Phil Judd

Buried Alive The morning dawned bright and clear, if a little cold. The mountains overhead loomed with patches of snow on their peaks. An ever present reminder that winter was just around the corner. I woke up that day with as light a heart as I had ever had in the years since my dear wife’s death. Pulling on my boots and running a finger through my hair, I went to prepare for another brisk Midwestern day. I paused at my darling little girls room, and gently knocked on the door to wake her. “Hope

using the internet daily. Both Yvette Cooper and Ashley Judd, believe there are several things people can do to fix this problem. Author Yvette Cooper states that change on sexist content is vital because it not only affects women of this generation but it also affects future generations. She believes that it’s important society teaches the next generations that sexism on social media is not normal. At the TEDWomen event, actress Ashley Judd, talked about her experience and how she felt when she would

James Horner was a very talented multi award winning film composer who has shared his talent in over 75 films, many of which were box office hits. He has set the bar for so many composers in the world of scoring. James Horner was born from an Austro-Hungarian dad and a Canadian mother. James’s dad immigrated to the United States in 1935 where he builds a career as a set designer and art director. James was born August 14, 1953 in Los Angles, California. At a very young age James was exposed to the

The 9/11 attacks slowed things down, and it did not take long for Congress to respond. Two days after the attacks, Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire stated the need “to get the information that allows (the government) to anticipate and prevent what occurred” and that encryption makers “have as much at risk as we have at risk as a nation and should understand that as a matter

1 Ethan Wynne English 101 Sam Lackey October 2, 2014 The Breakfast Club and Teen Identity The movie The Breakfast Club takes viewers on a comedic tour of the ups and downs of adolescence. The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, focuses on the events that unfold between five very different high school students during a Saturday detention. Even though the movie was shot in the 1980 's the characters portrayal is still relatable in a way to a lot of people today. Director John Hughes takes us

If I were to ask you to think of a person that is best described as the funniest and most ridiculous person in the film industry, I assure you that many people would immediately think of Will Ferrell. Ferrell has filled hilarious roles such as Buddy the Elf, Ricky Bobby, Ron Burgundy and many others. He has blown away Saturday Night Live with some of the best ratings in history. He has also developed into one of Hollywood’s funniest and highest paid comical actors. Will Ferrell is an American

Freaks and Geeks is a show about the conflict’s and pressure’s of growing up. In this series the teens face a number of conflicts such as trying to fit in, parental control, and peer pressure. Lots of teenagers including myself have faced some of these problems. Everyone deals with some kind of conflict while growing up it just depends on how you decide to deal with it and make the best of it. This allows me to tell you how I and other teens have faced and dealt with some of the same problems that

When I got the invite to see Nicholas Stoller's work-in-progress comedy "Neighbors" back in February, I didn't know what to expect. Of course, I knew it was going to be raunchy but my main concern was whether the film would be actually funny. Seth Rogen's particular brand of comedy has been largely hit-or-miss with me as there are times where I've found him too abrasive (like in 2011's ill-advised reimagining of venerable radio serial crime-fighter the Green Hornet) but when he's in a role that plays

The Breakfast Club Almost 150 years ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., expressed the following sage but sad observation in his book "The Professor at the Breakfast Table": Society is always trying in some way or other to grind us down to a single flat surface. Unfortunately, this is still true today. Last week I saw the movie "The Breakfast Club" written and directed by John Hughes which expressed a similar theme. Fortunately, youth of every age "are quite aware of what they are going through" and

Who knew Will Ferrell would be so successful at comedy in every form? John William Ferrell was born on July 16, 1967 in Irvine, California. Ferrell’s comedy career launched as he became part of a los angeles based show called the Groundlings. His career in comedy skyrocketed when he joined onto the cast of Saturday Night Live. Will Ferrell has influenced American Culture by giving people endless laughs and someone they can connect with on and off the screen. Ferrell became a very big star after