I Am Legend

I chose the movie , “ I am Sam.” It was about this mentally retarded guy named Sam, who accidently got a homeless girl pregnant. Right after she had the baby, she left Sam with the little baby girl named, Lucy. Sam has the mind capacity of a 7 year old so raising a little girl could be difficult at times. Sam would take Lucy to IHOP every night and they would both get the same things. But once the state realized that Sam was an unfit parent because he didn’t have a job and he acts the same way…

Goneril and Regan to further paint a façade that Lear is easily misled by. Therefore, the craftiness and desire for power from both Goneril and Regan are clearly shown when they both shower King Lear with praises. Goneril goes first and says, “Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter” (1.1.55). It is interesting when Goneril addresses her father as sir, as it shows a divide between Lear and his daughters; similarly, Regan calls Lear highness and Cordelia calls him lord. The use of…

The location of the play takes place in Britain. When you read the first act you are introduced to the main story plot. We see King in a state of giving up his throne equally to his 3 daughters; Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Before he hands it to them, he wants to see how much they love him, by them expressing their love. Cordelia is the only daughter that hesitates to speak for she can't express all of her love. She is banished for this, leaving all the land to the two oldest. King Lear starts…

especially ones like Sam has in the movie I am Sam, understand on some level that they are different and they care how people see them. In the movie Sam is able to teach those around him many things, including Rita on how to be a good parent. Sometimes it is not the people with disabilities that need to learn to adapt but the people without disabilities who are the ones that need to learn how to adapt. How…

The first act promptly begins with Lear’s surprising announcement about relinquishing his power to his three daughters. He pledges “our largest bounty may extend” (1.1.57) to whomever loves him the most. Beginning with Lear’s major discourse throughout the play, we get the sense that power is the dominant force that's at the centre of this family. Lear states first “to shake all cares and business from our [Lear’s] age”(1.1.41) and then taking that boundless power to his children, where he can…

“I am Sam” is a story of a mentally challenged man fighting for the custody of his daughter, Lucy. Sam had a child with a homeless woman, who left him alone, to raise his daughter. Eventually, the state took away Lucy from her mentally challenged father and placed her in a foster home. The state argued that Sam was ill equipped to raise and nurture his daughter. Sam decided to fight back in hopes of regaining custody of Lucy. He approached an accomplished lawyer Rita, who at first dismissed Sam…

Legends, a mix of truth and fantasy that's passed down for many of years and will continue to be passed down for many more. We’ve all heard legends of mystic beast roaming in the sea such as the kraken. The kraken has always been a legend in our stories, but what if it wasn't just a legend? It is said that all legends have a hint of truth in them the legend of the kraken is no different. Over years of evidence such as gigantic tentacles being found and constant stories of sea captains our…

Brazilian Cultural Folklore Research Brazilian folklore is filled with European,African and Native American legends.They practiced Catholicism and Protestantism.A legend is something you may believe is true. A myth is a story that can be told but it’s a false belief or idea.A fairytale is magical and imaginary story. The brazilian culture believed in lots of myths and fairytales.Brazilian culture favored myths more..They celebrated New Years every year.Some traditions included sports,parades…

Folklore are stories passed down from older to newer generations it’s based on Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales. Legends are based on historical facts, characters or events that have been embellished. Myths have supernatural beings or mythical creatures and are based on religion. Fairy Tales include imaginary creatures, sometimes magic, and has the theme of good versus evil. Australian folklore is counted as an urban legend, Australia’s stories about the aborigine’s is heavily concentrated in…

Chupacabra What is a Chupacabra? “[A Chupacabra] is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico” (Wikipedia). There are people who believe it is real and others who believe it's just a myth. The Chupacabra is real because there are eyewitnesses that saw it, there are many dead animals that have been drained of their blood, and it was even identified by an expert. The first reason why the Chupacabra is real is because…