Tim Daly

It was 3 am in the morning. I woke up to a chilling phone call. I grabbed my phone and it was from Veronica. I was so confused, so I answered it. “Hello... “ I said as I heard screaming and crying coming out of her voice. “Mike, I need you to come to my house, something happen to Jessica.” I snatched my things and ran to my car. It was pouring rain. I put my keys in the ignition as fast as I possibly could, and hit the gas pedal with all the force in my body. Jessica is my 17 year old daughter,

My theme “Outsiders in society - how appearances can be deceiving” I think is very important to the film Edward Scissorhands; directed by Tim Burton, as the theme is repeated throughout the film. My theme has a general importance because its shows the other side of society that we don’t get to see or notice too often. The group of individuals on the other side constantly shows the challenges they face, and the different ways of living are often ignored because they don’t fit into the current society

Tim Burton’s unique and captivating style paved the way to his success long before he became famous. His use of color and close ups throughout his films connect the audience with his characters, giving them someone to relate to. Burton uses this effect to convey the message that your not alone because like you, everyone is an outcast, especially in the homogeneous society we live in. One of the most recurrent cinematic techniques used in Tim Burton’s films is color. He uses color is a variety of

Netflix. The key stars in the production, are actors Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Other standouts that who are featured in supporting roles included actors Bob Gunton and Clancy Brown. The film was directed by Frank Darabont who is known for criminal justice films such as the Green Mile. The Shawshank Redemption was first released in theaters September of 1994. In the film, the story of fallen banker Andy Dufresne (portrayed by Tim Robins) is told. After being wrongfully convicted of the

feeling of happiness. The fourth stop they make that night was to Bob cratchit's house. The mother was telling all the matured kids that it was there time to pull jobs since Scrooge died and their father doesn't have a job since Scrooge died. Tiny Tim deceased so they were mourning. The fifth stop they

Crystal was a typical woman of her age. “She is one of a demographic—white women who don’t graduate from high school—whose life expectancy has declined dramatically over the past 18 years.” (Potts, 2013). As mentioned by Potts this demographic is what will be examined in this essay. The question put forth to the reader is “Do uneducated poor white women actually die at an accelerated rate as opposed to educated white women?” Uneducated, white women are at a disadvantage because of the sole reason

Old Scrooge is talked about in the text as a “tight-fisted hand at the grindstone” meaning hard working and a “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner.” It shows he refuses to come over for dinner to eat with his own nephew and his nephew’s wife, he doesn’t that they’re married because they married for love. This old miser especially doesn’t help the poor and hates Christmas! His response to both is“Bah Humbug”!The text describes him even more stating “the cold

From Edward Scissorhands to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, director Tim Burton has been captivating audiences for over 30 years. One can agree that Mr. Burton has an uncommon way of portraying things, which allows him to twist a viewer's emotions. His feature films such as Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Alice in Wonderland are some of the best examples. Throughout his films, director Tim Burton executes all cinematic techniques successfully; the involvement of sound

a final scare tactic. Scrooge doesn't like the future he sees . He promise to be kind and grateful. The ghost visited him because they wanted to help him change his future. And in the end he was happy, kind and grateful. Scrooge learned that tiny tim will die if things don't change. Scrooge also learned that his nephew and niece cares about him. Scrooge promises to be kind, grateful, loving ,family, sharing. Scrooge’s biggest / most important regret is not to celebrate Christmas. He also regrets

About a year ago, my father, my sister, and I, went to go attend a live concert because I had never viewed one before. Although, both my sister, and father had seen many concerts before me (thank you my beloved family for leaving me alone with no form of entertainment, every time you left for a concert). We planned to see the band Blink182, one of my family’s favorite punk rock bands, in Maine. There are three main parts to this wonderful journey, it begins with the drive, then the actual concert