Alan Kulwicki

Ferris Bueller’s day off is a comedic movie that shows a young high school boy going through difficult lengths to avoid going to school one day, through the deception of his family and school administrators to enjoy the day with his best friend and girlfriend. Throughout the movie, Ferris shows the audience and those around him that life is really short by saying that “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” The narration of the film creates

V for Vendetta, is a film about a dystopian world in which a totalitarian government controls all aspects of society, as typical dystopian films do. The film is based in Britain, after various wars and civil disputes. The film centers around a protagonist who is on a mission for revenge against the totalitarian state. V for Vendetta features many examples of the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes. Most notably in his theories about the State of Nature, and the power of fear. To fully understand how this

The film “V for Vendetta” directed by James McTeigue is set in Britain london . The director’s purpose in making this film is to explore the idea of dystopian where people live in terror and extremely bad conditions to live with and totalitarianism where people are in absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. This idea has links to the theme of fascism and criticism where people are controlled by government which is led by a dictator. The director successfully

Alan Turing was a world famous mathematician and educator who is known for helping crack the “Enigma Code” and his work with computers and artificial intelligence. Alan Turing was born on the 23rd of June, 1912, in Maida Vale, London, England. Starting at a very young age, Alan Turing showed huge signs of intelligence. Although many of his teachers recognized his intellect, it didn’t mean that they necessarily respected the young man. At the tender age of 13, while attending the well-known and

The Beginning Alan Mathison Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in London, England to Parent Julius Mathison and Ethel Sara Turing. Alan Turing was the second and last child of Ethel and Julius. The Turing family was part of the upper middle class; Julius Mathison was a part of the Indian Civil Service serving in the Madras Presidency. Ethel Sara Turing was the daughter of the chief engineer of the Madras railway. Alan and his older brother were fostered in many English homes before their father

Brantley Haferkamp Blanket/Towel Collection for the Humane Society As my summer service project I chose to have a towel collection and donate them to the Pensacola Humane Society. The Pensacola Humane Society is “Committed to improving the lives of companion animals in our community through advocacy, adoption, education and sanctuary.” When I first read about their story and goal, I knew that this was the shelter I wanted to donate to. I have always been a huge animal person, so I am always ready

Watchmen is different from most superhero stories. For instance, the superheroes in Watchmen can be considered outcast, unenjoyed by the people of the city. They have a much different reputation from other superheroes we hear about, such as Batman and Superman. For example, this outcast theme is seen when the citizens of the city throw shade at Dr. Manhattan for causing cancer (Moore 89-91), and the constant fear when Rorschach appears (Moore 23). Furthermore, the government passed a law that forbids

Exhibiting livestock builds youth’s level of respect for others. In the livestock industry people do not always agree with other people’s opinions. The odds are never in every child’s favor, they may go from the top of one class to the bottom of the next. That being said youth have to learn how to win graciously, and lose with dignity (“Youth Exhibiting Livestock Are Developing Life Skills”). Youth have to learn how to respect their competitors in and out of the show ring. Children have to remember

Introduction Within the last thirty years, the pioneering British computer scientist and Cambridge academic Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954) has undergone an astonishing cultural reappraisal. Turing was never particularly famous during his own lifetime, and almost forgotten for two decades after his passing. But his work on cryptography at Bletchley Park, his key 1937 paper On Computable Numbers, and his early digital machines such as the programmable Pilot ACE and his 1947-1954 work at the University

Ferris Bueller is no exception. The movie begins with Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), a smart yet mischievous senior, who fakes being ill one last time before his graduation with the intention of spending the day with his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck), and his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). After breaking his girlfriend out of school and “borrowing” his best friend’s dad’s priceless Ferrari, Ferris does