Cutty Wise Character Analysis

One of the characters I would like to discuss is Richard, played by Hunter Mruz, because he was one of the characters who really stood out to me as very profound and interesting personality. In my opinion he was one of my favorite actors to watch as I felt some of his lines or discussions ere very vital to the story as they provided key clues that you had to pick up on in the begining to help get a better understanding of the story. He showed good voice inflection and was very active when saying his lines. My all time favorite scene he is in is when they are being pulled over by the sheriff and he has to try and talk the cop out of a ticket but it completely backflips. He says to the officer “Well I

The book, Between the Shades of Gray, takes place during World War II. The character Lina is arrested and deported by the NKVD following the annexation of Lithuania. She was then forced to provide labor in order to survive the extreme conditions of the Stalin’s camps. Her ability to cope, her relocation, and the death of her mother contributes to her development and survival.

Breakin' 2 features three characters from Breakin' – Kelly (Lucinda Dickey), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones), and Turbo (Michael Chambers) – who struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. Viktor Manoel, Ice-T, and Martika (who was little known then) also appear as

The book “Ugly” by Robert Hoge it is a inspiring, true story about, Robert, a boy who grew up in Brisbane, Australia, with a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his face and two deformed legs. Robert had four other brothers and sisters, who were all older. The story is the journey of Robert Hoge and his life with artificial legs and deformed face, and all the challenges he faced along the way.

My favorite character in the movie were the two kids, Mikey and Brandon Walsh. They

Imagine that you had to start at a new school, without knowing anybody. You are a talented artist, but you are shy and don't like to share you work. This is what Jade had to do in the book “Piecing Me Together”.

In Toni Morrison's short story "Recitatif", the story revolves around two girls, one white and the other black, and how their social status affects their way of life. The narrator, Twyla, has five significant instances in her life where she is in a setting with her childhood best friend, Roberta. When they first met at the orphanage, they disliked each other, but because both of them still had a parent to their name, they were seen as social outcasts to the other children of their orphanage. Through their social disgrace they became friends and helped each other out. As they grew up, their lives were distinctly different with Twyla living the life of a lower-middle class citizen while Roberta was living a lavish lifestyle, creating conflict between the two. In the end, there is a slight sense of reconcilement in that they clear up a misunderstanding of their past, but there is an open question to what had happened to an element of their past.

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

The author of Recitatif, Toni Morrison, is an acclaimed writer known for her fictional stories and her explorations within the black community. Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 was one of her most acclaimed accomplishments. Morrison’s American Midwest family had an unfathomable appreciation and love for black culture and showed this through there many traditions and storytelling. Recitatif, a fictional short story, was written in 1983.

Toni Morrison’s short story, “Recitatif” is about two young girls, named Twyla and Roberta, who grow up in an Orphanage because their mothers were in no condition to properly take care of them. The main theme in the “Recitatif” is concentrating on racism. A very mind- grabbing event in the story is how the author never tells the race of the two girls. Morrison leaves class codes but not racial codes, as in the story Twyla states, “ It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the mornings—it was something else to be stuck in a strange place with a girl from a whole other race” (pg 201) , even the girls do not mention which race the other is. Recitatif is a great story as it plays with the reader’s emotions and effectively makes the reader aware of the stereotypes and each races characteristics.

There were several memorable moments which impacted my mind. One of them was Jacob's story. It was sad to see how the persistent labeling with hyperactivity by preschool teachers took a 3 year old boy down to the pathway of a million American children, who were eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Most of these children were forced to take several strong antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers already in their

The scene that stood out to me and affected me the most was when Officer Hanson shot and killed Peter. I personally liked his character in the beginning of the film because he was the good cop, even though he didn’t stop his partner from molesting a woman in front of his husband. He wanted to do the right thing and right a report his partner but got the same back lash from his superior he instead requested for a reassign to get away from his former partner. Now he patrols Los Angeles alone. I was glad that he would later stick up for the husband whose wife was molested when he went on a rampage against the police that pulled him over. With him patrolling by himself I thought he would do good more good throughout the movie since his character had honest intentions. As we see him in the car driving home and picking up Peter, his whole personality changed from what it was before and he started to act more like his partner. The sudden change from what he was to the end shocked me, especially when peter tried to pull out the same figure Hanson had on his dash and shot him. I was filled with anger because Peter was young and wanted to get away from the life he was following. His entire future was taken from him thanks to Hanson not being able to keep himself in check after the incident earlier with the rampaging husband. It was heart breaking to see Hanson fall from good intentions let his anger take control of

In this day and age, society appears to be a man’s world. From the differences in the average salary, to basic, everyday treatment, men reap the benefits. In the novel Divergent, the author, Veronica Roth, develops strong female roles in order to defy and oppose common gender roles and stereotypes and to highlight the flaws in this seemingly perfect futuristic society.

The other part that I was really disgusted at was when Brandon, now known as Teena, was raped by John and his friend. They beat her up and took turns raping her. This just made me sick, and I honestly couldn’t watch it. I had to fast forward it to when she was the talking to the police. What made me mad was that the guys were acting as if they had done nothing wrong.

Hard Times by Charles Dickens is a social and moral tale of his normal vein. It takes place in a fictional mining town during the height of the industrial revolution and introduces characters intended to represent the extremes of society during that time. Mr. Gradgrind and his family, as well as his associate Mr. Bounderby and his employee Mrs. Sparsit all represent the no-nonsense upper middle class to upper class of the time (mid-nineteenth century). They were raised in religion with a basis in moral living, compassionate only when it served the interests they considered valuable. Their approach to life was to live simply, enjoy little excess, and pass these values to the next generation in a stern, concise manner. As Mr. Gradgrind delivered his proposal to Sissy Jupe after learning her father had absconded, it was clear he did so with intent to show his moral character to others, “I shall have the satisfaction of causing you to be strictly educated; and you will be living proof to all who come into communication with you, of the advantages of the training you will receive. You will be reclaimed and formed.”