Annie Hall, directed by, written by and starring Woody Allen follows the life of Alvy Singer, a neurotic New-Yorker. Throughout the movie, he narrates his experiences as he ponders on the meaning of life and his failed relationship with Annie. The intellectual but comedic urban romance marked a turning point in Allen’s career earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977. Yet, this paper focuses on his counterpart played by Diane Keaton and how her performance shaped both the story’s…
Since NWA became the fifth and latest rap artist inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, many have been questioning rap’s place within the Hall of Fame. Although many regard rap as being a product of some more traditional types of rock and roll, others see it as something that represents a movement away from everything that makes up rock and roll. This conflict stems from two different definitions of what rock and roll was and is, one of which does not recognize the presence of rock in…
friends, married to two women who are also best friends. With unhappy sex lives, both of the men begin to realize the memories of their single days are foggy and start fantasizing about what could be. Once their wives realize this, they are granted a “hall pass,” which allows them to have a week off from marriage, with no conditions. With some skepticism to begin, the men quickly agree with the proposed offer. Specifically, twenty-four minutes into the start of the deal, the men venture off and…
Mothers are doing things that children have no idea their mothers are doing for them. All throughout the movie Margaret Hall is the perfect example of an iconic mother. She is capable of constantly doing what some others cannot do which is having unconditional love for her family. Mothers are supposed to always love their children through the good and the bad. As well as…
magical powers. In my own novel “Hex Hall” there is magic found throughout the story since the main character is a witch, she casts spells whenever she pleases and her father is a warlock so she gets her magical side from him. In Harry Potter it is present considering they attend a school specifically for witchcraft and wizardry, every student who attends must be of the magical background. Another one in this sub-genre is having friends and allies. In Hex Hall Sophie had one best friend who was…
Clem Hall, one of UW-Whitewater residence halls, should receive a C rating for adherence to universal design standards. A person using a wheelchair could not enter the building because all entrances either have stairs outside the building before the door or open to a stairwell. Someone with a visual impairment could at least get inside the building. The lock system has an auditory and visual cue to let users know if unlocking was successful. Additionally, most signs have both braille and raised…
possible way. Citizens like Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Gates, and Nelson Mandela deserve to be memorialized in the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, there are some people who changed the world for the worse. Some of these people who belong in the Hall of Infamy are mass murders, abusers, or just blunt. Humans like Hitler, Hernando de Soto, and unbelievably Christopher Columbus belong in the Hall of Infamy. Christopher Columbus is believed to be the most famous explorer of all time. In 1451, he was…
Because of his encouragement of faith, the 11th chapter of Hebrews is known as the Hall of Faith. To help emphasize the importance of remaining faithful, the author used prominent followers of Christ and the faithfulness of their lives during a time of suffering to show a church experiencing suffering how they to can remain faithful.…
storefront when he spots the reflection of a little girl. Although these moments are silent, there is an eerie vibe because you can see the wheels in his head turning as he develops his course of action. The murderer then begins to whistle the song “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” a tune one can often hear in other movies today during moments of high tension. The song starts off slowly and then builds and builds as it comes to a crescendo. I feel like him whistling this…
Chapter One Thornewood Hall There are two types of people in Whodunit Hill: the sincere and the shady. So when Miss Sims, a checker at the Root & Shoot greengrocer thought she saw a ghost in front of Thornewood Hall I didn’t know what to believe. But I figured her claim had to be considered. Anyway, that was what got me into this pickle in the first place. By pickle, I mean the fact that I’m staring at the ghoul as it flashes blue in a tangled sea of tattered sheers. The drapes dropped to the…