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The Inspiration for Denzel Washington’s Role on Training Day Photo Credit: Plot and Theme Denzel Washington’s role in the 2001 crime drama Training Day, won him an Oscar Award for Best Actor. Both fans and critics praised his performance as a decorated and corrupt police officer. However, not many know that one of his best roles was actually inspired by a real person. Rafael Perez, who was born in Puerto Rico, was an officer in the LAPD during the 1980’s to 1990’s. He joined the Rampart…

Halloween is a fun, scary, exciting, and historical time of the year. When you think of Halloween you think of kids dressing up and going to collect candy from neighbors and peers. It's a time to scare and to trick people, but there's history behind this time of year. Have you ever wondered how this holiday came about, or where it came from,or what's the meaning behind it? Well I’ve wondered that and I did a little research to find out. This holiday in the ancient festival of Samhain. They…

“Thirteen Days” is a movie portraying the story of President Kennedy’s (and everyone who works for and with him) struggle, of the long, agonizing 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962. Overall, I thought it was a really good movie. It showed the struggle and all of the worries that everyone had to overcome during this chaotic time. The main issue of this movie was that the Soviet Union had missiles down in Cuba and the United States was worried they could attack. The movie…

anything less than what he desired. From wanting sleepovers with Dilsey to being in charge, Jason would cry or tattle if he did not get what he wanted. In “That Evening Sun,” Jason “cried. He cried until mother said he couldn’t have any dessert for three days if he didn’t stop. Then Jason said he would stop if Dilsey would make a chocolate cake,” (299). After first being told no by his mother when asked if Dilsey could sleep over, Jason changes his motivation to wanting one of Dilsey’s cakes.…

144-145). Though mere moments before Rosalind and Celia had been fretting about the dangers of the road as mere women, as soon as Rosalind makes this decision, the world opens up to them. Almost as soon as the pair reaches the Forest of Arden, they buy property, something they would never have been able to do as women. Rosalind and Celia’s personalities become stronger and they become more independent – Rosalind’s crossing has given them the opportunity to be independent agents, not relying…

Blizzardstar was born on a snowy leaf-bare day. Lilysong, Blizzardstar's mother, gave birth to two kits that day. They were both named for the weather that leaf-bare, Blizzardkit and Cloudkit. Blizzardkit was born healthy and strong, but Cloudkit died from green-cough soon after being born. Lilysong raised her daughter to be a stone-cold fighter from the moment Blizzardkit was born. Lilysong believed in tough love, and she taught her daughter that her focus needed to be on the wellbeing of the…

anticipation was killing me. I had been waiting for this day for what seemed like forever, and I was so glad it had finally come. I’d been talking about it all week, and I was starting to annoy people. However, I just couldn’t help it. I felt like my heart was going to explode out of my chest with all the happiness inside me. I’d been trying not to think about it because it made me anxious. Now that it was time, it was the only thing on my mind. The day started out great just like I’d hoped.…

They approach the chairs for people without cars to find two Soc girls siting on the front row, Dally sits behind them and starts to talk dirty to the girls and they ask him to leave them alone. Dally gets up to buy soda 's for the guys, he asks the girls if they want anything they say no way, and he leaves. One of the girls turn around and we see it 's Cherry, she asks Pony his name and he replies saying not to make fun of it. Cherry thought it was absurd that…

his many plays, love was a very common theme, especially conflict within love. Needless to say, in Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado about Nothing, love is the main theme and conflict. All of the characters get wrapped up in the conflict in some way or another, especially two of the lead roles, Benedick and Claudio. Here is a very quick summary of Much Ado about Nothing to get the main idea. Hero, the daughter of the Governor of Messina, is wooed by Claudio. He wins Hero’s hand in marriage and they…

One of the most interesting characters in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. We never know what he looks like on the outside, but his character traits are vivid, like a bouquet of flowers. Mercutio is Romeo’s good friend, they share life, stories and thought together. Shakespeare created Mercutio in direct opposition to Romeo, the main character. Even though Mercutio's life in the play is very short his appearance dominates the dialogue and the action whenever he appears in…