Michael Douglas is actually the eldest of Kirk Douglas' four children. Being a son of a superstar, and being a superstar yourself, would typically mean that you have the world and YOU are the world, right? But unfortunately, not all superstars or A-listers feel that way. There are hidden feelings, challenges and even enemies that these people had to endure. One of these unfortunate A-listers who have to experience all of these is Michael Douglas, himself. This list includes who damaged Michael Douglas the most. 1. James Parker Parker, a golf caddie, sued Douglas in 1997 for a $155 million. The caddie allegedly claimed that Douglas, together with his friend Mark Dratch, hit him on his groin and provided racial insults during a golf game at the …show more content…
Elmwood Country Club. However, Douglas denied such allegations. The issue was resolved just 8 days prior to Douglas' wedding to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones in 2000. No one disclosed how much the settlement was, but it was to be believed that it was far from the $155 million that Parker earlier requested. 2. Brenda Vaccaro Vaccaro is considered as Douglas' first ever serious relationship. The woman is an American actress with an Italian origin. Though Vaccaro was several years his senior, the relationship lasted almost six years. Given the fact that she was considered as the first girl that Douglas was serious about, as well as the length of their relationship, it is more than enough to ruin and damaged the heart of a young man in love. 3. Diandra Luker Shortly after his break-up with Vaccaro, Douglas, who was then 32 years old, married a 19-year old daughter of an Austrian diplomat by the name of Diandra Luker.
The marriage took place on March 1977 after dating for only six weeks. In 1978, the couple had their first son, Cameron. Though the relationship lasted for several years, Luker filed for divorce in 1995, which granted her a $45 million alimony plus some prime properties. Douglas must have been unhappy with the marriage as he was reported to be unfaithful during the course of the marriage and cheated with his ex-wife bestfriend, Ellen Mirojnick. He was also quoted that they should have broken their marriage sooner than 18 years of being …show more content…
together. 4. Cameron Douglas Cameron is the eldest son of Douglas, and one of the most treasured person in his whole life. Douglas loved his son so much that he was heartbroken several times because of the fact that his son had been convicted with drugs and was sentenced to imprisonment until early 2018. He had committed several drug cases while in prison which lengthened his sentence time. Due to his father heart, Douglas tried to protect Cameron and put the blame on himself by saying that he was a bad father. He also broke his cool when his son had been injured and got himself a broken leg inside the prison which was caused by another inmate. Douglas, at that time, was really furious. He even said at a statement how disappointed he was with the prison system. 5. Kirk Douglas Having a famous father should have a lot of perks, right?
But that is not the case if a certain Kirk Douglas is your father. With the case of Michael, being his father's son was a lot of pressure considering that he needed to let everyone see him as his own self and not to be known just as "Kirk's son". The younger Douglas said that he grew up deeply troubled by his father's stardom, and with the addition of his parents' divorce. These two factors have major role in Michael's alcohol and drug abuse problems that definitely caused him several misconducts and a ruined, damaged future and relationship with his first wife -
Diandra. 6. Himself You might be surprised as to how a well-celebrated and famous actor consider himself as his enemy and one that damaged him, right? It was Michael Douglas himself who gave a lengthy narrative about his inner demons when he was encouraged by his counselor to start a program of self-recovery. Douglas even said that several problems including the use of alcohol and drugs had turned him into a person with a Jekyll and Hyde character. He further added that he was addicted to sex, and even said that he was kicked out of the room by his first wife because of his alleged repulsive and uncontrollable actions. All of these had damaged and made him a bad person... a person that he do not want to become. Hence, the treatments. 7. Cancer Not all things that can ruin or damage a human being is a feeling or another person. Sometimes, it can be more than that, and the worst part if it is something that we cannot control nor have power over such as diseases. One of the many things that damaged Douglas was cancer. No matter how rich he was, nor how famous he was... cancer is still cancer. He battled the disease and suffered a lot, not only in terms of the physical aspect of his treatment but also on handling the stress as well. In 2011, Douglas said that the tumor was gone though he still need to have monthly screenings due to the possibility that it will relapse within two to three years. Douglas also said, at first, that his was a throat cancer. However, in October 2013, he admitted that it was actually a tongue cancer, and he only said it previously as a throat cancer as advised by his physician who felt it was not a good idea to let the public know considering of its negative prognosis.
Michael was loyal and dedicated when he shocked Clyde, the guy that was trying to rob his mother. in that scene he was showing loyalty to his mother by Shocking Clyde, his mom became safe from hid gun.
Through the protagonist, Josie the audiences learn that being an illegitimate and meeting one’s parent is hard to tackle but that feeling will eventually change once the individual has known their parent. “How dare you think that I want to be in your life! I don’t want you anywhere near us, especially my mother.” is the dialogue that Josie has told Michael when they had their first conversation.
Frederick Douglass is known as one of the most prominent African American figures in the Civil War, serving as a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln, an acquaintance to William Lloyd Garrison, giving many civil rights lectures, and highly influencing the Emancipation Proclamation. Frederick Douglass is known for his abilities as an abolitionist, orator, writer, and social reformer.
Frederick Douglass was an enslaved person and was born in Talbot County, Maryland. He had no knowledge of his accurate age like most of the enslaved people. He believed that his father was a white man, and he grew up with his grandmother. Douglass and his mother were separated when he was young, which was also common in the lives of the enslaved people. This concept of separation was used as a weapon to gain control of the enslaved people. In short, despite the obstacles he had to endure, he was able to gain an education and fight for his freedom in any means necessary.
