In the fictional book The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, a 14 year old boy learns the way of…
The book Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford and Detective Joe Matthews, is the story of the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh. Adam Walsh was abducted by a stranger from a Sears store parking lot on July 27th, 1981 in Hollywood, FL. This case gained national publicity and changed the way law enforcement responded to cases such as this one. Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed over twenty times to the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh. He knew details of the case that only the perpetrator would know. Toole would not be formally declared responsible until some twenty seven years later. There are four main points that will be critiqued…
The Clique, a popular fiction New York Times best selling novel for teenagers by a talented author, Lisi Harrison. This is a story about a seventh-grade student Massie Block who was facing a new life with Claire appearance, being sabotage by the new girl, and how she made a happy ending.…
Do you know the true meaning of courage and love? Richard E. Peck has marvelously shown these ideas in Something For Joey (Bantam Young Reader; $7.50). Peck's themes are love, compassion and courage. He describes wonderfully, the true, memorable, compassionate story of courage and love between two brothers.…
O' Brother Where Art Thou (2000), was nominated for two Academy Awards for best cinematography and best screenplay writers/directors/producers Joel and Ethan Coen. The folk-infused adventure comedy film takes place in the 1930's. During a Mississippi summer, Delmar and Pete become Ulysses Everett McGill's accomplices after escaping prison. The film highlights Ulysses goal of getting back to his family. On their adventure, the three fugitives attempt to search for hidden treasure. They also have to overcome many obstacles along the way. Even though they are on the run Everett, Delmar, and Pete put out a best-selling record, The Soggy Bottom Boys.…
They left him to be raised by his emotionally abusive grandmother. The desertion of his mother and the subsequent years of emotional abuse at the hands of his equally wired grandmother has not helped his ADHD and the way he deals with tough situations. After Joey’s alcoholic mother cleans herself up a bit, she returns to take care of him. His grandmother didn't believe there was anything medically wrong with him and the medication he has been taking since his mom arrived isn't working like it ought to. His dad is out of the picture and he was bullied by neighborhood children who would tie him up like a dog and make fun of him. Joey’s school has a hard time dealing with his outbursts and does not have the resources to provide the education and care that he needs to be a successful…
Two men, though part of different stories, travel long journeys to return home. Their paths face many obstacles and trials. How do their stories compare? The main characters are Odysseus, from Homer’s, The Odyssey, and Everett from O Brother Where Art Thou, directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. Though O Brother Where Art Thou, is based on The Odyssey, the two share many similarities and differences, such as the characters’ encounters with others, conflicts faced in the stories, and characteristics of the major characters.…
How can two people with two totally different personalities be so similar? In S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, there are two characters that have similar life situations but totally different personalities. Johnny and Dally both have it tough at home and place little value on their lives, but they both have very different personalities. Dally is tough and mean, but Johnny is sensitive. A main similarity between them is that they both have abusive parents.…
As Ronald Reagan once said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help”. America has become the Prodigal Sons as David Brooks analysis in the article called Prodigal Sons written on February 17, 2014. The prodigal sons is a story about a family whose father gives inheritance to his young son. The young son leaves the house but older son stays to help his father. Afterwards, the young son comes back to his father with no money. David Brook believes the middle and upper classes are older son and lower classes are young son. America’s society defend Brooks’ idea of Prodigal Son occurring in America by the government helping out the lower class and upper class paying…
In Ira Levin’s The Boys from Brazil, Nazi war criminals who have escaped justice are the cause of more death and destruction in world 30 years after the end of World War II. This is just one of many possible scenarios of what could happen if war criminals were not punished for their crimes. Men capable of such evil have no right to be loose in the world. War crimes have been a problem in the world as long as war itself, despite the term not being coined until the 20th century. There are various types of war crimes, some more severe than others. The severity of the crime committed should also determine the severity of the punishment. Those who deliberately ignore the justice system to the extreme of committing war crimes should be held to the…
For those who grew up in the 2000s, Disney’s 2007 animated film, Meet the Robinsons, introduced one of the most iconic reconstructions of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tiny. Throughout the course of the film, the antagonist, Bowler Hat Guy, attempts to capture the protagonist, Lewis, using Lewis’ own wacky and brilliant inventions. One of these instances occurs when Bowler Hat Guy brings Tiny back from the past and uses a mind control device to convince Tiny to chase and capture Lewis. The Tyrannosaurus Rex aggressively chases his prey, demolishing everything in his path, until he reaches a problem. The boy that he is chasing has run into the corner of a building, an area that the dinosaur can’t quite reach with his tiny arms. In frustration, Tiny…
As Henry Ford once said, “My best friend is the one who brings out the best…
Even though Michael has a good relationship with his brother some tomes they didn't get along very well which decreased Michael's confidence that his father's plan will work.…
In nearly every notable fandom, regardless of media popularity or media form, there is at least one popular “slash” relationship that rules the minds, hearts, and, occasionally, the genitals of its devoted fans. “Slash relationships”, in general, are constructed when fans of a media place two presumably. or explicitly, heterosexual characters of the same sex in a romantic relationship that generally has not been acknowledged within the source media. In season one of NBC’s psychological thriller Hannibal, this slash relationship first materialized in-fandom between horror icon Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter and Will Graham. Lecter, portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen, and Graham, portrayed by Hugh Dancy, are the co-leads in Hannibal, which details…
The Untouchables directed by Brian De Palma was released in 1987. During prohibition Eliot Ness and his band of untouchable US Treasury Department agents were waging war on violators of prohibition law. President Herbert Hoover directed the Treasury Department to end the reign of Chicago crime boss Alphonse Capone. Ness, played by Kevin Costner and his agents were effectively given free access to Chicago in order the bring Al Capone (Robert De Niro) to justice.…