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To Kill or Not to Kill
Was Jonathan Wayne Nobles rehabilitated? We will never know. Steve Earle wrote “A Death in Texas”. Earle was a country musician who spent his own time in prison for drug charges, Earle was rehabilitated and let out to join society again. Exchanging letters with convicted murderer Jonathan Wayne Nobles for 10 years, Earle finally met Nobles for the first time just a month before he was killed by lethal injection. Jonathan Wayne Nobles, was a power seeking manipulating narcissist who broke into a home and knifed to death two young ladies, and attempting to kill a young man, stabbing him 19 times. There was no problem with conviction, Nobles confessed to the murders. Nobles started out having a rough childhood, he attempted
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Manipulators can have various motivations for what they do like, lying or the want and need to feel in control. Nobles was good at manipulating others. In “A Death in Texas” it says, Nobles looks around to make sure no guards are looking, as he pushes a tiny slip of tightly rolled paper, the diameter of a toothpick, through mesh to Steve Earle, knowing that it was illegal Earle still took the paper. Nobles said that they were going to strip search him before he went in to be executed, and was afraid he couldn’t remember his daughters number. Although, Nobles could recite a long list of scriptures from the book of Corinthians and could remember word for word from the scriptures, I believe he could’ve remembered his daughters phone number. Also, he wanted to be buried in Oxford, England, so he was trying to talk one of his pen pals named Pam Thomas to get permission from a land owner in England to let him be buried …show more content…
Narcissism is a strong sense of self-importance, they are arrogant, have low empathy, the liking for leadership and authority, self-admiration, and a tendency to exploit or manipulate others. Nobles was all of that and some. Jonathan Wayne Nobles benefited for acting like he was rehabilitated. He wanted people to treat him better and with respect, so therefore acting as if he was rehabilitated got him better treatment. Nobles could walk around the prison and not be stuck in his cell all day, he became friends with the Catholic clergy, then became a lay member of the order and was then able to minister to his fellow
Anybody can write and persuade a certain audience, based on how the writer wants their audience to look at the situation. In Steve Earle’s essay “A Death in Texas”, he persuades his readers that he wants to believe that Johnathan Wayne Nobles was rehabilitated. In the essay, Nobles was a changed man within faith from becoming a religious man within the prison walls. Prison guards learned to trust Nobles with his quick-witted charm and friendliness. Steve persuaded himself that Johnathan was a changed man from the words that they had exchanged over the years on paper. Reality states that no matter how much someone changed in the present, it doesn’t change what they have done in the past. Earle describes in the essay “There he will be pumped full of chemicals that will collapse his lungs and stop his heart forever” (Earle 73). He’s persuading the audience with horrid emotion with facts of a lethal injection that will happen to Johnathan. What Earle doesn’t describe is how gruesomely Johnathan’s murders were. In this world everyone has a chance to know right from wrong, even if someone was brought up wrong in the society. Johnathan was not rehabilitated, maybe at one point accepted his past, but he was still a murderer and a
Yearly, thousands die from not receiving the organs needed to help save their lives; Anthony Gregory raises the question to why organ sales are deemed illegal in his piece “Why legalizing organ sales would help to save lives, end violence”, which was published in The Atlantic in November of 2011. Anthony Gregory has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, amongst the hundreds of articles is his piece on the selling of organs. Gregory states “Donors of blood, semen, and eggs, and volunteers for medical trials, are often compensated. Why not apply the same principle to organs? (p 451, para 2)”. The preceding quote allows and proposes readers to ponder on the thought of there being an organ
On September 13, 1986, Jonathan Wayne Nobles broke into a home in Austin, Texas and stabbed to death Mitzi Nalley and Kelly Farquhar, who were both in their early twenties. Ron Ross, while attempting to intervene, was also stabbed by Nobles nineteen times but survived losing only an eye. Nobles was sentenced to death for murder and was executed after twelve years on death row. While in prison Nobles became a pin pal of Steve Earle, a popular country music singer, and author of this essay. Earle struggled with drug addiction in the past and had spent some time in prison himself. Earle is familiar with life behind bars and is well aware of the changes people can go through while locked up. In the essay “A Death in Texas” Steve Earle writes about
The personality disorder that I chose was Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and the character I decided to write about who I believe has this disorder is Rogelio De La Vega from the TV series Jane the Virgin. It is important to state that he was not diagnosed with this disorder in the show and that my knowledge about this disorder allowed me to diagnose him. According to the DSM-5 and lecture, people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder have a belief that they are special or unique, they have a grandiose sense of self-importance and preoccupation with success, they are arrogant and have haughty attitudes, they envy other people or believe others are envious of themselves, they exploit other people for personal needs, they have lack
Manipulation is a very powerful word. People use this tactic everyday to get what they want in life. By deceiving people or tricking them into seeing a certain point of view, people gain power. To skillfully use the power of manipulation a person must use another person's weaknesses. By using a person's emotions against them, they can be manipulated with ease. In Shakespeare's Othello, the character of Iago uses these tactics almost to perfection to achieve his goals.
