The cartoon Spongebob Squarepants is an American classic; premiering in mid-1999, the show has since become enormously popular and a widely-recognized cultural staple. The show’s content resembles the American cultural standards in a similar way– take the episode Snowball Effect, for example: the nation’s civilization is oozing out of Spongebob, Patrick and Squidward’s misadventures. The episode demonstrates the common draw to conflict and competition that is buried deep within the American identity. The show opens on Bikini Bottom, the town in which the show primarily takes place, and winter weather has brought “not a pillow or a sheet, but a blanket… a blanket of snow”. This prompts our silly (almost childish, for a lack of better term) …show more content…
Their fun is quickly corrupted, and turns from innocent snow angels between loving friends to a war-like snowball fight between bitter foes. Their neighbor, a blue octopus referred to as Squidward, who makes his residence in between Patrick’s rock home and Spongebob’s furnished pineapple, notices the commotion and beckons for his neighbors (who he clearly bears a strong animosity for) to stop. They not only ignore him, but call for him to join their fight: Spongebob yells:“Squidward! You 're just in time to enlist in my army! Join me, and together we 'll defeat the Pink Menace!”, wherein “the Pink Menace” likely refers to the Soviet Union’s nickname as “the Red Menace” during the Cold War (another reference to America). Squidward eventually gives in and joins the two after trying to get them to continue fighting for his amusement, and his damning need to be the best leads him to take the game seriously. Too seriously. He, without hesitation or guilt, begins to make and throw snowballs at …show more content…
Only look at the most basic part of it: two people (friends, even) fighting for no apparent reason, just as Americans clamor for conflict (and while one could list examples, this is not a thesis on the justification of American warmongering). An article by The Guardian states that, in The United States, there are “88 guns for every 100 people” (The Guardian). Would a nation whose populous holds firearms in such a high regard that there is nearly a 1:1 guns-to-people ratio not be drawn to and idealize war and violence? The article continues with statistic upon statistic about gun ownership in the United States. In Spongebob and Patrick’s case, snowballs are being manufactured rapidly to serve the purpose of combat, reflecting the need for the manufacture of guns and ammunition to serve the ravenous hunger that us “Yankees” have for them. While a majority of the statistics reported in the article are horrific, another one sticks out to the reader: “Americans overall are ‘25 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than people in other developed countries’”. In terms of gun violence alone, the United States is 25 times more dangerous than other developed countries. Would you like to be 25 times more likely to be shot and killed? Anyone with a brain would not. The American identity represents a culture revolving around not just guns, but violence in general, and so
One Gun + One Bullet = Death among Millions Violence in the world can be described as a violent trend that will continue to become more violent with each new passing generation. The argument is that guns are the reason for violence in today’s society and it begins with just the simple purchase of one gun. It begins with hurtful words that turn to taking a shot at the enemies that appear right in front of the daily population. Gun violence is becoming more and more prevalent today. The article titled “New Gun Laws Won’t Save Lives” by Jim Lucas really grabs the readers attention making them want to read it.
Ralph dives out of the way and dodges it, but Piggy does not react fast enough. The boulder crushes Piggy and kills him. Both of these events represent an end to the small portion of rationality living amongst the boys. After rationality is wiped out from their communities, savagery and evil arise. The theme of inner savagery plays a very prominent role in both novels.
The first conflict is about who gets to be the leader. When Jack and Ralph meet the argue about how they have to call Jack. “Why should I be Jack? I’m Merridew”, Says Jack. When they all gather they call it a meeting.
The island’s civilization erodes and the boys descend into savagery. Losing sight of order is shown when Jack disobeys Ralph’s orders to be quiet when Piggy has the conch, and despite Ralph informing him of the rules, he still disobeys “The rules! You 're breaking the rules! Shouted Ralph. “Who cares?” replied Jack.
Approximately 60,000 Americans were maliciously killed in gun violence since the terrorist attack in 2001. This shows a “rate of killing of more than 20 times” than that of the Al Qaeda terrorist group. Although there is an unimaginable amount of carnage, we are apathetic towards the need for assessing the legislation on the issue of gun control (“Gun Violence Is a Serious Problem”). Many people believe that people kill people, not guns, but statistics have debunked this statement. Revolver exhibits the intense tension between the protagonist, Sig, and the antagonist, Gunther, who both have firearms in possession, and shows that the gun is a symbol of conflict in the novel.
