothers. Ned spotted the Police camp and waited for Scanlon and Kennedy to go out on patrol to ambush Lonigan and McIntyre at their camp. Lonigan was shot dead and McIntyre surrendered, Scanlon and Kennedy returned from patrol and a were asked to surrender but started shooting at the gang and were both shot dead, McIntyre then fled to report the killings. A bounty was then placed on the group of £500. After the killings Ned and his gang were classed as outlaws, the gang then started doing bank robberies stealing a large amount of gold and money as well as taking a sheep station in Faithfull’s Creeks. These actions then increased the bounty on the gang £2000 per person and Aboriginal trackers were brought in from Queensland to assist the police in tracking down the gang With the gang being tracked down by the Police and the Aboriginal trackers the gang decided to make a set of armour to protect themselves from bullet fire, this did protect their chest, back and head but left the other areas unprotected, the armour was heavy slowing down their movement. Ned and his gang took over a hotel in Glenrowen where the police tracked them down and a huge gun fight started and the gang were shot in areas...
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...Vigilantism: Is it justified? Over the past few years, there has been a steady decrease in the trust of law enforcement and their ability to do their job. Because of this there a been a slow rise in the number of cases when civilians take the law into their own hands and do what they believe is a justified punishment. When a person takes the law into their own hands they become a vigilante. A vigilante is any person who takes the law into their own hands to avenge some type of crime.[1] (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/vigilante) Since there is a growing mistrust of law enforcement and many crimes go unreported or do not have a proper punishment, vigilantism can be justified more often than it is not. As there is an increase in vigilantism there is also an increase in the media showing vigilantism. There are multiple books, movies, news articles, and TV shows that have some type of vigilante theme; one of these examples is a TV show called Dexter. This show is about a man, Dexter Morgan, who is a top blood splatter analyst who works for the Miami Police Department, but he doesn’t just help the department solve crimes, he is also a serial killer who only kills murders and other serial killers. Nobody knows about Dexter’s second persona and if he doesn’t harm any person that is ‘good’ then how is he making a negative impact on the area? The show takes vigilantism and gives its viewers a clear view of how sometimes it is justifiable to kill someone who is on many counts an evil...
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...Hood to Billy the Kid, but, was Billy the Kid a Robin Hood? Let me tell you all now! Who was Billy the Kid? Billy the Kid has been described as a vicious and ruthless killer, an outlaw who died at the age of 21, not before raising widespread destruction in the New Mexico Territory. It was said he took the lives of 21 men, one for each year of his life, the first one when he was just 12 years old. He was a rebel without a cause who killed without reason, but a young man who lived in a violent world where knowing how to use a gun was the difference between life and death. Name During his early life he was called… When his mother, Catherine McCarty remarried a man named William Antrim, the family now had two Williams. Therefore, Catherine started calling her son by his middle name, Henry. He had a childhood friend from Silver City, Chauncey Truesdell, who recalled, “Henry's first name was Billy, but they called him by his middle name to keep him from getting mixed up with his stepfather.” Even though his first name was William, he became famous as Billy, the Kid. And, as all famous men, they have their famous actions… Famous Actions Billy the Kid is known as one of the most famous outlaws in American history, but why? When we look at his outlaw status, he really was not a wicked man by outlaw standards. So how bad was he? Below I give a listing of Billy the Kid's criminal record. Petty theft: On two occasions in Silver City: First time, the Kid stole several pounds of...
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...Edward “Ned” Kelly was a Australian bushranger who was born in Beveridge which is located in Victoria, Australia. He had a father who was named John “Red” Kelly and a mother who was named Ellen Kelly. In 1841 Red Kelly was transported to prison for stealing two pigs. When he got out of prison in 1848, he moved to Victoria and found a job as a bush carpenter . He then turned his attention on gold-digging , which he was very good at. This allowed him to buy a small freehold in Beveridge. Around 1851 Red Kelly found his love which is named Ellen Quinn. In 1851, Red Kelly married Ellen Quinn which is his employer’s 18 year old daughter in Ballarat which is located on the lower western plains of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria. Later in there lives came a little boy named Edward “Ned” Kelly . He was born in June 1855 at Beveridge, Victoria. Kelly was baptised by a priest which is Augustinian named Charles O Hea. When he was a young boy he obtained basic schooling and became familiar with the bush. When Ned Kelly was young he once risked his life to save another boy named Richard Shelton form drowning in a creek. As a reward for his bravery he was awarded a green sash from the boy's family. Later on , the Kelly family moved to Avenel near Seymour. The family soon attracted the attention of the local police. Red Kelly was soon noted as a cattle thief. In 1865 Red was convicted and sentenced to 6 months in prison due to him not being able to pay the 25 pound fine. The prison had...
