In person, Jake appeared to be just one of the guys. Nothing fancy about himself, very humble and charismatic. After listening to Jake speak briefly about his life, family and his pursuit of his innate being, you can tell he’s sincere and dedicated to his craft and family. Jake was also instrumental in terms of being relative due to his Western New York origins. He can relate to Buffalonians and our struggle as a city in a financial crisis, where one side of the city’s future is in question while another side of the city’s future looks lucrative.…
Curiously, the Gunslinger asks and then hypnotizes Jake to tell him everything. Jake lived in New York and died by getting pushed into the street by a man dressed in priest's clothing. This “priest” shows up, “blesses” Jake, and then Jake gets hit by a car and dies, in an alternate universe. Somehow he ended up in the Gunslinger’s…
After the death, reporters rushed to hear words from his family and die-hard fans. One reporter gathered from Jake's mother, "Jake was truly an inspiration to all of us and he will be very missed." "Jake inspired me to be an actor," Jake's brother said sobbing, "and look at me now; I'm worth millions but now I feel like shit." "Jake was the type that motivated his fans and inspired them to live to the fullest,” Jake's manager reported. "He transformed negative people into positive people instantly. Many people don't know, but Jake was also a motivational speaker who wanted to inspire everyone to be happy. And this inspirational speaking was done free for schools and venues around the world. If only his speeches were as much known as his movies, then fans would really know how great of a guy he actually was," Jake’s manager stated. "Jake inspired me on and off the set to just feel better about myself and live fuller," Jake's girlfriend stated.…
Jake lacks many things in life such as loving parents and a loving girlfriend but he mainly lacks attention and being careful throughout life. He never thinks twice about his actions but if it means keeping his freedom and not getting in trouble then he’ll do whatever it takes. Even if it means hurting someone around him for his own gain and then going on in life as if nothing ever happened being the same low-life that he is. Even though Jake thinks about what he does and what he is going to do, it is never in a positive way and it seems like somebody always gets hurt. He thinks about changing his life but the fact of keeping his freedom blinds him into doing deceitful things to keep it that way and never really changes. In the story, the inciting incident is when Jake rear-ends an innocent bystander while wanting to hurry through traffic but fate collides and the event spills out and eventually Jake is stopped on the side of the road thinking of what just happened. He is quick to admire what little damage he caused to his car “‘It didn’t even scratch my paint’, Jake told her in that way of his” (44), and admire the beauty…
Yet this comes to how just how cruel life can be. After finishing this book, I couldn’t stop thinking about it for days. I’m not going to spoil anything, but the dramatic turn of events is empowering. Anyone, upperclassman in high school and older, who has been through traumatic experiences with rape, self harm, or drug overdose should read this book because they could compare their experiences to what the character have gone through. Yet at the same time, it’s crucial to ban it for younger adolescents because I don’t believe they would be mature enough to handle this type of…
In the beginning, Jake appears to be totally disconnected and alienated from the natural environment. He can't relax because he is afraid of it and views it as something dangerous that needs to be tamed by humans. When he starts living with the Na'vi and is taught their ways, he has difficulty assimilating. As Neytiri points out in their first encounter, Jake's alienation from nature makes him "ignorant like a child" (Avatar) and unable to appreciate and live in the natural environment. However, he slowly changes and finally becomes part of nature's network. The change starts from the outside and slowly moves to the inside. He first changes on the surface, that is a change of the body, but soon Jake feels an internal confusion. He is not sure in which world he belongs and who he really is. He admits that he can barely remember his old life and that the Na'vi's world seems more authentic. He finally realizes the energy that exists in nature and learns to appreciate every living organism. He admits that he has fallen in love with the forest and with the Na'vi's way of living. He even reaches to the point of fighting against humans to protect Pandora's natural environment and the Na'vi's way of life. Jake is transformed from a contemporary individual…
He thought about how it was better to be stuck in traffic than to try making a left onto the onramp. This made me think about happy-go-lucky people who look towards the brighter side in every situation. Then Jake moves on to think about his steady occupation, which makes me wonder if that’s where he was headed? But he was very relaxed about being stuck in traffic, so it didn’t seem as though he had to get somewhere urgently.…
Jake, narrates this story. Throughout the novel, Jake is sarcastic and cynical; this makes him an unlikeable character, so much so that the reader has doubts he can overcome the troubles in his life. However, this is a key element of his character. What Hemingway did in this novel was, and still is, ingenious. Another theme that the novel portrayed was the focus on the process, not the outcome. Suffering from PTSD, Jake needed to overcome his stressful situation. Since one of his interests was fishing, he went on fishing trips to experience it. Jake did not go to catch fish, he went in order to heal himself. Jake takes the readers on the fishing trip with…
Lending a helping hand can change everything for a person. Conrad went through depression after an accident that caused this brother to die. At that time, there was nobody to comfort him or help him through the situation even though there was obvious signs. It was until the last minute that people finally started to worry, but by then it would be too late. Although the past cannot be fixed , there are people who were there for him afterwards.…
Imagine this: it is summer, sunny. You and your friends are enjoying your time at…
Chapter five of A Tribe Apart discusses ethics and how it’s not a popular topic with kids or teens. The comparison of people to animals really stuck out to Jonathan who thought this comment was small minded. These chapters made it clear with all the eye rolls that students didn’t care about ethics or how important being able to decipher between what is right and what is wrong. By being able to make ethical decisions you are able to make life livable and positive. By throwing out the question what do you value these kids were forced to think in a way that is different than the norm. The answers these students were giving with superficial which led to the thought that these students really didn’t know what they valued. The activity with situations…
On California’s political calendar, physician-assisted suicide is considered to be a “done-deal” as the End-of-Life Option Act (SB 128) has many supporters. Their message is clear: like women’s suffrage, gay marriage, and higher minimum wage, it's inevitable that physician-assisted suicide becomes legal because, after all, it is a human right to make that decision.…
People all over the world have a misconception about what the term ‘assisted suicide’ truly entails. Assisted suicide is suicide committed with the aid of another person, most times a caretaker, family member or physician. Assisted suicide is becoming more and more common across the world. With the House of Lords trying to pass a bill to legalize assisted suicide in the UK and the continuously rising rates in Switzerland. While there is no federal law involving assisted suicide in the U.S, the act is legal in five states. Some people like to believe that they are helping their terminally or mentally ill family member or friend when it comes to this act, but are they really? I believe that the government should set boundaries and explain in…
With all of this in mind, Jake’s actions in the story shouldn’t surprise anyone. If Jake had been daydreaming about one day having a…
Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.-Jack Dawson (Titanic 1997)…