1. Synopsis: The Aviator focuses on Howard Hughes’s life from the 1920’s to 1940’s. After his father’s death‚ Hughes inherits the small family fortune and moves to Los Angeles to become a film Director in Hollywood. His movie Hell’s Angels‚ a huge film success‚ takes three years and a large sum of money for him to finish with a change from silent to sound. When he becomes romantically involved with Katharine Hepburn‚ she helps Hughes alleviate his symptoms of OCD. Even in the movie‚ his passion
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Imagine being thrust into the middle of a raging battle‚ a battle that lasts for 3 long days. The book Killer Angels by Michael Shaara does just that‚ introducing the reader to the Battle of Gettysburg in detail. Killer Angels elaborates upon the 5 days surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War‚ using key points of view from both Confederate and Union sides toshow the reader the brutal nature of war. Michael Shaara also uses this book to show how someof the generals were good friends
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The Wilderness as a Shelter from the Real World When we think of the wilderness‚ we often think of danger. Humans’ attempt to explore and interfere with the wilderness almost always results in tragedy‚ especially in a place like Antarctica. Angels in America‚ however‚ offers a different but interesting perspective of this ice desert. Harper‚ in terror of losing her family‚ finds shelter in Antarctica. This icy land becomes a cocoon that protects her from all the sadness and terror that she is
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Angel Barajas The Giver In our would is similar to the givers would is that we are all chosen to be something in our lives‚ for example Jonas was chosen to be a receiver from a man that told him that he is the perfect one for the job. But some of us have a job from our family and friends like do chores or do homework for the rest of the school year that will be your job for the rest of your life until you find someone else to do that job for you. The difference in the givers world and ours
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about a young black male named Riche Perry from Harlem who enlists in the Vietnam war to try to help his single mother with bills. But due to misfiling he is sent into combat which he is not mentally ready for and does heavy soul searching into the meaning of life and why he is here. The story takes place in Vietnam several months between 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam war at an American base at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. The narrator of the story is Richie
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in as he treaded water in the depths of the casm‚ calling‚ crying out. He was tormented by visions of the walls collapsing in‚ burying him alive. ...As the night wore on‚ the shaft deepened. The walls inched quietly inward” (Brown 328). The novel Angels and Demons contains numerous characters who all have their own backstories‚ many that include childhood traumas. In the novel‚ the traumas that the characters experienced in their childhoods were detrimental in the shaping of their adult personalities
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Fallen Angels‚ a story about a soldier experiencing the Vietnam War‚ has a relatable story do to the conflicts many of the characters faced. Perry‚ a Vietnam Soldier‚ had those impositions and there are reasons why they are problematic. One of those issues was when after Jenkins was dead‚ Perry was in shock of what happened while the other soldiers take care of the body as usual. In the story‚ the army was heading there way to fight off the enemy in Vietnam until Jenkins stepped on a landmine that
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Shaohan Deng Literature Instructor: Lawrence Ypil Society and Identity In Tony Kushner’s play “Angels in America” the strong concept of “identity” is explored through each character. Factors such as religion‚ sexuality‚ and social class play a role in assigning the play’s characters with their own sense of individuality. In an ideal world‚ each person’s unique identity should serve to broaden and enrich his or her life. However‚ in the play‚ Kushner seems to be hinting at the fact that
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The Killer Angels The Killer Angels‚ written by Michael Shaara‚ is a gripping novel about the turning point in the Civil War. In this novel‚ Shaara‚ follows the Generals and Colonels of both the Union and Confederate armies from June 29‚ 1863 until July 3‚ 1863. The book discusses the strategy and logic used by each of the commanding officers of either army‚ along with the non-war side of each officer. In this historical novel‚ based on the battle of Gettysburg‚ the characters and events are
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inconceivable‚ like many human qualities. Each particular emotion has diverse and opposite effects‚ pride for example can be a word used to describe utter happiness and fulfillment‚ while others can use pride to close themselves off. In the book Stone Angel‚ written by the well known author Margaret Laurence‚ pride is often portrayed as a negative quality. It is used as a shield‚ a protection from pain and loss. When pride is allowed to take over‚ people may use it in order to uphold a certain appearance
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