Signs By M. Night Shyamalan

In The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, he asserts that the evolution of information and communication technology (ICTs) is having a detrimental impact on our brains despite the many benefits and advances we have made with it. His main focus is on the internet which he commonly refers to as the “universal medium” (92). Carr presents a very detailed but biased argument in which he views the internet and other technologies as the adversary of critical thinking and progress. To Carr, we are sacrificing our ability to think logically because we are choosing a simpler way to gain knowledge.

The movie Parenthood (1989) revolves around the psychological stresses that are faced by families. From the name of the movie, the main theme is coined, involving the issues that are faced by parents while raising up their children. The movie is centered in the family of Gil and Karen, and their extended family. Set in a middle-class white society, the anxieties and pains of raising children are presented in the movie. Gil Buckman is a parent and businessman. His wife, Karen, comes out as a nearly perfect parent, and always stays at home. Gil and Karen have three children. The oldest child is Kevin, a nine-year old boy with emotional problems. The emotional problems that are experienced by Kevin form a very significant aspect of the movie,

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasizes the idea that one should not worry about what happens when one’s life come to an end but worry more about making the most with the time that they are given. Margaret Atwood’s metafiction “Happy Endings” explores Emerson’s ideas that the ending to something should not matter. It should matter how that ending came to be. In “Happy Endings” Atwood writes tales that all have the same ending. All the stories have a common theme of a boy, a girl, and love. In the tale “B” the girl falls in love with the boy, but he is a terrible human who treats as nothing more than a sex object. She ends up killing herself and then the boy meets a new girl whom he has a happy ending with. All the stories like this one deal with similar themes, but have vastly different plots that lead to the same ending. By telling different stories that have the same ending Atwood shows how little the ending really matters. Atwood claims that putting emphasis on the ending of a story is wrong, because it 's the buildup, the rising action, the reason why the ending works is what truly matters. Atwood, along with an overall sarcastic tone, structures her paper in a way that makes the ending of a story seem unimportant and uninteresting. She also makes the tales towards the end of her metafiction vaguer where she only alludes to much more interesting plot that her characters are involved with. This also adds to making the ending

In the novella The Body, author Stephen King makes an attempt to explain a story about losing innocence, only to be replaced by maturity and the corruption that comes with it. To do so, King revolves a story around a group of four boys who go on a life changing journey to find a dead body they heard about through the grape vine. Little did they know that pursuing this journey would eventually change them for the worse. In its entirety, the crux of the novella was to show how the experience of meeting death hands-on will pivot a person’s life and will either lead them onto a slippery slope or mold them in to a man soon to be. More specifically, King reinforces this theme beautifully by using light imagery during the

The series created by playwright Craig Wright is all about the struggles encountered by the family of a charismatic bishop portrayed by Keith David, who cunning wife is played by Lynn Whitfield. Their daughter (Merle Dandridge) left the church years ago to pursue a career as an investigative reporter but comes home after

The Blind side is considered one of the best sports biographies and one of the best sports related inspirational stories. The blind side was published in 2006 and was written by Michael Lewis. This book is based on a Memphis native, Micahel Oher’s. The Blind Side contains two stories within its plot. One story begins with Michael Oher. The book explains the trials and tribulations of the young African American teenager. Micheal was from one of the worst neighborhoods in Memphis. He lived with anyone would would give him a place to stay for them night, The story follow his journey from being poor and then meeting the Tuohy family, who is a wealthy Memphis family who took him in and helped make his dream come true of playing the the National Football League. The book then goes into detail about the evolution of Micheal trying to play in the game of football. Lewis describes in the book how the left tackle position is one of the best positions on a football team, because the person maintain gin this role is responsible for protecting the quarterback 's “blind side” (“Blind”).

Overall, the director of Signs message was God has a plan and in order to see that plan’s meaning and reason you have to believe. The director creates this message through the growth of the family, and the trials that they had to work through together to overcome their grief, and survive the alien

While I was reading the novel Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, I realized that this story not only portrays the theme of violence and sexual abuse, but it was also about the importance of and friendship and relationships. The novel illustrates the real life effects of sexual violence on victims and survivors, emphasizing the importance of getting help and the triumph of mentally surviving the event. Having friends and most importantly relationships, did a big part in the story to help some characters get through and find strength.

In Malcolm Gladwell's novel Blink, the author conveys a message on the significance and power of our snap judgements and split second decisions. He explains the influential strength of our subconscious that controls our intuitions and perceptions that translates into our daily actions. These daily actions occur via thorough thinking or through a simple technique Gladwell calls, “thin-slicing”. Specifically, this technique showcases how an individual can extract in depth details about a situation, only given a snapshot of a given scenario. Gladwell explains, “If he [researcher John Gottman] analyzes an hour of a husband and wife talking, he can predict with 95 percent accuracy whether that couple will still be married fifteen years later. If we watched a couple for fifteen minutes, his success rate is around 90 percent.” From this, Gladwell expands to educate his readers on how to exploit these instincts in order to live our lives more efficiently. Or, in his words, to “think without thinking”. However, Gladwell does outline the dangers of thin slicing when done inaccurately exemplified by fatal police shootings conducted by officers who’ve misjudged a situation such as Amanda Diallo’s case. Additionally, thin-slicing can backlash when individuals are racist or prejudice. Overall, Gladwell provides his readers with a wholesome perspective on thin-slicing before stating his opinion on the benefits and successes of utilizing our natural human intuitions to live more

This film is about an american guy named Adam Lerned who had a normal life until his doctor said to him that he had cancer. His best friend Kyle was a really big support to Adam.

This movies is mainly about this guy called Dominik Cobb. He has this weird profession in which he and his team get into important people dreams to make them change their mind about some important decision.

‘The Happening’ by M. Night Shyamalan, is an apocalyptic film about plants striking back against humanity by spreading neurotoxic chemicals which induce humans to commit suicide. According to the director, this film was created to raise awareness about what humans are doing to the environment. He elaborated saying that humans today think that they are above nature, when in fact, we are at nature’s mercy because natural disasters like tsunamis could easily kill many humans. ‘The Happening’ is also a modern film and, therefore, problems raised in the film would directly relate to issues society currently has. This film gives insight into the human condition, and audiences can see

The Shining, a novel written by Stephen King followed by a film directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1980 is a horror/thriller narrative filled with many mysteries of its own. Initially, The Shining portrays itself as an average “The house is haunted but no one believes me” story. However, as the plot progresses we learn that there is much more that goes into the big picture. At its core, the narrative is about isolation, psychological problems, alcoholism, and the suspense of an impending doom.

“Under The Dome”, written by Stephen King, is a sad story telling the events of a town’s disaster. This book is a fictional novel. This story takes place in a town called Chester’s Mill, Maine. This all begins on October 21st. October is the month of destruction.

“The Shining” is a novel written by Stephen King in 1977 and a horror movie directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1980. The novel and movie tells a story about Jack Torrance, who becomes the off-season winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel. Although the movie and the book have some similarities; there are many differences from the adaptation of the novel. After watching the movie and reading the book, my preference is the novel since it goes into details about describing the characters and the portrayal of the Overlook Hotel. Furthermore, the book is slow-paced which adds to the suspense that is being built up in the creepy atmosphere of the hotel. Therefore, reading the book has enabled me to have a better understanding of the characters and