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...Courageous, powerful, influential and optimistic are words used to describe the famous Robin Hood. Ned Kelly was a man who is often represented as the Robin Hood of Australia. The many representations of the life of Ned Kelly have shaped different perspectives of his actions. The representation of the life of Ned Kelly was shaped throughout numerous key scenes from both the film “Ned Kelly” as well as the documentary. These scenes include “The Siege at Glenrowan”, “Stringybark Creek” and the “Background Facts Section”. Within the film and the documentary clip, it has been proved that Ned Kelly was an innocent person who was later influenced by revenge as a result of the marginalization, betrayal and unfairness he faced from the police officers. It is evident that Ned Kelly is often represented as the Robin Hood of Australia. There are numerous representations of the life of Ned Kelly. He is most commonly referred to as the Robin Hood of Australia. Filmmakers further enhanced their representations through the use of several film techniques within their scenes. The scene “The Siege at Glenrowan” clearly displays a representation of Ned Kelly. He is portrayed as a courageous person, fighting for what is right despite being outnumbered by 50-60 men. These are just one of the many qualities that Robin Hood possessed. The use of low-key lighting in this scene clearly emphasizes on the evilness of the Siege and his actions. The impression of the shadows, caused by the low-key lighting...
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...Vigilante is an old fallout from the justice system not working in someone favor and then they tried to get even with said person that the justice system work for or even the justice system itself. Vigilante is the act of “any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.”(Dictionary.com.).With this in mind most the idea of vigilantism is a glory now todays from movies, book, and most importantly Comic books about super heroes. But why do people resort to vigilantism? To avenge a crime as said early in the paragraph. This can lead to killing, lynching, and using the internet to get even. Taking the law into your own hand is as old as the justice system itself. A lot of the times the ideas of the people taking justice in to own hands tend to be glory by the media. But it can be very scare for example the red scare, witch hunts, and anonymous computer attacks. This can be seen now in comic books, Movie, ands books. This paper will be able to tell a Vigilante from a criminal. Which some of notable example of Vigilante are known are witch trial which are the cases that people are accused of being witch and then being killed, also another time of major vigilante was in the south when lynching black was a major issue for USA, and then during the cold war the red scare was a major attack on the USA way of life because the idea of the of being a communist was would have gotten you exiled or worst. Which lead to the rise of McCarthyism which was purely...
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...was exiled. It was then taken over by the land-owning oligarchy. At this time slavery was on a very significant decline and the rise of the republican people was the cause of the end of this empire. Even though the rules and laws of the Republican party were limited to very few/certain civilians, it did not allow dictatorship by an emperor. Greater authority was given on multiple governmental policies, money, taxes and army structure (Kesselman, 2013). In 1930 a man named Getulio Vargas came into this empire, Brazil at this time was dealing with a great depression due to the decrease in the worlds demand for coffee which was they’re greatest trading resource. This was truly they’re worst crisis at this time. Vargas was a very strong politician and soon became the head of a new “revolutionary government.” Vargas was a very strong and dictator type leader. With time he had labor laws, took control of commodities, especially steel and oil. As the years passed, there were many that agreed with Vargas (The social Democrats and The Brazilian Labor Party) and there were many that strongly disagreed with...
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...America to live with her son's family after their strong suggestion. The point of view this story is written in is third person; as an outsider telling the events. Mrs. Dutta, being the main protagonist in the story, is struggling to adapt to her new life in America. The biggest change that Mrs. Dutta is struggling with is being a housewife stereotype. The most interesting thing about Mrs. Dutta is the subplot containing her flashbacks back home and the conversations between herself and Mrs. Basu. Being such a round character, Mrs. Dutta shows a lot of progression at the end of the story by finally admitting to her friend Mrs. Basu and to herself that she is not happy. Why Literature Blog The argumentative essay Why Literature? by Mario Vargas Llosa is an impressive and lengthy recount of the importance of literature in society, history, and the basis of all knowledge. Llosa’s words are filled with anguish as well as ardor. Through an array of topics ranging from statistics...
