Herman Miller

In Herman Melville’s novel, “Moby Dick”, the protagonist, Ahab, is a whaling captain. He is fixated on killing and conquering a huge white whale that had bitten off his leg in a previous encounter. Though his manic behavior may be regarded by some as a sign of greatness, this is not the case. Instead, Captain Ahab’s character is that of a revenge-obsessed, egotistical, and mentally unstable man. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator explains that Captain Ahab paces the deck of his ship,…

encounter of the famous Herman Melville’s story Moby Dick. This book now film, tells the survival story of the men of the Essex, which was a whale hunting ship sent from Nantucket, which sadly did not return to its port. This is due to an unlikely attack; this attack was by a sperm whale. This sperm whale sunk, the Essex and left its inhabitants to survive the perilous natural world. No amount of survival courses or preparations could train these men to endure what they faced.…

For our final and movie presentation I chose to watch the movie Remember the Titans. Many people may not know this, but the movie is a based on a true story. The true story is based on the 1971 Virginia state football champions from T.C. Williams High School. This was one of my favorite movies growing up, but I never watch it from the history side of it. Remember the Titans is a movie that is based around two schools being shut down and all those students being forced into a new school with both…

Beady eyes, long bodies, and pinchy fingers are some attributes that make humans unapproachable. Unfortunately, they have also managed to selfishly devour a majority of the living species they come in contact with, including lobsters. David Foster Wallace wrote an essay titled, “Consider the Lobster,” to inform the public about the issues that has been happening between the lobster consumers, lobster defenders, and their feelings towards boiling alive the aquatic crustacean. Wallace is obviously…

The film Remember the Titans is a film written by Gregory Allen Howard, directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film was set in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The film is about a high school football team. However, it's much more than that. Remember the Titans is about the struggle to succeed, not just as a football team, but also succeed in making and keeping a friendship, despite the circumstances. The team struggled for many reasons the main one being race, but also…

For my analysis, the story that I've chosen is the Kraken by Arthur Lord Tennyson. The poem itself is derivative of the Norse legend of the creature, a more than giant squid-like monster that was rumored to live off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. It is said that the legend of the Kraken is most likely based on sightings of giant squids, who - like the Kraken - lay in the depths, but have reportedly surfaced in order to cause havoc and attack sailing vessels. It is often the victim of wild…

After discussing both the social cognitive theory and the cultivation theory in class, the opportunity was presented to choose a film that represented either the portrayal of social groups or violence in the media. For this assignment, I will be disucussing one of my all time favorites, Remember the Titans, and the repesentation of social groups in this film. The film takes place during the era of segregation and racial discrimination in our country. The men and women at TC Williams High…

Imagine going to school everyday and being judged and discriminated against because of the color of your skin and your cultural differences. This is what occurs in the inspiring film Remember The Titans. This uplifting movie was directed by Boaz Yakin, and stars Denzel Washington; the key actor of the film. The Film’s setting takes place in 1971, in Alexandria, Virginia; when an all African American school and all White school combine to form a new school called T.C. Williams. The main social…

When NFL Long Snapper Jon Dorenbos got traded to the Saints, he had to undergo a physical. This physical results showed that Dorenbos had to have emergency heart surgery after experiencing an aortic aneurysm. Jon had gained popularity after competing on America’s Got Talent and coming in third place. Dorenbos is put on the non-football injury list, which may result in him returning to the Philadelphia Eagles if the trade is canceled. Jon Dorenbos was the Long Snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles…

Both commanded respect, and both achieved it, yet in very different way, the reason for the differences could be contributed to the lives they have lead, or it could be their nature, either way, both were great men and lead a great team. Coach Herman Boone’s leadership style is the authoritarian style. Coach Boone lead with an iron fist, he believed that anything other would be lying to the team and setting them up for failure and doing so would be his failure of which he could not, would not…