In This Moment

Judy. I will show you how this story is about much more than that. This story is about Carpe Diem, the intense pursuit of these ideals, and ultimately the failure of Carpe Diem as the sole way to live one’s life. During the 1920’s, wealthy Americans were busy living in the moment, their lives filled with…

As we go through life, we have many experiences that become pivotal and defining moments, moments that shape us into who we are today and even cause us to change our attitude or perspective on life itself. Two of the most defining experiences in my life happened around the same time, sophomore year. My life changed so much just within the course of a few months. One of these signature moments in my life was a happy one, the other, the worst thing I’ve ever had to go through. There are two days…

But when it was time, my dad and I sat in the soft, cushioned, grass from a far distance smiling at each other, building our relationship closer, it had been a while since I had one on one bonding time with him. Then it was there that I knew moments like these only come once in life, and to always hold onto them with a steel lock. It was around seven pm and the night sky was a dark blue as stars shined with their smiles, people started to get ready cause it was almost time for kid rock to get…

the chaos that surrounds them. Similarly, Rodolphe and Emma invest in their romance to the point where they ignore their surroundings. The couple finds satisfaction in superficiality. The two young men in the film come from wealthy families and, for this reason, they focus on fulfilling their selfish desires. On their voyage with the young women, they come face to face with the consequences of corrupt politics of Mexico. Despite the poverty and violence that surrounds them, they…

life of East and West Egg, but it all comes down to the characters real personal lives. This extravagant time period on East Egg and West Egg was full of ginormous parties but also lies, violence, and adultery. The Great Gatsby’s character Tom Buchanan seems to be full of all those. Tom Buchanan is born into money, along with his lover Daisy, which makes him the book’s chief representation of old money. This hulking, aggressive and, filthy rich character, has a rival with Gatsby for Daisy’s love…

Hippolyta. To celebrate he planned to throw a large festival. Whilst working on the plans, a fellow nobleman, Egeus, entered with his daughter Hermia and two other men. Egeus explained that out of the two men, one, Demetrius, was due to marry Hermia. This would all have gone to plan if it wasn’t for Lysander, the man Hermia had fallen in love with. To resolve the conflict, Theseus offered Hermia three solutions; The first one being to marry Demetrius, the second to join a nunnery, the last and…

Anyone else would have been wailing about losing their existence and foothold in this world, but not Morrie. He was able to accept that death comes for everybody and that it was his time to go. He thought that he should not place himself in a higher regard just because nature had decided that the sand in his hourglass was almost completely…

they move on with their lives and forget about it. However, some people can't accept that the past is over and strive to go back. In the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’, Gatsby has a problem accepting that the past is over and tries to recapture it. Though, this is impossible he does everything he can to accomplish his goal. His goal of getting Daisy to love him is ultimately shattered. When people try to relive the past the they end up with a lot of lost hope. Gatsby and Daisy were madly in love five…

the experience. Then, I saw Alan J. Pakula’s “All the President’s Men.” I loved that movie, and was intrigued by his other efforts, thus increasing my excitement for this directorial outing. Couple that with a reminder of Adam Kempenaar’s love for this film on an old episode of Filmspotting, and I was ready and willing to watch this movie. For the most part, it lived up to my expectations. Set primarily in 1947 Brooklyn, the film opens with its narrator, Stingo (Peter MacNicol), traveling to…

“The Rains of Castamere” is the ninth episode of season three of the Game of Thrones series. It is in this episode that Robb breaks Frey’s promise by presenting himself to him and at the same time, is not planning to do anything about it. The episode is fascinating to watch, and it involves Danaery, together with her new lover, Ed, planning their attack on the city of Yunkai. Glen does not trust his plans, but Anderson believes him and supports what he intends to do. However, when the day for…