Hard Eight The story of P. T. Anderson’s Hard Eight, as made clear in the latter half of the film, is a story of redemption. Sidney, played by Phillip Baker Hall, is an ex-mobster responsible for the death of John’s father. Stricken with grief and regret, Sidney assumes the father figure role in John’s life. In finding John down on his luck, Sidney takes him under his wing and makes John his own apprentice. Teaching John how to play the casinos and live the life of a full time gambler, Sidney
Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson is one of today’s most acclaimed and essential young filmmakers. He has swept the motion picture industry with a powerhouse trio of films that have breathed life and exuberance into an industry that is all too often ladened with films exhibiting massive deficiencies of originality and thought. PTA’s genuine love of filmmaking sets him apart from so many others. PTA tends to keep himself out of the spotlight. Rarely will he pose for magazine covers
No Utopia Found in Wendell Berry’s What Are People For? The preface to Wendell Berry’s What Are People For? is in the form of a two-part poem, titled “Damage” and “Healing.” By carefully digging through its cryptic obscurities (“It is despair that sees the work failing in one’s own failure”), we find the main message: The more diminutive, local, and settled a culture, the healthier it is and the less “damage” it inflicts upon its people and the land. Berry can be called a utopian but not in
Alexander was born around 356 B.C. His mother was of royal lineage, as was his father, Philip II. When Alexander was fourteen, he studied under the Athenian philosopher, Aristotle. Perhaps no culture has ever produced a greater mind than Aristotle’s. So searching and profound was Aristotle’s work that in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries A.D. much of the Christian church regarded his teachings as being divinely inspired. No subject was untouched by his contemplation. Philosophy, botany, geography
remember them today because they tell us a lot about history and life during the medieval ages. Works Cited Burke, John. Life in the Castle in Medieval England. New York: British Heritage Press, 1983. Print. "Middle Age for Kids." Medieval Castles. Philip Martin. Web. 23 Oct 2013. .
Dottie initially declines, but Kit desperately wants... ... middle of paper ... ...ball League and players into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. (A League of Their Own) Fact, the National Baseball Hall of Fame did recognize the women with a permanent "Women in Baseball" exhibit in 1988, however, none of the players were officially inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (www.aagpbl.org) In conclusion, the movie “A League of Their Own” was based off actual events of the All-American Girls Professional
sections of the fair. Its dimensions are about eight and a half by eleven inches. La Ronde constituted the easternmost part of the Montreal exposition site, and was devoted primarily to amusement. This section was designed by a team including Joe Baker, an architect, Norman Slater, an industrial designer and light specialist, Francois Dallegret, a special effects designer, and Leonard Levitan. They were given 135 acres of man made land that had been formed as an extension of the Ile Sainte-Hélène
Less than a Century old, the modern drum kit is a relatively new instrument, however, the drums have been the driving force and heartbeat of popular music through the times. From the change through marching music, to jazz, big bands and rock, the drums have been used as a means of keeping time, and of musical expression. During the period of the Civil War (1861-1865) marching music dominated the music scene. Every military unit had its own squad of musicians, usually formed according to locality
Hemingway. Woodbury: Barron's Educational Series, 1965. Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: MacMillan, 1952. Jobes, Katharine, ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Old Man and the Sea. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1968. Moseley, Edwin M. Pseudonyms of Christ in the Modern Novel: Motifs and Methods. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1962. Rosenfield, Claire. "New world, Old Myths." Jobes 41-55. Sylvester, Bickford. "Hemingway's Extended
Arms." Ed. George Monteiro. New York: Hall, 1994. 161-74. Spannier, Sandra Whipple. "Catherine Barkley and the Hemingway Code: Ritual and Survival in A Farewell to Arms." Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. 131-48. Spofford, William K. "Beyond the Feminist Perspective: Love in A Farewell to Arms." Fitzgerald/Hemingway Annual 1978. Eds. Matthew J. Bruccoli and Richard Layman. Detroit: Gale Research, 1979. 307-12. Young, Philip. Ernest Hemingway: A Reconsideration. Rev
Do Middle Schools Make Sense? Retrieved November 07, 2017, from https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/12/09/do-middle-schools-make-sense Waters, R. (2016). The Impact of School Configuration on Sixth Grade Student Achievement (Doctoral dissertation, Baker University) [Abstract]. Retrieved November 07, 2017, from https://www.bakeru.edu/images/pdf/SOE/EdD_Theses/Waters_Rachelle.pdf. West, M. R., & Schwerdt, G. (2012, March 22). The Middle School Plunge: Achievement Tumbles When Young Students Change Schools
Prior to World War I there was much social, economic, and political inequality for African Americans. This made it difficult for African Americans to accept their own ethnicity and integrate with the rest of American society. By the end of World War II however African Americans had made great strides towards reaching complete equality, developing their culture, securing basic rights, and incorporating into American society. Toward the end of the Progressive Era American social inequality had stripped
Web. 10 Apr. 2012 Goldberg, S.L. “Virtues and Limitations In James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’: A Critical Handbook.” Eds. James R. Baker and Thomas F. Staley. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc. (1969): 29–35. Print. Herring, Philip F. “‘Dubliners’: The Trials Of Adolescence In James Joyce: A Collection of Critical Essays.” Ed. Mary T. Reynold. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1993): 67-80. Print. Kelly, Joseph. “Our Joyce: From Outcast To Icon”. University of Texas Press, 1998. eBook Collection
Richard Wright's - Black Boy A Teacher's Guide for Secondary and Post Secondary Educators Introduction Richard Wright: An Overview Questions and Activities Before Viewing Questions and Activities After Viewing History: Questions and Activities Education: Questions and Activities Literature: Questions and Activities Psychology: Questions and Activities Sociology Political Science/Cultural Studies: Questions and Activities Bibliographies INTRODUCTION Although RICHARD WRIGHT: