Dred Scott Essay

We all have friends that we would give up everything to save or be with. In “Pretties,” by Scott Westerfeld, Tally has to sacrifice her new life as a Pretty(which she has always wanted to become) in order to save not only herself, but her friends and the whole city. “Uglies,” also written by Scott Westerfeld(the first book of the series) Tally has to sacrifice her life in order to turn pretty to be with Peris, her old friend from Uglyville who turned pretty before her. Both of these stories are teaching

Ivanhoe was written by Sir Walter Scott in 1819. It is a story about a brave knight who meets Robin Hood and Richard the Lionhearted. One may think while reading Ivanhoe that Rebecca does not fit Aristotle's qualifications for a character because she is stubborn, is not always lady-like, true to life or consistent. However, it is on the contrary. Rebecca is in fact good, proper, true to life and consistent. To be good is to be kind, well-behaved, and virtuous. Rebecca from Ivanhoe is kind, well-behaved

“In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly”(Scott Westerfeld). In the future, everyone is considered ugly and live in imperfect Uglyville, until they turn 16. The magical age where you get The Operation. The Operation that turns you pretty, lets you live in perfect Pretty Town, and is considered the most important thing in life. In the novel Uglies, written by Scott Westerfeld, he features the dystopian archetypes of a dehumanized state and conformity showing the result of everyone looking

a television favorite of individuals across America. The show focuses on the misadventures of the lost souls employed at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton, a branch of a paper-selling company located in Pennsylvania. Under the management of clueless Michael Scott, characters

In 1999, Hollywood writer and director, Mike Judge, wrote and directed a movie entitled Office Space. Office Space is a satirical look at the human experience in the workplace environment. Although the scenarios presented in this comedy are far-fetched, they do shine a light on several industrial and organizational psychological principles. Some themes that are touched on in the movie are leadership, communication, motivation, job analysis, groupthink, and counterproductive workplace behaviors

Do you feel like living in a world where nobody is perfect? In Tally Youngblood’s world, everyone is ugly. When they turn 16, the uglies are turned into a pretty by an operation. Tally is a teenager who wants to be a pretty; however, there are many complications with Tally’s operation. Due to this, Tally has to face many choices which change her old perspectives. In Uglies, Tally’s character changes when she meets Dr. Cable, after David tells her about his secret, and when she is leaving the Smoke

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner stands to be one of the most influential piece of filmmaking throughout the history of cinema. Although considered underwhelming initially by polarizing critics and audience alike, the film gained an immense cult following and was soon regarded as one of the best science fiction films of all time. The film put hard sci-fi into the mainstream, and gave life to Cyberpunk aesthetic all in all by combining the engaging and focused ideas of neo-noir with themes and pacing of

The film Blade Runner: The Final Cut is a science-fiction movie released in 2001. Before the “final cut”, director Ridley Scott had previously released the original version of this movie in 1982. After receiving some complaints, Scott decided to edit his work and update some of the effects and scenes in the film. The movie originally takes place in the year 2019 in a very dark and rainy Los Angeles, California. Deckard is demanded by the police to come back to his old job as Replicant Hunter. In

When Americans are faced with the difficulty of making imperative decisions that can affect their country and the lives of others, they become dependent upon fortitude to help them accomplish their hopes and dreams for the future. Fortitude is something that is difficult to appreciate, even though many different societies and people throughout American history have shown fortitude in difficult situations by persevering and overcoming obstacles to achieve their goal. Fortitude is having the courage

bringing all together. Peyton Sawyer is not like any “typical” highschool girl. She is a cheerleader but also enjoys making dark art. Naturally, she is in her room listening to punk rock music and drawing. Peyton is pretty “uncheery” (if one asks Lucas Scott). Therefore, she doesn’t come off as the “cheerleader type.” The only reason that she is a cheerleader is because her