Gordon B. Hinckley Essays

In the 1987 General Conference, President Ezra Taft Benson shared his concerns that as a nation we have “apostatized” from several of the principles of our Constitution. I was alarmed that he used that word when describing how we have strayed from these founding values. To apostatize means more than simply turning away from something. It also means to deny it. President Benson was so concerned that the people of our country were corrupting the principles of the Constitution, and making unauthorized

most notorious cases of the insanity plea took place during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. A man by the name of John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Reagan in an attempt to impress a young actress named Jodie Foster. Hinckley manifested several signs of mental illness early in his adult life, prior to his assassination attempt. As a teenager and young adult, Hinckley lived an unenthusiastic, melancholy life. He began to develop signs of depression in his teen years, and swore not

The movie was entitled “The Cassandra Crossing” released on 1976 and directed by George Pan Cosmatos. The actors in the movie are Richard Harris as Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain, Sophia Loren as Jennifer Chamberlain, Burt Lancaster as Colonel Stephen Mackenzie, and Ingrid Thulin as Dr. Elena Stradner. It started when three terrorist tried to blow up the U.S. mission at the International Health Organization but they failed because one of them was shot by the security, the other one escapes and the last

Performativity Judith Butler originally made sense of the concept of performativity and subjectivities through gender roles. Foucault’s analysis of governmentality leads to “…a normative ideal which is unilaterally imposed by an external sovereign.” (Disch, 1999: 554). Drawing on Foucault’s argument that power is productive through governmentality, Butler describes this process as the subject comes into being through a matter of performativity (Mills, 2003: 258) and does so “…through conjoining

English Honors- Book Review “A Different Drummer, my Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan” Introduction This a review of the book titled A Different Drummer, my Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan by Michael K. Deaver, published by Harper Paperbacks in 2001 containing 248 pages. The book is a non-fiction memoir of the US’s 40th president Ronald Reagan. The books describe the personal life of the president and I think the author has been effective in providing insightful and intimate recollection

In the movie “Batman: the dark knight” (2008), we are introduced to the character Harvey Dent. He is the District Attorney of Gotham City. Everyone loves him, he is charming and good looking and most important is that he fights for justice. Even though he is a good man, he uses his father’s lucky coin to gain benefits for himself; he suggests playing coin toss over many different things, mainly involving Rachel (the woman Harvey wants to marry). He always picks head because there is a picture of

Iago is a villain's villain. He uses people but in a way that makes them feel he cares. He is almost as cunning as the Joker in Batman. Being the ensign of Othello, Iago displays several different types of jealousy towards Othello. There are ten soliloquies that Iago does throughout the play, this is to show how arrogant and driven he is to destroy Othello all because of his jealousy. The soliloquies are performed as though you can hear the characters inner thoughts, this is to help show how dramatic

On a summer day of 1904, a young man named William Brush helped to develop a modern vehicle suspension system. His car accident brought a great development in suspension systems. Young William was rolling along the unpaved road very fast and went into a curve at 30 mph while he was driving his brother Alanson’s Crestmobile. Because the vehicle’s front-right wheel skittered onto the dirt shoulder and got whacked into a deep rut, the wheels started to vibrate violently. The cause of vibration was the

unidentified killer who goes by the name “Holiday”. “Holiday” preys and murders on people in the two major, rival mobs “The Roman,” and “The Boss”, killing them during holidays. With only being able to trust District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. The most repeated theme in the book is the duality of man; the duality of man means that people are split between their good and

According to Gould, the 1960s television show Batman was an unexpected cultural revolution because for children watching television in the 60s, the Batman TV series was a joyfully relaxing exercise for them. Also, this became a comedy classic and it was a cultural phenomenon in the 1960s. The Batman TV series was famous because this series has humor and a colorful cast of villains. As well, Batman have some aspect of popular culture, that he represents the reflection of society making him a superhero

