Less Than Jake

housekeeper Berta, are supporting characters. Although they are not a nuclear family, Jenny and Alan are extended family and Walden and Berta are their affiliated kin. Previous seasons include Charlie, played by Charlie Sheen, and Jake, Alan’s son. In season eleven, Jake is off in the military and Charlie has previously been killed by a train, despite his death, in the beginning of the season he played an important role. It is Charlie’s house the characters live…

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is an interesting book which erupts many different controversial topics. One of these topics is the female individual during the 1920’s. Female individuals during the 1920’s were seen as less than and people who stayed at home while cooking and cleaning. Brett, the main woman character of the novel, acted differently and was not the society’s version of females. Brett applies her independence in society. Following her independence, she is placed in this…

“Demolition”, a stilted comedy drama written by Bryan Sipe, was conceived by an extraordinary director and showcased a no less extraordinary cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper. Despite these observations, it’s not an extraordinary movie, showing several problems that turn it into an unfortunate stumble in the filmography of the Quebecois Jean-Marc Valleé. The latter, who deserves all my respect for accomplished works such as “C.R.A.Z.Y”, “Café de Fleur”, “Dallas…

to update the company’s phone system. My audience for this report includes my immediate boss, Jake Boss, who is the head of the phone system. My audience also includes the President of the company, John Doe, and the financial advisor, Jim Goodwithmoney. I expect that Jake will also want to upgrade the phone system, seeing as he is in charge of the company phone systems and also realizes it is outdated. Jake will want to know what options are out there and the pros and cons of all the possible…

the officer was Darren Wilson, who did shot and killed Michael Brown. Luckily he was found innocent because he was defending himself. Despite the fact that Judge found him innocent, many people still believe that he is guilty and should be punished. Jake Halpern wrote an article called “The Cop” which is about Darren Wilson’s past, and present describing his…

After understanding how Hemingway uses The Sun Also Rises to comment on mankind’s need for salvation, one can compare it to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Like Hemingway, Fitzgerald wrote during a time when traditionally held morals and social structures were being questioned and discarded. The Great Gatsby’s setting revolves around careless characters seeking escape and needing redemption. By examining the redemptive figure Jay Gatsby and his savior-like relationship to Daisy Buchanan…

fictional genre with the uninvolving “Two Guns”, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. “Everest”, an account of the tragedy occurred in the famous Nepalese mountain in the spring of 1996, also presents a strong cast, including Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, and Emily Watson. Screenwriters William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy try to assemble the different pieces in a mix of family drama, human competition, and survival epic, but in…

Jenna Yun Mr. Leckey AP Psychology Period 6 10/30/15 AP Psychology Extra Credit Movie Quarter 1 Overall, my thoughts on the film, The Silver Linings Playbook, were positive. I found it interesting that the author decided to connect mental disorders and dancing together. The fact that Pat, played by Bradley Cooper, and Tiffany, played by Jennifer Lawrence, were able to overcome their mental illnesses by dancing together was significant. In addition, the movie showcased the…

someday and then quietly, without ever really noticing someday is yesterday and this is your life.” No one knows when he or she going to take their last sip of coffee, or speak to their child for the last time. These moments need to be cherished, rather than dismissed as a normality that will come again in the future. When I think back to this mindset a particular…

Cohn and seduce him. Immediately after they meet, Brett is attracted to Cohn, but also attracted to his vulnerability and desperation for love. She exhibits her shallow nature at the beginnings of their relationship when she admits to her friend Jake that she “likes to add [men] up” (Hemingway 30). Brett is attracted to Cohn,…