Chameleon

On top of portraying ideas that the audience can relate to, Dugan uses the same actors repeatedly, and both unique styles of directing are demonstrated in the two films; Happy Gilmore and Grown Ups. Movies directed by Dugan that Sandler act in include; Happy Gilmore (1996), Big Daddy (1999), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Grown Ups (2010), Jack and Jill (2011), and That's My Boy (2012). By frequently collaborating with successful actors, the audience has something to greatly…

A little old man in a tiny little studio in 1550 Italy paints away on cheap canvas. No one would suspect that the simple act of him painting led to imperialization. Most people would imagine a pompous, slightly obese emperor moving chess pieces across a world map deciding which country he wants to snatch up next. While imperialization is the act of one country controlling another, it did not start with great men in high castles but among the ballet dancers and scientists and Enlightenment…

I would definitely call myself a tech and science nerd. I am in robotics and I am currently taking two sciences; so I definitely qualify for my geek card. Something that has always intrigued me is the future of technology and science, and one of the most interesting possibilities of technology would being able to augment myself and /or others. Robotics is something that’s always been intriguing to me, and of course anyone in robotics have always thought about the implications of augmenting the…

Hello Asia, Thank you for responding to my post! I was not previously aware of his mother’s actions during his childhood, we probably watched two different videos. Finding that out has led me to believe that his mother sort of had issues too, it makes me wonder if something was wrong genetically. I think it is scary to live in a place while knowing of the horrible things that took place nearby. Reminds me of a few years ago when phoenix had a serial rapist on the loose. It was hard trying to…

In her realist novel, Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton strategically crafts a story that highlights the contrast between two opposing archetypal images, winter and darkness versus summer and light, in order to draw forth a comparison between the effect that both Zeena, Ethan’s wife, and Mattie, Ethan’s love interest, have on Ethan. Zeena’s stark personality and depressive aura causes her to exemplify the desolate qualities of winter, dragging Ethan into a life classified by lonely days and even…

The articles, “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like,’” by Molly Worthen and, “Just Don’t Do It,” by Deborah Cameron are both curmudgeonly written pieces by people who want to critique the language of society regarding types of language people use and the perceptions that society has on this language. They look to see the social construction of, “language shaping reality,” and investigate solutions to these issues that are rooted in the language that are seen in society. Adjusting to our society’s standards…

picture of his personality. It says of Harvey that he was “flattered with the idea that he was a man of genius; and he imagined that, as such, he was entitled to be imprudent, wild, and eccentric.” (5-8) The passage also describes Harvey as a “chameleon character” (14) that “seemed to vary in different lights, and according to the different…

the six, the two that stand out the most to me are eclectic experience and story-telling. In terms of eclectic experience, these leaders are adaptable and don’t follow a singular path or way of thinking. An article describes eclectic leaders as “chameleons” because they can change their approach in certain circumstances and their leadership skills are…

Tricksters in Modern Entertainment Throughout the ages of storytelling and movie making we’ve had several types of characters. We’ve had heroes, villains and antiheroes. All these characters have been set up with many personalities. One personality of a multitude of characters used in stories and movies is the “trickster” personality. The trickster has been changed and rewritten so many times that we have many stories, new and old, that portray a character with this trait. One modern day…

Rango, directed by Gore Verbinski was released to theaters and became a commercial success earning $38,079,323 million dollars in just the opening weekend. Although this was Verbinski’s first animated film, it was awarded an Oscar in 2011 for best animated feature film. Many questioned if this film was meant for children and as he accepted his award he grinned and said, “It was certainly created by a bunch of grown-ups acting like children.” In most traditional western films, the plot usually…