On Sunday, May 29, 2011 Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the white flag at the Coca Cola 500 and began the final lap of what would be his first tour win in over 100 races. His lead was comfortable. The crowd was blissfully cheering for the most popular driver on tour. At turn 1 the lead was 7 car lengths. By turn 2 the lead had increased to 8 car lengths. Victory was only half a mile away. Then Dale Earnhardt Jr. did the unthinkable. He ran out of fuel. With no gas in the tank, he coasted to a disappointing

I don’t think Batman should kill The Joker because it would not be in Batman’s best interest. Now, hear me out. It is easy to name off differences between Batman and The Joker. To me it is even easier to find similarities between the two. Some similarities would include: dark pasts, no real family, creatures of the night, followers and supporters, suffering from depression and PTSD. I personally feel that they are often misunderstood. We know much of Batman’s history: his childhood, his family, how

As a child batman had it rough and the joker had it as rough as him. Both Batman and the Joker and lost their parents and they both play dress up and has traumatic events in their lives. The only difference between Batman and Joker is bad and good. Batman has more vanity over the joker which is completely insane. Batman is a dark and mysterious person but he knows the fine line between right and wrong By this I mean batman can tell when he needs to hurt someone or help them. For example,

Villains play a vital role in the plot of action films and keeps the action exciting for the viewer. Each villain is unique, however many are cut from the same cloth. For example, similarities and differences can be found between two well-known villains in today’s movie lore, The Joker from the Batman™ series and Darth Vader from the Star Wars™ franchise. Specifically the Joker from the movie, The Dark Knight, and Darth Vader from “Star Wars: New Hope”. Both villains have forceful and necessary roles

My adoration of Batman procures from his skills in unarmed combat, deductive reasoning and as a detective. Somewhere in my mind I admire his courage and persistence too. Batman is an embodiment of principle and restraint. Throughout his 75 year run as a character he has never killed any of his foes. We see him struggle with the decision to kill issue after issue, always considering the fact that killing The Joker would save hundreds of lives. We see him express his rage and his desire to end his

There are many superhero movies with intriguing villains. More specifically in 2008, when a number of comics were produced into movies, including The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of the Batman comics is more realistic. He portrays The Joker as a psychotic human, instead of a man that was in a “freak accident” to make him who he is. Everyone loves a villain and in The Dark Knight, the main point is the relationship between Batman and The Joker. This raises a commonly asked question

Everyone is tested in their lifetimes to find out who they truly are and what they’re capable of becoming. Someone may believe they exist on one end of spectrum but truly they exist in a grey era that is undefinable. Batman as a moral character is one note and his contemporary Harvey Dent maybe equally so. As an unknown man terrorizes their city, the two men’s interiors surface and Harvey Dent’s interior self is more ambiguous to where are he lies on the scale of justice. The Dark Knight is the Christopher

The city of Gotham was in ruins. The vampires had spread the plague all the way across the east half of Gotham. Batman and Robin raced across the city in the batmobile, stabbing wooden stakes into hearts of the vampires. Wonder Woman whipped her lasso like a beast strangling any vampires that dared to challenge her. Superman used his laser vision to destroy a nearby vampire demolishing a nearby shop. The vampire went screaming as it crashed through the window. “Come on,” Superman yelled over the

It’s not the one with the fastest car who wins it’s the one who puts heart into it. Dale Earnhardt put more heart into racing than anyone else did.It shows why he is the best driver in the history of nascar. Dale’s life was centered around racing. 1Nascar racer Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. was born on April 29 1951, in Kannapolis North Carolina. His dad was (his hero)..1Dale began racing on dirt tracks at the age of 15. He dropped out of school in the sixth grade to race full time and to work as a mechanic

A Briefing Paper on The Intel Trinity By Micheal S. Malone More than 1 billion computers are in use today and have become an indispensable part of our world. Most of them have one thing in common, ‘intel inside’. The Intel Corporation is one of the most innovative, successful, powerful and recognizable brands in the world. Pioneers in the semiconductor industry, in the 45 years since its formation, Intel has helped build some of the worlds most advanced and powerful computers for personal use