Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

In addition to Jim's superstitious nature, throughout the novel he also demonstrates gullibility. A good example of this

I can tell he is very defensive in his speech because he says “Lord Sugar with the greatest respect that’s an exaggeration”. Jim is trying to persuade Lord Sugar he is incorrect in his thinking. However, Lord Sugar is not taking what Jim has said into account. Even though Jim is trying to tell Lord Sugar he is wrong in his thinking, he still addresses Lord Sugar in a formal way, this is most likely because he feels threatened by Lord Sugar and knows he has the power to ‘fire’ Jim, this is due to the control Lord Sugar has over the contestants. So Jim knows he must consistently respect Lord Sugar, even though he can say what he wishes to. Jim uses a very anxious tone to say this quote; this suggests he is trying to cover up he has done something wrong. Jim accuses the other contestants, trying to get himself out of trouble, he knows that if he -takes the blame Vincent is more likely to take him back in to the boardroom. The word “exaggeration” means Lord Sugar is making a bigger deal out of a situation than it actually is. This could also suggest Jim is trying to show up Lord Sugar as someone who over-exaggerates.

Thanks to his strong personality and nature, Jim develops into a wonderful man by the end of the novel, despite having gone through many difficult times. He used these tragedies to form himself into a strong person, instead of allowing it to break him down. When he was very young, he was orphaned, and sent to live in a new state, ‘I was ten years old then; I had lost both my father

One man who grew up with Jim said, “He was obsessed with religion, he was obsessed with death” ("Jonestown, PBS Documentary (FULL)"). He would invite the boys over in his neighborhood to conduct funerals for small animals that he either found dead or killed ("Jonestown, PBS Documentary (FULL)”). One time, one of the boys saw Jim kill a cat with a knife ("Jonestown, PBS Documentary (FULL)"). He came from a dysfunctional and messed up family, which seemed to play a role onto why Jim was such an unusual

During this time in history the fight for equality was engulfing America, Jim decided that he would not be silent in the matter and made sure equality was incorporated in his work. The Muppets had a variety of women and men both equally working on the show while also having guest stars of all ethnicities and culture. Jim explored many different cultures when he went to Europe for a short time. During this time Jim was contemplating what he wanted to do in life, he was having doubts about working with puppets. To him it was a means to an end, he was willing to do anything to get into television but always just messed around with puppets. He pictured himself possible doing commercial advertising or building theater sets, he didn’t want to be labeled as only working with puppets. Through his European adventures he had a change of heart however, over in Europe during that period puppeteering was viewed as more of an art form than in the United States. while crossing Europe, Jim could understand that what he was doing with puppets was an art form not just a means to an end, the trip helped him solidify his career

I would say negative do to the fact that that he is not standing up for himself and explaining himself, nor is he asking for help. He thinks so highly of his dad and so low of himself he can’t seem to stand up to his father. Jim thinks his dad had it easy but in school but if he would have a real conversation with his father about school, he might see his Dad had these same issues. His perception of his father is wrong by believing he had is so easy in school, that his just cruised through his college due to being a brilliant person (Wood, 2012). When Jim is around his father he tends to feel down about himself. “When we’re around people who put us down, we’re more aware our weakness and less confident of what we can

On the outside, Jim appeared to be rather flat, with a “childlike” (Julius Lester) disposition and lack of distinguishing personality traits. Other sides of him are not revealed until later in the novel, when Jim speaks of his family, who are still trapped in bondage. The way he speaks of his daughter and his regrets on the situation help to round out and add dimensionality to his character. “Oh, Huck, I bust out a-cryin’ en grab her up in my arms… de Lord God Almighty fogive po’ ole Jim, kaze he never gwyne to fogive himself as long’s he live” (Twain, 178)! Jim feels the real world reaction of remorse when he harshly berated his daughter while it was unknown to him that she was deaf and dumb.

