Steven Millhauser

The Climb I have this fear. It causes my legs to shake. I break out in a cold sweat. I start jabbering to anyone who is nearby. As thoughts of certain death run through my mind, the world appears a precious, treasured place. I imagine my own funeral, then shrink back at the implications of where my thoughts are taking me. My stomach feels strange. My palms are clammy. I am terrified of heights. Of course, it’s not really a fear of being in a high place. Rather, it is the view of a long way to

To the future generations of writers that Faulkner was speaking to, they would fulfill his wishes. Over 50 years later, University of Chicago economist, Steven D. Levitt, and New York Times journalist, Stephen J. Dubner, combined their knowledge and skills and created the book, Freakonomics. The book follows an economist, Levitt, as he explores the “hidden side of everything” and explains it all in a different

Grey’s anatomy is a television show about a group of surgeons and interns who work at Seattle Grace Hospital. The series emphasizes on a group of doctors who fight to save their patient 's lives while contending to become the head surgeon. Aside from the competition, they go through a lot of heartbreak; either relationships problems or family crises throughout each of their lives. The series began with Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) starting her career as a medical intern with other interns, who

The novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, fits some of the most important criteria that makes a good book. The three criteria that makes a good book is a hook that draws you in, a good conflict, and a relatable topic for the reader. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has an excellent hook that wants you to read on. The first sentence in the novel is, “I was born with water on the brain” (p.1). From here on, this hook makes you want to find out who

“Believe you can and you’re half way there” (Theodore Roosevelt). Alan Paton and Steven Spielberg use similar and different techniques in ‘Cry, The Beloved Country’ (CTBC) and ‘The Colour Purple’ to present the impact of beliefs. Alan Paton’s Cry, The Beloved Country follows the story of Stephen Kumalo, an African Reverent in Ndosheni who receives a letter about his son in Johannesburg, however the letter leads Kumalo to discover a harsh family past. The storyline takes the audience through the life

As individuals, we must understand ourselves and our personal struggles. As part of a society, we must understand how we fit into the world around us. Consequently, we must then bridge the gap between these two ideas. In the film adaptation of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, the main character, Celie, discovers her individuality overtime, as she eventually finds her niche among others (Spielberg, 1985). Through incorporating both internal conflicts and how a person relates with the external society

Gavin Hood’s adaptation of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card while it is not the most faithful to the source material is an extremely well done movie. The first thing it does is that it doesn’t do anything with the whole speaker of the dead part of the story which is the most disappointing part of the book so that right there is a big plus in my eyes. When it comes to the fight scenes in the battle arena the movie does its best to pull a faithful idea from the book while to make it exactly the way

Mr. and Mrs. Mitty walked down 6th street towards Republic Grill for dinner. They sat down for dinner, ordered drinks, and began conversating amongst each other. “How was your day?”, asked Mrs. Mitty. “Great”, he responded sarcastically. Mrs. Mitty continued, “ Did you see the news? Supposedly Germany is making a museum around the events of D-Day… “Once we get off this boat, get to cover or get mowed down”,said Corporal Wilson. The sound of Mg42 machine gun bullets hit the boat; Pocketa, Pocketa

Someone at the beach is swimming out in the deeper water, and all of a sudden, a dorsal fin pops out. For everyone on the beach who sees it, music from Jaws starts playing in their heads. The swimmer does not even notice it, and in a few seconds, a great white shark veraciously attacks him. This is what comes to mind when most people think of sharks, but they are not really just man-eating monsters of the sea. Sharks are a fascinating group of fishes that strike fear into the minds of humans

John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized: "John Williams has composed some of the best known themes and scores ever. You can't deny that the Star Wars scores, for all the movies, especially the Imperial March, are incredible. He invented the famous Jaws theme, which is a standard