Arnold's Argumentative Essay

When the coroner snapped his notebook shut and told Gavin Arneson that his father was dead, the teenager's tenuous family life took one more erratic twist. Arneson, who had just turned 18, was facing a shaky adulthood and another stint of homelessness.

My best guess is that he is just like a Joker from Batman movies who would do most crazy, insane act that sane people won’t do. For example, Joker chooses to let Harvey, who is going insane, a chance to kill him by lending a gun when he was the one who killed Harvey’s girlfriend. Normally anyone would just kill Joker who caused them great pain, but Harvey didn’t in the end. In fact, he ended up what Joker wanted him to do as Joker said what he wanted to hear: revenge. Arnold took a big risk like what Joker did when he said he won’t come inside the house. This has only disadvantage for him as this would give Connie a chance to do something as long as she stays in the house. This is foolish and illogical thing to do for Joker and Arnold, but they are really alike when they both succeed in getting what they

The nation’s bigot community has been in hysterics over the past few months after Target announced that it would allow transgender people to use the restroom and fitting rooms that correspond with their gender identities.

Andrew Meyer was an undergraduate from University of Florida. He was a journalism major who's world was completely flipped in one day. On September 17, 2009 Andrew Meyer was tased during a constitution day for him held by senator John Kerry. Along with many others Meyer was one of the few students selected to speak to Kerry about anything he may have wanted to know. Meyer asked a series of questions regarding the 2004 election, the possible impeachment of George W. Bush, and the invasion on Iran. John Kerry and a majority of of the people who were in the assembly during this the Time didn't quite agree with Meyer point of view. This is where things escalated . Within 2 minutes of being at the microphone Meyer was asked to step down

Later on at the courthouse, the sheriff comes to the conclusion that Arnold is either “a moron or he’s so reasonable that he’s way ahead of us,” (Berriault 7) because he isn’t showing any emotion to the crime he committed. Immediately people seem to agree with the sheriff’s conclusion of Arnold which leads to Arnold being ignored by many. This affects Arnold because it makes him transform into what everyone thinks he is and he starts accepting the fact that people believe he’s a heartless murderer. Since everyone, including his own family, is avoiding him he metaphorically dies by turning himself into what they see him as, a “reasonable” killer who doesn’t show emotions. A final explanation of Arnold’s figurative death is when he seeks for his mother’s comfort.

Where Are You Going And Where Have You Been? In Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” there is a reoccurring theme. The theme is the conflict between fantasy and reality.

Alicia’s survival during the Holocaust depended on her ability to prevent her emotions and age from restraining her. For instance, when her mother was shot by the Schutzstaffel, Alicia “wished at that moment to be dead by her [mother’s] side. But somehow [Alicia’s] legs carried [her] away” (Appleman-Jurman 221). Alicia’s body acted independently of her mind, revealing that her spirits do not have the power to influence her physical body. Because eyes are frequently associated with one’s soul and spirits, not including eyes in the figure represents the lack of power the spirits have. Thus, the empty eye sockets represent Alicia’s refusal to allow her emotions to influence her decisions. Furthermore, when the head of Brecha, the group that smuggles

Two men, Anyi Howell and Elmer, were once at a train station when a police officer approached them while Howell was parking his vehicle. The officer glanced at Howell’s face and began to write down the vehicle’s license plate. In the process of writing down the plate, the officer made a mistake by noting a wrong letter on the plate. As a result, the officer believed that the vehicle was stolen. Howell and his friend then became subject to the “barrel of this officer's

Fowler accurately discovers the (arrogant nature of the Americans) through actions of U.S. who believed they actually helping the Vietnamese people. When Fowler is asking Pyle about the marriage plan with Phuong, Pyle replied, “As a matter of fact I’m hoping to get special leave, then we could get married at home - properly” (Greene 147). Pyle portrays his belief that marriage in the United States is more proper than marriage in Vietnam which symbolizes his biased opinion that U.S. is better than any other country. Similarly to Pyle’s unreasonable opinion, the U.S., during the Vietnam War, blindly believed that it is doing the best for the Vietnam, even though that is not actually the case. Fowler, on the other hand, cares about the view of

Vivien first meets Adelaide while she was working on removing the wallpaper from over the creepy mural. She was startled as she heard her utter the phrase “You’re going to die in here” then in came her mother Constance Langdon. While Constance is introducing herself to Vivien she asks her if she has a dog. This scene is cleverly encoded as it’s supposed to be about dogs but it’s really about something else. When Constance was talking about her little dog kennel she says that she, “Adores the beauty of a long line but there is always room in my house for a mongrel”. This might be a clue that Constance herself comes from an old elite blood line. If you know anything about the 13 ancient blood lines. Here’s a video link if you don’t: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD4rFQwZhJ4

It constantly astounds people how far a life can go in a matter of time. This staggers Lorenzo, who is a billionaire. He has the latest and greatest in technology, cars, and clothes. But, life wasn’t always so great for Lorenzo. In fact, life was terrible for Lorenzo as a child, and even as a young adult. Living in Nevada, Lorenzo, born as an only child, had a mother who was single, and drunk. As an only child, he got no attention because of his mother’s drinking problem. His mother did not allow Lorenzo to leave the house other than for school, claiming she was “too busy” to take him anywhere. But, in reality, she was just too drunk to. Having enough of not being paid attention to, Lorenzo moved out of his home when he was seventeen, without telling his mother. He moved out of his home to go live in his car. And this was no fancy or nice car either, being a rusty beige 1986 740 GLE wagon that had quite a stench of cigarettes from the previous owner. So how then, did a teenager living in a car become a 35-year-old billionaire?

His family did not have a lot of wealth and were empty handed for all of Arnolds childhood in Austria. His home did not have plumbing or a home telephone, things many take for granted today. “His father, Gustav, was an alcoholic police chief and one-time member of the Nazi Party, who clearly favored Arnold's brother over his gangly, seemingly less athletic younger son”(Arnold Schwarzenegger first). There has been numerous reports that Arnold's father abused Arnold physically and mentally. Gustav crushed Arnold's dream of becoming a bodybuilder when he was young. Arnold had a tough childhood and grew up with little money. He decided to move to America in 1968 in hope to be a famous body builder and to change his life around. When he arrived here at the age of 21, he spoke very little English and arrived with nothing. “With his sights set on Hollywood, he emigrated to America in 1968, and sent on to win five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mr. Olympia titles”(This world-famous athlete). One year after his big journey to America, he became rich by winning bodybuilding events and contest. Gustav died in 1972, Arnold refused to go to the funeral and unfortunately Arnold also lost his brother in 1971 due to a car crash. Up to this point Arnold was still into body building and at the same time he was also acting in movies. He then went on to retire in the weightlifting world and attended the University of Wisconsin. From here, Arnold had his eyes on the prize of

In the novel Arnold Spirit also known as junior is the narrator who takes the readers on his journey as he leaves the reservation and begins attending Reardan High School. When we first meet Arnold we learn that he is susceptible to seizures and has a stutter and a lisp, this is due to having a medical problem known as “water on the brain”. Readers learn Arnold is talented with drawing cartoons when he is board. Arnold hates living in poverty and dreams

For my revision selections I choose the first essay and the last essay. The first essay is a

Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, not because he supported the issues of the majority, nor because he had a plan to solve California’s economic crisis, but because the economy was failing and he rose to the “occasion.” His popularity in the movie industry gave him the “face” he needed to win the reelection. As easy as it seemed, how did Arnold manage to be so successful in his campaign? He is a popular figure with almost no experience in politics. Known for his star role in “Terminator,” how did his figure affect his chances of getting elected governor of the most populous state in the nation?