Brennan Analysis

This period of our lives is a one bursting with challenging events and life-changing transitions, don’t you think? However testing this phase may be though, it's how we accept and counteract these alterations that ultimately opens up a deeper understanding of our world and self. J.C. Burke’s thought provoking novel, ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ and John Marsden and Matt Ottley’s heartbreaking picture book ‘Home and away’, address this concept of transition and their challenges associated as each protagonist undergoes a catastrophic journey surrounding a challenged attitude and the need for maturity development.

How does the author use characterisation to explore the central themes of ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’?

Hey, I watched the best show ever this summer. (Pause) . It’s called Last Summer . You didn’t watch it? You’re lucky I’m ready to explain the whole season. (Takes out the poster board) This, (point to Haven’s) , is Haven McPhail. She is a lanky 15 year old girl that is nearly 6 feet tall. If you think that’s the only problem that comes her way you are so wrong. She works at a store named Little Feet (point to little Feet) in the Lakeview Mall (point to the lakeview mall). Every year, the mall has girls tryout to be a Lakeview model. One of the models was gorgeous, when agents saw her, they wanted her, she ended up on Vogue Magazine. Haven could’ve been a model herself but her lack in confidence and her boss who constantly loading her with work to do.

One way I carefully studied this piece was I saw it as the wife saying that even if she is floating, her husband does not pay attention to her and just wants things that he wants before herself. In the story, she said, "... and I floated up, I held my knees in my arms and floated across as if I was sitting on a rug." In her mind, she could do anything imaginable, like floating, and her husband would still not admit/recognize/respond to what she had been doing. Sooner or later she'll want to fly off, just like me, only outside..." I believe what she is saying by this was that she had liked and respected that baby that even though it was raw from the cold, had to change her diaper and even the baby's little under shirt, and had pale baby skin but can float wherever it wanted. Possibly the wife thought of it as being her fault and that is why she does not want to believe that her baby has died.

O’Brien writes, “I would go to the war-I would kill and maybe die-because I was embarrassed not to… I was coward. I went to war.” I wasn’t surprised to hear him say this because I can understand the fear that was going through his mind. I feel like he is choosing personal shame over public shame, which makes him a coward. However, there is an irony within the situation because of how much courage it takes to even partake in the war. Yet, O’Brien still feels that he was a coward for not standing up and saying no. O’Brien views his act in Vietnam as being an act of cowardice. I don’t necessarily agree with him because it does take courage to go risk your life for others. On the contrary, O’Brien’s acts can be viewed as being cowardice because

Transitory processes are evoked from a series of significant events or a prolonged realisation which in turn reshape an individual’s values, beliefs and attitudes. This process often demands a loss of innocence or gaining of knowledge towards an event or idea that holds the most significance to the individual involved. Both The Story Of Tom Brennan (TSOTB) by J.C Burke and He’s Counting Down From 21 by Patrick Roche address the varying consequences of short and long term alcohol abuse on both the consumer and significant others. Both composers masterfully convey that it is not the experience itself that holds the most significance when transitioning, but people’s capacity to distance themselves and reflect on the events and those involved.

In this decision 3.3, I do not agree with the charges of first-degree murder. I believe that Brennan should be charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, for criminally negligence for killing Carrie. Even though, Brennan had thoughts and even wrote in his journal about killing Carrie. He stated, “that is not what he wanted to do, he rather divorces Carrie and collect a check.” The model penal code definition for Negligence is: a type of mens rea or criminal intent in which the defendant unconsciously creates a risk of harm and does not act like a reasonable person under the circumstances. If Brennan consciously planned to pull out the garage and kill Carrie, then I believe the charges would stick.

Brennan and Dale are both grown men who live at home with their single parents. They are both essentially bums in the movie. When the parents of Brennan and Dale meet on a business trip, and decide to get married, they boys become new step brothers. At first neither of them like it and the two embark on a wondrous adventure. This movie greatly shows many aspects of interpersonal communication ranging from family relationships to managing conflict and power.

The movie shows that a person can when even through failure. The family found a way to be happy even though the father for example knew his daughter wouldn't win. The challenges the whole family faced helped resolve conflict and increased the positive energy in the decision making process. Not all conflicts were resolved in the movie for example: one power structure was the struggle between Sherly and Richard's values which was a theme throughout the entire film. The film had many conflicts, but also had a lot of family strengths which evened the family out. The family had honestly, commitment and dedication when it came to tasks and

Human dignity was the founding principle of the America. William Brennan was a staunch supporter of the Constitution as a vehicle to promote human dignity for all. For Brennan, applying the notion of “the intent of the Founder’s” to modern issues was preposterous. Brennan asserted that it was the duty of the Supreme Court to promote each individual’s human dignity. The role of the Supreme Court was to interpret current situations in light of the advancement of human dignity for all. Brennan went so far as to discuss the death penalty as a violation of human dignity that should be addressed by the Court. Brennan viewed the Constitution as a “living constitution” that needed to be viewed in terms of modern times. It would be impossible

The three characters I can identify with the most are (in no particular order) John Bender (real name Judd Nelson), Andrew Clarke (real name Emilio Estevez), and

As I was reading the book “The Other Wes Moore,” I connected with both Wes Moore’s because I didn’t have that father figure in the house as well. My mother had to become both parents. I grew up in a dangerous part of the city surrounded by gangs and drugs. I believe a reason I didn’t get involved in those types of things was because of my mother. As I view other people's life I see that we all have a different story's to tell. So many have had either a difficult or easy life it's how they were able to over come it that make a difference. A major factors that made the lives of these two men so different was how the author's family was really involved in his life and the other had no family that truly there for him. "Things were falling apart,

After talking with each other they learn a lot about each others family background and its not very nice for most of them. Bender is the only one with physically abusive parents, but the other kids parents don’t understand their kids and try to force them into things that they don’t want to do. Claire's parents are divorced and pretty much use Claire to get back at each other, she doesn’t feel loved or appreciated by her parents at all. This is why she looks to her peers for constant acceptance and approval, by being in with the "populars" at school. Allison has parents who completely ignore her, nothing she does can get their attention. She also has no friend group. This leaves her at detention on a Saturday not because she did something wrong but because she want to be somewhere were she feels she fits in, just wanting to be heard by someone. Benders parents, as mentioned before, abused him, his father even burnt his arm with a cigar. His parents simply don't like him, they reject him and constantly argue to create a very hostile home environment for him. This can be a reason for why he acts out so much in school and doesn't respect adults orders. Andrews father wouldn’t tolerate losers, so he held him at a very high standard when in came to sports, always pushing his limits. Andrew has accepted this and is currently doing a sport he hates just because his father want him wrestling. This just shows how much parents can influence a teenagers

Don Keenan uses this article give us some sage advice on how to avoid creating pitfalls in our cases. The article goes on to provide several key examples on how this concept can manifest issues in case selection, expert testimony, demonstrative evidence, and cross-examination. In each of these situations, Don Keenan encourages us to recognize the hole, realize the peril, and then walk from the calamity.

Hi Leslie. I would like to say that our ideal worlds are quite similar. I think the lack of love and money can really cause strong level of stresses in our reality world. Without sufficient love, we are more likely to experience depression and stress since we don’t have enough emotional supports from our family and friends. In addition, financial worry can be a serious problem that cause to great daily stresses. Though money cannot buy knowledge and happiness, it is a tool leading a better life and can solve lots of problems in our daily life. Without sufficient money, we would be caught up in strong emotions that come with stress since we cannot afford to pay for unexpected expenses and even basic needs. In the ideal world, while we have plenty