Yosser in Boys from the Blackstuff by Alan Bleasdale 'Boys from the Blackstuff' is a play written by Alan Bleasdale set in Liverpool in the early 1980's. At this time many heavy industries were reducing their workforce and therefore unemployment was rising. The play shows the effect of unemployment on various individuals, in the episode 'Yosser's Story', Yosser Hughes is separated from his wife and he has his three children, after a number of problems he loses his children and begins to
Yosser’s Story In Yosser’s story from Boys from the Black Stuff, our first impressions of Yosser are that he is an ill minded and crazy man. This is due to the loss of his job and his failed marriage. As the play moves on, our views on Yosser change as we develop to see the more sensitive side of him as he shows all his affection for his three children. Yosser cares very much for his children that he would do anything for them in order to make them happy. Scene two starts with Yosser’s
The Firing of Bobby Knight Bobby Knight, longtime Indiana men’s head basketball coach, was recently fired. This firing sparked a controversy among basketball fans throughout the nation; did he deserve to be fired? I believe that Bobby Knight deserved to be fired. Although coach Knight is one of the best coaches in the nation and has earned the respect of countless numbers of fans including myself, I do not believe that a coach should be able to act the way he acted and get away with it. Coach
Love Is Not Meant To Hurt As Jenna lay in bed peacefully sleeping, she is suddenly awakened by the sound of pounding on the front door. Just as she is about to jump out of bed her husband pushes her down and puts his hand over her mouth. Jenna is confused and cannot figure out what is going on. Her husband urges her to be quiet. The pounding subsides, Jenna is released from her husband’s grasp. Jenna asks her husband what is going on. He tells her he does not want to talk about it and turns over
sits down and rocks back and forth.You decide to walk towards her, even though every inch of your body tells you not to. Once you are standing in front of her, she whips out a giant fork. You instantly realize it was all an act. Paula jumps up and headbutts you in the stomach, you collapse and crumple into a ball on
For many people, Christmas reminds them of the best time of the year; for others, it can be stressful and overwhelming, but in some cases the holiday season is one spent celebrating with loved ones and creating memories. This holiday spirit can be found in a variety genres of Christmas movies, representing both the positive and negative aspects of the holidays in a household, such as conflicts that lead to familial growth creating an overall cheery environment in the film. The movies used to represent
Luke woke up on the couch, I must of fell asleep while watching the game last night, Luke thought. It was a Saturday so the doctor office that Luke worked at was closed. Luke got up and did a morning stretch, he looked around and saw no one was up. He walked past Cynthia’s room but she was nowhere to be found. Huh Cynthia must be in my bed. He walked into his bedroom and saw that no one was in the bed but heard the showing running. “Honey can I come in? Luke asked. He heard no response from Allison
A concussion is defined as a “mild traumatic brain injury that may cause physical, cognitive, affective and sleep dysfunction” (Yorke). It is usually caused by a direct blow to the head, face, or neck. Ordinarily, when the brain slams against the inside of the skull it will not make one lose consciousness. The person also does not show certain signs of a concussion, making it difficult to find out whether they have a concussion or not. Many players sustained a concussion in practices, preseason games
EXT - DRY BARREN LAND - DAY The men have been riding for so long that the town can no longer be seen - land, and nothing else. A small prairie dog on its hind legs watches the men pass an enormous plateau structure. Buzzards fly overhead. The men by now rode nearly 30 miles. After a long morning ride the men finally reach their hunting plain. The men dismount, tie up the horse reins on nearby posts, and walk a few feet to approach a seemingly tranquil meadow. EXT - PRAIRIE - DAY A bright grassland
Sweat sweeps out, slowly gliding down and finally dripping off his face. His heart races as he huffs and puffs. He stutter steps, pulls out, fakes again, and quickly turns from right to left outwitting his opponent and grabbing onto his leg. He doesn’t even think about it anymore. His movements steadily have become reflexes and his reflexes are second nature. The time is quickly winding down and his team needs the victory to win the dual meet. He holds on to his opponent's legs, tightly gripping