Billy Pilgrim

” Here I am laying on my cot, listening to my one of my favourite songs. Whatever grievances I was still holding onto now seems like an insignificant speck; whether it be homework, exams or even my social life. The absolutely captivating words of Billy Joel are hypnotic, and before I know it I slowly drift asleep falling under the Piano Man’s trance. I opened my eyes, disoriented and dazed; with no idea where I am or the people I am with. Each of my sense tells me their own interpretation of…

Michael Lewis artistically blends business and sports together in a story focused on finding the secret of being successful in baseball. Lewis tells the story of how the Major League Baseball team Oakland A’s, under the management of former player Billy Beane succeeded in transforming not only their own organization into a cost-efficient winning machine but revolutionized Major League Baseball as a whole. Despite a complete lack of knowledge about baseball from my part, Moneyball managed to…

Herman Melville, Franz Kafka, and John Steinbeck conflict, whether internal or external, helps to establish a central theme for the text. Throughout the texts Billy Budd, “A Country Doctor”, and Of Mice and Men the respective authors use the elements of fiction to develop conflicts that demonstrate a central theme. In Billy…

Billy Squier is an American rock musician who was born May 12, 1950, in Wellesley Hills, MA. Squier grew up playing piano taking lessons for around a period of three years. Once he stopped piano lessons he became interested in guitar and purchased one from his neighbor for 95 dollars, but Squier never took guitar lessons. Although Squier loved to play instruments as a child, he did not look into music until he came across the band the Bluebreakers, and Eric Clapton. He even briefly attended…

songs, and other writings. Even though the terminology and language may be different, the message remains true. An example of such a pairing is the 2nd century poem from Basavanna, “Before the grey reaches the cheek” and the 20th century song by Billy Joel, “Piano Man.” At first, the poem and the song seem like they don’t correspond with each other, but at a closer glimpse, the similarities are astonishing. “Before the grey reaches the cheek” is about living life before one becomes old and…

seemed as if they were afraid to move a muscle. I also was frozen, as I didn’t want to tear Billy away from his interest. Though I felt extremely peaceful, I also felt like I was at a surprise birthday party, considering it was so astonishing to witness Billy so quiet and devoted. I tried to be as quiet as a mouse. Every time I inhaled the raw, earthy, pond air, I cringed, as I predicted with every next breath Billy would turn around and glimpse me. Though, I still crept closer, being careful to…

examples of films that are well known for having a strong political and social message. In the first film that I chose, Planet of the Apes (1968) these messages were implicit because they do not immediately jump out at you. In the second film, I chose Billy Jack (1971) these were messages were extremely explicit in nature because they jump right out at you throughout the film. Regarding their ideological themes, these films are both written very left leaning according to the model that Giannetti…

Professor Bernstein explained that he was a fan of Billy Wilder movies, and especially Sunset Boulevard. He also recommended that I watch The Sting, which I have now added to my watchlist on IMDb. I told the professor that a couple of my favorite films are The Social Network and The Shawshank Redemption…

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926. Although her life was unfortunately brief, she accomplished extraordinary things that affected not only the history of movies but made her one of the world’s biggest sex symbols. Marilyn didn’t grow up in a glamorous lifestyle but she was able to overcome the difficulties of her childhood to become the iconic face of glamour itself. Marilyn spent most of her childhood in foster care and an orphanage. Marilyn never knew her father…

“Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she’ll conquer the world.” but she died having become a million - dollar movie star. In 1962 was fried by twentieth-century fox from the production of something’s got to give because of her chronic lateness and no-shows ( she didn’t appear for the first two weeks of filming). 2. Jeane russell was paid around 10 times as much as marilyn when they co-starred in prefer blondes.…