Liam Oldershaw ASM20-2 Mr. MaCrae Thursday‚ December 2‚ 2010 MY HERO My hero is Rajon Rondo. He is a basketball player for the Boston Celtics and he plays starting Point Guard. He was born on February 22 1986 (age 24)‚ in Louisville‚ Kentucky. He is 6 ft 1 inches and has been playing in the NBA since 2006. The Phoenix Suns drafted him and has since been traded to Boston where he won his first title in 2008. He went to Kentucky for university and then went straight to the NBA as the 26th
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External Inspiration Composers‚ artists‚ musicians‚ singers‚ and writers all have confessed to writing or drawing to express what they’ve experienced or how they feel. Their art is created to present a main point to their audience. These artists use their talents not only to share masterpieces with their audience‚ but to share a story. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Persepolis‚ and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy‚ all three of the author’s lives and experiences during a certain time inspired their
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Film review: East is East The film “East is East” is a British comedy-drama film written by Ayub Khan-Din‚ directed by Damien O’Donnell and released in 1999. The story is set in a British household with a pious Muslim father and an English mother in Salford in 1971. George Khan‚ the father‚ forces his family to follow the Pakistani lifestyle‚ but his seven children‚ who were born in Britain‚ see themselves as British and reject the traditions. This results in many tensions and conflicts
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dominant voice of the Civil Rights Movement‚ Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam and decided to put all his focus on the Civil Rights. He then traveled to the Middle East‚ which enabled him to relate the movement in a way that would convey global struggles and a socialism point of view. After coming back from his travels to the Middle East Malcolm X came back to the country with a new attitude and a more optimistic view on the Civil Rights Movement. Just before Malcolm X potentially could have altered
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East is East We’ve been looking at East is East; it’s a film about a Muslim family (although the mother is English) living in Manchester. The Khan family are an untypical of a Muslim family because Ella‚ the mother‚ I white and an atheist. George the father tries to arrange marriages for his three sons but they rebel against his strict Muslim upbringing preferring Ella’s non-religious way of life. George is the boss in their relationship; he makes all their decisions. He controls the family
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Many writers draw inspiration from experience and use their life stories to inspire their works. Amy Tan is no different. Amy Tan is a world renowned author known for her short stories and portrayal of the Asian-American lifestyle. She writes about many things considered violent and sad due to her unusual life circumstances that she has endured. The utilization of her own experiences helps her writings to appear authentic and soulful. Amy Tan has led an intriguing life‚ incredible literary works
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Literature: An Inspiration for Film Masterpieces ought to have a muse. A muse doesn’t always need to be a beautiful woman femme fatale‚ either‚ as popular belief might suggest. It simply must be an inspiration; a child with a watering can for Renoir‚ a quarrel with a woman for Ray Charles. Inspiration can be everywhere‚ so why not in words? Literature can be- and often is- a grande muse for people. One of the most popular ways literature embraces it’s splendid inspirationalism is through the big
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Hernandez 1 Scarlett hernandez Professor Clement Markley World Literature March 03‚ 2012 The Definition of a True Inspiration Miguel cervantes‚ was born on september 1547 on Alcala de Henares‚ Spain. The exact day he was born is unknown. He was a famous novelist and poet whose writings were and continue to be well liked in society. Cervantes was unsuccesful in portraying his thoughts and feelings on the corruption of the goverment and his life as a soldier. Nonetheless‚ Cervantes approached
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Inspiration in my life In life people have that one special person that inspired them the most throughout their life. In my life my mother has definitely been a huge inspiration. As a single mother she manage to find ways to take care of two kids‚ put food on the table‚ and get us everything we needed. In so many ways my mother has inspired me. When times got rough my mother was always there for me encouraging me to never give up and to stay focus. No matter what I did she was always there encouraging
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All authors get their inspiration from certain things in their life‚ such as their childhood‚ a past job they have taken or an interest of a topic that brings them into the fantasy world. In short‚ their novel‚ or a piece of writing came from somewhere. Many authors got their root of ideas from aspects of their whole lives‚ just like Sandra Cisneros. Her ideas came from her childhood to her job in education influenced her novels. On December 20‚ 1954‚ Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago‚ Illinois
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