Saint Jovite Youngblood - President of Youngblood Metals Mining A graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, “Kota” Saint Jovite Youngblood holds a bachelor of arts in business with a minor in mathematics. He went on to serve tenures as a finance director at Delbianello Import and Export in Van Nuys, California, and a general manager of Miracle Mile Coin in San Marino, California. For the past six years, “Kota” Saint Jovite Youngblood has been responsible for the wholesale purchase and sale of collectable inventory as the president of Youngblood Metals Mining in Monrovia, California. A lifetime member of the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation and the Professional Coin Grading Service, he also belongs to the Professional
Geoff was introduced to violence when he was four. With him being introduced to violence as such a young age, it helped him know more about the violence to help stop it and make a difference. Even young people other than Geoff have to deal with violence and even other things. “When dealing with the issue of young people and violence in our country, it’s clear that we can’t separate violence that plague our youth: educational failure,
In "Long Way Down," author Jason Reynolds explores the devastating cycle of violence that hurts many communities. Will, the protagonist, showed us a exciting journey that highlights just how difficult it can be to break free from the vicious cycle of revenge and violence. The author shows this by telling us about how the characters were always told to get revenge, how easy it is to get pulled into the cycle, and that it makes people's vision/mind cloudy making them make bad decisions. The first quote that shows this theme is "No.3 Revenge if someone you love gets killed find the person and kill them.”
1. During the trial, Gerald Stanley’s lawyer claimed that the trial was not “a referendum on race”. In what ways does Storying Violence provide a response to this assertion? Storying Violence: Storying Violence: Unravelling Colonial Narratives in the Stanley Trial provides an opposing response to the claim of Stanley’s lawyer, Scott Spencer, that the trial was not a “referendum on race”.
therein scene “Ralph, carried away by a sudden thick excitement, grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at Robert with it.” This shows the weak leadership quality that Ralph had. Instead of stopping other kids, Ralph also gets involved in it. This violence and dangerous game leads them to become
Another conclusion readers can draw from Thomas Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor: a Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Line, is in his chapter “ More than It’s Gonna Hurt You”. Although, Foster doesn’t use any new vocabulary he does introduce a new idea about the importance and depth in violence. As well as the fact that violence always has a deeper meaning than just a brutal encounter. “Violence is one of the most personal and even intimate acts between human beings, but it can also be cultural or societal in its implications” (Foster 88).
Violence was another trait that the characters showed through the
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most memorable plays. Macbeth was first performed in 1606 during the reign of King James I. The symbolism of blood can be found all throughout Macbeth. Shakespeare uses blood to symbolize the guilt Macbeth feels for killing Duncan. Macbeth says “What hands are here!
Behind the Scenes Violence In 1954, a war broke out in Vietnam due to the North Vietnamese’s desire to unify the entire country under a single communist regime (Brittanica) after they overthrew the French rule in Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, America intervened, causing many soldiers to be sent into Vietnam through the draft system. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien tells a story of some of the many experiences of the soldiers during the Vietnam War. However, even though the novel is based on the Vietnam War, the novel trivializes the distress of the Vietnamese people during the time of war.
Have you ever been walking down the hallway at school, or any public place, and you just so happen to hear a curse word, or maybe see someone fighting? It draws you in. Your attention is no longer toward you walking. This happens as well when reading a book, most people are not used to seeing violence or profanity in books. Then when you do, you become more engaged with the story.
In Jason Reynolds, fictional novel entitled Long Way Down, he argues that the cycle of violence can be stopped by doing things right instead of taking revenge on someone. He conveys this idea through symbolism, irony, and characterization. Reynold’s purpose is to teach young adults to stop the consequences of the cycle of violence. He establishes a serious tone for you adults. The book uses symbolism to convey the theme.
There are about 250,000 child soldiers today. In A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah we read about his personal experience as a child soldier. In this book we see the start of the civil war in Sierra Leone before he was a soldier but as the war spreads he becomes a soldier as he didn't have another option. We see him go through loss of family and friends, brainwashing, violence, drug addiction, withdrawal and PTSD. He goes through recovery and gets better through hard work and the help of others.
One of the members decided to beat up Peter, Cole did not take this lightly and punches him in return. Unluckily a teacher sees Cole and sends them all to the principal’s office. Cole tries to explain what happened but his effort falls upon deaf ears. This is not the only encounter with the bullies that the two have. This time the gang tries to beat them up but this time they have a new strategy.
The violence that is in Brave New World is not as obvious in the beginning of the novel as in 1984. However, there is always an undercurrent of violence that ultimately comes to the surface. The way the Savage, or John, bursts out into a fit of rage and anger, is one of the first signs of violence in Brave New World. He bursts out on Lenina again later on in the book. John attacks Lenina with a whip and a riot breaks out.
Mountains are everywhere, we are surrounded by them. People who take the time to incorporate in their lives and physically climb these mountains are yet the most courageous. Climbing these mountains reveals the physical power of a person, whether they fail or not. Erik Weihenmayer, who is a blind man, exposed his power to do what any man is capable of doing; he climbed the Mount Everest Summit. Through this, Weihenmayer demonstrated confidence, braveness, and ambition.
