Anthony Horowitz

End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s been outside is to his barn or the backyard. Luke lives like this for twelve years until the government builds homes around his house, one day he fines another third child in the house behind his which changes his life. In Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony…

“I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.” -Anthony Horowitz If you ask anyone over the age of forty to name a spy they would undoubtedly say James Bond. Now if you ask a kid under the age of fifteen to name a spy they would probably say Alex Rider, and that’s exactly what Anthony Horowitz wanted. Anthony Horowitz is a writer that writes everything from horror books to spy novels. Anthony Horowitz also writes screenplays , and some Sherlock Holmes books.…

what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a group of terrorists that get money to carry out acts of terrorism”…

mission and is sent to the exoctic mountains. Alex is heroic. He saved the world in his last mission when he stopped Herold Sale from taking over everything and everyone. At the beginning of Point Blank Alex is sent to a private school in the mountains where all the wealthy families send their kids. Alex got a call from M16. The call said, “Alex your mission is to find out why the two murders happened at the school and who is involved.” (Horowitz 19) Alex then goes to the school and sneaks in.…

done by his parents: “Leo’s chest was covered by dreadful diamond-shaped sores…I knew if it hadn’t been for my parents, I would be exactly the same as him” (Horowitz 68). Without the aid of the antidote, Yassen would have died along with the rest of the villagers. The antidote was a shield ☺ (figurative language) against the new virus in Estrov. Without this immunity, Yassen would have died from a high fatality rate, abruptly ending his story. Having taken the antidote, Yassen was also the only…

cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flow from heaven to the soul (Monet).” Feeling good was originally written in 1965, by Nina Simone. This song has been used in the popular culture such as, “Point of No Return” and “Six Feet Under”. A song cover was later done by Jennifer Hudson in 2011, and Lauryn Hill in 2015. Although Nina Simone wrote the song, Jennifer Hudson sang it better due to melody, rhythm, and instrumentation used in her…

Ever wonder who is cooking the food in the kitchens of America’s favorite restaurants? Anthony Bourdain answered this question in his article titled “Who Cooks?” Anthony Bourdain is a chef, writer and has been featured on some reality television shows. He discussed how the line cooks are not who most people think they are; they are not professionals but instead they are non-American men who cannot make it elsewhere according to his experience. Line cooking involves mindless repetition that not…

Hammurabi’s code is composed of a set of rules set forth by a man named Hammurabi. He is known as Babylon’s most prominent ruler; his reign lasting from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. Hammurabi’s Code reflects the harshness of the social structure in a Mesopotamian society by basing the code on the law of retaliation, not treating all members of the society equally and fairly, and not letting women be full members of the community. The law of retaliation, which is the basis of Hammurabi’s code, displays…

Censorship is a practice that is continuously used to shield people from reality- banning and suppressing speech that is considered “harmful” to others. Banned books have continuously played a significant role in our contemporary American culture- depicting both civil and ethical issues in our society. Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, and Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, were both novelists who produced books that fell victim to censorship, being banned for their artistic…

Antisocial Personality Disorder in A Clockwork Orange. Clockwork orange is a dystopian movie revolving around Alex, the main character and also the narrator. The movie starts with Alex and his group beating up an old man because they disliked how he sound while singing. As the movie progresses on you see a couple more scenes of violence. A particulary important scene is when Alex and his drooges invaded the Author's house and raped his wife. It's clear that Alex enjoys causing distress in other…