into seven kingdom’s, with their own lords, houses and words, or mottoes. There is one King , that rules over all the kingdoms. The book follows a few main characters that are, Lord Eddard Stark, lord or Warden of the North, Catelyn Stark, Ned’s wife originally from house Tully, Sansa Stark, the oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn, Arya Stark, youngest daughter, Bran Stark second oldest son, Jon Snow, Ned’s bastard son, Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf from house Lannister who uses his words rather than a
Eddard Stark is an honorable man, and he shows as much in the novel A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. However, there is one person in the novel that contradicts this. It is his bastard son Jon Snow. Jon Snow is a child born in the south out of wedlock, and this is very unusual because at the time, he was to be married to Catelyn Tully. Multiple times in the novel, this blight is discussed by everyone but nothing concrete is offered up about it. We are given no explanation as to why he has
The story opens in Winterfell, Eddard Stark, also known as Ned, is the lord of Winterfell. As the story begins, Eddard must execute a deserter of the Night’s Watch, and takes his three sons and his bastard-Jon Snow, along with him as witnesses. On the ride back to Winterfell, Eddard's sons discover six direwolf pups, which are entrusted to Eddard's five children and his bastard. (The direwolf, the sigil of House Stark). Following the death of Lord Jon Arryn, previous "Hand of the King", King Robert
point when the frantic lord, Aerys Targaryen, assaulted Lyanna Stark, killed her sibling, and endeavored to kill their associates, the Starks, Baratheons, and Arryns revolted and toppled the ruler. A short time later, Robert Baratheon was delegated ruler and Jon Arryn was named the "Lord's Hand." Meanwhile, Ned Stark came back to Winterfell, in the north, the seat of their energy and where A Game of Thrones starts. Ruler Eddard (Ned) Stark of Winterfell is a capable man who satisfies the expressions
Iron Man, the story starts off with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) riding in a military convoy with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. While joking around with the soldiers, their vehicle suddenly gets attacked. Tony quickly runs out and hides behind a nearby boulder while the soldiers attempt to fight but are rapidly killed. All of a sudden Stark sees a missile fired which lands close to him. Before it detonates, he notices that the missile has the Stark Industries logo on it. When it explodes,
Over the course of political history in the world, consequentialism, the idea that the morality of an action should be judged merely on its consequences, has always been present in the spans of empires, republics, and sovereigns. The Prince, a composition written by Niccolo Machiavelli detailing the structure and mechanisms of government, first proposed the concept of consequentialism in politics (Machiavelli). This idea is intrinsic to politicians in governments internationally- from the freest
from a poor Lousiana family to become a demigod in the pantheon of American politics, while slowly abandoning his most deeply held principles to the prevailing political realties of the time. While not exactly matching the details of his life, Willie Stark in Robert Penn Warren's All The King's Men closely parallels the famous southern demagogue, known as the "Kingfish." The author uses this association to further illustrate his primary goal of the book - that one cannot effectively change society through
From being kidnapped to fighting off an alien invasion, Tony Stark has seen it all, but have these many adventures finally left their mark on him? In the newest instalment of the Iron Man franchise we are introduced to a new Tony. Gone is the confident egotistical billionaire we all love, replaced with a sleep deprived stressed-out workaholic. In the real world we would expect these many exploits to take their toll on an individual, but for this comic book turned movie, the introduction of the possibility
way to make the situation more intense for the audience since the risks are now higher for Tony. There are two instances in Iron Man 3 where this happens. First, when Maya Hansen pays a visit to Tony’s house and Tony, Pepper, and she are in the living room speaking, a missile is launched at the house. While Tony does save Maya (a past love interest of his), he focuses on saving Pepper, even giving her his suit to protect her from debris. He then tells Maya and Pepper to go somewhere safe which leads
mainly about the rise and fall of the political figure Willie Stark told through the eyes of his business associate and friend Jack Burden. Willie stark in his early political career is all for helping the people and trying to do what is best for them. As he gains power and the trust of his people he soon becomes corrupt by the evils of success. Characters Jack Burden- He is the narrator of this story and he is the companion of Willie Stark. He works at a newspaper company before getting a job from
