Rebellion Developments

With the presidential election looming, much has been in the news lately about terrorists groups such as ISIS, the militia uprising in Oregon, and the fighting in the Middle East. With all of the candidates spouting their opinions, it is hard to know what to believe. How is one to know if the groups fighting in these areas are terrorists or freedom fighters? To fully understand, once must first define all the terms involved in classifying groups as freedom fighters. Once these concepts are defined

A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, a story of a young troublemaker who rebels in every way possible against his society’s norms. The main character, Alex progresses throughout the story learning how his actions affect his future. Along the way Alex conforms, or at least pretends to, whenever necessary to survive or to get his way. However, during his incarceration, he underwent a procedure that altered his ability to rebel. This made Alex realize there are other was to adapt and overcome besides

floods of storms, the ashes of fires and the blood of war. Peace and prosperity were promised to its citizens and outlying districts, but this promise went unfilled, and as a result, the Capitol was met with anger and rebellion from all thirteen districts. In response to the rebellion, the Capitol created muttations, including jabberjays and tracker jackers. The former were created and released into rebel hiding places to gather information and report back to the Capitol. While the latter were strategically

rebellious actions damage the Capitol’s power. This causes her to prove the Capitol that they do not own her, and she has self-power. Throughout the book, Suzanne Collins portrays that everyone has certain control. Collins uses the Districts, the rebellions, and the Capitol to get this message across to the readers. Despite being overpowered by the Capitol, the Districts still have some control over what they can do. First, the people in their District stand together. “Then something unexpected

the book, many stories and struggles are presented, such as the Islamic revolution, issues with school, the war between Iran and Iraq, and Satrapi’s struggle with growing up. The strongest theme from all of these situations in the novel is rebellion. Rebellion is constantly seen, in many different shapes and forms, all throughout this book. In the beginning of the book (page 3) it became obligatory to wear the veil at school. The panel at the bottom of the page shows the children rebelling against

Katniss’ Internal Conflicts In life there always seems to be some sort of violence and there always seems to be a good and a bad side. Directed by Gary Ross, The Hunger Games is a movie about 24 tributes fighting to the death for the Hunger Games crown and freedom from ever having to physically fight in the arena again. It is a game of violence, ferocity, and blood, and only one tribute can win. Even though stories often have a Battle between Good and Evil, it is Katniss’s internal conflict confronting

“Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.” This insightful quote, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, relates to the story of The Lord of the Flies greatly. A person's true color shines through when put in a place of freedom. The story, by William Golding, is about a group of boys stranded on an island during the war. They fight to survive and their morals change a lot in the process; both physically and mentally. The ways their appearances change was parallel to the ways their

lasting than her bones. Perhaps some womb in that Darker world shall convulse, when I finally enter, A legitimate entrant, marked by discontent. (Gino) The Stone Age, one of the finest poems in this anthology, strongly expresses the note of rebellion against male domination. The wife resents the restraints imposed on her. The husband who is described as an “Old fat spider” weaves “webs of bewilderment” around her and confines her within the four walls of domesticity. She painfully complains.

starts a rebellion. Now the trouble begins. This is story line of a book of the name of The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. These rules and laws create comfort, according to Golding. These rules can be compromised by fear. In the case of the The Lord of the Flies, the children fear a creature called beastie. This fear can cause chaos and make people doing things they don’t normally do. The fear brings out the worst in people and it starts with beastie and leads to a the rebellion of jack

Discoveries that are confronting can provoke us to change, due to the realisations and findings we may encounter. These mind-altering discoveries can transform our values, actions and future pathways. Both William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy ‘tempest’ exploring the connotations of, hierarchy, power, love and reconciliation, coinciding with Lenny Abrahamson’s’ adaptation of the true story ‘Room’ whereby an exploited teen and her son jack, plot the escape from their captor’s imprisonment, while learning