Groundhog

We all know Punxsutawney Phil, right? Well, that’s me, and if you didn’t know, I’m a groundhog. I live a great life here where I have my own helper to give me whatever I want. I get a lot of people every day coming to see me. I predict I’m lionized because so many people like me. One bizarre day, thousands of people come to see me. They take me to a park called Gobbler’s Knob where I am placed in an artificial heated tree stump. Rudely, they wake, grab, show me to all my fans. This will be…

It’s a rainy cold New England day in the beginning of March. Common in New England the weather is unpredictable and often a logistical consideration for the Co- Operative I was interviewing today. Rain snow, or ice Pedal People an eighteen person Cooperative based out of Northampton Ma collects and transfers trash to local facilities. Today I sat down with fellow Pedal People staff Clarissa Lyon to talk about the mission statement and goal Pedal People operates under. The topic was operations…

The movie Groundhog Day is a powerful symbolization and morality tale. Phil is so focus on his self-concept and resources that he misses the present moment and opportunities to build some positive relationships. Phil is so focused in a futile struggle to control and change a life situation that is essentially unchangeable. The only solution is to learn in this movie, is that we should learn how to accept our circumstances, and adopt a new attitude of gratitude, in putting our best efforts in…

a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Punxsutawney Phil of Punxsutawney, PA, saw his shadow. Therefore, as the saying goes, for the rest of the world, all except sunny Blythe, California, there will be six more weeks of winter. In lieu of the day being Groundhog Day and everyone caring about shadows, at 6:30 a.m., PST, principals and local volunteers from the community, gathered at the Palo Verde Unified School District for the ‘Principal for a Day’ experience. Serving a hearty breakfast of fluffy…

themselves. In the 1993 Harold Ramis comedy, “Groundhog Day”, Harold Ramis creatively used the portrayal of time within the film to visually induce the audience into experiencing the life philosophy that Bill Murray’s character, Phil, faces when he is challenged with dealing with the same events on one day as he wakes…

The movie, “Groundhog Day” is a successful 1993 American film that captures the interests, mind and heart of its viewers because of its astonishing, innovative, and unique storyline, and in which this requires clear mind when watching in order for it to decode and unfold its purpose and in order for it to discover how great it is. This was directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis himself and Danny Rubin, based on a story by Rubin .It was starring by Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell and Chris…

will open my sleepy little eyeballs when it’s still quite cold. Tomorrow is February 2nd, Groundhogs Day, all about me! Every year I get so anxious. I wonder will I see my shadow or not? Will winter clad the United States for 6 more weeks, or will spring prevail? I personally shouldn't be trembulus because I have been doing this for 7 years. This year is special because it may be my last year to be “the” groundhog; next year they will be looking to replace me. I am elated to live in a nifty…

goals because you have all the time in the world to reach them. Well here is the kicker: you are living the same day over and over in a tireless loop. Not so fun now. With no end in sight, you begin to wonder when tomorrow will happen. In the movie Groundhog Day, weather reporter Phil Connors (Bill Murray) experiences this very same scenario on a work trip to a small town called Punxsutawney. Through each day he is challenged with the question of what he has to do to move on the next day. This…

Groundhog Day Analysis Happiness is a virtue they say, but how does an individual step away from the selfishness we as humans are programmed to entitle ourselves to. Harold Ramis, director of the movie Groundhog Day (1993) disguises the meaning of life as a dark yet comedic film. This movie may be interpreted as just another romantic comedy where the woman falls in love with the man, but if carefully examined, this film reveals different ways to improve upon personal growth. It also introduces…

for new opportunities. An example would be the movie Groundhog Day. A weather man is sent to cover a story that he calls “rat”, he gets really frustrated with the story because it is his fourth day on the story. As he awakes the next day, he realizes its Groundhog Day again. He is unable to leave the town due to a blizzard. First he finds this to be burdensome and unavoidable no matter what, but as he comes to the realization that Groundhog Day may be his fate for eternity, he also comes to…