Willy Russell

Eric Russell: High school english teacher, Advanced Placement Coordinator, yearbook advisor, husband, father of three, and my Helene Tucker. Dick Gregory once wrote, “Everyone’s got a Helene Tucker, a symbol of everything you want” (pg. 168). Symbol, by definition, means a mark or character used as a conventional representation of another. My high school english teacher, Mr. Eric Russell symbolizes me in many aspects of life, such as, accomplishing goals set in life, achieving infinite, intimate…

The film Gladiator is not true but there are historical events, gladiators, Coliseums, and actual people in which this film was about. The time frame of this movie, which is 180 AD, takes place around the time of the real characters and events. According to David Neelin, the director Ridley Scott and story writer David Franzoni of this film tries to not only show historical history, observation and experience, but to show the characters mental attitude and culture. While the events of what…

While growing up in America, I have always been brought to zoos and aquariums. These animal holding locations give people an opportunity to see animals up close and personal. But to what expense on the animals does this bring? Blackfish is a documentary about Orca whales being held in captivity around the world and the effect it brings to the animals. This documentary provides the real information on how an animals can lose their natural abilities to live. In Blackfish, there is ethical dilemma…

In this article, Brock Bastain, explores how the sensation of pain is a good thing and how it builds up the sensation of pleasure. Another aspect this article includes is that endless pleasure may actually lead to dystopian societies as deliberated in Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World.” The author states that, “We need pain to provide a contrast for pleasure; without pain, life becomes dull, boring and downright undesirable.” The author uses the example of “a chocoholic in a chocolate…

now evidence to suggest the captive orcas do not live as long as their wild orca family and have lower survival rates. A study published in 2015 presents evidence that orcas in captivity live shorter lives than orcas in the wild. The orca in “Free Willy” was "played" by a captive orca named Keiko. Taking a cue from Springer's story, there are now efforts to try and create sea pen…

Bella Barton: Everyone's Worst Nightmare!! Who is this girl? I thought. She was wearing a purple shirt, purple pants, and purple shoes. She looked like a girl version of Willy Wonka... It happened when me and Justine were exiting the house and got in the elevator. The elevator went down, and we saw this pink superhero. Well..she was obviously pink, I already said that, and she was wearing a Pink headpiece. She looked like the Pink Panther in a race. Talking about cats.. She was with…

Candy Shop War Brandon Mull,the author of Candy Shop War, often hid from others that he wrote books. One of the sentences from the book is “Nate I'm you from the future.” The man said. Pg 76 of Candy Shop War. The Candy Shop War is a sci fi filled book that comes to life through its setting, characters, and plot. This book has many settings and they all take place in Walnut Hills.Walnut Hills has a museum, one school, a couple neighborhoods, a park, and a lot more. The candy shop where they met…

The character Forest Gump vividly described life as being “like a box of chocolates.” It was not very hard for one to figure what Forest Gump meant by his statement. He simply was saying that a person can sometimes never know what life has in store for him or her. Life can be just like picking a piece of candy out of a box with no enclosed description of the different pieces of candy to choose from. With one thing is for sure and that is the presence of different pieces of candy-a variety to…

his transition from isolation to a family life. This use of a low angle makes the scene more dramatic and significant to the audience. Also, Burton applies powerful low-angle in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when everyone is talking to Willy Wonka and introducing themselves. During the introductions, Wonka is walking down the hallway with everyone who received a golden ticket and their one family member. As the kids are introducing themselves, Burton uses at a low-angle when Wonka…

The scene is set in shadows. Opening credits in gothic fonts roll across the screen. An eerie entity such as a tree is introduced, its branches swaying precariously in the wind. This is how almost every Tim Burton movie begins. Known for his gothic style and use of cinematic techniques, Tim Burton is a very well known film director. Tim Burton’s uses low key lighting and close up angles in order to make the viewer doubt what they think to be true; this is important because Burton wants us to…