Carlito's Way

that I had that one teacher who doubts me. Every Time I dressed up, showed up, and never gave up that teacher was on my heels. She talked to me in a way I'll never forget it was very cold like and no tone at all. “ You're never going anywhere in life you are not capable of success,” she said. Somehow, these cold words of a teacher affect me in a way that I wanted to give up in life. But myself wouldn’t give up that. I experienced bad times with this teacher would write remarks towards me and my

Is Sing a Classic? What makes a classic movie, a classic? Some people may say it is the actors or actresses in the movie, the directors, or the setting. Although all of these components are important in a movie, they do not make the movie a classic. A classic movie is all about connection the movie makes with its audience. The more emotion the movie can draw from its viewers, the more the viewers can connect with the movie. Having a good plot and story is a must to consider a movie to be a classic

As the protagonists go through many difficulties to accomplish their ambition they use many different ways to travel that help establish the mood of the film. Although the means of travel help establish the mood in both films, the particular means of travel differ, which gives the two films different moods. In Children of Men, there are several different ways the characters get from one place to another. Some examples include driving in a car or bus, and traveling by boat. However, whenever the characters

Jacques Rancière, artists play a larger role in the community, or at least they ought to. He believes artists should use their media as a platform to take charge. Jacques Rancière argues that "artistic practices are ways of doing and making that intervene in the general distribution of these ways of doing and making as well as in the relationships they maintain to models of being and forms of visibility" (p. 403). All art has the capability to be political, and Rancière argues artists ought to disrupt the

shown in their own beautiful way, hands especially.Even grotesque creatures carry these characteristics. However, theirs seems to be seen as something less than beautiful. Grotesque, if you will. Sherwood Anderson, through his work Winesburg, Ohio, shows these beautiful features, specifically hands, shared by humanity tie us down to our stories—good and bad. As Anderson's novel progresses, the use of hands become more and more evident, especially the description and the way they're used. Anderson seems

Ring, ring, ring! It was an ordinary sunny monday morning. Rushing out of bed as usual, throwing on some colour clashing clothing, chugging down my tasteless bowl of oatmeal, and running to school, hoping to make it on time. The moment I stepped into school, I felt the monday blues, I was dreading for the weekend to come. At that time, I was only in grade five, all I knew was that school would only bring me ecstasy and never predicted the misery side of it. Nevertheless, I continued to drag myself

that this is a moment of transformation for Bathsheba Everdene, due to a number of factors. Thomas Hardy uses both the elements as well as the actions of Sergeant Troy to help us understand the reasons behind Bathsheba's transformation and the way in which it comes about. Thomas Hardy uses the setting of Bathsheba and Troy's meeting to its full potential. Bathsheba goes to meet the sergeant at the bottom of a pit, which has a saucer like shape and is 'naturally formed, with a top diameter

In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, Walker shows differences in human character, just by the way they act towards family members. The main character in the story, Mother, has two daughters that she treats very differently, and they treat her differently. One daughter looks down on Mother in a condescending manner, and the other is obedient and kind. In "Everyday Use", Walker shows that in relationships between a mother and daughters, adaptation to change can sometimes be very hard, which leads

Jim, only she seen that she couldn’t support herself and the kids…” However, I believe this wasn’t the real reason why Jim’s wife wouldn’t divorce him. I think she was afraid of what he would do if she tried, there was cases where he didn’t get he’s way he would slash out by playing a cruel “joke” on someone, and besides after Jim lost his job with the Carterville people he only did little paid jobs around town and use the money to buy gin. Whitney mentions that the only reason why the children didn’t

nothing more than a humorous incident when Consciousness had forgotten itself”. His out of body experiences are fundamental for the outcome of his journey, they allow him to look at his weaknesses and learn about himself, understand that he has a long way to go. Parables throughout the book provide Dan images and ideas for meditation or introduce him to a new change in his journey. The moment when he understands Socrates is only towards the end, when his teacher goes in the mountains to rescue and