Analysis Of The Bling Ring By Nancy Jo Sales

The portrait I choose is the Faces by Nancy Burson, 1992 (figure, 22.7). The portrait is the picture of two boys, and they are twins. In the description, Nancy used a cheap plastic camera for their look. The plastic camera creates a blurry effect on the subject, which is the two boys. The twins have the same shirt with the same pattern on them, and their hairstyle is similar as well. Their face features are almost identical consider they are twins. Looks closely, their face structure seems unusual for them compared to other children of their age. For example, the size of their nose is bigger and wider than the usual size. And their eyebrow bone is more arch. According to the textbook, the unusual facial structure might cause by genetic conditions, accident or disease. The twin may or may not born like this, and there are some other unknown factors decide how they look. However, this picture shows the characteristics of the children, such as pure, kind, optimistic, curious.

The short story “The Necklace” written by Guy De Maupassant, tells the story of a married couple who live an average lifestyle together in France—when one day everything in their lives changes due to a simple decision. The author aims to show the reader the power of decision making when faced to decide between needs, wants, honesty and untruthfulness and how every decision we choose to make affect our lives in ways we never thought possible.

The Burglar Bunch, (also known as The Bling Ring) robbed several celebrity homes spanning for approximately ten months, beginning October 2008 until August 2009. These mischievous

The gang is run like a democratic like government, one person proposes what they will do today and then they vote. For example, on the day before August Bank Holiday, Blackie says, “It’s proposed that tomorrow and Monday we destroy Old Misery’s house.” (119). Along with that, the gang is seen to be un-loyal to who is ever leader of the gang, T says, “You can stand down, Blackie, if you’d rather…” (119). Although, the former leader is shown respect by the new one, T says to Blackie, “Nobody’s going to steal anything from this house. I kept these for you and me – a celebration.”

Many of the musicians and entertainers of the Jazz Age who used drugs and alcohol relied heavily on gangland kings for their "gigs" (jobs). Frequently, these gangsters were able to

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan looks into mother-daughter relationships. Four pairs of daughter-mothers relationships are considered whereby the mothers were born in China but migrated to America where they bore their daughters. The daughters are Americanized and tend to identify more with the American culture at the expense of their Chinese culture. Suyuan Woo experiences much difficulty in trying to explain to her daughter June or Jing-mei certain cultures of the Chinese such as Confucianism, death and mourning. While her mother wants Jing-mei to be a child prodigy, Jing rebels and does not work hard. The mothers constantly criticize the American ways that their daughters choose including choice of hairdos. Nonetheless, one can observe the

In the short story ‘the Necklace’ Guy de Maupassant employs the use of literary realism for his readers to understand his view on social hierarchy in France during the 1900s. Maupassant achieves this by making several references to everyday, mundane activities; and the allure of Paris’s aristocracy. Maupassant uses an abundance of linguistic techniques which often make the theme of the Necklace; a contrast between an enchanting lifestyle to a common life of the middle class. Maupassant uses this to make it seem as if the stories of daily life and the struggles that come with it are sometimes more meaningful than grander stories of dragons and princesses. The fact of the matter is that Maupassant adapts his writing for his readers desires. The Necklace was written during the post-romantic era, when common folk wanted to believe, and to read that they weren’t the only ones who yearned for precious, materialistic objects and the acceptance of those above them (the noblemen and aristocrats’). In this essay I shall illustrate how the writer uses literary realism in his short story to manipulate his ideas towards the reader.

If you're greedy you can lose more than you actually gain, and being honest is always the best course of action. “The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant shows both of these. You are shown a beautiful woman named Mathilde Loisel who is greedy and thinks she deserves more than she has. Her husband knows this and takes her to an expensive ball. She had borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend only to lose it late in the night. Mathilde Loisel and her husband go deeply into debt to replace the necklace and must work for ten years to pay off the debt. Once the debt is paid Mathilde Loisel tells her friend and learns that the original necklace was sixty eight times cheaper than the replacement. If Mathilde Loisel had been honest with her friend

How do we decide what we need, instead of what we want? We create goals for ourselves and we need the things that help us set those goals. In a way, we actually need what we want. Many people think of needs as what we require to survive, but we do not actually need to survive. Nothing requires us to survive, it is just an instinct most people have.