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...Assessed Essay In what ways can the representation of the family in Nada be read as a microcosm of Spanish society in the immediate post-Civil War era? Carmén Laforet's first novel, “Nada” is set in the war torn city of 1940's Barcelona, and depicts the aspiration of a young woman arriving to the city. This protagonist, Andrea, has her dreams quickly shattered as she witnesses, from the shadows, the chaos and mental and physical torment within the house. The novel is loosely based on Laforet's own experiences, her circumstances are very similar to that of Andrea; in the novel Andrea expects to find joy and love within her grandparents house in Barcelona, as she lived there as a child, however her hopes of this are quickly shattered,“cuando yo era la única nieta pasé alli las temporadas más excitantes de mi vida infantíl...¿todo esto podíá estar tan lejano?” (p22) Even though, taken literally, the narrator is reminiscing over earlier, happier times spent in the house, it echoes memories of Spain in general before the Civil War. Laforet herself was born in Barcelona and both Andrea and Laforet moved away as children and returned during the early 1940's in their late teens to study at the University of Barcelona. From this, Laforet experienced the struggles of post-war Spanish society first hand and evidence of this pervades the novel, drawing a picture of the times, which are not only represented in the city, but almost metaphorically in the household in which the majority...
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...Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa (Arequipa, 28 de marzo de 1936), Marqués de Vargas Llosa,[1] [2] conocido como Mario Vargas Llosa, es un escritor peruano, que adquirió la nacionalidad española en 1993. Considerado uno de los más importantes novelistas y ensayistas contemporáneos, su obra ha cosechado numerosos premios, entre los que destacan el Premio Nobel de Literatura 2010, el Premio Cervantes (1994) —entendido como el más importante en lengua castellana—, el Premio Leopoldo Alas (1959), el Premio Biblioteca Breve (1963), el Premio Rómulo Gallegos (1967), el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras (1986) y el Premio Planeta (1993) entre otros. Desde 2011 recibe el tratamiento protocolar de Ilustrísimo señor al recibir de Juan Carlos I de España el título de Marqués de Vargas Llosa. Vargas Llosa alcanzó la fama en la década de 1960 con novelas como: La ciudad y los perros (1962), La casa verde (1965) y Conversación en La Catedral (1969). Continúa escribiendo prolíficamente en una serie de géneros literarios, incluyendo la crítica literaria y el periodismo. Entre sus novelas se encuentran comedias, novelas policiacas, históricas y políticas. Varias de ellas, como Pantaleón y las visitadoras (1973) y La fiesta del chivo (2000), han sido adaptadas y llevadas al cine. Muchas de las obras de Vargas Llosa están influidas por la percepción del escritor sobre la sociedad peruana y por sus propias experiencias como peruano; sin embargo, de forma creciente ha tratado temas de otras...
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...Masculinity; Not Something for the Average Joe Take one look at a male biker, bodybuilder, or surfer and see if you can’t avoid at least some feeling of intimidation. Most people, men in particular, cannot overcome this challenge. The majority of men, despite what they may say, can’t help but to develop a sense of discomfort when put in the presence of these distinct figures. But what gives these iconic men such an intimidation factor? Is it a physical characteristic such as huge biceps or an abundance of tattoos? Or could it be an inner quality like the carefree, rebellious mindset shared by these men? Perhaps the source lies beyond internal and external traits. Maybe we shouldn’t be so interested in these people, but rather the surrounding components that define them as bikers, bodybuilders, and surfers. These can be identified as the motorcycles, surfboards, dumbbells, and accessories that make these men who they are. It is through these machines that an overwhelming amount of masculinity can be depicted as the result of superhuman performances and accomplishments caught on camera, leaving other men questioning their manliness and inspiring a desire to achieve such a level of masculinity. The W170 Bodies in Motion: Surfers, Bikers, and Bodybuilders Photo Archive contains numerous pictures that give a closer look at these groups. One of these photos features a group of about eighteen bikers standing around their motorcycles, unaware of the picture being taken. By including...
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