Willie Stark, Adam Stanton and Jack Burden. Willie Stark is a character that attempts to conquer knowledge, even though in the end, he is overcome by the forces of knowledge. Willie did not want to be a slave to knowledge, but rather, its keeper. Stark uses information about people for blackmail, to achieve his goals. His goals for political offices ranged from Mason County Treasurer to state governor, senator, and most likely thoughts of presidency. And on the way to get to these offices, Stark had
characters have qualities that seem unsuitable to the impression that have made. These ironies in All the King’s Men reveal how the characters have flaws, which can result in critical consequences. Jack Burden, Adam Stanton, Judge Irwin and Willie Stark are characters that with ironic traits. Jack Burden is known as the “student of history” ( Warren 372). The very fact that he is a historian is ironic, as he has come from an aristocratic and reputable family and grew up in Burden’s Landing. However
First and foremost, similarity is that both characters came from well situated families that made billions in profits and their families were killed when they were young. Anthony Stark, mostly known as ironman, was born to Howard Anthony Stark and Maria Stark owners of the prominent US firm, Stark Industries. At age 19, Stark graduated with two master’s degree in electrical engineering. Tony worked for his father but he showed more interest in living a reckless lifestyle than using his engineering skills
Following the trials and tribulations of a seemingly political powerhouse, Willie Starks, Robert Penn Warren’s “All the King’s Men” takes an intriguing twist with the rise of influence in the character of Jack Burden. Although Willie Starks is seemingly the main character of the story, Robert Penn Warren, plays Jack Burden’s evolution in the plot as the pivotal piece to the story. Watching the two of their relationship develop, is the key piece to the plot of the story. Although this novel traces
Universe (MCU) has seen the addition of a significant amount of new heroes and characters, while also allowing classic heroes such as Iron Man and Captain America to be fleshed out and developed over the span of the films. Iron Man, also known as Tony Stark, is a rich genius who developed his own technologically-equipped suit of armor. The character had the honor of paving the way for future MCU films when his leading film was released in 2008. Since then, the self-proclaimed “genius, billionaire, playboy
the roles of those undercover officers. Iron Man, also known as Tony Stark, has been living two distinct lives as a Marvel hero in California, which Jon Favreau uses camera angles to present Iron Man’s life and the life of a firearm manufacturer. Additionally, actors’ costumes serves as elements to show Tony’s double lives. Iron Man and Tony’s life shares similarities that makes his role different from other superheroes. Tony Stark being as the son of the largest military weapon manufacturer, has
history plays an important role in the motivations and lives of all the characters. History's importance is most noticeable, not surprisingly, in the story main characters - Willie Stark and Jack Burden - whose lives focus on and, in some cases, depend upon history and how they relate themselves to it. While Willie Stark views history as a tool with which to manipulate people for his own ends, an attitude resulting in his own destruction, Jack Burden's view of history changes over time and eventually
While Jack gives the pretense of imperviousness, he is sensitive to the signals even as he excuses them. “Doesn’t it all boil down to this? If the government of this state for quite a long time had been doing anything for the folks in it, would Stark…be making so many short cuts to get something done to make up for the time lost all these years in not getting something done?” (125). Jack recognizes that men are corruptible by power, but he justifies this because of the results corruption seems
Robert Penn Warren’s novel, All the King’s Men depicts the tale of the rise of a political leader named Willie Stark. Many readers have speculated that Warren based Willie Stark’s character on Huey Long, a controversial, political leader from Louisiana who was prominent during the early 1900s. Although Robert Penn Warren has “repeatedly denied that Willie Stark is a fictional portrait of Huey Long,” many aspects of the novel directly correlate to the political career and personal life of Huey Long
Ant-Man tell story about “Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help hip mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.” A scientist, Hank Pym was attempting to hide the secret of the Ant-Man technology as long as he can