Macbeth

In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist and speaker of the story, Holden is confused with the world he lives in. He is dissatisfied and not in touch with his inner self enough to remain content. When Holden sees ducks flying south for the winter, he asks his taxi driver where they fly. The cab driver responds, saying they fly away from the cold, which they couldn’t survive in. The ducks symbolize their ability of freedom and escape…...

I believe that everyone is intelligent but if you judge a bird’s ability to swim, it will live their entire life thinking they are worthless Modern schooling systems. Not only do they force birds to swim, but also makes them ride a bicycle and swim 30 laps. So tell me, are you satisfied of what you’ve done? Telling millions of kids to dream big and shoot for the stars then proceed to lock them up for 12 years and tell…...

What Defines a hero? In today’s society, Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. Being a hero can come through as doing service to someone or to something, or it can be awarded by doing the right thing. Being a hero though, is more than just doing the right thing. Being a hero also means doing the service with the right heart. Doing it for the right reason means to not care for the reward, to only doing it because…...

Many may not understand the responsibility power comes with. Having power is something that not all people are able to handle. Power is constantly misused and abused whether in literature or in today’s society. It has been proven throughout history and even now how power can be used unjustly. If a person has too much power they become egoistic and forget what is wrong or right. In society, power is abused in the workplace when often people control those below…...

What does the phrase “lust for power” mean? Lust for power is when someone has a lot of drive and motivation to be powerful and will go beyond reasonable measures to be powerful. Most of the time someone with a big lust for power is not a very good person. Macbeth was not a good person. His lust for power was huge and caused him to do terrible things. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth was a…...