Carole King

agreements are vows meant to be kept until the very end, implying that trust in another by making an agreement is the key to moving forward. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain starts his journey to find the Green Knight that challenges King Arthur and his court, when he comes upon a castle and its Lord, who allows Gawain to stay there out of the kindness of his heart with the promise of showing Gawain where the Green Chapel is. However, he was allowed to stay only with the agreement…

Response Paper #3 Mise-en-scene in True Grit The movie True Grit is based back in the old western times. This is a story of a girl who seeks revenge where our main character in Mattie aims to kill Tom Chaney who has killed her father. This movie has been one, that many believe has challenged the norms of a traditional western. One of the best aspects of this film is that it uses both mise-en-scene as well as other techniques in order to change what some traditional western looks like as far…

Malcolm Gladwell's, “Outliers: The Story of Success” illustrates the illusion and the blind luck of the “self-made man”. The idea of the self-made man has been alive and well in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people immigrate to the U.S. every year on the dream of a new life full of opportunity and subsequently, success. What Gladwell argues is that there is never any success without ample opportunity. There is no such thing as a real self-made man. Gladwell proves that there cannot…

Social commentary makes subtle comments and judgements on present society. Futurama is a workplace comedy about a naive boy from the turn of the century. He goes to work for Planet Express, a package delivery service, one thousand years in the future. Futurama, a satirical science fiction show, first aired on March 28, 1999, aims to undermine social boundaries using social commentary. The main character, Fry, finds himself so totally alone in a technologically confusing world that he becomes…

Chelsee Graham Professor Ray English 1510 12 October 2017 Jim’s Spaghetti Have you ever been to the phenomenal restaurant over in Huntington known as Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House? Well if you have not, I’m sure you have heard about it. Jim’s is a wonderful environment for you, your friends, and your family! People come from all over to get their famous spaghetti and a homemade slice of pie. Jim’s has a wonderful selection of food, amazing staff, and not to mention the place has a historical…

Wise Decisions The human brain makes thousands of decisions from day till night. Thinking twice about the choices we make is a wise decision because our choice can affect the rest of our life forever. In the book “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir lives in fancy house with a his best friend Hassan, who is also his servant. Amir and Hassan live their days by doing mischievous things. Hassan would do anything and everything for Amir. “For you a thousand times over!”…

“His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world.”(Austen, p.8) “His appearance was greatly in his favor; he had all the best part of beauty, a fine countenance, a good figure, and very pleasing address.” (Austen, p. 54) In “Pride and Prejudice” two men of stark contrast in character, weave their way into the life of young, charming Elizabeth Bennet. The first, named Mr. Darcy, presents himself as a rich snob. The second, Mr. Wickham, flaunts his amiable…

Situation Analysis A. History Since its founding by Ray Kroc in 1955, McDonalds has been the leader of the fast food industry. Ray Kroc saw a successful operation by the McDonald Brothers and expanded its worldwide presence. Having served over one hundred billion burgers McDonalds has had the time to develop its processes and product to be most profitable for the company. Ray Kroc wanted the company to maintain consistency as well as quality throughout its restaurants and to do this he needed to…

For this final project, the two pieces of literary work that will be analyzed are This Side of Paradise and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This Side of Paradise is the first novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that propelled the then twenty-four-year-old author into the limelight. The brilliant novel was published in 1920 (Lost Generation) and revolves around Amory Blaine, who seems to be loosely inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald himself. Amory Blaine is a poise, narcissistic and avaricious…

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing" (Henry Ford). The path to success is filled with road blocks of mistakes. While at the time they seem like set backs the knowledge gained from a mistake is priceless. Mistakes are some of the key characteristic that will define a person. Mistakes provided guidance, for people as they mature. Mistakes are vital for a person too mature as they are the pinnacle point of learning. Even more so a person tends to have one mistake in…