Tim Allen's Last Man Standing

1. Discuss the way Tub is presented in the opening scene. Does your assessment of his character change in the later scenes?

Home Improvement was broadcasted by ABC, which ran on television from September 17, 1991 through May 25, 1999. The shows exceptional run was due to its fantastic creator Matt Williams, David Mcfadzean, and Carmen Finestra. They created a show that focused on comedic material that surrounded gender role jokes and common stereotypes. Tim Allen or Tim Taylor as known on the show thrived in his role as a masculine joker, and family man who had an obsession with fixing cars, being handy with tools, and simply being a “man”. The ways gender roles and stereotypes were used on Home Improvement greatly and positively influenced the show’s success as well as strengthened Allen’s present career on the show. Being the husband of a romantic wife, and the father of three growing boys, Taylor ultimately used his comedic ways to improve any such situation. Critics at the time saw this particular show as one of the greatest sitcoms being aired. Though critics at the time judged the show to great detail, many failed to address what the show itself gave to American families

5.In the first season, viewers were startled by the characters’ use of cigarettes and alcohol, but a series set in the 1960s would have looked unrealistic without them smoking and drinking.

5. Discuss the order in which the characters die. Why do some live longer than others? Do you think this is this entirely by design? Does the murderer ever seem to lose control of the situation?

The close-knit Kerrigan family love to spend time together. While you might laugh at the optimism and old-fashioned togetherness of the Kerrigan’s who consider themselves "the happiest family in the world," there is something very appealing about their love of the present moment. As Australians, we enjoy spending time with each other and having fun which is precisely exhibited in the scene where the whole family are watching TV, having fun and laughing. This scene allows a connection between the Kerrigan family and us as watching TV is an activity we identify with. As Australians, we like routine which is displayed when Steve says “Dad it’s 7:30” with Darryl responding with “time for some fun” which meant the Kerrigan family’s favourite TV show was on: Hey Hey It’s Saturday. The close up shot allows us as viewers to understand the importance of spending time with their family and having a close bond. The shot displays the whole Kerrigan family sitting close together, having fun and laughing. The Kerrigan family weren’t just laughing quietly, they were cracking up together, an aspect of Australian culture that we love. The sound of the laugh track positions us as the audience to connect not only with the family closeness

Firstly, Bradbury describes the home with human qualities and actions giving a personality, with “mechanical paranoia,” and a “hissing sigh” (Bradbury 287; 284). Next, the house is granted human-like parts as well. One example of this would be an “attic brain which directed pumps” (Bradbury 290). Also, the house is able to identify feelings as a human would, whom are unlike any other animal on this planet: “[Humans] depend on insights from personal experiences to determine that some mental states have certain ‘feelings’ associated with them and others do not, which we call ‘emotions’” (Welsh). An example of this would be when the house says, “Sara Teasdale, as I recall your favourite,” (Bradbury 289). This displays the idea that the house has knowledge of one’s favourite poem, something that a dog or stereotypical robot does not know, and exhibits a sense of affection. For these reasons, this is influential because it demonstrates that the house itself is a human, showing the lack of need for real humans and that a planet without them would have no great

I really enjoyed this documentary because it made me realize just how lucky I am for the life I was given. It changed my perception of happiness in so many ways. It made me realize that I have more than I need to live a happy life. Other people around the world don’t have as nice of a house or even a house at all to live in and are so much happier than I am and that is something that sparked my attention. For example, the man who lives in India, Manoj Singh, he lives in what looks like poverty to me, but to him, he lives well. There are times where his family are only able to eat rice and he has no air conditioning in his home, but he still remains a very happy man. When he mentioned that there are times where his family only eats rice, it instantly made me feel awful because I have all the food in the world around me and I still take it for granted some days. I also take my family for granted at times. For instance, the man from Louisiana, his family and friends are what make him happy the most. He is simply grateful for them while

The story begins with a seemingly ordinary couple performing a seemingly ordinary task: watching television. What is out of the ordinary, however, is Vonnegut’s deliberate avoidance of all descriptive details regarding the house. He makes it a point not to mention décor of any kind or any of those personal touches that make a house a home. Nor does he bother mentioning anything inside of their house aside from the television. This bland simplicity is crucial in helping the readers grasp the uniformity that citizens of this society have been

It’s a new idea. The homemaker, that’s me, is the missing part. When it comes time for the missing lines, they all look at me out of the three walls and I say the lines. Here, for instance, the man says, ‘what do you think of this whole idea, Helen?’ And he looks at me sitting here center stage see?” (Bradbury 20) The censorship gets to the point of where they have the audience saying certain lines. The author states later in the book, “Thank God for that. You can shut them, say, ‘Hold on a moment.’ You play God to it. But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seed in a TV parlor? It grows you any shape it wishes! It is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth."(Bradbury 84) This is practically telling you that the censorship on the TV shows practically form who you are and tell you what the “truth” is. They make you think you are the God of the TV, but it encloses you and you are senseless to what happens around you. The censorship is out of hand on the

The house experiences the pain, the fighting, and all the separation that the man does. (9-11) “The house came to miss the shouting voices, the threats, the half-apologies, noisy reconciliations, the sobbing that followed.” The house is being personified as the protagonist. This is important, because it reveals the relationship of the house and the speaker’s mind and how the fighting and makeups became such a ritual that it was expected to happen

Question 1: Choose a character whom you think changed the most in this novel. Why did the character change? What caused this character to change? What motivated this character's decisions/actions?

The Watergate Scandal is arguably one of the worst cases of illegal activities where a President has abused public trust, presidential power, and deliberately obstructed justice. President Richard Nixon had committed and attempted to cover up those illegal activities through harassment, impediment, and denial; however, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered details of the Watergate scandal and revealed them to the public. In the 1976 film “All the President’s Men”, the plot successfully follows the major chronological timeline of events and authentic settings but lacks significant details, events, and personnel due to significant time restraints.

The house’s efficiency and helpfulness seem to make it cold and emotionless and the fact that it lives on after its inhabitants have passed just proves how the house is only a machine that is unable to love, this house will always be a house but it will never be a home.

I found it to be quite moving when the woman with diabetes revealed how she was in Wal-Mart wanting to buy the meatball sub. Right before she ordered the sandwich, Mrs. Esselstyn called; it was almost as if she knew this was happening. This gave me chills because I can really relate to this situation. There are so many times when I struggle with choices and feel as though I am all alone. It is during those moments of weakness that I could really use someone’s support to help me make the right decision.

presents the readers with an opportunity to tap into the “emotions” of the house. “"Who goes