Matthew McConaughey

On November 4th, 1969 in the Texas town of Uvalde, Matthew David McConaughey was born to his mother, Mary Kathleen. His father was a Mississippi-born gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business. Growing up in Longview, Texas, Matthew had little interest in his father’s oil business. He took a trip to Australia to get a change in scenery and returned with a slight accent. After coming home to Texas, Matthew attended the University of Texas in Austin originally for law, but, then he changed his major to film. He started his acting career in student films and commercials in Texas then later got his first big role in the film Dazed and Confused in 1993 after Don Phillips spotted him. Matthew has since been cast in many roles from the romantic guy of The Wedding Planner in 2001 to a criminal defense attorney in The Lincoln Lawyer in 2011 (Samargjiev). He married Camila Alves on June 9th, 2012 and has since had three children with her. Although many in the Hollywood scene have been accused of having their negative moments, Matthew McConaughey is consistently praised by fans and co-stars for his positive influence, witty charisma, and unfading smile. Many people understand Matthew McConaughey to be a romantic comedy actor when in truth, he has…

Entrance “Entrance”- Matthew McConaughey in the Lincoln Continental advertisement. The advertisement appeared on the NBC network. The advertisement starts off with immense clouds filling up the sky. The reflection of the clouds can be seen in the beautiful shallow waters. The stunning outline of the horizon gives the advertisement a fresh and breathtaking spin. A few seconds later the Lincoln Continental, being driven by Mathew McConaughey, drives in with high speed leaving a trail in the water…

Near the end of the movie, actor Matthew McConaughey enters a black hole and gains access to a higher-dimensional world. In this higher-dimensional world, time is represented as a three-dimensional space. McConaughey can move around in this space and access any moment in time in his daughter’s room. At first, I dismissed this type of access to time as purely science fiction; however, after watching a video with physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining the ending of the movie, I realized there…

When I was first given this assignment, I had trouble deciding who to write the paper on. For years, I’ve fought a mental battle, trying to prevent people from influencing me— I want to have my own opinions and beliefs. But I realized that the influence didn’t need to concern views or interests. It could be about how somebody had influenced my behaviors, my coping mechanisms, my view of myself. I knew who to write my paper on. An important influence in my life has been my older brother, Matthew…

Introduction Matthew, also called Levi. Jesus Christ gave Matthew the apostle this name----Levi, it means “the gift of God”. This name also represent the transfer between his sinful past and his future (follow Lord Jesus Christ) and he is not just a gift of God,he is the gift others. He proved this later in Bible stories. Levi is the son of Alphaeus and the brother of James the Less. James the Less is also an apostle of Jesus Christ. The first time Matthew appear in the Holy Bible, he is in a…

went there.’ (Page 45). This recalls the parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14), in which, lacking invited guests, the king sends his soldiers out to the highways to gather revelers. This allusion is resumed when Nick states that "I [Nick] had been actually invited" (Page 45). The parable concludes with the reflection that "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). At the party, one of the girls states that Gatsby "‘He doesn’t want any trouble with ANYbody.’" (Page 48). Jesus…

understanding of our theme today? VI. Instrumental music will be played as participants spend some time for silence and reflection. VIII. Dyad Sharing Participants will be paired. Each of them will share their reflection on the given guide questions. IX. Symbol Making/ Drawing The participants will come up with their own symbol of ways wherein they were able to share their lives with others. Example: spending time with a friend who needs someone to talk to; Jesus spent time with…

Matthew 7, in addition to emphasizing Jesus’ strong historical/cultural message on the Mount, makes use of some very poignant and effective literary devices to enhance and emphasize the message. Jesus is the one using these literary devices, as he concludes His Sermon on the Mount. Jesus uses a variety of metaphors, personifications, and parables to illustrate his message to and to teach the crowd in a coherent way that resonates with them. In verse 15, Jesus makes the notable comparison between…

claim to the robber in Luke 23:43 that they were going to Paradise that day. However, those on the other side of Hades, the torturous side, were stuck there because they could not cross the chasm. They are stuck there until the John’s vision of Revelation comes true. Kyrtatas explained, “At this point, all the dead will be resurrected, and everyone will be judged according to his deeds. Those found guilty will be hurled into the burning lake of fire and sulphur along with death and Hades…

“The Last Supper” is in the Holy Bible in the book of Matthew chapter twenty-six verses seventeen through thirty. This particular story in the Bible has Jesus Christ preparing for the Passover meal. He directed his disciples to go into the city and tell a specific man as Jesus has requested that “The Teacher says: My time has come and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.” (Matthew 26:18). While Jesus and his twelve disciples are eating, he announces that one of the men…