Most people would think that drug dealers would make a lot of money, but in reality, they don’t make very much money at all. The only people who make good money in the drug trade are the ones at the top of the pyramid. “The top 120 men in Black Disciples gang represented just 2.2 percent of the full-fledged gang membership but took home well more than half the money” (Levitt & Dubner, 93). If you’re not at the top of the gang, you end up just selling the drugs while making a little profit on the side, when the people at the top are making a living off of you doing the work for them. “J. T. paid his employees $9,500, a combined monthly salary that was only $1,000 more than his own official salary. J. T.’s hourly wage was $66. His three officers, meanwhile, each took home $700 a month, which works out to about $7 an hour. And the foot soldiers earned just $3.30 an hour, less than the minimum wage” (Levitt & Dubner, 93). J.T. and the Black Disciples are actually a lot like McDonald’s. The Black Disciples consisted of about 100 branches or in McDonald’s case, franchises. They had three senior officers and anywhere from 20-70 foot soldiers depending on how good business was. McDonald’s also has senior officers and foot soldiers also known as the store employees. McDonald’s is obviously on a larger scale than the drug-trade, but in both, the people at the top are the ones making most of the money. The drug trade

Mme. Loisel Many people may not be materialistic but others are very. In the fictional short story called “The Necklace” Guy Maupassant shows how Mme. Loisel was a very materialistic person, she did not care of one's love, or kindness.

When contemplating whether a work of literature is worth reading, most readers look at the back cover of the book to read a short summary. Some critics look for tone and interesting plot twists, but the common reader looks for a purpose or lesson. Sure, powerful words and phrases contribute, but without the anticipation that one will gain knowledge from the story, it will be put right back on the bookshelf. Long novels with a back cover have hundreds of pages to reveal themes. However, short stories do not have nearly as much time to display a theme. In Guy de Maupassant’s The Jewelry, the main character, Lantin sees and experiences change through his life after his wife passes away. In Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man is Hard to find, the grandmother’s actions cost an entire family’s life. Both stories contains a similar theme but in different ways. Despite their short time frames, Maupassant and O’Connor both reveal a similar didactic medium- nobody is perfect.

My Sister’s Keeper follows the story of 13-year-old Anna Fitzgerald, who unexpectedly sues her parents for medical emancipation. Medical emancipation is granted to a minor, where they are no longer restricted to the wishes of their parents and may make their own decisions regarding medical treatment. Now, the reason Anna seeks medical emancipation is because her parents expect her to give up one of her kidneys for her older sister Kate. Kate Fitzgerald has had leukemia since she was 2, and in the book she is in the end stages of kidney failure. Her parents conceived Anna because they needed a donor to keep Kate alive. Since Anna’s birth, she has donated bone marrow and stem cells to Kate repeatedly. But Anna now no longer wishes to be the live donor for her big sister. Thus, her only resort became running to the law. Anna seeks lawyer Campbell Alexander, who has had notable successes representing children in court. With Campbell, she aims so sue her parents for medical emancipation. Anna’s plan does not favor with Sara, her mother, who is a former attorney and current house wife. Sara is married to Brain, and they have a son named Jesse. When Sara receives the lawsuit she becomes furious and is unable to understand Anna’s decision. However, Anna’s father somewhat recognizes Anna’s perspective and understands why Anna brought forth the lawsuit. Anna’s father’s sympathy towards her gets him in hot water with his wife.

Imagine being the most amazing helper in the world, and the suddenly realizing that you are nothing but a paid helper. Well thats what the short story “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker is all about. The adventures Rosaura the maid’s daughter and her experience of going to her first rich persons party and how she interprets it. Throughout the story we see that Rosaura does certain tasks for the owner of the house Señora Ines and at the end of the party she is paid for these task. We can interpret this in many ways, but for this essay we will say that Señora Ines did right to pay Rosaura at the end of the day and that she was teaching rosaura a valuable lesson in life, and that she was wrong to not have taken the money. Throughout the story we see that Señora Ines is clearly using Rosaura as a maid, that Rosaura is still enjoying the party even thought she is “working” and also near the end Señora Ines gives Rosaura the money so she realize the work she has done does not go without reward. These are clear arguments that Señora Ines is teaching Rosaura a lesson in life.

In Guy De Maupassant’s “The Necklace,” Mathilde is a 19th century French woman who desires a wealthier lifestyle than she can acquire. She is completely indulged in the material possessions of life and is focused on the items she does not have rather than what she owns. It seems her happiness is entirely dependent on wealth and status. She neglects her husband and is never content with what he can offer. Eventually, Mathilde’s struggles of envy, selfishness, and materialism drive her to poverty.