Falcon

Written in 1939 and directed in 1941 respectively, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and The Maltese Falcon by John Huston are iconic in the detective genre for reinventing what it really means to be a detective in the world of literature. Their main characters are a far cry from the Sherlock Holmes and the Philo Vance type of private eye who never make any mistakes and always get the better of the villain. Instead, their detectives are gritty, hardened, and deeply flawed. However, one detective…

most popular space company right now. NASA doesn’t launch any piloted missions currently, it only supplies and satellites. SpaceX is trying to revolutionize the way we fly by creating rockets that can land back on Earth to be used again. SpaceX’s Falcon 9, has been designed to launch satellites into space. However, they want to reuse the rocket…

“The wife of Bath’s Tale” and “Federigo’s Falcon”,are both completely different stories. Both stories deal with two different men in separate countries. While one deals with the what women truly want the other deals with never faltering love . Nevertheless they both deal with love whether it be the love given to by a woman or love that a woman is receiving.The difference is , is how the stories go about the theme of love. In the story of, “Federigo’s Falcon”, is a man (who is Federigo) that is…

involves danger, and alluding women. Since its publication in 1929, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon has been used throughout English classes in grade schools and universities as a way to explore the theme of greed and deception. Despite this, The Maltese Falcon can also be studied in other branches of academic discipline. A student taking a women’s studies class could benefit from reading The Maltese Falcon as a way to learning about the depiction of women from a male author in the early…

of time was the goal SpaceX strived to achieve. The corporation called its first launch vehicle Falcon 1, after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. Falcon 1’s objective was to put small satellites into low-Earth orbit…

crooks than society. In Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo and Sam Spade virtually have no morals but rather the pursuit of money. Brigid, Casper and Joel are determined to find the falcon but are unsuccessful looking for it themselves so each one goes to Sam Spade in attempt to persuade him to find the falcon for them. This is why I believe…

last attempt at being the first person to ever cross the whole Antarctic. When Ernest Shackleton was younger, he had gone and “joined the merchant navy at the age of 16” (BBC). After his adventure with the leading Naval Officer and explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, he wanted to be the first man to step foot on the Antarctic. Shackleton had become sick while on his first expedition to the South Pole. He returned home, became…

Writers are constantly telling other people’s stories, arguably it is the best way to get inspiration. Using another person’s experience or history allows a point of view to come through that the author never would have had on their own. The way that this is done however dramatically changes with the style they prefer, therefore changing how it’s received. An author who makes the story their own may receive more backlash than someone who allows it to remain that of the teller. They also might…

unflattering setting including an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music (Dictionary). This includes Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, Carol Reed’s The Third Man, and John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon which serve as perfect examples of film noir, which I will explain in further detail. The purpose of film noir is to provide an educational analysis to movies with the usage of shadowy photography and foreboding background music. First, I would…

The Lego Star Wars Millenium Falcon, or the Lego Mindstorms NXT? I have never been good at making decisions, even when it comes to toys. There are always so many different options, each of them so amazingly amusing and unique, that I cannot stand getting them all. Because of this, I strongly believe that limiting someone like me, who is curious and adventurous, to be able to try only one thing is wrong. Struggling to pick a toy may seem frivolous, but when it comes to the question of what I want…