One of the earliest memory I have as a child was seeing Beauty and the Beast for the first time. That, for whatever reason, enchanted me. It was then I decided that I wanted to be an artist in some way, shape or form. I originally wanted to be a Disney animator because my affinity for drawing. I remember that I would recreate Glen Keane's animation in "The Little Mermaid" and I would, as hard as possible, to imitate his and many of the Disney artists' drawing styles.…
However, as a child, Blume loved to make up stories. She had many character ideas and stories in her head but never told anybody. When Judy’s children went to preschool, she decided it was time to get her stories onto paper. Blume began her writing career. During her long period of writing Blume has developed some systems and tips for aspiring…
The article “What It Takes to Be Great” written by Geoff Colvin is about whether talent is a gift or do you have to practice to achieve greatness or you're goal. Geoff writes that there is no gifted and that you need to put in effort and time to be good at whatever sports, music,etc. There's no easy road to it. The people that are great like Tiger Woods that Geoff gave an example on being on of the best to ever play golf. Tiger didn't just wake up and started doing good he practiced and practice and practice to where he was good at the sport.…
There is a moment for everyone where they realize their goals and aspirations. Once they do, nothing will stop that person from achieving their goals. For me, my whole life has led up to me pursuing a filmmaking career, and nothing is going to stop me. Film is one of many influences that made me the man I am today. In my pursuit to becoming a filmmaker, I have been blessed with friends that shared similar interest in filmmaking, opportunities to work on independent film productions as well as other short film documentaries, and motivations to be a smarter and better person.…
Choice Between the Competent and the Incompetent There have been many instances in which a patient, who discovers they have a disease involving dementia, would write an advance directive: a written statement wishing that no treatment is given to them once the dementia causes them to be unable to remember their past, and their family and friends. Arguments arise when debating on whether or not to obey the advance directives given by the patient, two of which will be examined in this paper. Through the comparison Dresser and Robertson’s paper, “Quality of Life and Non-Treatment Decisions for Incompetent Patients”, and Dworkin’s book, “Life’s Dominion”, the case of Margaret can be analyzed: Margaret is an Alzheimer’s patient. She no longer recognizes her family, but all of her caregivers describe her as very content.…
At a party full of under-age teens who were drinking, Brett Finbloom passed out after drinking vodka. Brett’s friends did not call for help right away because they were afraid to get arrested for under aged drinking. Eventually one of them called for help and Brett was rushed to the hospital, which later on diagnosed Finbloom of having alcohol poisoning. Brett died two-and-a-half days later. Maybe if someone would’ve called sooner, he might still be alive today.…
You may look at different aspects of your life, think that you have a happy life and that you are a good person; that may be true because we are currently civilized. On a much larger scale, humans are not naturally good, the darkness of humans’ hearts are masked by civilization. In The Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, he describes that no matter how much we try to disguise our evil - which we are born with - it is destined to resurface when we have either lost control of ourselves or put under difficult circumstances. But many people may still argue that humans are naturally good… then why do we have to teach babies to be good? If the people who have been least influenced by the world - newborn babies - are supposed to be pure of sin,…
Joining “In the Know” is the best thing to have happened to me in highschool. We are essentially the school quiz team. Each week, the team gathers to have snacks and sharpen our knowledge of random facts through packets of questions. There is a Varsity and a Junior Varsity team, and I have been on Varsity for the past two years. Last year for our final tournament we won the District competition, and I am proud to say that I received an award for the amount of points I earned throughout the season.…
When communicating problems or issues with someone, use the word “I” to describe your own feelings and thoughts. Evaluating others by using the word “you” could result in a defensive reaction from the receiver. This way the receiver of the massage is less likely to feel rejected. Taking ownership of the problem is good practice that can lead to greater openness and trust within your relationships with others. For example, when I communicate to my husband about the laundry, I describe in my own feelings that I would appreciate his help in the folding and put away process so the chore gets done faster.…
“Being Deep and Appearing Deep” “Whoever knows he is deep strives for clarity; whosoever would like to appear deep to the crowd strives for obscurity. For the crowd considers anything deep if only it cannot see the bottom: the crowd is so timid and afraid of going into deep water.” This quote asserts the idea that a person who is well read and knowledgeable knows to seek things on a higher plane of intelligence. While a person who wants to suggest that they are of the same caliber will do things wild and attention seeking to have the world believe that they are on that higher level. To go deeper into the point the quote implies that people will believe the wild interpretation of deep because if they cannot see the reason, means, or the why as to to what…
In some point in life, people will doubt their own abilities. I have found myself doubting my own ability to read books in the first year when I came to the U.S from Vietnam. In the first semester I have attended high school in the new country, I took History and it was a challenge for me to read History book. It was the first time in my life I had to read a lot and understood nothing. I tried to use dictionary and google translate; however, I did not understand anything from the book.…
I don’t know where to begin. After watching Adaptation and reading Kaufman 's speech, I’m overwhelmed by ideas and thoughts. These ideas and thoughts are not only on creativity and screenwriting, which is what I expected them to be, but also about myself as an individual in the world. I don’t consider myself a writer, to be honest, I really don’t like to write, never have. The strange thing is, I’ve always considered myself a storyteller.…
Ever since I was young, my father would always take my brother and me to the movie theatre every sunday, and it was at that point that I knew the world of filmmaking was for me. I had many questions about the music and the special effects, and I believed that there was no better way to answer my own questions than by stepping into film. Therefore, I told myself that I would become one of the world’s most impactful filmmakers in the entertainment industry. As a filmmaker, I also dreamed of writing, directing, producing, and acting in my own films. Atlanta, Georgia is slowly becoming the Hollywood of the South.…
There was a time when I doubted myself because I was unsure of the future, questioning whether I want to be a film director or a sound designer. I decided my calling was film directing and nothing else. Ever since then like an endless loop of reruns it kept playing through my head, “Did I make the right decision?” I attended university and decided to major in recording arts; it was my ticket into the film world and pursues what I am passionate about. I minored in journalism to experience things from the perspective of a reporter and see the world through different lenses.…
The year is 2012 and the blisters on the palms of my hands have become rock hard from years of manual labor. After a hard days work, I kick back and relax, and sit on the porch with my lips wrapped around the tip of a green Heineken bottle. I share laughs with my next-door neighbor, who also happens to be my best friend, while the speakers blast Nas 's "Represent. " I 'm not really thinking of the future just yet, I 'm more indulged with the thoughts of females and the summer nights ahead of us, but very soon, on March 31st 2012, my life would change in ways I couldn’t begin to explain after an unfortunate, or maybe not so unfortunate, mishap. Such was this mishap, that after being brought back to life by a paramedic, I made a promise the following…