The Success Of Louie Zamperini

By learning from that experience I am not so pushy on being right. Being smart is good but it can be a bit mean to other people and a bit arrogant. The characters Uncle Basil from ‘’You Can’t Take It With You’’ and Ian Malcolm from the The Lost World are both smart because they both do things unexpected and they like to prove their points. In the short story ‘’You Can’t Take It With You’’ Uncle Basil is smart because he was able to prove his family wrong.

“Power is dangerous. It attracts the worst and corrupts the best.” When the young boys first gathered after the crash, they were civil, mostly well behaved boys until the need for power took advantage of them. Two crucial symbols from the novel are the sow’s head and the conch shell. Each of these symbols represent power however, their powers have different meanings.

In “Two Friends”, Morissot and Sauvage were caught by the German soldiers. They were forced to reveal the password. They would die if they did not reveal it; however, neither of them spoke. Then the officer grabbed one of the two friends aside, and he tried to get one of them to say the password. “Quick, the password?

..."One athlete, in particular, is almost guaranteed to win gold in his track events this year. His name is Walter Mitty and he is a young athlete right out of college. There are some very high expectations that this young man must fulfill." Walter processed out with the rest of his teammates and took it all in. The fans cheering his name, the bright lights, and the ginormous stadium.

In Mascot and Flower off the Bloom, the narrators informs the reader how society influenced the development of their identity in a detrimental way and stripped them of their humanity by forcing them to change. The narrator of Mascot, Malcolm X grew up desiring to be like Joe Louis, the heavy weight champion of the world at that time because he was the source of pride and received respect from everyone. As well as that his brother, Philbert was praised “as a natural boxer”, which led him to want to follow in his brother's footsteps to receive that same recognition. However, during the boxing competition rivaling against Bill Peterson, he loses and worst of all, his younger brother Reginald's lifelong recognition for him disappears. Malcolm

In Louie’s childhood he was a criminal, but through a turn of events he matured into an Olympian. I believe Zamperini ’s inclination was to be the best. His family was poor they never lived the life of luxury. To compensate he became a thief.

By jouncing the limb and breaking Finny’s leg, Gene no longer had to worry about Finny being the star of greatness. Throughout the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, there are many examples of how greatness can cause others to act indifferently. Certain aspects of this can be positive but, they mostly possess a negative connotation. Gene becomes more outgoing and more willing to do things, but at the same time envies Finny and does things that could ruin their friendship.

His uncontested drive was what lead him to achieve much of what he desired, however it was this same drive that became his fatal fault. From a young age Gatsby created a fantasy in which he would become a wealthy and powerful man, and when it came time to make his fantasy a reality he made careless decisions in order to obtain it. His desire and lust for money outweighed his moral compass and he turned to illegal methods, such as bootlegging, in order to gain wealth. Gatsby set off the impression of being a nice and kind guy to the general public but behind the closed doors he could be ruthless in order to get what he wanted. Gatsby is a very persistent man and when he sets his mind to something he will go after it regardless of the consequences.

What makes him an anti-hero is he got his wealth from illegal businesses. He also kept pursuing Daisy even though she was married. He was a “central character who lacked heroic attributes” (Ray). Un heroes often goof up as a hero but somehow everything works out and they are given the credit. “They are never thought of or are questioned.

His journey takes him from total jerk, obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes, to a man worthy of respect. “A Raisin in the Sun” is a respectable story about family, struggles, change, and how one can redeem themselves through moral courage and by staying true to one's own beliefs. Through Walter Younger, Lorraine Hansberry also shows how poverty and racism can twist and depress people, turning them against those that they love most. Walters dream didn’t come true but he definitely got more than money could ever buy and that’s the respect and support from his family. “A Raisin in the Sun” shows that the idea everyone can achieve their desires if they work hard, doesn't always stand up in the face of real life and people can redeem themselves through moral

The team, the school, and the community were all very excited. We wanted to win a state championship. Everyone knew winning a state championship was going to be very difficult however because Stanberry was another undefeated team in another conference and on the other side of the playoff bracket. Stanberry was winning many blowout games like we were but everyone was saying how much harder the teams they were playing were. We knew even if we got to the

The Life of Louie Zamperini Louie Zamperini has been though a lot. He felt dehumanized. Before he was in World War II and fought against the Japanese, Louie was an Olympic runner. He was transfixed by running.

The Life of Louie Zamperini Louie Zamperini was a rebellious and determined until he had a dramatic change in his life. He had many obstacles and challenges, The book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is about the adventure that Louie Zamperini had taken. Louie was a young child and he was very rebellious. When Louie was a child he would always get bullied and beaten by other children and some days he would try and fight back.

Louis Zamperini is a well known hero for his deeds. As a child, Louie was unstoppable. When Louie was two years old and was sick, Louie couldn’t sit still and jumped out of his window, and he ran with policemen chasing after him. He was known as an one-man insurgency. As Louie grew older and joined the Army, Louie changed in some ways and stayed the same in others.

The Forgiving and Rebellious, Louie Zamperini Louie was a rebellious child who became one of America’s great fighters in World War 2. Louie was making bad choices as a child and his brother, Pete, picked him up and made him a great olympian runner. Louie was a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. He was captured and tortured by the Japanese. In the novel, Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie was rebellious and forgiving because he was a rebel in the beginning of the novel and he forgave all of his captors.