At first, ralph makes a fire, hoping to stop a passing ship. Soon, after, all the boys group together, one of the boys, Jack tries to challenge ralph for his leadership, Jack tribe release a boulder on piggy, killing him. Jack then takes the other two boys hostage, leaving Ralph alone. During the process of jacks tribe trying to kill him. In the midst of trying to kill him, jack starts a forest fire.
Even though there are many people argue “the guns do not kill people but people do”. However, Evan DeFilippis states, in his article “Debunking the Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People Myth”, that the gun itself is not able to harm, and guns become harmful when people hold them. He highlights that when people hold a gun, they tend to kill more often and more efficiency than those who do not have a gun. He illustrates this is because the environment may affect people’s behaviors. If the surrounding environment is that everyone has a gun, people become more fractious and they may not able to control themselves under extreme emotions.
Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. Many believe this, but columnist Nicholas Kristof, author of “Our Blind Spot about Guns,” published in 2014 in the New York Times, disagrees. A rhetorical analysis should consist of: logos, pathos, and ethos. Kristof’s use of logos is strong due to the amount of facts and statistics he offers to his audience, but he fails to strongly use pathos and ethos, due to the lack of these elements Kristof’s argument is weakened.
Gun Violence In America Gun violence in america accounted for 33,636 deaths in 2015 alone and that number is only rising. If every american was able to obtain a firearm imagine what the numbers of gun related deaths. Even gun related injuries caused many more hospital visits in america what many other common incidents. That is why america needs to implement tighter gun laws to reduce the amount of gun violence in America. Without this we will continue to see shooting, gun death, gun injuries resulting in more and more gun related violence.
This shows that Ralph the leader does not value Piggy 's idea by mocking him by using unrealistic examples of what they could do on the island. The group as whole continues to dismiss Piggy and makes other choices in spite of his ideas. Because they do not respect them. In addition Jack, Ralph, and the group disrespect Piggy by saying "Your talking to much, shut up fatty. Ralph cries
The United States of America, a great but very flawed nation is one of the highest-ranking countries in the world—which isn’t always a good thing. From its number one rating in areas like defense spending (almost half a trillion dollars in 2015 according to data from the National Priorities Project), to its astronomical and ever rising national debt (which increases $40,000 a second (The Telegraph))—America consistently comes out on top. Although rankings like these are upsetting to hear, the most frustrating is the fact that this country outranks every other nation in the world in guns, mass shootings, and gun violence. So far, there have been nearly 1,600 mass shootings since one of the most horrific shootings in modern history at Sandy
There is an estimation that about half of the households in the United States owns at least one gun. As such many people can have access to guns, including children and other family members. Many school based attacks involve young people carrying guns owned by their parents and going on a rage through schools and other places. Similarly, the ease of acquiring guns has led to vulnerable deaths of people across the country. Moreover, this leads obsessed people to escape their frustrations on minorities by murdering and threatening them.
Jack uses the boy’s animalistic need to kill, and shapes it into a fear driven mob. Eventually Jack’s leadership eventually achieves what Ralph and Piggy had attempted to do since the start of the book. Get Rescued. “We saw your smoke. What have you been doing?
Ralph is first introduced as the fair boy who is a natural born leader. He applies Piggy’s intelligence to think of a way to summon the other survivors on the island. Ralph follows through with Piggy’s idea and uses the conch which emits a loud sound that can be hear through the island. The sound eventually lures the group of boys towards them. His leader instincts are best portrayed when he’s able to side with Jack after offering to share his power: “The suffusion drained away from Jack’s face.
"In 1990, handguns were used to kill approximately 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States”. For many years, America has been regarded as one of the world’s most perilous and ferocious countries in the world. The death rate caused by active gun shooters in the US is extraordinary: “since 1968, more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country 's history”. Hence why public ownership of guns should be abolished in the USA. Can you imagine to what extent the death rate in America has increased by now?