Because of his back injuries he mostly did traffic control. He loved to help others and was very often the first one on the scene. He dedicated many hours to our community and losing him to cancer on November 25, 1997, was not only the saddest day of my life, but the saddest to the Bethel Community as well. The fire department honored Papaw during his funeral with the entire department in attendance and with the fire trucks leading the funeral procession through town. That was the day that I realized what pride in someone else really felt like.
According to Holden, Allie was the nicest person he knew and Holden compared his brother to innocence. On the day Allie died Holden was so broken up that he did not know how to express his feelings about the event. Holden could not deal with the immense pain of losing Allie, so he started to induce physical pain on himself. Holden said “I slept in the garage the night he died, and I broke all the goddam windows with my fist, just for the hell of it” (Salinger 39). In the process of breaking the windows Holden also breaks his fist and is forced to visit the hospital.
Tim O’Brien uses irony in his short story “Where have you gone, charming Billy?” The story set in Viet Nam during the war, revolves around a young man on his first day in country. He is so frightened because the situations all are so new. He cannot forget what he saw earlier when “Billy Boy was…scared to death in action” (736). The irony surprises us because Billy Boy was supposed to be a tough soldier who would survive anything. He does not because his fear causes a heart attack.
John Wade tried to make something of himself, but his past shooting of a fellow soldier and his “participation” in the My Lai Massacre, came back to ruin him in his run for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He also suffered from flashbacks to his war years and from what seems to be undiagnosed multiple personality disorder. His other persona was his nickname in Vietnam, Sorcerer. This book is a discussion of how soldiers relieve their experiences in war every day of their lives and how they can influence all aspects of their lives, from jobs to
He often finds himself, “..trying to set his thoughts in order..”, and thinking rationally because, “..as he has told Susan, things seemed to have a way of getting out of hand”, if you were not open-minded about them. This manifests that his thoughts are based upon belief and doing what is right in stressful situations. His appearance consists of a gorgeous face, an ideal physique, and a warm smile that seems to be inviting and convincest others to believe in what he has found out about the vampires in 'Salem's Lot. This advantage helps him to gather a team to fight against the evil that has taken over the small town. Ben's name also relates to belief in the form of alliteration.
Gattaca was the best in terms of entertainment. It always kept me thinking about what is going to happen next. It had many twist in the plot that surprised me. The technology that was shown in the movie was very interesting to. Also, I enjoyed the entertainment from the character in the movie, Eugene, who a handicap that was virtually perfect.
Blade Runner is one of the examples of how you can take a camera and really envelop your audience in the atmosphere of the world you’re trying to create. Nolan definitely tried to emulate that style, and in doing so he actually created homage. Although he did use the inspiration he got from Blade Runner, he also used some of his own creative elements to put his spin on his
I just couldn’t help but feel sad as I read “American Sniper,” the autobiography of recently slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. He survived multiple deployments to Iraq, spending the majority of his time in the thick of battle, only to be killed by a man he was trying to help after returning home. The only silver lining to the tragedy is that it happened after his departure from the Navy and war, so that he had several years to rebuild family relationships that fell by the wayside while he served his country. But still. Sad.
Walter also gives a first person point of view of facing war as a young man, and how o cope with deaths and tough struggles. In my eyes there are allot of harsh events that take place in the book. Richie experiences soldiers dying during a mission. “I couldn’t think of her wondering why I didn’t do something, why I didn’t save him.” In the quote it states that Richie witnessed his team member die in front of him, and then he thought about his member’s family and mother and how she felt about her son’s death. Secondly, while everyone was sleeping they all got woken up by choppers early in the morning.
“The World’s Fastest Indian” (2005) is an insightful movie directed by the world renowned director, Roger Donaldson. A character I enjoyed in this film was Burt Munro. I enjoyed this character because of his high, uplifting spirit of determinat ion. Burt Munro is important because he reveals the ideas of ‘Manawanui (Perseverance),’ ‘Realising Your Dreams’ and ‘Overcoming Obstacles.’ These ideas are seen through the film techniques: dialogue, lighting and types of camera shots and angles. Burt Munro is a character I enjoyed because of his total dedication and wholeheartedness towards his dreams, living a day at a time.