Running head: JOE “COOL” MONTANA, THE COMEBACK KID Joe “Cool” Montana, The Comeback Kid Jonnie L. Dooley Nevada State College Abstract One of the NFL most loved quarterbacks in NFL history had an amazing career and a wonderful journey getting there. Joe Montana was an only child, from a small town in Pennsylvania. He excelled in his early years in all sports and went to Notre Dame where he earned his spot as starting quarterback. Joe he became the greatest loved quarterback for over a decade playing for the San Francisco and finishing his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Joe was inducted to the Football Hall of Fame at the age of 44.
Thomas runs away from the Mission School and returns to his mountain home. When he arrives he expects to find his brother the bear and the rest of his animal family, but instead he finds a “charred circle” (70) where his lodge used to be. Tom then “…stood among the ashes and whispered the sorrow chant…For small griefs you shout, but for the big griefs you whisper or say nothing. The big griefs must be borne alone, inside” (70.) He knows that it was Blue Elk who did it because there is not one item of worth left behind, not even the knife Tom’s mother gave him.
Asta's son is heartbroken from the loss of his mother. Worst yet Asta's son’s is blamed for a murder that he did not commit. Asta's son is soon declared as a "wolf's head" (wanted dead or alive). Asta's son runs out of the village and begins the journey to discover whom he really is. Asta's son hides in the forest, and one day hears a conversation between John Ayecliffe, the village steward, and another person.
A Car and A Church Flannery O’ Connor’s novel Wise Blood (1952) is the story of a very confused man named Hazel Motes who lives in Taulkinham, Tennessee. Hazel has recently been let go from the military due to his injuries. During Hazel’s time spent in the military, he is told that he does not have a soul and believes this assumption. His grandfather was a preacher who taught Christianity from the hood of his car and also traveled. Hazel later creates his own church after he witnessed a blind man preaching about Christianity in the streets.
They run by a young boy crying and the boy releases his father's hand and wants to help him but the father picked his boy and ran away. Later that night they are camping away from the road they are following and the boy is upset at his father for not helping the boy but his father explains on how it would end up hurting them in the long run with food and such. They go to sleep. Pg. 90 - 107 They are walking down the road early in the morning
By that time Doodle was exhausted and terrified, and so he fainted into a pile of mud, his brother surprisingly helped him up, and decided to go back home. They walked quickly because they knew the lightning was coming behind them. As the rain approached closer Doodle, had fallen and cried out “Brother, Brother, don’t leave me!” Doodle’s brother never came back for him until he heard his voice no more, and the wind had stopped. He found him huddled beneath a red nightshade bush beside the road, bleeding from his mouth, neck, and his shirt. The brother called out “Doodle, Doodle!” but he never answered.
Although O’Brien is unclear about whether or not he actually threw a grenade and killed a man outside My Khe, his memory of the man’s corpse is strong and recurring, symbolizing humanity’s guilt over war’s horrible acts. Norman was right on the side of him when he died, after about a couple of years passed by after the war he was in Kiowa home town he started crying because he didn’t do anything to try to save him. In Fallen Angels Richie see’s how almost his whole team died he and Peewee were the only ones that survived, which emphasizes the theme of youth and innocence. In calling the novel Fallen Angels, the author implies that the soldiers’ youth and innocence are more important than any of their other aspects, such as their religion, ethnicity, class, or race. They wanted them to know what war is really like and wants to help them understand what is experienced.
Schneider 1 Natalie K. Schneider Mrs. B English 1 H, P2 2013,1,22 Just another casualty Mercy killing is a very taboo, controversial subject. In the novel of mice and men by john Steinbeck George and Lennie are each other’s only family so they always travel together. George is a small but smart man where Lennie is a big stupid man. They both go to work at a new farm after an incident in their old town caused them to go find work in a new town. Lennie has always caused them trouble but this time it’s serious, he killed the bosses son, Curley’s, wife and Curly is out for blood.
Nobody likes the war and nobody wants to fight but for some reason the world had a problem and it needed to be fixed. The war has its positives but there are a lot more negatives such as, the draft, people leaving their family, death, etc... The point that rash tries to prove about the war in this essay, is when the farmer talks about losing his own boy in the war. “He fought for Mr. Lincoln do he?” the boy asked “not no more” the farmer replies. Whether the farmer is an antagonist or protagonist in this story, Rash still portrays him to be sad and pissed that his son died in the
When John Hickam sees his son and enquires to how the football training went, close camera angles show us the disappointment that Homer experiences on his face and as the camera cuts back to John we see how he thinks his son is weak. But as Homer’s dad says that he can work in the mine Joe Johnston deliberately cuts back to Homer to show the viewer that Homer’s face is forlorn and has a very stern expression-he does not want to work in the mine. The father and son have very different views and it is what is making the relationship that exists are very strained one. Other camera angles in this scene consistently show John Hickam being higher and bigger than Homer. As the scene continues, this technique