The last spin is about two teenage gang members playing the game of Russian roulette to decide the ownership of a patch of ground. .
They've never seen each other before and this challenge isn't personal " I've got no bad blood for you-.
While playing the game they strike a conversation and find out they have a lot in common and they are really there as pawns of the gangs. .
Through conversations they both find out that it was not their choice being in the gang and it was just a matter of neighbourhoods and protection.
They developed a friendship quickly and every time the gun was clicked to their heads it reminded them of their gang responsibilities. .
They almost had the strength to draw away from the peer pressure experienced in groups and base a friendship purely on individual characteristics.
However, the author's ultimate cynicism is shown when on their last spin, at the least expected time, they are again brought back to the reality of their club duties with Danny blowing his head off.
The main ideas the author is trying to suggest through this story are that even in war you can find friendship and a common bond between enemies.
Linked to this is the issue of the pointlessness of war, the instigators of war are not the ones that suffer rather those who are sent to fight for the sake of their leader and several hundred yards of grass.
The main characters, Danny and Tigo, find that at various times they have questioned reasons for joining their club and reasons of why they are still there. .
They have never revealed this to their peers out of the fear of being shamed out of misunderstanding.
The constant reference to them as boys and the uniform jackets they wore displayed their lack of identity.
But, throughout the story they continually reassure themselves of their alliances with their club while getting more and more uncertain of what the club has done to deserve this loyalty.
They begin to show empathy for each other and at one point optimistically contemplate life without clubs.
Media Analysis and Report This report is about the current agreement Iran has made with the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ... The last article I will be referencing is Iran agrees to checks on nuclear program from the London Free Press. ... Both of these articles seemed to portray McClellan as hoping for the best but the London article seemed to put a spin on his comment. ...
Ford Motor Company Industry Analysis The automobile industry began with Henry Ford's production of the Model T in the early 1900's. ... American manufacturers have seen 2-3% growth over the last few years. ... Firm Analysis General History of Ford: Ford Motor Company's first car was sold on July 23, 1903. ... In 1998 its earnings were $1.1 billion, an increase from last year. ... Financial Analysis: General Ford has shown a steady pattern of sales growth from 1994 to 1997, growing at 5-7% each year. ...
Much less, however, commercialization is carried out in the form of new businesses, whether start-up or spin-off. In addition to the technological component of spin-off companies are also important aspects of the rest. In the grounds is a form of commercialization of knowledge, especially in the case when it comes to spin-off from the university environment. ... So it would be more appropriate to speak of a university spin-offih. ... It consists of the following four steps: The exploratory phase, which consists of research, analytical and decision-making moments dedicated to the review of alt...
or to put a whole new spin on things what happens to a "Dream Deferred" when your in "Harlem"? ... (ln. 6) As the reader encounters the strophe of questions they reflect back on their dreams and do a type of self analysis almost. ... The last line, "OR does it explode?" ...
At the end, everyone goes their separate ways and Bethany becomes miraculously becomes pregnant, so her baby will be "the last Zion". I thought "Dogma" was a very humorous, daring, and original film that took Catholicism and threw a bit of a spin on its beliefs and practices. ...
The poem is divided into four parts: an introduction, an analysis of the bending of birch trees, an imaginative untrue analysis of the farm boy swinging on birches, and a wish Frost makes, wanting to return to his childhood. ... This may be a spin on the idea that problems and experiences "click" off of people, however, the click is not a snap implying that problems do not break people. ... The last line, "One could do worse than to be a swinger of birches" (59), sounds relaxed, thoughtful, resolved. ...
Yeats, the speaker takes a tale from Greek mythology and puts a unique spin on it. ... Italian sonnets traditionally speak of love; however, an analysis of the octave reveals something else. ... Upon initial inspection, the reader may assume that body refers to Leda; however upon closer analysis the reader sees that there is no pronoun in front of the word "body". ... The last two lines of this poem ironically function similarly to a couplet of a Shakespearean sonnet, where the couplet is the turning point. ...
A prehistoric ceremonial circle, Durrington Walls was probably formed during the last glacial episode, between about 30,000 to 50,000 years ago. ... The environmental evidence, based on an investigation of the soil profile preserved beneath the bank of the enclosure and on an analysis of land snails and pollen from the soils, demonstrates a distinct phase of prehistoric woodland clearance and possible cultivation prior to the construction of the enclosure. ... Woodhenge Woodhenge, as the name implies, is somewhat of a spin-off of Stonehenge. ... Secondly, it was clearly desirable to obtain soi...
