English-language films

At one point in our lives we have all been a student. As young kids we probably all enjoyed it, never really have any homework to turn in. After, middle school where teachers started asking about what you want to be and where we were going to go to college. High School is where you are able to see your future; how all your hard work is going to pay off With all of the work, time and effort we have gone through should we not get something in return? It is okay to be rewarded for your good work,…

Defining war is easy; it’s an event in which two forces oppose each other. However, defining the war experience is more difficult. The war experience focuses on individuals rather than the forces as a whole. In the documentary “Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam,” viewers hear from many soldiers about their experiences. Tim O’Brien has talked about his experiences in the 1999 President’s Lecture and in his novels. From the documentary, the interview with O’Brien, and his novel, The Things…

The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. This outcome is not what man wants out of life. He wants power and the ability to achieve his appetites and avoid his aversions. This holds true for the man next to him as well and there is no guarantee that man will not kill one another in the natural state of things in order to follow his appetites and aversions. This is why government was created. Man chose to create government to ensure self-protection; he gave up his power and…

I received an email on my phone notifying me stating that I owe Shippensburg University an amount of four hundred dollars for tuition. Furthermore, I need another three hundred for books, plus another two hundred to place a deposit for a dorm next semester. As I was telling her this expensive statement, she turns around and says, “I’ll take care of it.” This was the one of the few experiences that I went through with my mother during this previous winter break. In summary, I experienced her…

The best thing you can have in this world is have self-confidence without that what is life how would you live a good life? When you do not even believe in yourself and realizes how important you really are there many forms of self of stem there low , over the top and then there a self of steam that is just right not too high and not to low at the same time which is perfect because a lot of people do not want to be around a person that is cocky and that is full of them self they rather associate…

"Honey, can you come down here please?" I heard my mom yell from downstairs. I knew better then to say no. She was already yelling loudly at the top of her lungs knowing I wouldn 't be listening. "Coming!" I yelled back getting off my bed, running down the hall to the stairs. I stopped at te top of the stairs looking at my mom dressed in her pencil skirt along with a white fancy shirt tucked in. She alwayes managed to look sophisticated anytime of the day. Along with my dad who wore suits all…

My parents had been my biggest inspiration in life. They have taught me to do more than what is expected. They have motivated me the most to become who I am today. Being a Hispanic is not as easy as it sounds. We face several of challenges that we have to overcome. Challenges that that has led to failures. In my experience I have faced many circumstances that has affected me and led me sometimes to failure. Life isn’t easy but we learn from the mistakes we make. My biggest obstacle was my mother…

A question I have really been asking myself recently, is why? Why is this all happening, why is nothing I say getting through to you, why won 't you talk to me, why will you not try to communicate, why, why, why... And it really frustrates me when the "why 's" of life cannot be answered for me. The past few months I have really been working on my communication skills. A lot of things have gone terribly wrong in my life due to lack of communication. So when I find myself pouring my heart and…

The education teacher, Christine, tried to provide the appropriate education, along with high expectations for learning, but that was not always effective due to no support. She advocated for Katy and her family, but was unsuccessful in that she could not meet the needs of all the children, when two had special needs. Katy’s parents were immense advocates in making sure her needs were met. Katy’s parents knew that she would fit into an inclusive classroom, with an aide; they continued to…

The enigma that is Edna Pontillier paints the theme in question quite literally. The feminist undertones of The Awakening along with Edna’s self-realization bring forward the theme of Identity in Kate Chopin’s last novel. Throughout the everyday tasks of her life, Edna realizes that she has been changing, and seeing the world from a strange new view. Edna’s identity search consists of both her individual freedom and of the start women’s freedom everywhere. The search for identity in Edna’s life…