“La Amistad” I will write about the movie “Amistad”, directed by Steven Spielberg. He is a famous director, he has directed many movies, for example: Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, E.T, Tin-Tin, War Horse, Amistad, etc. The movie Amistad was released in December 10, 1997. It was based in a true history of historical events of 1839 before the United States civil war, it was aboard the slave ship “La Amistad” that was traveling from Cuba to the South of the United States with slaves…
Originally, Greek Mythology was a part of the Ancient Greece religion, a set of stories about the gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals. Greek Mythology consists of the twelve Olympians who were the major deities comprising of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes and either Hestia or Dionysus (Greekmythologytoday.com, 2017). They came into power by dethroning the Titans who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). During the era…
Adventuring is commonly associated with physical strength through a show of masculinity. This can be shown as most fictional and nonfictional explorers, such as Daniel Boone, Indiana Jones, Captain Kirk, show traits of extreme masculinity. In the passage Men’s Men and Women's Women, Steve Craig states, “Men’s men have the unchallenged freedom of a fantasized masculinity - to travel, to be free from commitment, to seek adventure”…
In 1818 A.D, After Christians reclaimed the holy land of Jerusalem, Hugues de Payen and eight other French Catholic knights formed a monastic military order to protect the Pilgrims from bandits on their way to Palestine. With very little money and resources, the Templar launched their mission from the Temple of Solomon and with much determination and hunger for power, the Knights Templar became the strongest wall of Christian World. With vast wealth and treasure along with their fighting…
Dewey and Louie (Donald Duck’s three nephews) was “tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties”. Scrooge was similar to Barks with his secrecy. Carl Barks inspired Steven Spielberg and George Lucas with the rolling-boulder scene in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark which was originally in the 1954 Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge comic “The Seven Cities of Cibola” (The 7th Uncle Scrooge comic). Some of Bark’s stories on space travel also inspired George Lucas. Carl Barks has a street…
Walt Disney Company Stock Rose Coleman, Speech #2, Kristiana Baez 56 T 11:10 Subject Sentence: Walt Disney Company is the best company to invest in if you want to make money over time and instantly. Introduction: Walt Disney is the best company to invest in because it is a widely know brand and therefore brings in lots of revenue, it has many different ways of bringing in revenue, and the price of a stock is $91.30 and increases at .18%. Body: I. Walt Disney is popular. A. It is a company…
“Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys” a line whispered from the late Robin Williams in the film Dead Poet’s Society (1989). That line became one of the greatest movie quotes of all time, and one of my personal favorite quotes. The line tells you to literally seize the day, to take the moment. One of the most important lessons ever given in film. Several films have given different life lessons, or told a story of history that everyone should know. Stories of honor, bravery, heroes, betrayal, death,…
Kevin Garnett was paid 126 million dollars for 6 seasons with the Timberwolves. The second player was Jermaine O’Neal with the second most expensive contract with the Indiana Pacers. His contract was worth $126,558,000 and it was for the NBA seasons 2003-2010. This is just amazing to know that NBA players are getting paid this much money to play what they love doing. Kobe Bryant has the most expensive contract in NBA history…
Analysis of Hitler’s Mein Kampf With over 60 million lives lost, World War Two was known as the most destructive war in history. What could cause such a catastrophic disaster to occur? The blame for this war lies heavily on the infamous Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis. His influence on Germany was immense but he started off as an unknown political figure. Through the release of Mein Kampf, Hitler was able to spread his radical views to the rest of Germany and lead them down a path of…
And every successful story comes with the family. And I think family support and family background is so important for any kind of successful life. This is the same thing with the Michael Jackson. Born and Family Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on august 29, 1958.…