The Ultimate Gift, a movie produced in 2006 by Michael O. Sajbel began with the funeral of Red Stevens, a very wealthy entrepreneur. However, it was interfered by the flamboyant engine of his grandson that showed up late, Jason Stevens. Jason a self centered person who has no respect for himself or his family. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never had to work for anything in his life. Jason has a lot of abhorrence towards his grandfather due to the fact that his father died in a plane crash working for Red and Jason has always blamed it on him. After the passing of Red, and the funeral, the relatives of Red Stevens congregated in a room to hear the will and what they would receive. The lawyer reading the will is Red’s best …show more content…
He experienced it when he realized he couldn’t do this by himself. He had to work for what he wanted instead of just having it handed to him. He also encountered many problems in his gift like losing everything he had. Making friends was also a very important part of his gift because without friends he wouldn’t have the motivation to do something. He learnt that giving felt just as good as receiving and that the world does not revolve around him. Gratitude was very significant because it shows that you are truly grateful for something someone has done for you or given to you so they know that you will remember it. Family was a main part because family raises you to become who you are and that they also support you in what you are doing if it’s right to them. Learning taught him that his answer to something may not be necessarily correct and that you should listen to what others say and differentiate between them. He learned that money wasn’t always there when he needed it and that money is earned through hard work and dedication to your job, also relating to value in work. Laughter every now and again makes a person more relaxed and more open to what other people say like when they tell jokes they may not make sense to you so you ask “why” to the person that tells it, it’s also a leisurelier way to understand people more. In a person’s life they always wish for a perfect day. You try to help someone fulfill it or live your own one. Jason aided Emily find her seamless day in the movie. At the beginning of the movie he didn’t have a dream and now over the time taken to fulfill his gifts he found his dream; his dream was to build a place to assist sick children and their parent or parents that cannot afford medical attention for their children. He experienced love when he fell in love with Emily’s mother, Alexia. He realized it was another drive to what he was doing. Jason not only fulfilled
He was taught at an early age to think about others and to care for the needs of those around him.
For a Literary Analysis, I have done the story “What You Pawn, You Will Redeem” by Alexie Sherman. The story talks about this Indian man, known as Jackson Jackson, goes on this quest to redeem his grandmother’s regalia back from this pawn shop employee who would give it to him for $999. This Indian man has had a troubling past, along with saying he has a habit breaking other people’s hearts, but he has good friends and even knows a couple of store employees who let him use their store’s bathroom. As the story goes on, it goes through a series of events, or a timeline, where the main character tells the story of what had happened during that time period on his quest for the regalia. In “What You Pawn, You Will Redeem”, I have found three literary
his life. He was able to reach a peace of mind from which he ended his struggles, and he
Steven Herrick’s verse novel ‘The Simple Gift’ and Tame Impala’s ‘Yes I’m changing’ incorporate a variety of effective language techniques and textual forms to centralise the notion of transitions. In these texts transitions are portrayed through the transformation of the characters. This transformation is displayed through themes of acceptance, realisation and embracing change.
learned all these lessons, and became a more complete person. He found who he truly
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick explores the causes and challenges of homelessness in today's youth. It highlights the struggles that a victim of homelessness would go through, such as finding a place to sleep every night, and finding a source of food and money. The Simple Gift also showed some causes of homelessness, which were demonstrated in the book through out the story.
events that may be an influence on Jason’s behavior and adaptation to his home life, home life
... and the sense of joy he now feels for living. These feelings are inspired by the kid sister and the innocence and hopefulnes that she represents.
learned the tough ships of life and it is what got him to help others throughout. Another thing
In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the reader is left with an uncertain ending about what happens to the main character of the story, Jonas, and his little friend, Gabriel. The plot of a story usually ends with a resolution, where the conflict of the story is resolved; however, this is clearly not the case with The Giver. It is not possible to be completely certain on the ending of this book by reading this story alone; however, it is possible to gather the evidence and assume what likely occurred in the ending of The Giver. One cannot be sure on what happened at the ending of The Giver; however, I believe that Jonas and Gabriel did not survive. I also believe that there could have been a more effective ending to the story; I highly disagree with Lois Lowry’s choice of leaving it up to the reader to decide what happens in the ending of the story, for it leaves too many unanswered questions. Overall, I did not enjoy the ending of The Giver due to its ambiguity.
The short story The Gift has many layers with in itself on different topics. The topics of discrimination, feminism, friendship, tradition, and power all can be seen in this story. Many literary devices can be seen in the story also. Such as: theme, metaphor, tone and symbol. This story unlike most as that I couldn't predict what was going to happen that made the girls leave the school. Just as it says in the beginning paragraph "No one expected Merceditas Cáceres, on the day Carlotta Rodriguez was expelled from the Sacred Heart, to hang her silk sash from the doorknob, drop her medal of the Congregation of the Angels in the alms box, and walk out through the schools' portico arm in arm with her friend, head held high and without deigning once to look back, with that gesture of paramount disdain so commonplace in those of her social class." (Ferré) Just like no one in the story would have expected the main characters to do this, during the story I could not figure out why they would have done it.
The works that have been chosen for this project are Maxine Shore’s the Captive Princess and Danielle Steel’s, No Greater Love. The Captive Princess was written in 1952 and is a fictionalized account of Princess Gwladys Ruffyd, Daughter of King Caradoc during the first century, over the course of nearly two decades starting when she was only 7 years old. Danielle Steel’s No Greater Love depicts the story of a family torn apart by the tragic sinking of the Titanic, centralizing on the eldest daughter, Edwina Winfield. The novel begins in 1912 and follows the ups and downs of Ms. Winfield’s trials of raising her younger siblings over the next 11 years.
We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others” (97). In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, no one has seen a rainbow after a storm, no one knew what colors were; what choosing was; what it meant to be an individual. Everyone lived in complete Sameness, and never learned what it meant to be an individual. By eliminating as much self expression as possible in Sameness and society, Jonas's community has rejected the individuality of a society where people are free to move society forward. In The Giver individuality is represented by colors, memories, and pale eyes.
Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. and William D. Danko, Ph.D. wrote The Millionaire Next Door, which is a highly informative book about what it takes to become wealthy. Some of the information I knew, such as the obvious fact that you need money to be a millionaire, but some information, such as millionaires not owning big luxury items, surprised me. People become wealthy by saving money, not by living in a huge house or driving an expensive car. Most households generate a lot of money, but, because people love buying things, they live from paycheck to paycheck. Stanley and Danko say, “Building wealth requires discipline, sacrifice, and hard work” (5). There are not too many millionaires because people are not willing to change their lifestyles to accumulate