Nathaniel Lopez

1. In the scene when Steve first meets Nathaniel, how does it appear that Steve’s preconceived notions about homeless individuals or mentally ill individuals are affecting his expectations of Nathaniel?

crime. On January 9, 2014 a homicide investigation started when a body was discovered and an area off of road 1210 in Park County, Wyo. But this was not just a regular homicide. This homicide was different that any homicide that any of the law enforcement have ever dealt with in Park County Wyoming. (Cody/Powell)

George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American comedian and actor. He is one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino community to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez.

Steve James tells the story of the boy’s journey in the form of a documentary. The story is made up of many raw materials. James takes this raw material and shapes it into a story. He gives the material a structure which allows his message and the story to be told in a efficient and truthful way. When it comes to realistic films, the audience believes that the “implied author is virtually invisible” (Gianetti 331). This film does not follow this convention. There is a narration in the film that adds information that the viewer is missing in order to fully tell the story. An example of this narration is Arthur having to take summer school because of his grades. The actions would speak for themselves like any other film, but the director added this to steer the audience to his view. The director “fails to act according to tradition, convention, or our sense of history, we are forced to reassess our cognitive methods and our attitude toward the narrative” (Gianetti 336). The director breaks the method of realist films not having narration, which makes the audience change their assessment of the story. The director changes this method this to lead the viewer into his main focus of the story which is the struggles and successes of boys. Without the summer school narration, the audience may not have fully

While camping, Anthony stumbles across Brent’s harp player whirligig in Washington. Anthony does not like Brent’s whirligig because it reminds him that he does not like playing the violin. He wants to quit playing, but his mom won’t let him. Anthony tells his music teacher about how he feels about the whirligig. Mr. Mintz tells Anthony’s mom that he needs a break.

The film starts off with our main character, Joseph C. Gillis, found dead in a swimming pool. A flashback begins leading moments to his death. Joe Gillis is an unsuccessful screen writer that lives at Alto Needo Apartments in Los Angeles Hollywood, California. Joe Gillis is desperately trying to find a job to pay off his

Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlantic City, NJ in 1917. Lawrence died in June of 2000 in Seattle, WA. Born to Rosa Lee Lawrence (Mother), Jacob Lawrence (Father), and William Hale (Brother) Jacob Lawrence mother and father moved from the rural south to find a better life for them. After the separation on his parents Lawrence and his siblings had to live in foster homes and settlement house in Philadelphia until she could get enough money to send for them in New York. Jacob’s mother saved money and was able to send for her kids in New York in 1930. At the age of thirteen Jacob quickly discovered art as a means of expressing himself. Jacob Lawrence was married to Gwendolyn Knight.

Freedom is the ability to express one's beliefs, wishes, desires, and so on. When people think freedom, they may think of the West being a major symbol of it. However, that is not necessarily the case in several instances. Freedom should be the ability to walk freely, as Chief Joseph described. The unfairness towards the Chinese, Native Americans, and the Hispanic Americans counteracts the idea of the West symbolizing freedom.

Ruth’s character reminds us that the process of producing the play within the play is about finding a deeper, more real reality. For characters such as Ruth and Roy, the play is about creating an escape from their reality within the institution, such as characters like Zac whom “can’t stand real things”. For other characters such as Julie, the mental institution surrounds them, but performing the play allows them to break free from reality. Through producing the play, Lewis explores what is ‘real’ and what is ‘normal’, Nowra introduces the concept that the two concepts contrast with each other. Nowra concluded the play with Lewis’ narration. Turning off the lights sets the realisation of the brief tails of their lives given by Lewis, which are powered by reality and not a pristine ending, as life continues to happen.

The movie opens up as James, at this point nameless and unspoken, is walking along a railroad track with a shopping cart full of random items and a radio or two. He walks into the town and the people around him stare or walk away from him quickly. They see him as a dysfunction of their group due to James not being different from them due to their sight of his mental condition as a stigma. James walks towards the local Hanna High School to see football practice in effect, run by Coaches Jones and Honeycutt, and looks intrigued.

Paul's Case is about a young, Calvinist man who did not feel that he belonged in his life. He lived on Cordelia Street in Pittsburgh, PA. Cordelia Street was littered with cookie cutter houses, suburbanite-like city-dwellers, and a general aura of despair. Paul's room was no different. Paul felt that his abusive father, uncaring teachers, and classmates who misunderstand him aren't worthy of his presence and company. One of the reasons Paul may not have fit in was because there is a chance that he was learning disabled.

Nathaniel Ayers, a 54 year old schizophrenic man who lives on the street of Los Angeles, uses music to fill in the void of his life. Growing up, Nathaniel learned how to isolate himself from the violent environment he was exposed to; music was his way out. His time and dedication to music eventually paid off as he was able to get to Juilliard, one of the world’s best art schools. Unfortunately, he eventually dropped out after his second year as he had a mental breakdown and was later diagnosed with Schizophrenia. For a short time, Nathaniel went home to his sister, but later ran away after his illness affected their relationship; he thought his sister was going to poison him. Since then he moved from shelter to shelter and eventually end up

The beginning of the play starts with a soft, sweet, flute medley that announces Willy’s gradual trek home from Yonkers. This slow tune of confusion ends abruptly as Willy comes

Paul enjoys the aesthetics of Carnegie Hall with all the people and atmosphere. While listening to the music he is able to leave his life behind and go off into another life and place that he dreams of.

Growing up, people realize that around the time of reaching a mature state, education has affected their personal family life in one way or the other. With that being said, in his essay, “The Achievement of Desire”, Richard Rodriguez headed towards a path where he was unconsciously distancing himself from his family and becoming much more independent than he had expected. Rodriguez gives the reader a sentimental idea of the two contrary lives he had growing up, the life he had as a child, and the life he has as an educated man. He continued believing in his aspiration of how benefits of education can remarkably outweigh the past struggles of both his family and himself. Like Rodriguez, I also, in the past, found some form of solitude