...“Even if I hadn’t got the acid in my eyes-on my face (by accident: Rose-Ann had meant to ht Harry to be hurt by the acid- hit me, but Harry, who was, as I said, unexpected). Even if I hadn’t got the acid in my eyes, I’d never have seen my father again” (1). In the novel Sleena was mentioning how she got blind by accident. She sees what her mother had done to be a accident. Her tone towards this isn’t too upset as to be expected . I thought her tone would be more upset that she is upset because it is pretty hard when you’re mother had caused it. I think this shows how strong she is since she is past that matter. “I was excited, so happy. For the first time in my life of eighteen years, someone had talked, laughed, helped me. I was trembling for happiness” (26). In the novel Sleena was at the park where she met a man named Gordon. They began to chat and got comfortable in each other’s company. He left to get themselves both some food and Sleena was in thinking about how happy she is. Sleena’s voice is expressing how happy she is that she got to meet Gordon. I think it was very interesting how happy she got just because he began speaking to her. “No one, not even Mr.Faber had ever, I’m sured cared whether I drank at all, let alone what I cared to drink. It was fabulous. I would stuck my nail into my hand it hurt I was not dreaming”...
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... Burnett September 27, 2010 English B/D “Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?” I have been having a hard time for a while now, fir many months I felt like I lost my purpose in life. Not being able to achieve my goals of becoming a United States Navy SEAL, I was in distraught, I had no direction anymore, lost is where I was. My GPS was taken from me, I could not find my way, for a while to believe that I was going to be a firefighter, or go into the Coast Guard. Those careers where just fumes, my determination could blow away with them easily, they give me peace. I no desire for any other career what so ever. Although, for months I had actually believed that it wasn’t in the cards for me to do what I had always wanted to do, that I was not destined to a US Navy SEAL. About two in a half to three weeks ago the fire inside me pretty dim, I had really felt like it burnt out for good. Then one afternoon at school during fourth block, that period is free for me, I heard from Mr. Hoffman that there is a fair going on in the library, I looked and there was nothing. Right after that college “sponsors” came around the corner, so I went in and the four branches of the US Military were already present. I saw the US Navy there, and immediately I had to check it out, I talked to both of the recruiters there and about how I wanted to be a US Navy SEAL, they were extremely interested. I also spoke about my girlfriend Jennifer Sanz to them and how...
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...This is important because in Green Eggs and Ham, the main characters are Sam and an un-named character. This distinction shows two critical points, first that the events of Green Eggs and Jam most likely take place after the events of Green Eggs and Ham as opposed to being an alternate of the same story; Secondly it shows that Sam has an overly elevated value of self importance because the opposing character in the original version was not considered important enough to be given or referred to by a name. This is further illustrated in the next few seconds of Green Eggs and Jam in which he repeats “I am Sam.” “‘Sam I am.’ he concluded”, implying that his name carries great weight and the world should know who he is. The extreme closeups and the uptilted angle with the wind blowing in Sam’s hair illustrate Sam’s self righteousness and the comical inflation of importance. Starting the video out by glorifying Sam like that helps to convey how Sam sees himself, and in fact the first few seconds are built specifically to reveal the inner workings of Sam’s mind and his self centered nature. The start to Gastrow’s video sets the scene to purpose that Green Eggs and Ham was written biasedly towards Sam’s self righteous perspective, and after the events of that book he seeks to set the record...
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...Considering that Edmund, Regan, and Goneril treated their fathers with such hostility as Edmund’s father was ashamed of him as a bastard and Cordelia was Lear’s favorite, each of them develop a hold onto power with lustful and violent ambitions (as King Lear’s Folly states) of how the take that into advantage. Although Lear himself believed that he was bigger than all and that even when he didn’t have control over Britain completely that he was supposed to be served and “The king was the representative of God on earth in the political arena. Since the Reformation in England, the King had also been the successor of the Pope as the head of the Church of England and, hence, God's representative on earth in the spiritual arena, as well”. There is the lesson of authority vs chaos when Lear gives away his authority to Goneril and Regan, he gives himself and his family, as well as all of Britain into chaos and cruelty. Later he realizes that there are bigger things in the world than himself, even as a king, is quite insignificant. This tones down some of his...
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...Wei Lin Writing 39B Professor Greg McClure February 7, 2017 Rhetorical Analysis Inner Fear In Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend, as the only survivor of the calamity that has wiped out the entire civilization, Robert Neville is the only hope of human civilization and human species. For some reason, the virus that has mutated every human being doesn’t have any effect on Neville which is a bit ironic. Before the plague, he is just a normal person who lives a normal life. All of sudden, he becomes the chosen one. I Am Legend demonstrate his mental condition breaking down along with his human sanity fading away. After finish reading the book, my direct feeling is fear. The fear is not...
