The Breaker

Spring Breakers (2012, dir. Harmony Korine) could be described as an actuality film, or a film that has no real purpose. Through his use of editing, lighting, and sound, Harmony Korine is able to create affects in the viewers. Some argue that this film is a feminist work, but after analyzing the film, I must disagree. Media changes how we perceive things and can be used to expand our perception. Film directs where our attention should be, and allows us to live what is happening on the screen.…

Here’s the thing about scars, they never really go away. You can hide them, try to forget, but they will still be there. A scar tells a story and although the bleeding may stop, the pain still lingers. In Edwidge Danticat’s novel, The Dew Breaker, characters try to deal with both physical and emotional scars in order to achieve the “American Dream.” Painful as it might be, to shape the future, you must make peace with your past. Danticat explores this in the chapter, Monkey Tails, where Michel…

to a foreign country how different some lives can be from our own. Malala is a young woman who put herself in peril to speak up for other young women and their right to an education. The breaker boys are young men and children who spent hours working in the coal mines back in the early 1900’s. Malala and the breaker boys are two prime examples of extremely different circumstances that very diverse children faced while still having common ground because of the corruption and oppression they…

Pilots miss the mark in their offer to rehash as WTT champions The San Diego Aviators' Naomi Broady in real life amid the ladies' pairs last against the Orange County Breakers. The San Diego Aviators' Naomi Broady in real life amid the ladies' pairs last against the Orange County Breakers. (Fred Mullane/Camerawork USA) Wear Norcross Three hours and 14 minutes after the primary yellow ball was hurled skyward Saturday night at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, the San Diego Aviators' rule…

Central Circuit Breaker Case Based off the five-year income statements that the current owners offered Ryan to value the company and it’s business, Ryan can ultimately conclude what the company is worth and how much he is willing to pay for it. The current owners desire a pay out of six times the annual cash flow with the discretionary expenses adjusted. The discretionary expenses they are referring to are CEO salary, facilities rent, and travel. In Ryan’s evaluation of the company he deems…

Ship Breaker Is Relevant To Our Society The book Ship Breaker by Bacigalupi is an incredible example of a dystopian society and also warns us about our own society. This book does not only show what a dystopian society is it also explains to people that humanity better be careful or else our “real” world could end up as a dystopian society as used in the book. The main key points that this essay will be explaining is a dystopian protagonist, dystopian controls, characteristics of a dystopian…

This week I had the opportunity to work with Paula, who was a breaker nurse. Since she was breaking, I had a chance to work with the men and women side. To be honest, I felt more comfortable being on the women's side. In fact, I was actually not nervous being on the floor that I felt comfortable joining a bracelet activity where I bonded with Mele and John. I thought it was a calming activity where all your worries seem to disappear and all you think about is what color to choose next. Even…

The symbolism of the Clipper Ships within Paolo Bacigalupi’s Ship Breaker is a literary representation of humanity’s need for freedom in order to survive. Over the course of the novel, Nailer’s desire for independence become increasingly evident and the clipper ships epitomize the need for a certain degree of self-governance in one’s life. The importance of freedom is first displayed as Nailer begins to ponder the meaning of his existence. As Nailer enters a period of deep thought, he becomes…

Dew Breaker Journal I’m partway into this book and so far, I have found it pretty entertaining .Though ,admittedly,very strange , I find the writing style to be very interesting and keeps me engaged in the story while I try to figure out and the different connections with the characters. An example of this being, how in the second chapter of the book,which speaks of the man who is preparing to bring his wife to live with him,is the father from the first chapter with Ka.Another aspet thta I…

A major issue at the center of Danticat’s novel, “The Dew Breaker” deals with the brutal military dictatorship of Haiti. There are numerous chapters in Danticat book where she expresses how brutal the Presidents army, the Tontons Macoutes, were to the citizens of Haiti. Danticat depicts the misery, violence, and suffering of the Haitian people under the hands of President Jean-Claude Duvalier and his military personnal. The novel showcases how the supreme power of Duvalier was exercised, through…