CAPTAIN TORREZ: Is seen by many as a heartless man who is willing to kill mercilessly. But, deep down he is burdened by killing and it isn’t always easy for him. He is a very brave man and his job is an example of that. He takes his job seriously and has a high authority in the military. (Costume notes: camouflage green military uniform with matching hat, black combat boots, loaded bullet belt, small gun in holster)
JUAN PABLO [THE BARBER]: A hardworking barber trying to make ends meet. He is a perfectionist of his work skillfully never letting a drop of blood fall. He also won’t even kill a fly and fears the idea of killing and having blood on his hands. He is secretly involved as a rebel often sending and passing on messages to others. (Costume
“If you build it, he will come” (Kinsella 1). These words of an announcer jump start a struggle for Ray Kinsella to ease the tragic life of Shoeless Joe Jackson. Ray hears a voice of an announcer which leads him to build a baseball field that brings Shoeless Joe Jackson onto the field. However, this field puts his family on the verge of bankruptcy which is just one of the struggles Ray Kinsella is presented in his life. Shoeless Joe Jackson is no stranger to having no money, as he was only making a measly $1.25 as a kid struggling to support his family. He never attended school and was illiterate throughout his entire life. The struggle is completely the same with Ray Kinsella growing up, as he is forced into baseball, which ultimately makes him run away from home. Ray’s hate is Joes love. Joe loves baseball and makes it to the major leagues, but it doesn’t last. Joe’s career is cut short due to the fact he is accused of throwing the World Series, and banned from baseball forever. Rays’s father would have loved it if his son made it to the major leagues because he thought Ray had the potential and talent. However, his only dream was simple, he wanted to play a game of catch with his son, unfortunately, he passed away and he never got to see his son after he ran away. Shoeless Joe Jackson’s death wasn’t any better, as he died guilty of throwing the World Series which was the biggest sports tragedy to date. Tragedies are not uncommon phenomena, Ray Kinsella and Shoeless Joe Jackson have the unfortunate luck to go through a struggle fulfilled and uphill battle in what is suppose to be a wonderful thing, life.
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
As I read pages 134-135 I began to realize that Joe Rantz is particularly much different from me. First, at the start of page 134 Thula is shutting Joe out of her life again. I don’t have a step parent but even if I did I would never let anyone treat me this way for most of my life. I believe that makes this passage a window so I may observe a different way to handle things. Even Joyce, Joe’s fiancé does not understand why Joe would allow himself to be looked upon in this manner. Joe is very impassive and relenting once Thula tells him to leave. This is a noticeably different personality from people I have encountered. It gives me a window to see a different mindset and way of thinking. Of which is wonderful for a reader because often we assume
The “Joe Ryker” series by Nelson DeMille are from thriller genre. They focus on a man named Joe Ryker who is a Detective Seargent with the New York Police Department. Ryker is a regular guy who knows his surroundings very well, something that gives him the edge when it comes to tracking down the criminals. He works by himself, unless you count the snub nose .38 police special that he keeps on his ankle, and the .357 Magnum that is on his shoulder.
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
Another female character that appears to be an ideal representative of the emancipated woman is This Side OF Paradise’s Eleanor Ramilly Savage. Amory Blaine, the main protagonist of the novel, meets Eleonor while taking a shelter during a rainy haystack in Maryland: “(…) he saw nothing, but a slender figure, dark, damp, bobbed hair, and the small white hands with the thumbs that bent back like his” . Mentioned in the passage hairstyle, matches Eleanor’s rather wild persona perfectly. As the result of a quarrel with her Baltimore relatives, concerning her rather usual personality, she came to live in Maryland with her grandparent. She was an open-minded, independent women, who, unlike her female counterparts
Aldous Huxley’s, “Brave New World,” explores the roles of people in society, morals concerning sexual activity, and other controversies in our reality. One of the principal characters in the novel is ‘John the Savage.’ John is a unique character in the story because unlike the other characters in the book, his emotions and morals were similar to those of the majority of our society. He felt emotions in a way others did not, and his morals can be regarded as ethically right (for example, he did not consider sex to be meaningless; in fact, he considered it an intimate act. Unfortunately, by the end of the story, John develops into a corrupt and barbaric man- the novel even finishes with the image of John whipping both himself and others, eliminating our prior perception of John’s character. This paper will analyse the themes and importance of the final moments of “Brave New World,” and explore how a person’s sexual experience is heavily experienced by their environment.