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...I Am Sam SHS 270, Fall 2012 Scott Farnan, 668300995, sfarnan2@illinois.edu A Village of Love I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jessie Nelson and produced by Edward Zwick. The movie is not based off of anything but the title is a quote from Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham; the screenplay was written by Jessie Nelson and Kristie Johnson. This film is about a man with a disability who fights for custody rights of his seven-year-old daughter. The character in the film with a cognitive disability is Sam Dawson. Sam is a very good looking man who is polite, loving and has a comforting personality. Sam’s politeness is shown during the movie while he works at the local Starbucks and Pizza Hut. He always has a smile on his face and tells the customer that what they ordered was “a wonderful choice” (Zwick & Nelson, 2001). He fights for custody of his daughter because she means the world to him and he does everything he can to make her happy. In addition, he helps Rina, his lawyer, with her personal problems and comforts one of Rina’s patients in her office when she is upset (Zwick & Nelson, 2001). Sam is the protagonist and his protagonist nature is evident throughout the film. For instance, the movie title includes his name, signifying his role as the central character. In addition, Sam is shown in every scene, the plot line is centered on his life and his father-daughter relationship with Lucy progresses with significant details. Sam’s actions, due to...
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...been booted from her father’s palace. After refusing to flatter her father she gets called names and disrespected by her own father, King Lear. Cordelia is one of the few genuinely principled people. Compared with her sisters Gonreil and Regan, she’s a saint. The other two sisters flatter their father and decide to kick him out once they’ve taken all him money. On the other hand, Cordelia refuses to make a big deal about her love for her father and forgives her father one he comes to his senses. Cordelia says that she cannot “heave her heart into her mouth,” that she loves him exactly as much as a daughter should love her father, and that her father, and that her sisters wouldn’t have husbands if they loved their father as much as they say (1.1.90-91). In response, king Lear gets upset cause he feels like Cordelia out of all the daughters should love him much more. This shows how much king Lear has really lost his mind since he claims that Cordelia doesn’t love him with all her heart like he would like her to....
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...Chris Martinelli Dr. Cross English 100 5/9/12 Myopic Society We saw him, the man, as he entered our shrouded, isolated corridor. He is different than we are and that enraged something in us; but, we could change him by force. With a single drop of blood we could rip the man from all he believes is rational, condemning him to a sheltered life of darkness. We ran after him with devastating force, but he was fast. He was not as fast as us collectively, but something about his movements startled us. He threw down obstacles for us and maneuvered almost as if he had a mind of his own. Even more disturbing for us was the fact that he was alone, able to think and move on his own outside of a group. We smelled his fear, his struggle to escape and this dragged us further in rage. He ran out of a door into the light of day and we realized at this point, for now, he was out of reach. We got a better glimpse of him once he entered the light: he was the cause, one of the creators of what we are. We are the Dark Seekers and we are a creation of man’s greed. We are the monstrous creation of his kind and we must destroy that from which we are created. Through film, directors can show us a world in which mankind is only surviving on a thread of hope. They can show us a society that only lived to further progress today, condemning the future to the aftermath of their carelessness. They can warn us, visually, of what we as human kind are capable of producing in a way that no other media can...
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...The Dave Matthews Band When I think of The Dave Matthews Band, I also think of their jazzy pop rock music that has helped them become a musical sensation. The band consists of jazz and classical musicians and of course, Dave Matthews. Their music and songs are very unique and have not been heard before the band came about. They have touched millions of people’s hearts, especially mine. The fact that they sing about real situations and real issues that are going on the world today is what makes them my favorite band. Whether I am happy, sad, or mad, The Dave Matthews Band’s album “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” always lifts my spirits and puts me in a better mood; their songs are inspirational. One of the songs that touch me the most is called “Funny the Way It Is”. This song is about the good and bad things going on in the world. The point being made is that even though many wonderful things are happening, bad things are occurring at the exact same time. “Funny the way it is, if you think about it/ One kid walks 10 miles to school, another's dropping out/ Funny the way it is, not right or wrong/ On a soldier's last breath, his baby's being born/ Funny the way it is, not right or wrong/ Somebody's broken heart become your favorite song/ Funny the way it is, if you think about it/ One kid walks 10 miles to school, another's dropping out” Not only does it discuss the fine times and poor times in life, but also how people take the privileges they have for granted. While kids...
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...I am legend “I am Legend” is a sci-fi movie based on a brilliant military scientist, Robert Neville, whom becomes the last man on earth. He becomes the last man on earth because of a man-made untreatable virus which turns people into flesh eating zombies. He is immune to the virus and the only one who can save humanity. He spends several years trying to control the virus and also broadcasting radio signals for any other survivors. The Zombies creep around in the shadows, observing the scientist’s every move until he makes a fatal mistake. I liked this movie because the effectiveness and dialogue of it were accurate and I didn’t get lost watching all the scenes. The special effects and background coincided with what was going on throughout the movie and also appeared to be realistic. The performance of the main character, Will Smith, was phenomenal and I also felt as if I was in his shoes. Several aspects during certain scenes made the movie stand out from the thousands of movies I’ve watched. When Neville was driving around New York City with his dog Sam in a 2009 ford mustang GT500, the roar of the engine and the watchful eye of his dog following the deers symbolized modern hunting. After they got out on foot and began chasing the wild animals into the growing forest and the lions appeared out of the fields to take Neville’s priced deer gave me the idea that earth was reverting back into prehistoric times. Finally, when he sacrificed his life after he realized...
