Sean Clancy

Survival in solitude After being stranded on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe manages to discover his natural abilities that serve as indicators of his true character. At first glance the common adage, “Necessity is the mother of all inventions,” appears to account for the character of Robinson Crusoe; however, further analysis suggests that the intelligence, industriousness, and optimism are inherent to Crusoe’s personality. Sir Francis Bacon so aptly stated, “Prosperity doth best discover

The Kingdom of Matthias by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz is a story of the rise and fall of a religious cult established by Robert Matthews (Matthias). Within his kingdom, Matthias and his followers, abided by Matthias, believes of the subjugation of women by men. Even though at the time the cult was in existence the United States was experiencing two great movements that urged the forward progression of women, the Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening. Two women in particular are

All over the world many have gone through or are still going through the struggle of being in poverty. You don’t have to be homeless to be struggling, it could be just not have lights on in your home, past due rent, or maybe not having enough or anything at all to eat. Many have felt like just because they go through this that they will never be anything because they don’t have the resources to accomplish anything in life, and other people around you who doubt you can make you believe even more

The Jon Lennin Xperience remains as my personal most loved short story in the collection Pee on Water by Rachel B. Glaser. In the story, the principle character Jason is the brother of a girl who got wealthy by making a prevalent phone app called Fun Face. It is not all that difficult to believe subtle element reflecting the ridiculousness of the Internet age in which we have ended up living. At the same time Jason thinks that it difficult to partake in video games, and to a conceivably considerably

In the film The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, one important character that changes throughout the film is Michael Oher. John Lee Hancock delivers an important message that you don't have to be blood to be family, and that with love and support you can overcome obstacles. John Lee Hancock shows the audience that this is true and that the love and support of a family can change a whole person's life, as we get to see the changes to Michael Oher's life. John Lee Hancock used the film techniques

Thoreau once said “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” following this Chris Mccandless adventures off into the wild on a journey to discover himself without being surrounded by a materialistic society or his family. Sean Penn delicately crafted cinematography in the film into the wild makes use of …. to show the challenges of family relationships, the power of words and self discovery. This is shown through the use of many different filming techniques to emphasise a certain

“If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence.” In discussion of John Lennon using peace to protest. I believe this point in time was important because, He had a big impact in encouraging people to protest against subjects they feel strongly about without using violence. The following points illustrate the importance of this turning point in time: John Lennon and Yoko Ono made a big impact together, His song “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine” began the peace movement, and he was a threat to

In The Blind Side, a movie directed by John Lee Hancock, it describes the heartwarming tale of Michael Oher’s rise from a child born in a crime ridden neighbourhood with a drug and alcohol addicted mother, to a star in the National Football League. However, this feat was not accomplished by Michael alone; during a pivotal moment of his life, he was brought back from despair after the Tuohy family, seeing his poor predicament, adopted him. In regards to ethics, actions that are done freely and knowingly

The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Oher (Big Mike) who has been living with different people until the Tuohys take him in. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy eventually become his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school in Tennesee. It shows his struggles with grades, and how the family and Michael are affected by the other. Because of his giant size he goes on to get a football scholarship for the University

The Gentle Giant Unstoppable by Tim Green who was a co-valedictorian at Syracuse University, and he was also a star defensive end in the NFL. He played for the Atlanta Falcons. Now he is a lawyer and a bestselling author. The story starts off with Harrison standing in a door way, sneaking a peak at the Monday Night Football game that his foster father was watching. Harrison is standing in the doorway, watching the players glimmering on the screen as they knock heads. All of a sudden his foster