The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys, Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space, but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand a chance.…
Edward E. Baptist is an American scholastic and author. He is Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, situated in Ithaca, New York, where he specializes in the history of 19th-century United States in the South. The book I read written by him was The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.…
For those who enjoy winter sports, Lindsey Vonn is a household name. Lindsey Vonn is an Olympic Downhill skier, and a very successful one at that. With that success, Vonn has started to expand her presence into areas beyond sports in a variety of different ways, including writing a book, posing as an athletic model, and even becoming a major presence on social media, especially Instagram. Most of Vonn’s posts fall into the categories of her personal life, professional skiing career, and various career perks.While some of Vonn’s posts are merely updates, most of Vonn’s posts actually serve as more. In fact, despite Vonn’s rising fame and influence, most of Lindsey Vonn’s posts serve others, motivating…
John Franks once said, “Hope, as it pertains to love, is a good thing because by hoping for certain things such as an extended future with the one you love is made possible.” In the movie “Life Is Beautiful," Guido is an Italian Jew who is married to a gentile named Dora. He protected his son during the war by making him believe that they playing a game while in the concentration camp. He did this to keep the harsh reality unknown to his son, Giosue. The book Maus’ main character is Vladek, a Polish Jew who went through ghettos and concentration camp while doing his best to protect his wife, Anja, and their son, Richeu. He strived to give his family the best that he can get since the persecutions are overwhelming everyone. Both stories are warfare related, and…
The time for which research will be taken from is the 1970s onwards as this is reliable in comparison to older research. There will be eight key topics that may also contain subheadings. Firstly, what actually is success in bodybuilding? ‘Bodybuilding.com’ believes “… the Mr. Olympia (Appendix 1) is the pinnacle of physical accomplishment...” With all the promotion and documentation around the competition, it’s hard to disagree. This project will focus on the professional (pro) aspect of bodybuilding and what creates an IFBB (Appendix 2) bodybuilder. Female bodybuilding has risen in popularity, but due to a lack of research and the small size of this project, only male competitors will be addressed. The purpose of this project is to provide readers with the details on what they can do to become a successful bodybuilder. Due to personal interest in the sport the hope is to expand personal knowledge and to share this. My opinion on the research is distinguished in the text; it is presented in italics so it stands out. Readers should be open-minded and draw their own conclusions, as bodybuilding is subjective and there are many debates, it is up to individuals to understand themselves.…
Stick Figure by Lori Gottlieb is a first person account of a young girl and her battle with anorexia nervosa. The book is composed of diary entries from when Lori was a young girl, at age eleven. By seeing her personal thoughts and stories from the time when she was battling this disorder gives us a very close look at what drove her obsession with being thin: mainly her mother and peers, who were also obsessed with looking “perfect”. In Stick Figure, we follow Lori all the way from the first time she begins to think she should diet through her eventual hospitalization for the eating disorder. There are many tell-tale signs of the disorder viewed along the way, which are described in the textbook. Overall, Lori Gottlieb's diary is a valuable primary source offering us insight into the mind of a young anorexic girl, and complements the information given in the textbook.…
The feeling of connectedness to the world will bring happiness on any journey. In the movie “The Way” Tom gains meaningful companions on his pilgrimage journey. The unity of Tom, Joost, Sarah, and Jack taught me the importance of companionship and building relationships that are powerful enough to get through any hardship.…
In 1944, during World War Two, the US allies set up a plan to take over the mainlands of Europe in an effort to liberate where the Nazis had occupied during that time. This plan also know as The Normandy Invasion or Operation Overlord had roughly a year of planning and training for the soldiers to be prepared for the invasion. The Photo “Into the Jaws of Death” was taken early in the morning during the hours of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. The photograph shows a group of soldiers who are putting their lives on the line and going into extreme combat to help defend the Allied nations. Seeing this photo is visually quite striking. You are able to see the soldiers uniforms, the space between all of the men and the melodic theme of the spectacle of war, and the context of the exposure all provide the audience with a way to create significance or applications for the image, and through these can we understand the importance of the visual and what…
Grief is a strong and overwhelming emotion that no one likes, but it is one that is inevitable. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines grief as a "deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement" (Merriam-Webster). Individual experiences of grief differ but the most common one, unfortunately, is the loss of a loved one. Artists have the unique ability to portray their own interpretation of different topics through their individual work. These interpretations are in form of music, films, paintings, plays, or poems. Art provides a great way for people to express their emotions and opinions.…
I was able to watch the movie A Better Life a movie showing the struggles immigrants have to face on a day to day and it takes place in California. The movie features a struggling father (Carlos) who is a immigrant and that is trying his best to raise his fourteen year old son (Luis). Carlos works as a landscaper with a friend named Blasco who is now planning to head back to Mexico but intends to sell his truck to anyone to keep his small business going. Blasco offers the truck and tools to Carlos to continue working since he would be without a job if someone else was to buy the truck. Luis in the other hand is dealing with going to highschool and his girlfriend Ruthie whose family is involved in a gang pushing Luis to consider being in one.…
Weight lifting is often stigmatized in a negative way by those who do not frequent the gym. These stereotypes include the “meat-head” image, “dead from the neck up”, or the inability for a weight lifter to discuss anything besides the gym. Are they real? Unfortunately sometimes they are, but to automatically associate this behavior with everyone who picks up a weight is unfair.…
The reconstruction era of 19th Century provided a platform for the civil rights movement that followed in the 20th Century and created history. The aim of the reconstruction plan was to provide economic and racial equality to all the American citizens by abolishing slavery and ensuring the basic human rights to all citizens. However, due to the social and political structure of the period, many were skeptical of these policies and so the reconstruction program failed. Nevertheless, the spirit of freedom still lived among the blacks and so the failure of reconstruction plans inspired them even more to speak up for their rights which in turn resulted in the civil rights movement that followed during the 1950s and 1960s. Reconstruction gave the black people a taste of freedom which they never had before and this gave them hopes of a better future. With the failure of the reconstruction plans their hopes were once again dismissed. And perhaps this gave them determination to fight those who were opposed to their freedom.…
1- Referring to your notes on the film, Imitation of Life, explain how having the ability to pass is a blessing and a curse. Make sure to be specific and provide one blessing and one curse.…
Throughout history people have protested for many things such as human rights, equality, moral dilemmas, war and taxes. To publicize what they are protesting, they get their point across through many different mediums, such as, signs, literature, television shows and songs just to name a few. “Viva La Vida” which at the surface might not seem like a protest song but is rich with objections to religion. Chris Martin wrote “Viva La Vida” after a religious fallout in his life, in which he doubted the credibility of religion and he incorporated those thoughts into his song. The song later grew to become a huge hit but was sadly misinterpreted…
The film, Life Is Beautiful, is about a Jewish Italian man, Guido, that falls in love with a woman, Dora, he meets on the road while repairing his car. Guido’s destination is his Uncle Eliseo’s home, where he will be staying. When in Italy, Guido and Dora continue running into each other, soon making Dora begin to like him. After some time, Dora and Guido get married and have a son, Giosue (Joshua). Throughout the first half of the movie, we are exposed to the political changes occurring in Italy, such as discrimination against Jews and the public exclusions made towards them. One day, Guido, Uncle Eliseo, and Giosue are taken on Giosue’s birthday by the Nazi’s and are forced to get on a crowded train to get to the concentration camp. Dora,…