Why I Am I?

In I Am Legend, Richard Matheson both satisfies and subverts horror genre expectations in order to convey the idea that people are reluctant to change. He fulfills expectations with the usage of the zombie trope and through the characters’ desire to maintain a sense of normalcy. He subverts the expectations with abnormal details and by revealing who the true creature is. The zombies symbolize a change in the world and the characters’ curiosity symbolizes their need for answers in a world with no…

"I am Sam" Movie Review 1. Movie Title I Am Sam 2. Year of Production 2001 (Theatrical) ? 2002 (Home Video) 3. Feature Length 134 Minutes 4. Director Jessie Nelson 5. Producers and Studio Director/Producer Jessie Nelson, Executive Producer David Scott Rubin & Producers Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Solomon. New Line Home Entertainment 6. Major Character Cast Sam Dawson played by Sean Penn Rita Harrison played by Michelle…

“Who am I? “A question often asked by many individuals, ranging from different backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. Each individual, in some way or another, is struggling to come to terms with this question and are looking for answers within themselves. However, this simple, yet, complex question, involves more than looking into oneself and evaluating one’s own self- identity. Lately, I have also been wondering about the kind of person I am. Exploring my “Self” and “Identity,” has been a constant…

I am Sam I am Sam is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, starring Sean Penn as Sam who has an intellectual disability that had sole care for his daughter Lucy Diamond played by Dakota Fanning. The two of them encounter problems with the Department of Child and Family Services as they believe the presence of Sam’s intellectual disability negates his ability to parent. A lawyer Rita Harrison played by Michelle Pfeiffer plays an important role in this film as she…

April 2008 Robert Neville is the last normal living man in the world. The all of New York City is in ruins. How long can Robert Neville survive alone with his dog in a world of vampires and how long do you think you can live in this case? The film, I Am Legend is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It was released on December 14th, 2007. This film is actually the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel of the same name from 1954. Smith…

hears the title I Am Legend being mentioned, they usually associate it with Will Smith and the terrific job he did in portraying the protagonist of the story Robert Neville. However, what they typically leave out is the equally terrific job done by author Richard Matheson coming up with the storyline and writing the original book version. While Richard Matheson’s post-apocalyptic science fiction book, I Am Legend, and Francis Lawrence’s post-apocalyptic science fiction movie, I Am Legend, both have…

I Am Sam is the compelling story of Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a mentally-challenged father raising his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) with the help of an extraordinary group of friends. As Lucy turns seven and begins to intellectually surpass her father, their close bond is threatened when their situation comes under the scrutiny of a social worker who wants Lucy placed in foster care. Faced with a seemingly unwinnable case, Sam vows to fight the legal system and forms an unlikely alliance with…

I feel the burning in my muscles after every leaden step. I pump my arms faster and faster till I can feel them no longer. I struggle to come up for air as the strength in my lungs begins to collapse. I wipe the sweat off my brow as the feeling of exhaustion quickly spreads through my body. But through it all, I keep running and I wonder, “Why am I doing this?” I first began cross country with a heart full of bitterness and a mindset doomed for failure. I never knew that the thirty-five miles I would…

Introduction Who am I? Personally, I think this is an important question to ask myself to feel the gratitude of what I have gained in my life, thus far. Everybody starts somewhere, regardless the differences of nationality, race, belief, and language. These differences are what make each one of us unique. One of the popular Chinese idioms I learned in elementary school is “yǐn shuǐ sī yuán”; basically, it means that we must not forget where the source or origin of the water but always appreciate…

yes/no|Tutor______________________|Date _______________| From the very beginning of John Clare’s ‘I Am’, there is an overwhelming sense of conflict, not only between the narrator and the world around them, but what is most striking and beautifully honest, is the conflict within. It is clear that the narrator, who is unnamed and unidentified in terms of gender, is struggling with life, shown through their obvious desire to leave this world and enter another; “I long for scenes where man hath never trod,” (Line 13) -spoken in the…