Tom Brown

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”, one of the most famous lines of the American classic film, Forrest Gump. The tragicomedy centers around the story of the fictional character Forrest Gump, who witnesses and influences important moments in contemporary American history. The film follows this simple-minded man, who represents the ultimate American dream in a land of opportunity. Zemeckis begins his movie with a tracking shot of a white feather. This feather…

Friday, November 4, 2016, from 9:00A.M. – 11:00A.M. I was granted the opportunity to observe “Rosemary’s Daycare and Learning Center.” Rosemary’s Daycare and Learning Center is located on 109 Windsor Street in Belzoni, MS under the director of Ms. Rosemary Williams. Ms. Williams founded her daycare and learning center in 2006 and she now holds a capacity of 38 children. Rosemary’s’ Daycare and Leaning Center is large-sized building well enough for 38 students, Ms. Williams, and her staff. This…

Achievements of Disabled People Forrest Gump is a biographical film which was made in 1994. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks plays the role of Forrest Gump who is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He born in Greenbow, Alabama. In the movie Zemeckis shows that Forrest has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother. Sally Field plays the role of Forrest 's mother who raises him after his father abandons them. Zemeckis show that she…

in a raft to escape. During the trip Huck and Jim meet up with many different characters including Duke and King, several townsfolk, and Tom Sawyer’s aunt and uncle. Throughout their journey Huck and Jim begins to understand one another and grow a very close bond. Then King sells Jim to Tom’s uncle where Huck and Tom break Jim out with a daring rescue. When Tom is shot during the rescue Jim lets himself get recaptured to save him. To show his gratitude, Tom’s uncle frees Jim. Jim heads north to…

The representation of war in: Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line War films at times fail to capture the true essence of war, capturing the torment that war inflicts on individuals and groups is difficult to capture. The Thin Red Line presents itself as close to the reality of war that it can. It has no plot or pain characters instead men in a constant state of dread not knowing what will happen next. Saving Private Ryan however, is very different, there is fear and anger throughout…

In short fiction there are numerous works that exhibit racism. In the short story “Artificial Nigger” by Flannery O’Connor, the two main characters show racism during the 1930’s. The two main characters, Mr. Head and his Grandson, Nelson, show readers that anyone can exhibit racism. Even though there is gap on how old they are, the way they make other people feel inferior, and themselves superior, towards other races shows their morals. Racism was shown by both Mr. Head and Nelson and the age…

After learning that the Duke and the King have re-sold Jim into slavery, Huck is resistant to help him. Huck’s initial plan of action was to write Tom Sawyer and let him know of Jim’s location, allowing Miss Watson to retrieve her ‘property’; however, this conflicts with his morality. He knows that to go against the law and defy society's idea of morality would make him a disgrace, and he would from…

Christina Hoff is the author of Moral and Immoral Uses of Animals. Hoff believes that the use of painful animal experimentation is only justifiable when the ends justify the means. This means to say that painful experimentation of animals is only morally justified when it serves a purpose that greatly benefits humans or other animals. Hoff also believes that human life is generally more important than animal life, and that painful experiments on non consenting humans is immoral regardless of the…

The progression of Huck's character in, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is certainly noticeable. In a time where racism is an issue, we see Huck fighting these same battles. But as Bobby Seale says, "You don't fight racism with racism. The best way to fight racism is with solidarity." In the novel, Huck goes through a progression of events and people that alter his opinion on the treatment of black people in that time. Huck gains solidarity by establishing a friendship with Jim…

Bud, Not Buddy is a story about a orphaned African American boy living in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. Bud, the main character tries to find his father. His mother left him some clues, but they were just flyers about a band in Grand Rapids. Bud is sick of being an orphan and runs away from his foster parents. He meets up with a boy from the home named Bugs and those two go to Hooverville, so they can hop on a train to California. At Hooverville Bud meets a lady named Deza Malone,…