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Lesson that we can learn from Jack Torrance When the name Jack Torrance is mentioned people tend to think of a maniac with an axe breaking down a door saying “here’s Johnny”, fueled by alcoholism with a bad tempered and being an abusive husband/father. Jack Nicholson played Jack Torrance’s character in the 1980s, film “The Shining”, which is a seamless example of how not to get consumed with work. Here what we can learn from this film. Jack gets a new job a resort hotel, he and his family move

Belle Doraz American Lit Honors Mr. Young 1 March, 2017 Isolated and Ill Danny Torrance is a clever five year old boy. He loves his father, Jack, and often times waits for him to return from work for hours at a time. Danny, despite the love he has for his father, is isolated from feeling loved by Jack.  Jack has physically abused Danny many times in Danny’s short life. The first instance was when Jack dropped Danny on his head as a baby while Jack was heavily intoxicated. According to studies done

the hotel. According to Stephen King, that night he had a strange dream about his son “running through the corridors, looking back over his shoulder, eyes wide, screaming. He was being chased by a fire-hose.” (Beahm 1998) The main character, Jack Torrance, can be related to Stephen King in several ways. Firstly, Jack is a writer and lost his job as a teacher due to his violent temper. King himself also has teaching qualification. Another important fact is that he had had drinking problems for a long

Dr. Torrance and Creativity Dr. Ellis Paul Torrance was a very creative individual whose work with the aging population he has influenced program offerings at Kansas State University. The objectives of this paper include discussing Dr. Torrance’s background, a reflection of his work in creativity, how his work has influenced program offerings, and how Dr. Torrance’s work could impact our work with aging. Lastly, I will discuss what I have learned from studying him. Dr. Ellis Paul Torrance was born

The movie Unbroken is the incredible true story of Olympian, Louis Zamperini from Torrance California. Zamperini and the rest of his crewmen were on a bombing mission in 1943 against the island of Nauru that was held by the Japanese. After dropping the bombs, their plane experience damage due to Japanese warplanes firing back at the planes involved in the bombing mission. The movie flashes back to when Louie was a young boy. His family’s ethnicity was Italian-American, and because of this Louie

youth, a track star from the town of Torrance California with impressive records, an Olympic athlete, World War Two Bombardier, Alcoholic, Airplane crash survivor, Japanese Prisoner of War, Inspirational speaker and a founder of a camp for troubled youths. Louis has done it all and was truly a man ‘Unbroken’ by the world. Louis Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917 in Olean New York, to Italian Immigrants. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Torrance California. He grew up in the tough part

"Thrilled by his crashing boundaries Louie was untamable. As he grew into his uncommonly clever mind mere feats of daring were no longer satisfying. In Torrance a one boy insurgency was born." The author’s characterization in the very first chapter is pivotal in establishing the defiance, brilliance and resilience that Louie Zamperini embodies throughout his tale of survival. The first word used to describe Louie here is "untamable" a word used with a connotation of such extremeness that other

Louis Silvie Zamperini was born to Italian immigrant parents on January 26, 1917, in the town of Olean, New York. Growing up in Torrance, California, Zamperini ran track at Torrance High School and discovered that he had a competitive streak a mile wide when it came to long-distance running. In 1934, Zamperini set the national high school mile record, and his time of 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds would stand for an incredible 20 years. His track prowess also caught the attention of the University of

Life. A thing that everyone has but some take for granted. In life there are endless possibilities. The American dream is for one to be successful. Being successful does not always mean having money, it can come from happiness. One has to surpass the expectations of others, hurdle the trials and tribulations and have a leap of faith to be successful. A man who has completed all of those above and much more is the great Olympian track star, Louis Zamperini. A man of Italian descent, one who faced

INTRO: The story “Unbroken” by Laura hillenbrand is an excellent book about Louis Zamperini a world class track star who gets drafted into the military during World War Two. During a routine flight Louis along with his crewmates they engines fall and their plane suddenly comes crashing down into the Pacific Sea. Only two other crewmates survive the crash and they are then stranded on a raft. They all knew that only through sheer willpower would they survive. Just as things started to look down