David Gregory

Beckham Gurinder Chadha, director, author, and producer of Bend It Like Beckham (2002), focuses on sports named soccer. In this popular movie, she also shows British and Indian culture and their lifestyles. According to Graham, the title refers to David Beckham, the star of the Manchester United soccer team, the husband of one of the Spice Girls, and his ability to bend the ball. The title is metaphorical and the main character of the movie bends the rules to find a balance between soccer and…

Completing the MBTI made me more aware of my preferences. My designation was ISTJ, which meant I was a quiet, practical, goal oriented person that take pleasure in being orderly and organized in every aspect of my life. The majority of the findings were as expected, I had slight to moderate preferences for each dichotomy. Though I fall into a set MBTI type, I tend to switch between types depending on my environment. My designated personality preferences play specific roles in how I approach the…

Leon Lamphear 10/4/2015 Film Studies: 1800, Prager Section B In the movie Fight Club (1999), directed by David Fincher, Edward Norton and Brad Pitt put on amazing roles in a movie about disrupting the norm of higher society. Edward Norton who from here on will be referred to as the ‘Narrator’, is a white collar employee who has not slept in months due to his severe insomnia. Brad Pitt plays the role of Tyler Durden who is a private salesman and manufacturer of soap. After meeting on a plane…

I have learned so much through my self assessments and from reading the material the first week of this course. It has helped be a guide for me to think about how I am going to develop and build skills to add to my personal and professional tool box. Some of the things I have learned are as follows. My Jungian typology results showed that I am INFJ- Introvert (12%) iNtuitive (19%) Feeling (47%) and Judging (31%). INFJ Types are distinguished by our complexity of character and unusual range and…

Dan Simmons, an American author, once said, “A hero. You want to be one of those rare human beings who make history, rather than merely watch it flow around them like water around a rock.” Heroes are ordinary people that stand up for what they believe in, even if they stand alone. Heros are fearless at times when the challenges seem impossible. They are everyday people doing extraordinary things. Despite their flaws, heroes make the world a better place to live in. They have the power to inspire…

When people think of the word hero they might picture a superhero or someone with huge muscles and fantastical superpowers. But a hero can also be kind and caring. They should put others before themselves and other peoples’ needs in front of their own. To me, a true hero must be willing to sacrifice their own personal wants and cares in order to help make others happy. A true hero must be able to smile and be happy when others only see trouble and strife. June Hamersma is an important figure in…

When we think about a hero we picture a person with superhuman qualities. A male character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities. In reality a hero is someone who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements. How about someone who’s been paralyzed for 18 years and in constant pain everyday reason why this person had to take painkillers high doses to numb his pain. Not exactly what we picture as a hero but that person was my hero and his name…

I’ve been waiting a long time for the Meyers-Briggs test, so I was excited for today. My code is isfp. I’ve had some background in Meyers-Briggs, and I took it before in AVID, so I had some idea what my personality traits are. I’m not surprised to find out that I’m an introvert. I keep to myself a lot, and I’m always uncomfortable in social situations. That being said, I was surprised to find out I’m a sensing person. I’m conflicted with that. Yes, I like to see definite things to make sure…

I walk into my grandparents condo, the sunlight is gleaming through the glass slider doors but my grandma's smile is brighter. I look around, I see my grandpa sleeping on the couch, and my grandma is calmly sitting on the recliner with her book. She looks up to see me and my cousins, and she offers us cookies that I know grandma made for us. Heroes aren't always fool-proof, they aren't the type you see in movies that fly through the air and save cities. In my mind, Michigan heroes are people…

People First, Rats Second Five indistinguishable figures stand in the arid, earth toned desert, draped under a single distinct tarp created from clearly improvised materials. This makeshift roof provides shade, but not shelter, from the wasteland that these assumed rodents are found in, and in the field of the red and brown earthly hues rich with clay, the landscape is broken only by stark instances of darkness conflicting with the individual, ivory tarp that contributes the bulk of the framed…