Ethan's Online Journal

Justifications for murder Why do we kill? Surely after hundreds of years of brutal massacre and warfare, we have developed enough as humans to sustain a sophisticated society. So why is murder still relevant? I think it is because certain cases of murder can still be justifiable and because of this murder will continue to […]

Stanmore Bay Beach – Summer – 5:42 pm (sunset)  It is summer, the affable pohutukawa trees stand hazily above the coastline of the beach. Warm and calm, the evening air comforts all. Broad groups of people spectate the sun while it is being lowered down towards the edge of the world, it is the beginning […]

Metaphor VS Simile Metaphor is when a word or thing is applied to an object, a Simile Is the same thing just using the words ‘Like’ or ‘As’ Metaphors for life, Life is a maze, filled with twists and turns / Life is like social media, you cannot control what people say, you can just […]

Jerry, alone in his prison cell, gazed blankly into the cold stone that surrounded him, he hadn’t spoken to anyone since he arrived at Minnesota correctional facility. Jerry had only become a more nervous and bumbling man, afraid to talk to anyone or get himself hurt. It had been only two months which had passed […]

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you’d kill a man to get it? Greed is often the key motivator in any good crime movie, and even in everyday life. This movie is simple and lacks deep dialogue but keeps the audience entertained nonetheless. The movie ‘Fargo’ in which Greed is undoubtedly a prominent […]

The concept of justice is a prominent theme throughout the book, “And Then There Were None” The author, Agatha Christie uses a wide variety of characters to help her explain and explore the concept of justice. There are 3 main characters that are used to best show this concept, these characters are. Justice Wargrave, General […]