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...Companion Book Introduction Legend by Marie Lu, is about about a boy who is trying to save his little brother from a disease. To do so he has to break into a hospital lab and steal the cure. On his way out he ran and got caught by a guard. After he got away from the guard, the guard was killed and he was framed for the murder. In this book there is a lot betrayal and lying. In this writing i will talk about The main theme of the book. I will also talk about The characters development and his relationships. Theme There were lots of themes in my book, here’s a few of them. One of the themes is courage. The main character had a lot of courage during this book. One of the times he was courageous he broke into a hospital science lab to find a cure for his brothers disease. When he couldn’t find any cures, he had to get away without getting caught.When he was trying to get out he was about to be caught by the guards, so he jumped out of a 4 story window to the cemente. He reinjured his bad knee on the fall down, but he could still limp away to safety....
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...George even says in act two “Ma, I don’t want to grow old. Why’s everybody pushing me so?” (Wilder Act 2). He loves being a kid and playing baseball for school, but he doesn’t realize that everyone has to grow up at one point. The people in this play and in real life do not truly understand how much they take their life for granted and do not understand that. Emily says in act three in the graveyard “Do human beings ever realize life while they live it?—every, every minute?” (Wilder Act 3) Thornton Wilder’s interpretation of the American Dream is that people need to be accepted, loved, appreciated, and valued by other people before they can achieve the American dream. This is universal because even though it is called the American dream people from different countries also believe in having it. It might be called something different to them but almost every human has a dream. They will try and try again to make their dream come true but most of them will fail. Some people will succeed after many attempts, but some will quit after they fail once....
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...Although it fits into multiple film genres, I Am Legend has to be one of the deepest scary/ horror movies of all time. The movies tells the story of Robert Neville (Will Smith), an immune scientist tasked with finding a cure for an infection that turns people into zombie like creatures called Darkseekers. It’s classified into as a thriller horror because of its aggression and reality; there’s, philological confusion, evil vs good, and suspense in every corner. Author Richard Matheson and director Francis Lawrence brilliantly included themes of death, the dark, and loneliness:fears everyone has once experienced, in order to invoke the classic horror movie feelings. At first, the movie seems like a wanna be classic, but after watching it a few...
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...I Am Legend Guiding Questions: Was the cause of the plague in this movie viral, bacterial, or protist in nature? A woman claimed to have the cure for cancer, but it ended up giving people a virus. What was it originally meant to accomplish? It was originally meant to cure cancer. Describe the environment around New York City. Very Green, trees and grass everywhere. How has it changed since the outbreak started? (Hint: What type of living things can now be found in New York City?) There is all kinds of animals, deer, lions, zombies... Why did Robert Neville stay behind in the first place rather than try to leave with his family? He wanted to stop the spread of the virus. Does Robert Neville follow any of the steps of the scientific method? Which steps does he perform and how? (Hint: The scientific method involves making observations, asking questions, experimentation, collecting data, formulating conclusions, and revising as needed) Yes, he kept data and had hypothesis and recordings and observations. Why does Robert Neville experiment with more than just one rodent? Because he is trying different cures. How is the disease spread? Are there any intermediate hosts or vectors that transmit the disease? IT can be transferred through bite from darkseekers and or air. What does Robert Neville do in order to ensure that the human race can continue to survive? He gives his life discovering and protecting the cure...
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..."I am Sam" is a touched movie of the relationship of a mentally handicapped father—Sam and a very sensible daughter—Lucy. Sam is special, because he only has the seven years old children’s IQ, just so he has a good character and live a happy life. Sam is simple and pure, so that people feel easy and relaxed to associate with him. Although he is a retard, he is not self-abased but beams with smiles all day. He is like a clear spring infusing into the fierce competitive society, which can warm the cold hearts of people in the modern society. Moreover, Sam had a positive attitude to his life and his job. In spite of his handicap, he did his best to live and work with the spirit of persistence. For instance, when Sam and Rita had lunch, he wanted to treat Rita in order to prove that he had the ability to live. Another example is that he did a good job in the coffeehouse he worked, making the owner intended to give him a promotion. When talking about his persistence, it is clearly showed in the movie that he kept his resolve to ask Rita to be his lawyer. It was this persistence that gave him the chance to have his pro bono lawyer. In addition, Sam lives a simple life. It is only a simple reason that can drive him to happiness or sadness. For example, Sam together with his friends accompanied Lucy to buy clothes, after buying they held air balloons passing the avenues with delight. Thus we can see that their worlds are such simple and joyful. What’s more, Sam is...
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