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Sami White Mr. Everett World Literature 19 October 2014 Gran Torino Hero’s Journey Analysis “You know Thao and Sue are never going to find peace in this world as long as that gangs around” (Eastwood). In the movie Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood, Walt Kowalski, a Korean War veteran dislikes his neighbors who are Hmong, an ethnic group from Southeast Asia, because they moved into his neighborhood which used to be a primarily white community. Walt slowly accepts and becomes close to…

Born to a photographer and a housewife, Kahlo grew up in the small, Mexican city of Coyoacán. With no original aspiration to become an artist, a series of unfortunate events would shape and mold her into becoming one of the best surrealists of her time, and arguably ever. What the Water Gave Me (see Appendix A), also known as What I Saw in the Water is one of the most renowned pieces by artist, Frida Kahlo for it’s usage of symbolism which gives the viewer insight into much of Frida’s personal…

Over an apocalyptic battlefield in the year 2029, the ruins of the city of Los Angeles are dominated by robotic war machines, some like tanks, others are hovercrafts, a title card tells us that in the future, humans will wage a long war against an enemy known as the Machines. The "final battle" however, will not be fought in this future world, but in the past, specifically our present... tonight. The year switches to Los Angeles, May 12, 1984 at 1:34 am. At the Griffith Park Observatory…

The fourth theme reading is titled “Pussy Epistemology is No Match for a Dick” and it’s written by Richard Dalton. In his article, Dalton tackles some heavily debated topics; ranging from atheism, theology, and the clashes between these two very different viewpoints. Dalton starts his article explaining South Park’s carnivalesque attitude towards culture icons and celebrities in general. Dalton lists a couple famous celebrities that South Park have made fun of in the past, most of the lot are…

1. What does Hot Wheels as a company do? Hot wheels as the company have been creating collectable die-cast toy cars since 1968. They made the cars on different scales (1:64, 1:43, 1:18 and 1:50) and basing them off different models from General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Motors and many more. Hot wheels also specialise in racetracks which are sold separately to the toy cars. Hot wheels are owned by Mattel Inc, who is a worldwide leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing toys…

James Partrick is a DJ, curator, author, and educator. He curates and develops electronic music and art festivals and events. He has also won many awards including the American Composer Forum- MECA award. He also develops music production, composition, and sound design curricula for Dubspot in New York City and the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis. He is also the owner of the Slam Academy that students take the electronic music training. James Patrick started the article…

twice-over, and a job as a reporter on a run-down, inconsequential suburban newspaper that barely provided enough for food and rent, let alone to treat his girlfriend, Olivia, the most positive aspect of his life, as much as he wished. To say that Kyle Lowry wasn't on the path to be being the next great American novelist, and the wealth and fame associated with it, that'd envisaged as a student was an understatement, however, the same couldn't be said for his ex room-mate Aiden Holt, whose…

The main theme of “Gran Torino,” directed by and featuring Clint Eastwood, is that of racism and racial biases. Walt, played by Eastwood, is white man retired from the military; he holds to be the only remaining white man in a now primarily Asian neighborhood. From serving in the Vietnam War, Walt was social influences by his fellow soldiers to be racial bias towards the people they were fighting in the war; to Walt, this meant he was racial bias towards everyone of Asian descent. However, it’s…

The movie Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood is an action-packed drama that examines racism at its very core. Korean veteran, Walt Kowalski despises his neighbours, but after a strange turn of events, he begins to protect them. Thao Vang Lor, a shy Korean boy, gets bullied by a gang, and one night, Walt breaks up the ruckus which takes place in front of his house. Walt makes it his mission to protect the Korean family from the gang, but leads to a tragic ending. In the film, Gran Torino,…

In the movie Gran Torino, there were many lessons both taught and learned. Some lessons were taught using good methods and some lessons were taught using bad methods. Since there were many different ethnicities and cultures in this movie, the lessons were also learned differently. The teachers became the students and the students became the teachers. When living in a neighborhood with neighbors of different cultures and ethnicities, trying to communicate could be very difficult, so everyone have…