“It’s not easy the life you’ve got to live. I know you’d like to look outside. You’d like to go outside.” (18)…
Nathan Fillion is an amazing actor. He is himself within the multitude of roles he portrays. His characters, Richard Castle, Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds, and Captain Hammer are very alike but also have some differences. Fillion does an excellent job becoming each of these characters and making them his own.…
Earl Thomas is not only an inspiration for any upcoming football player, but an inspiration for anyone going through difficult times. From the miracle of his birth, to overcoming the destruction of his home, he never let anything stop him. He beat the odds when he was chosen to join the Seahawks as one of the youngest eligible players. Even in the toughest times, he never gave up. “Take nothing for granted. Keep working to get better.” - Earl…
Characters change throughout the course of many books. Some may change physically and some may change emotionally. Other characters may change the reader’s thoughts of a character. Dallas Winston can be an example of that. Dallas Winston can be called many things. Some call him a hood, others can call him a hero. Throughout S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Dallas Winston faces problems that change a reader’s perspective on him.…
The townspeople venerate Matthew Harrison Brady because he shares the same beliefs as them. This makes them welcome him into their humble town with open arms. When Matthew Harrison Brady just arrived in town, and the Mayor was welcoming him, the Mayor says, “Mr. Matthew Harrison Brady, this municipality is proud to have within its city limits the warrior who has always fought for us ordinary people” (21). The people in the town of Hillsboro are orthodox Christians, and believe Brady to be a leader in the religious world and in the world itself. The town feels that Brady represents and supports them in the court of law as Brady is a religious and well-known man as well. Not only does this make them welcome him with open arms, it also makes them…
How would you like to have been hypnotized and suddenly start remembering and imagining abnormal incidents and secrets in your mind without having a clue what they’re about? Well, that situation became real to Kira Landon one random night. She started having memories of being carried away from a war zone by her mother after her friends had hypnotized her at a slumber party and soon after, Kira’s mother disappears. She soon learned that there are memories locked in her mind that place her and her mother in grave danger, but those memories are also the only thing that might save them. Margaret Peterson Maddix tells the story of how she reveals the confusing memories her friends uncover.…
Growing up in a poor community, Emmitt learned at a young age to set personal goals. Never taking a break and always working, he found a spot on the roster at the University of Florida. With open arms, Florida welcomed Emmitt and was excited to see him do his thing on the football field. Not being blinded by all the fame he was receiving, Emmitt worked hard, studying for his major in architecture. Balancing being a star football player at a football crazy university and making good grades was no problem for the star. However, beyond his knowledge, he would soo be called up to the NFL before obtaining his degree as an NFL football player.…
Allie Caulfield, although not physically present, has a large impact on Holden’s life. Allie is two years younger than Holden and died from leukemia when Holden was thirteen. Holden is clearly attached to and cares deeply for Allie, as he carries around and writes a detailed composition about Allie’s “left-handed fielder's mitt” with “poems written all over the fingers”(Salinger 38). Holden remembers Allie fondly and remarks how “terrifically intelligent” he was and how he was “nicest” Caulfield family member. After Allie died, Holden “broke all the goddam windows” in the garage with his fist (Salinger 39) the night of Allie’s death, this is one of the rare cases that Holden gives insight on how Allie’s death affected him. Holden often reaches out to Allie when he is feeling alone and depressed.…
In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, Ellen Foster grows up in the south dealing with many hardships like her mothers, fathers, and grand mothers death. Ellen learns to understand race by growing up around many African Americans.…
way to succeed is always be persistent. He supports his by emphasizing how he faced poverty,…
Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960’s, stated, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence”. This holds true for many aspects of life, whether it be writing an essay for an English class, maintaining an image in society, or progressing a career, quality of life is a constant struggle. As humans, we are constantly evolving and making changes, most of them to supplement society. The need to be strive for greatness is thrumming vibrantly, deep inside the chest. There are some that achieve more than others, labelling themselves as leaders, more prominent members of society, individuals of inspiration for others to look up to. Two certain people who have demonstrated excellence by going above and beyond medial, mediocre measures, showcasing greatness throughout everyday situations, and are well-deserving of a blue ribbon, are Keaton Shumard and Aaron Jones.…
Everyone needs to work hard for what they want to accomplish. Hard work and never giving up on what you believe in or desire, always translates to success. Whether it is a sporting match, academics, or something that requires mental focus and energy; a person's goal should be to work hard and never give up till the very end. Hard work is the payment to achieve success. It may be tiring, it may be physically demanding, it may take a lot of brainpower, but one…
Success is portrayed differently in each person’s mind. However, to be successful, you have to have the drive to achieve that rank. In my church youth group there was always a music competition between the other churches in the tri-state area. It was my last year in the program, so I decided to enter under advanced percussion. The day I signed up was the day I started to write. The competition was months away, but I wanted to get ahead of the game so I can keep my first place title. By the time the competition came around, I had my whole piece written and hours of practice behind me. That constant drive kept me on my toes for this competition because I wanted to be the first place winner. My drive wouldn’t let me settle for second place due to the fact that I wanted to be…
There are people that achieve a lot more than people would expect them to. Tradd, a character in the book, The Lords of Discipline, had goals for himself that he was able to reach because he had high expectations with those goals. No one expected him to succeed because that’s not the type of person he presented himself to be. But because people didn’t expect it from him, he had high expectations to graduate from the military academy. With those high expectations came many obstacles that caused him to fail many times but to keep trying during his plebe year. Tradd was able to eventually graduate the military academy with…
Failure can put things in perspective. While playing football my senior year, failure wasn't on my mind very often. We were the number one ranked team in the state and had cruised throughout the season, winning most of our games by large margins. So that made it more difficult to accept when we lost early on in the playoffs. It was hard to accept for most of us that we would never play football again. The loss at the end of that season made me reminisce on my high school football career. I realized how amiss I was allowing the small things to bother me during practice instead of benefiting from every minute. I began to miss all of the things that once annoyed me so much. Coaches barking at the players for not going hard enough, staying after…