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, is an inspirational novel which moves the reader to make a change in the world. William grew up in Malawi, Africa where magic ruled and modern science was a total mystery, along with his mother, father, and sisters. They family grew maize on their farm and always had enough to sell and to eat throughout the winter, until one dreadful season. The country fell into a drought which lead to a famine, resulting in a myriad of deaths, some personal to William. William was then forced to drop out of school, which he adored, because his family could not afford it. Throughout all of this darkness, there was light. There was still a dream. William aspired to be educated, and when he

“Someday, somehow, I am going to do something useful, something for people. They are, most of them, so helpless, so hurt and so unhappy” (qtd in,l 1). Edith Cavell certainly kept her word, because by the end of World War One, she had saved hundreds of lives and had achieved many other accomplishments, changing the course of the war. Much of her childhood and early adulthood had a major impact on the choices that she made later on in her life, changing her world forever. Having a minister as a father, Cavell was taught at a young age the importance of helping others. Prior to his death, Edith had taken care of her father during his illness, which later contributed to her decision to become a nurse. She received training at the London hospital, and was presented with the Maidstone Medal after caring for victims of an epidemic of Typhoid Fever. She later went to Brussels and headed a pioneer training school for nurses at Berkindale Institute in 1907. This school consisted of top quality hospitals, schools and nursing homes by the time the war had started in 1914. World War One was impacted by Edith Cavell’s aiding both German and Allied soldiers as well as by propaganda after her death, helping to persuade the United States to join the war.

Jim demonstrated a lot of Pathos in the speech he gave. Jim repeatedly made the crowd laugh by saying things like “Life’s a crazy cat” (3). Adding those funny comments in between very serious topics helped the crowd relax and while taking the topic of life seriously, they were still having a little fun discussing it too. No one wants to

These two famous actors have some similarities how they started their careers in comedy and life in continued career. Jim Carrey began his career at fifteen, when he had his first comedy stand up show. At a young age, he would act funny with expressions and movements. Jim Carrey took acting lessons to improve his natural talent and won a part in the NBC comedy program The Duck Factory. Also, he went after his other talent for his creative energy in arts (“Jim Carrey”).

     Jim was brought up as a Methodist. He became quickly fascinated with the pulpit oratory. Vera Price, a childhood playmate remembers, ”He’d always be the preacher, standing up making sermons”(Axthelm 54). Even at the young age of seven Vera, recalls Jim’s speeches encouraging strict discipline. She remembers occasions when Jim was playing with other children and “he’d hit them with a stick and make them cry. He had a power that most boys don’t have”(Axthelm 54). As Jim matured into a young adult this internal power he possessed was not fully matured. In high school Jim was in the popular crowd, but never the leader of the pack. “Only in retrospect does anyone claim to have spotted seeds of the horror to come.’ I had a hunch something bad was going to happen to him,’ says a middle-aged man in Lynn. He was smart as a whip. But he had some strange ideas. He never fit in with the town. He was different”(Axthelm 54).

Pursuing a graduate degree, specifically a PhD, is a decision that was made only in the last few years. This new direction was largely based on my recent exposure to higher education in general, but to minority women in higher education specifically. To help explain how this exposure helped to propel my desire to pursue a graduate degree at this point in my life, I feel it’s important to provide you with some background information and context of my upbringing. My parents are immigrated from Mexico shortly after getting married. Although my father had been coming to the United States since he was a teen to work, he did this seasonally and would return to Mexico when the agricultural season ended. After my parents married they settled in a small agricultural town in a coastal town of California. It is in this small town that my parents raised their 6 children. Holding on to their traditional values we were raised in a traditional manner; from a young age the girls were expected to help out in the house and contribute by doing housework while the boys were expected to help my father which included helping out in the fields. It was in this way that my parents tried to instill many of the same values which they had acquired in their youth growing up in Mexico. Although they wanted us to do well in school it wasn’t something that was strongly emphasized. Perhaps it was due to their limited exposure to education and the lack of educational opportunities my parent’s had growing up.

I thought about a conversation I had with Jim weeks before this project which covered my worst subject of politics. I tend to know Jim gets angry about this and goes off the deep end with conspiracy theories. I could recall and explain back to my daughter what he said several days later even though I couldn’t stand listening to him when he was discussing it at the time,

Both credibility and goodwill are so important, with one leading to the another. Once you have been able to build a reputation as a credible source, someone who can be trusted you can start to build goodwill. You’ve presented yourself as a trustworthy source and can build the bridge to a great relationship with whoever your audience maybe.