The Differences in Attitudes of Billy and Geoffrey in Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse

Deception comes in all sorts of shapes and forms. From flat out lies to subtle bluffs, the act of lying has a profound impact on not only its victims, but its perpetrators as well. In the case of Billy Wilder’s Hollywood classic Sunset Boulevard, nearly all plot points are driven by some type of deceit. Max’s lies drive Norma’s attempts to revamp her career, while Joe’s own fibbing eventually leads to his death. Even Cecil DeMille, Norma’s old director, tricks Norma into believing she is still a desirable presence in Hollywood. Yet, despite the numerous occasions of the film’s characters deceiving each other, the most notable form of deception in the work is that which the film as a whole employs on the audience. During Sunset Boulevard,

Imagine a person constantly lying to get through the world, lying to themselves just to keep themselves in a relatively good state of mind. But they don’t always realize it. Throughout the novel Catcher in the Rye, Holden, the narrator if the story, is one of those people. Holden will often believe that what he says is honest, but as the story progresses, readers can tell that not all that he mentions is all true. In J.D.Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s lies are to protect himself and others and keep himself out the wrong because he is worried about his own survival.

Many of the families that had children working had not much choice in allowing their kids to do so. One person or even two people working wouldn’t have been enough to support a whole family. Most of the children employed during this time period were working to provide income to their families. “As soon as a little

On October 1st, 1946 the author Tim O'Brien was born. He was born into a very tense America, due to the fact World War 2 was freshly over nearly a year before. Later on being drafted into the Vietnam war where the story "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" Came from. In this story Tim O'Brien reflected his life in the story, and by doing so, he created a tense mood and used it to exploit the idea of fear. He does so by recreating his own experiences from the war and portraying into the story. The fact that the events are real in this story allows him to put a certain tone of edginess and danger to the text.

After reading both stories, I found that I enjoyed Stephanie Ericsson’s, “The Ways We Lie” the most. This story was very interesting and made me think of many different things. I did not realize that there were so many different ways to lie. I was guilty of doing a few of them. After reading the section about the white lie, I realized that I do this sometimes without even noticing it. Ericsson gives the example of when your friend may look terrible one day, but you tell them that they look nice just so they would feel better. Most people, along with myself, do not see this as a bad thing because you are doing something good for someone else, but either way you are still lying. As I continued reading, I was also shocked about a few parts, especially

Following the conclusion of Pudd’nhead Wilson, a novel written by Mark Twain in 1894, but taking place in the 1850s, it is obvious that the book was inundated with a myriad of differing themes. However, there is a theme that stands out in terms of being the most influential message conveyed by Twain. This theme is that deception does not succeed, nor have favorable outcomes. I was able to choose one specific scene from the novel that truly represents this theme. The scene that most symbolizes the backfiring and disadvantages of deception is in the scene where Tom is sold down the river. This scene is important because it accurately depicts the results of deception and epitomizes the role that trickery plays in one’s life.

Integrity is having morals and following the right path and I believe honesty does have a big part in this. The word integrity is something that many talk about yet don’t do. An ethical dilemma is when a person’s integrity is put to the test.

Who doesn’t love some family drama in a movie or ever a play, Shakespeare I known to coordinate some family drama in a majority of his play writes. In the Taming of the Shrew he used the comedic device of family drama to kick of the plot and give some structure to this story. At this point Katharina hasn’t had the best of luck at finding a suitable man to take her hand in holy matrimony but to be fair no man wants to even call her their wife. Katharina’s younger sister Bianca wants to

to Garrett, “That’s him!” “Quickly as possible I drew my revolver and fired, threw my body aside, and fired again” claimed Garrett.(p.3) The Kid was dead. Pat Garrett was with John Poe, Thomas McKinney, and Pete Maxwell when he shot Billy the Kid.

In the novel Tangerine mrs. fisher makes a lot of choices that affect paul in a bad way. The book tangerine is about a kid named paul fisher who loves soccer but the family focuses on his brother erik more. The family cares more about erik because he is a good football player and that is where the fame, money, and glory is. In this essay we will be talking about all the ways that mrs. fisher affected paul with the choices that she made. A choice made by Mrs. Fisher that affected paul was the I.E.P. that she filled out at the beginning of the book.

Paul Fisher was just another normal five year old boy until his brother Erik, did something that would change his life forever. In the book Tangerine written by Edward Bloor there is a boy named Paul Fisher and he has a brother named Erik. He and his brother weren't the closest of friends, and Erik made some pretty bad decisions. Erik Fishers choices affected Paul by making him legally blind, hating his family for not giving him the truth, and by thinking what had happened to him was his fault.

Marry Karr’s The Liars Club is a haunting memoire, depicting a young Texan girls struggle to survive the trials of adolescence in home that finds stability in chaos and comfort in the abusive habits of her parents. Illustrating both fond and painful memoires from her past, Karr paints a complex image of the relationship she shared with her mother; giving readers everywhere the ability to relate and empathizes with the emotional complexity of their mother daughter relationship. This complexity of relationship can be explored in three main ways: the conflicting views Karr formed of her mother, In Karr’s

A large family could only stave off want by child labour or poor relief." (Peter Mathias (1969,p200) The First Industrial Nation). It appears therefore that the family was dependant on the wages of the women and children for their survival.

Small rural communities were run in a semi-socialist manner. Inhabitants all had their homes or land, and some were wealthier than others but because of the community spirit within these small enclaves the children of your neighbor may as well be your children, and one would never consider withholding food or aid from a poorer neighbor. Women in these communities could choose their path and remain single and independent or marry and have children. A woman was also virtually unlimited in the number of children she could have. More children meant more hands to contribute to chores and farm work, which in turn meant there was more food for the family to eat. Extended family was also a large part of this lifestyle and as such there were always grandparents, and perhaps even great grandparents who would help to raise the communities’ children and allow the mothers to contribute more fully to community life.

Before the Industrial Revolution, there were many hard times for families. All of this changed when the Industrial Revolution happened. Women