“Their world didn’t allow them to take things easily, didn’t allow them to be sane, virtuous, happy" (Huxley 41). John The Savage is the son of the director and Linda. Tomakin abandoned them on the reservation. Tomakin did not even know John existed until he appeared in London as an adult. He is the only character to grow up in the outside world. John gets his name because he grew up on an Indian savage reservation in New Mexico. John is considered to be the protagonist of the story, and a figure of what the old world order used to be like. In Aldous Huxley’s book, Brave New World, John the Savage is clearly an unorthodox character because he does not fit in physically, intellectually, or morally.
the character I chose was Rudy. rudy is very persistent in playing baseball. I first saw this character trait when even tho Alfredo said he could not run, Rudy told him that he was a good hitter, Again Alfredo argued against him and said that the team would not agree. he went home and was let down but was still determined to get on the team. He also never let his leg brace get to him. When the team played the leopards, they were very sure that they could beat a boy with a leg brace, but Rudy did not let that stop him from being the hitter. he was then supposed to hit a home run but he didn't hit the ball as hard as expected & Alfredo twisted his ankle trying to run. so the next time Rudy was up to bat he hit 2 strikes then he hit the ball,
It is very rare to find a television show that is so radically funny and devastatingly sad at the same time – especially a cartoon. Bojack Horseman, a television series on Netflix that premiered in 2014, takes many viewers by surprise with its subtle balance of silly yet clever jokes and eye-popping animation with something as serious as depression. The main character, Bojack Horseman, is a former sitcom star from a TV series in the late 80’s and early 90’s titled Horsin’ Around. Since the show’s cancellation in 1995, Bojack has not done anything productive or positive with his life in Hollywood despite having had opportunities to do so. Happiness is hard to come by for him, but it is because he is his own worst enemy.
Officer Chase Miller from Granbury was scanning his radio when he heard a dispatcher calling for paramedics for a young boy who had stopped breathing. He knew the location and he was nearby so he responded on his own account. The three-year old had endured a severe seizure and had stopped responding. Officer Miller performed CPR on him, saving his life. Chase Miller is just an everyday police officer, but because he took a stand and did what he didn’t have to do, and he became a hero. A hero is defined as “A person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character” by Dictionary.com. When you look at the story of Beowulf, a geatian warrior, this definition is brought to life. He took a stand for people who could not help themselves, defeating terrifying beasts and saving people who could do nothing but run in fear. The last beast he fought, he died aftewards, but the way people remembered him was not the fact that he died, but the fact that he stood up to the
Holling was a very interesting and very relatable person. He’s this pre-teen thats in middle school. He has a dad that only cares about work, his mom works around the house and his sister she work for Bobby Kennedy and she is a flower child. Holling is the only student in his classrooms on wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker. Half of his class is catholic, and half is lutheran, and they leave early on wednesdays to go to church.
In the book The Presidential Character, by James David Barber, Barber talks about the different personalities of previous presidents and how their personalities had a negative or positive influence on their election and term as president. A person's character shows a lot about who they are as a person.
...played an excellent model of military ethics. Finally, I showed how my leadership decisions, although not combat related, bear some similarity in vision and ethics to Chesty’s standard, as set seven decades earlier. I can think of no better leader for today’s officers, both commissioned and noncommissioned, to emulate than the most decorated and idolized marine in history.
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Joe is the closet thing Pip has to a brother and father figure in his life. Because Pip’s parents passed when Pip was very young, Pip’s new parents are his strict, unmaternal mother and her husband, Joe, who was“brought up by hand” alongside Pip (8). Joe is described in the book as a “mild, good-natured, sweet tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow” with a “smooth face” and “eyes of such a very undecided blue” (8). Joe is seen more as a brother than a father to Pip because of his kind temperament and childlike attitude. Mrs. Joe is the least kind and forgiving person in the eyes of young Pip. Not only does Mrs. Joe beat and terrorize Pip, but she also beats her husband, Joe. This causes Mrs. Joe