Jonathan Nobles was convicted for killing 2 girls. On the September, 13th 1986 he stabbed to death two girls and tried to kill one of their boyfriends by stabbing him 19 times. Luckily he survived but unfortunately he lost his eye. At that time he was a big time drug addict. 12 years later, 1998 he was executed by lethal injection. Now the question is, was he rehabilitated? Throughout the many years a lot of people asked them self that question. After reading the story “A Death in Texas” I came to the conclusion that he was rehabilitated.
For many years of human history, manipulation has been a very useful, narcissistic, and successful tool to vicious types of people. Manipulation is one of the many skills people use in order to ruse people into doing whatever they desire. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, the tragedy shows how his characters manipulate other individuals to influence them for their own aspires and intentions.
When one speaks of narcissism, often the image of a self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing, but overly sensitive person comes to mind. Some features of a narcissistic personality may make it seem like having confidence, however, it crosses the border from healthy confidence to putting yourself on a pedestal. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) people who suffer from the pathological form of narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), possess an exaggerated sense of importance, believe they are superior or special, expect special treatment, and/or set goals based on obtaining approval from others. The criteria for NPD includes a sense of entitlement, lack of empathy, and a need for personal gain
The only person the narcissist will ever pity or feel sorry for is him/herself. If the narcissist believes he/she can get away with doing something (even if it's illegal, immoral, or will hurt someone), he/she will do it. At different times, many high profile individuals are classified as a narcissist in the media. The movie “The Wolf Of Wall Street” demonstrates how a rapid success leads to the narcissistic behavior. “Feel good” holiday movies, usually focus on traditional family values of heroism whereas Martin Scorsese in his film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” does the opposite. The movie focus on lavish life of Jordan but it was a true satire for an individual exploring quick fortune and shortcut of getting rich. Although many critics argue that “The Wolf of Wall Street” focuses mostly on the greed of Belfort, his extravagant luxurious lifestyle and portrayal of women as sex toys and leaves viewer with no moral message, I would disagree, as the film does delivers a moral message that rapid success can cause an individual to develop narcissistic behavior, which eventually leads to destruction and the financial message that will be helpful in investments business.
Narcissism is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one 's own attributes (Mayoclinic.org, 2014). The term originated from the Greek mythology when Narcissus fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water. (Wikipedia) The American Psychiatric Association has classified Narcissistic personality disorder in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is also one of the three dark personality traits that create evil in our world. The Joker, Scar, and Iago all show that narcissism can lead to destroying the social perception of order. These villains all use their narcissistic qualities because they all feel as though they need more power in their spirit. Iago needs to be lieutenant because
Firstly, what is exactly narcissism? The word ‘narcissism’ was derived from an ancient Greek myth of Narcissus. Narcissus was depicted as a handsome young man who adored his looks very much. Many young maidens fell in love with him but he criticizes them for being too ugly for him. One day, he fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. However, he accidentally drowned himself as he tried to touch his reflection. Hence, the word ‘narcissism’ is usually depicted as a personality that reflects excessive of self-love on oneself. Individuals who are narcissistic are usually described as somebody who is selfish, snobbish or proud. This is because narcissistic individual processes information obtained differently than others. They believe that they deserve more than others since they think they are more superior in every aspect. Due to their sense of grandiosity, they will do anything in order t...
Evidently throughout history, stories are told about leaders who desire to rule over the nations and citizens, as well as acquire complete adoration. One example in the book of Daniel discusses King Nebuchadnezzar, who built a golden statue of himself, expecting at any given time, the people of his kingdom would bow down to his statue. The constant need for affirmation or admiration paired with a false sense of pride and entitlement defines a narcissistic person (Robbins, Judge, 2009, p. 112).
Nate Roskens - If you know him - really know him - you love him. You just can't help yourself. One of his sisters says he has a strange ability to make "awkward nerd seem ... cool." To which he replied with earnestness upon hearing the description, "Wow, that's the nicest thing she's ever said about me."
Eric Whitacre was born in 1970 in Reno Nevada (Citation). As a child, Eric Whitacre was included in marching band and he also performed in a techno group and he had dreams of becoming a famous musician. Eric Whitacre did not actually start getting musically trained until he was eighteen. He was musically trained at the University of Nevada and at that school he realized his love for music especially after performing in college choir. In college, he also wrote his first choral song called “Go lovely Rose” which will be analyzed in this paper. After he went to the University of Nevada he then attended Julliard and graduated with a Masters in music. He then went on to make many choral and instrumental compositions that was well received. The music
The word manipulation is most commonly defined as exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage. The most common manipulation used to influence human behaviour is known as psychological manipulation. Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behaviour of others through underhanded deception. In the tragic play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the author demonstrates the use of manipulation through the two main characters Prince Hamlet and King Claudius. The character fulfill their needs through dishonesty and learn that the effects of manipulating other has serious consequences that is able to manifest into a powerful force that consumes all aspects of one’s self. Just like how Hamlet uses his actions to manipulate the people around him to avenge his father’s death and how Claudius uses his words, actions, as well as his power as king of Denmark to manipulate people into fulfilling his needs. Through these characters the readers learn that by putting up a false mask of deception one loses their self as the lies take over.