and hopefully better able to face the challenges of the adventure. A critical attribute that the mentor often gives is confidence. Clemenza shows great confidence that Michael can perform the job and reassures him that all will go well. Although Clemenza plays the mentor in this earlier part of the film, Vito is the one giving Michael advice later on, after recovering from his assassination attempt.…
Peter Dingess was born in 1740 in Germany and as a child traveled to America in 1751. He boarded a ship called “The Brothers” that was departing from Rotterdam, Holland and was scheduled to land in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tragedy struck on the journey over; Peter’s parents, Michael and Gertrude, died of smallpox. Peter and his sister arrived into America as orphans as a result. They were left to roam the streets until a local merchant family took them in.…
In the novel, “One Second After”, written by William R. Forstchen, America was hit with an Electromagnetic Pulse called EMP. America died on that day. Thousands of people died in the U.S after only one day. Any person that were on a ventilator died instantly, food was beginning to rot, there wasn’t any transportation, and many more other problems. One Second After was about John, the main character, struggling to cope, help out and deal with what happened to America.…
So many things that seem so different but really can be close to the same. From Ken Block to Bryan Clauson we are all connected to each other no matter what. Ken Block is a racer on rally, Bryan Clauson a racer of midgets; two very different things but still have a lot alike. As almost all racing seems to be different with many things that can even be almost identical. Ken Block has had many accomplishments with racing and business.…
Jimmy M Park Died on Sunday night at the age of 85. Jimmy was flying a C172 (small propeller plane) from Northwest Regional to Houston William P. Hobby to visit his sister at the retirement home. When then tragedy struck when he was 5 miles north of Madisonville, TX His engine started to leak oil. The dial that shows oil was stuck so Jimmy did not know that the plane was low on oil. Then his engine started to overheat shortly after his plane’s engine stopped working.…
Hero is a character that shows they are extremely brave and courageous. They are not selfish and often ready to sacrifice theirs live for the good of other people. Heroes always stand for what they believe is right; even it means to be standing alone. According to Joseph Campbell, no matter what the culture is but the hero’s journey share common stages. The journey has three main stages: departure, initiation, and return.…
In 1980’s Miami, African American 9-year-old Chiron, or as people call him, Little, is a sensitive and timid boy who, as an outsider and an easy target, has been running away from bullies all his life, labelled as “soft” for the way he walks. When that day, the intimidated and chased by his classmates scared Chiron will try to escape in a derelict, boarded up crack den, Juan, a sympathetic, yet, expendable and always cautious local drug dealer, will bring him home not to take him under his wing, but to protect and nourish him. However, in a world where anything could change instantly by the sight of a knife or a gun, little Chiron rejected by his crack addict mother, he is doomed to live a predestined life, caught in a tragic and vicious cycle…
Even though his body was burnt to ashes, his popularity was only beginning to escalate. Randy Rhoads was only a guitarist for ten years, and yet he is one of the biggest influences on young guitarists today. Rhoads’ career lasted only a short while before he was tragically killed. Randy Rhoads’ shooting-star career was thanks to his early life, his early career, his career with Ozzy Osbourne, and his shocking and heart wrenching sudden death. Randy Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956.…
Was Sammy a heroic character or a coward in the story? I believe he was a hero. He stood up for what he believed, and I think that's heroic not cowardly. Sammy was a hero for standing up for the girls. He believed they should have been able to walk around the store and not be judged for what they were wearing.…
In discussions of Jay Adams and his death, I believe this point in time was important because, it revealed how important Jay was to skateboarding. The following points illustrate the importance of this turning point in time: Young Jay Adams, The Death of Jay Adams, and His Impression on Skateboarding. This person impacted me by changing skateboarding into something completely new and making me interested in skating as a sport rather than just to ride around. Born in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1961, Jay “Jay Boy” Adams would soon become an extremely important figure in skateboarding.…
I chose to write about sling blade because I really enjoyed the character Karl. Karl was a mentally challenged but very noble and good-hearted man with an unfortunate past. Getting hospitalized for 25 years for murdering his mother and her lover even though he thought she was getting raped that can have big part of personality changing for anyone. He was not a bad man, nor, did he have an immoral character. He was a simple and caring man in fact; he didn’t mean to harm anyone.…
Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces portrays the hero as a character destined for greatness. But that raises the question of aren’t we all heroes in a sense? He acknowledges that the potential of a hero resides in every soul but fails to mention that everyone on earth is destined for greatness. Everyone is a hero in their own right and their own myth, their life, and each person makes choices that either aid or hinder their personal heroic quest, whether they are aware they are on one or not. Some may refuse the call and others will go willingly into the unknown to simply experience something new.…
Oskar Schindler was definitely a hero. Maybe a tad unlikely, considering his lifestyle and his original motivation. He had flaws, just like everybody else. He was a womanizer, and a serial cheater, he blew up large amounts of money into partying and maintaining a lavish lifestyle. When he first started employing Jews for his factory, he had nothing but profit from the cheapest labor accessible on his mind.…
“Heros are remembered, but legends never die,” The Sandlot. There’s a difference between a hero and a legend. We have all heard of the hero- Martin Luther King Jr. He was a great man who fought for people and himself. A on the other hand legend is a famous or notorious person in a particular field.…
Six-time Grammy award winner, Elton John, is a major advocator in the fight against HIV/AIDS. John was born in Pinner, England on March 25th 1947 and discovered an attraction to music at a very young age. He began playing the piano at the age of three and when he turned eleven years old; he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London, England (Elton John, Wikipedia.com). Despite becoming very successful in the music industry, Elton John has experienced a lot of hardships in his family life.…