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime between 1817 or 1818. Like many slaves he was unsure of his birthday; it was one of the many things that he was deprived of. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir written by former slave himself, Frederick Douglass. The book explains his hardships ranging from losing family members, being moved from owner to owner, and being whipped at least once a week. One of Frederick's many owners, Auld, considered him unmanageable. Auld rented Frederick to Mr. Covey for a year, also known as the slave breaker (pg 34). Mr. Covey was one of the most cruel slave owners Frederick had. Mr. Covey treated him with barbarity. Throughout Douglass’ stay with Mr. Covey he grew as a person.
Slave owners in the South were some of the most cruel and inhumane human beings out there. They used many tactics to maintain a prosperous system of slavery amongst them. Like many, Frederick Douglass was born a slave. Deprived of as much as possible, Douglass knew not much more than his place of birth. Masters were encouraged to dispossess slaves of any knowledge and several of them did not know their birthdays or other personal details of themselves. The purpose of this was to keep slaves as misinformed of anything other than labor as possible. Slave owners knew the dangers that would upraise if slaves became literate and brave enough to fight for freedom.
In, “The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass”, readers get a first person perspective on slavery in the South before the Civil War. The author, Frederick Douglass, taught himself how to read and write, and was able to share his story to show the evils of slavery, not only in regard to the slaves, but with regard to masters, as well. Throughout Douglass’ autobiography, he shares his disgust with how slavery would corrupt people and change their whole entire persona. He uses ethos, logos, and pathos to help establish his credibility, and enlighten his readers about what changes needed to be made.
In the “Narrative Life of Frederick Douglas” Frederick Douglas discuss his life of being born a slave to him escaping to the North for freedom. Since slavery wasn’t abolished until 1865 in the U.S. and Douglas didn’t publish his book until 1845, he wanted to show people the truth behind slavery and hopefully people would understand that slavery is not something that needs to be around no longer. Although, Douglas explains his life story and he also points out a few harsh moments other slaves have to go through as well. Therefore, the overall argument is slavery being abolish and how Douglas plans his escape.
“Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system, and hastening the glad day of deliverance to the millions of my brethren in bonds … relying upon the power of truth, love, and justice, for success in my … efforts and solemnly pledging myself anew to the sacred cause, I subscribe myself” (Douglass 76). With these words, Frederick Douglass (c. 1817-1895), an emancipated slave with no formal education, ends one of the greatest pieces of propaganda of the 19th century America: that slavery is good for the slave. He writes his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, as an abolitionist tool to shape his northern audience’s view of southern slaveholders. Through personal anecdotes, Douglass draws an accurate picture of slave life. Simultaneously, he chooses these events for how they will affect the northern audience’s opinion of southern slaveholders (Quarles ii). By using the written word, Douglass targets educated northern whites because they were the only group capable of changing the status quo. Illiterate northern whites and free northern blacks could not vote, while white Southerners would not vote because they did not want change. For that reason, Douglass used his life story as an instrument to promote abolition among literate northern whites (vi).
Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery around 1818, will forever remain one of the most important figures in America's struggle for civil rights and racial equality. As an ex-slave, his inspiration grew beyond his boarders to reach the whole world. Without any formal education, Douglass escaped slavery and became a respected American diplomat, a counselor to four presidents, a highly regarded speaker, and an influential writer. By common consent Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845) is recognized as the best among the many slave narratives that appeared before the Civil War. He amazed people when he spoke bravely in his Fourth of July speech. He spoke out against oppression throughout America and abroad, and his struggle for freedom, self-discovery, and identity stands as a testament for all time, for all people. Although some people accused him of lying, exaggerating, and using his narrative and his well-known Fourth of July speech as part of an abolitionist plot, Douglass was able to clearly demonstrate his talents, sensitivity, and intellectual capacity by revealing the truth about the lives, culture, and psychological struggles of American slaves.
The title of the book for my report is Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, by himself. Its genre is autobiography, and it was first published in 1881 and later revised in 1893. The tone of the novel is contemplative and reflective. He talks about his thoughts on his circumstances and the actions of others constantly and often explains why things were as they were, such as the white children he was friends with as a child not agreeing with slavery. The book tells about his life, including his first realizations of slavery, his experiences and hardships growing up as a slave, his religious enlightenment, his escape from slavery, and his rise to the top as an influential voice for blacks in America. His style includes formal language and going into detail on his reflections.
The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass is the life story of Frederick Douglass. Which he wrote himself, for the sole purpose of revealing to and persuading the people, the realities of slavery and how it is the most immoral act that a man can take part in.
To begin, one of the most influential black African Americans is known as Frederick Douglass. Throughout his whole life he worked hard to fight for life and equality. The purpose for this research paper is to argue information about Frederick Douglass life and impact.
In this final research analysis, I will be doing a comparison between the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” and the “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” to show how both Douglass and Rowlandson use a great deal of person strength and faith in God to endure their life and ultimately gain their freedom.
Society is so deceivable into believing that what is accepted by society is also correct and reasonable. One would not usually question the humanity of customs if one benefits in return. Frederick Douglass wrote The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a way to depict the development of a dehumanized slave progressing into a free man. Frederick Douglass did not start to reconstruct his own self identity until he broke the bindings of being ignorant which his masters placed upon him.