Billy Sherwood

Double Indemnity (1994) is a movie director by Billy Wilder with his screenwriting partner Raymond Chandler, which is based on James M. Cain’s famous novel. The main storylines in the book and the movie are roughly the same; it talks about how an experienced insurance seller Walter helps a housewife Phyllis to murder her husband to get the double indemnity. There are still many notable changes in the transition from book to film, like characters’ action, plot, style, and relationship between anti-hero

The moment I was informed about this oral history report, only one person came to my mind when deciding who to compose this project about. This person was my grandfather. He was an inspiration in my life. This project has given me the opportunity to reflect back onto my grandfather’s stories and historical accomplishments for on March 19, 2012 was the day my grandfather Richard “Joel” Pettingell left this earth. There was no such thing as a dull moment in my grandfather’s life. The time I got to

Many people know Marilyn Monroe as a beauty and pop culture icon, an actress, and a singer. But, many do not know just how she was discovered. If someone asked you to guess how she was discovered, what would you guess? Sitting in a restaurant, dining on gourmet food? Standing in line for a movie or play, all dressed up? How about working in an airplane factory, aiding in the war effort? Marlin got her start as a model for David Conover, who worked as an army photographer for the 1st motion picture

man named Billy Pilgrim who time travels through his own life, and becomes ‘unstuck’ in time after being abducted by aliens. In the story he eventually loses himself and his relationship with his daughter. Though the story takes place in a non chronological order, this book is considered semi-autobiographical because events in this book had actually taken place and affected Vonnegut himself. Social commentary in this book are based solely off of violence and self loss. In the book Billy Pilgrim

novel, and it written by Kurt Vonnegut. A man named Billy Pilgrim who is unstuck in time, and always goes all relives various occasions throughout his life. Billy pilgrim is a main character in this book. “Billy is born in 1922 in Ilium, New York. He grows into a weak and awkward young man, studying briefly at the Ilium School of Optometry briefly before he is drafted” (Borey 1). Then, after training he sent to the Germany during the war. Billy acknowledges diverse values and sees horrible and morbid

In the novel, Slaughterhouse – Five, by Kurt Vonnegut many variations of literary devices are utilized by the author. Those literary devices are used to describe the encounters of the main character billy pilgrim in his confusing journey through time and history as he tries to uncover the meaning of war and its effects. Kurt Vonnegut being the sole survivor of the bombing of Dresden himself vicariously lives through the protagonist of the story to highlight the author's adventures and thoughts, as

made from the fat of rendered Jews and Gypsies and fairies and communists, and other enemies of the State. So it goes." This is an illustration that Billy discusses with somebody who has kicked the bucket. The case demonstrates how the Germans executed the Jews, tramps and communists and after that transformed their fat into water and cleanser. Billy says, "So it goes", again instead of clarifying the entire

These two women compare and contrast in many ways. To illustrate, they both reached fame in very different ways. Lady Di didn’t have to work hard to achieve greatness; she was simply born with it. On the other hand, Marilyn Monroe worked as hard as she could to get to stardom. Thanks to her effort, she reached her goal. During the height of their fame, both women changed general stereotypes. In the case of Princess Diana, she used charisma and affection to show people that AIDS isn’t contagious and

Marilyn Monroe- A Woman We Can All Learn From Actress, Marilyn Monroe, born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world’s biggest and most enduring sex symbols. She died of a drug overdose in 1962. Marilyn Monroe is judged on how she acts in movies and people don’t realize that she had a really rough childhood, and she did something great to be able to cope with it. Marilyn Monroe overcame her past by becoming an actress and public figure. There are so many

historical and science fiction novel about a man named BIlly Pilgrim and his life, mostly focusing on the time he spent in Dresden during World War II. The book takes place all throughout the 1900’s. Slaughterhouse is written in both first and third person, it goes back and forth from New York and Germany. Billy Pilgrim the antagonist the protagonist is this story because he is fighting against himself. The major conflict in this book is Billy trying to get over his first hand experience in Dresden