William Pitt

Manipulation and Control in Colonial Leadership: Hoodwinking William Pitt the Younger The satirical caricature East India Stocks published in London in 1788 portrays an assortment of characters, referring to corruption and embezzlement of the East India Company stocks by the people in authority, specifically that of Henry Dundas, a lord advocate under George III, who would later become the president of the Board of Control. Although William Pitt the Younger, the English Prime Minister from 1783-1801, was seemingly the face of these charges, Dundas was the cunning politician dismaying Pitt from his vision for the United Kingdom and taking advantage of Pitt’s power. Dundus became exceedingly close to Pitt, and while carrying the “Dictator’s…

British and colonists had soon arisen. In the midst of the Seven Years War, the British authority had for the first time tried to take charge among the settlers in North America during the second phase of the war. Under the command of William Pitt, he intended to revolutionize the war effort in North America by bringing it under British control. When trying to get everything organized, he began to nominate military leaders and direct orders that were expected of the colonists to follow.…

what a few critics see. She is able to be a “bad girl” on screen and in the press as well as a nurturer to her family. Angelina Jolie’s personal life is always in the light of the press. In October of 2004, Jolie was named “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Esquire magazine, and shortly following that, she starred alongside Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith (“Angelina Jolie” 3). The couple had such a striking chemistry in the movie that it made it more appealing to the audiences everywhere. Starring in…

In the movie Seven directed by David Fincher in 1995, two detectives: William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman and David Mills played by Brad Pitt get called to solve a case of various murders representing the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and envy. The personalities and personal struggles of both detectives begin to develop throughout the process of extensive investigating and high stresses of the case. The main take away from the movie is how the stressors and…

A Lock on the Mind “A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to health of the community. A good job is a means to provide health and welfare for your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.” - James H. Douglas Jr. In Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Crash by Paul Haggis jobs and living situation play an important role in how the characters live. In Tortilla Curtain, Crash and A…

Abstract: The play “Red Oleanders” is first written in Bengali language under the title “RaktaKarabhi”. Tagore conveys the message that the Utilitarian approach and vast industrialization throughout the world would resulting in diminishing human compassion and cause Ecological Imbalance.So he used characters as a metaphor of human instincts such as greed, power, envy, love, trust, and sacrifice. The play Red oleanders is a One-act play which follows the Aristotle’s rules. He fallow’s three…

An Idiot Abroad What will happen when a touchy couch potato becomes a reluctant world traveler? An Idiot Abroad can give you the answer. In this British travel comedy series, a man named Karl Pilkington is sent by his friends, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, to travel to several foreign countries around the world. In the episode that is to be discussed here, he was made to visit Thailand and was asked to perform a variety of quirky tasks assigned by his friends. There are certain elements in…

For me, Black Rain is just another prime example of why I consider Ridley Scott to be a mixed bag as a Director. Sure he’s definitely made some classics like Blade Runner, Alien, and Gladiator but other films that I’ve seen in Scott’s filmography (Robin Hood, Exodus, and G.I. Jane) seems like he gets so caught up into creating visual atmospheres (especially in this one) to the point of where he loses focus on maintaining a genuine plotting or narrative. Black Rain is an 80’s recycled tough cop…

Fight Club (1999) doesn’t need much of an introduction, and the first two rules state that I can’t talk about. I guess I’ll have to make an exception just this once; I just hope Tyler will be able to forgive me. The movie itself performed moderately well in its opening weekend but was ultimately a box office failure, as it only brought in about $37 million in revenue. The main character who is played by Edward Norton, a nameless narrator, is unhappy and discouraged with his mediocre life. In…

In David Fincther Seven, the story starts with two cops. One is about retire and the other new to the city. They investigate a series of murders which show that the killer has a theme for his doings. The killer John Doe, who we find out towards the end of the movie killing one person for every deadly sins which are gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride and lust which are seven in total. The killing start with an obsessed man who was forced to eat till his stomach explode. This gives the…