Today, it is a wonderful day. With the first ray of sun, birds start singing their melody. Today, it is a special day for the little girl. She wakes up at five, an hour ahead of her usual time. It is still dark. With her small torchlight she looks at the calendar hanging on the opposite wall. Another young girl is still deep asleep on the bed below the wall. She waits for her best friend to get up. Today she will be ten years old and the first person to wish her ‘happy birthday’ will…
Armstrong is an American icon in the jazz industry because of his unique voice. Armstrong was born in 1901 and lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. His most famous song, “What a Wonderful World,” put his career in the record books for the greatest jazz singer of all time. When I was younger, my grandmother would play “What a Wonderful World” every day I visited for lunch. Personally, this song has impacted and taught me to look at the world we live in with a positive attitude. Through Armstrong’s…
How can two films both be considered classic holiday movies, yet be so different? Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life shows the life of George Bailey and his impact on the people around him. In contrast, George Seaton’s Miracle on 34th Street is a story about one man who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Both films exemplify all of the qualities of a classic film. However, these films focus on different ideas about life as well as life’s meaning. Viewers of both of these films will…
me, because it’s where we spread my mom’s ashes. It’s where I said my final goodbye, and it’s where I started and ended my life in New York in many ways. I ended my life at home, and started a new chapter in California, and it’s starting to be a wonderful…
The images and metaphors used to depict God in the movies It’s a Wonderful Life and Chocolat are very similar, while God is represented in a more negative way in The Truman Show, and in the film Crash, God is not represented by a physical element, but rather symbolism is used to depict experiences that renew hope within the characters. The depictions in It’s a Wonderful Life and Chocolat are the most similar because God and religious images are represented by people and objects. These movies are…
This show was the outcome of a remake of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the novel Wicked: The life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. This show is characterized by containing high doses of feelings and sensations. According to the portal playbill, Wicked is one of the longest running shows of…
I had a wonderful time in New York; it was fun from the beginning to the end. I first got ready to pack my clothes and everything that was need for the trip. I was so excited for this, I waited for this a long time and I was ready to go and have fun. We drove to the airport than we parked are car, than I grabbed two bags than my brother grabbed two and my sister grabbed two as well. Than we took a shuttle to the airport, finally there, the check-in line was long there were a lot of people. I was…
It is hard to escape the horrible events that occurring in this world, like Donald Trump running for president, but people have to realize they are alive and that is all that matters. The classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” expresses the importance of a man’s life. A businessman, George Bailey, considers suicide when his angel stops him by showing what life would be like without him. George realizes his life is worth living and begins to appreciate his friends…
Jia Jiang had asked a man for 100.00 dollars yet when the man told him no he got scared and ran away. Looking over the video Jian Jiang told himself “What a wasted opportunity. Fear had turned me into a mumbling idiot” (Jiang 27).In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the lion said “I should have run myself I’m such a coward” (Baum, Denslow 31).Both Jian Jiang and the lion let fear rule their life and ended up losing out on opportunities. But instead of just focusing on that they wanted to self-improve…
“What a Wonderful World” is the chorus as well as the song title. I think this line is used so much to try to help us see that even with all the pain and violence in the world there is still a chance for us to stop and see the world for its beauty. “I See Trees of…