Susan Cooper has been writing for over 30 years. In this time she has written numerous newspaper articles, books for children and adults, screenplays for TV, the cinema and a Broadway play. As a writer she is hard to classify, what is universally accepted is that she is a writer with extraordinary gifts. Born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England in May 1935, Susan Cooper attended Slough High School before going up to Oxford University. At Somerville College she read English. During her time at
weather in the south was that of record highs. According to the Chicago Tribune, on the January 17, 1990 the temperature in Huntsville, Alabama reached 71 degrees. Driving Miss Daisy, a film adaptation of a play, stared Morgan Freeman as Hoke and Jessica Tandy as Miss Daisy. The superficial layer of this film tended to lacking spark. The movie revolved around Miss Daisy and Hoke, who was hired by Daisy’s son to be a chauffeur. It was the movies underlying meaning that earned this movie its Oscar nominations
Maurier. The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter, and the cinematographer for the film was Robert Burks. The film stars ‘Tippi’ Hedren as Melanie Daniels and Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner. Co-stars include Suzanne Pleshette as Annie Hayworth, Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner, and Veronica Cartwright as Kathy Brenner. The story revolves around the characters of Daniels and Brenner, and their struggle to survive among fellow residents in a seaside town from the vicious
theatrical character, and one of modern American drama’s most coveted female roles (the acclaimed stage actress Laurette Taylor came out of semi-retirement to play the role in the original production, and a number of legendary actresses, including Jessica Tandy, have since taken on the role). Amanda’s constant nagging of Tom and her refusal to see Laura for who she really is are certainly reprehensible, but Amanda also reveals a willingness to sacrifice for her loved ones that is in many ways unparalleled
Mood is a mix of emotions and thoughts. For example, when reading a scary story or watching a horror movie, everyone and anyone will get a feeling that something bad is going to happen soon. This is known as foreboding or ominous mood. In The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock, and If Cornered, Scream by Patricia J. Thurmond, the director and author create a foreboding/ominous mood that attracts readers or viewers to keep watching or reading it. Music, the actions of the character, and the setting are three
I walked through the woods not knowing how amazing and crazy this afternoon would be. But I could tell something wasn’t right. The way the trees moved the way the rocks were positioned. Something just wasn’t right. I had this feeling that someone was watching me. I creaked my head back just a tiny bit and I saw this little yellow creature flying. I quickly turned my head away. Whatever was watching me was obviously evil. I turned my head real quick and I stared the creature in the eyes quickly
“A White Heron” “A White Heron”, is a story that actually brings us back the childhood memories and adventures, which most of us had as little kids. All the details that make up the story such as trees, birds and nature makes us throwback in time and remind us some of the best moments that we went through as kids. In the story written by Jewett, we find a girl so-called Sylvia, who is very passionate about birds, trees and nature. She loves birds in general but she has a special connection with a
Zhang Huan’s performance piece, Seeds of Hamburg, was performed in 2002 in Hamburg, Germany. In the performance, Huan entered the wooden-chicken wire cage after being covered in honey and birdseed. Inside the cage, Huan moved around in various motions and 28 birds were released into the cage. Then Huan proceeds to sit on this throne-like structure constructed out of crates. After sitting on the throne structure for a while and allowing the birds to nibble from the birdseed on his body, a bird finally
Secure and comforting or strict and oppressive, the idea of home can greatly influence the emotions, dreams, and worldviews of literary characters. Different parts of the home setting can be used symbolically to represent a character’s struggles and even an aspect of a character’s personality. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros are two stories that employ a home setting to achieve their meaning. Laura, a central character in The Glass Menagerie
Like an invasive species, hundreds of paper cranes began to take over the top shelf of my locker. Each time I opened it, they seemed to double in quantity, and I realized that I had started something that I could not stop. My locker became a thriving ecosystem, where paper cranes propagated and evolved over time. Evolving from the cranes, paper dragons and other creatures began to appear. Within my paper ecosystem, each crane was unique. Some were big and some were small. Some were blue and some
You’re asleep and falling into a dream, a dream that seems to be blended with reality, details of it so vivid that it seems to be real. First, you’re running freely through a field full of wild flowers with a gentle breeze blowing through your hair and then all of a sudden the sun moves away, dark gray clouds start to cluster together. BOOM! Thunder comes along, suddenly it becomes your worst nightmare with you running away from something, crying, sweating, screaming then BLINK, you open your eyes
Alfred As The Master Of Suspense In The Climbing Frame Scene In The Film The Birds 'The Birds' is a film made in the 1960's based on the short story 'The Birds' by Daphne Du Maurier. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a British born director who is known for other tense, suspense filled films such as 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo'. Due to the extensive special effects of the film, it took three years to make. During the film Hitchcock created several suspense filled, tense scenes. Including
119). Baby Jessica was raised from infancy by adoptive parents, Jan and Roberta DeBoer. For two and a half years Jessica was at the heart of one of the most bitter custody battles in America, caught between the parents in Michigan who reared her and the parents in Iowa who gave birth to her and wanted her back (Ingrassia and Springen 60). Cara and Dan Schmidt took screaming baby Jessica from her home in 1993 when they won their court battle to get her back (Casey 119). Baby Jessica is just one
The Role of Jessica in Merchant of Venice The character of Jessica, in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice serves an important function in respect to her father, Shylock. By deserting him for a Christian husband, Shylock loses the last person with whom he has any kind of tie. Shylock’s isolation becomes a vital part of his character, and drives his merciless actions against Antonio. Throughout the play, everyone who could claim any type of social or familial tie to Shylock leaves him. Launcelot
bewailing the loss of his ducats and his daughter that has run away with Lorenzo and the treasure. Shylock doesn't like this at all because he really doens't like the Christians and Lorenzo is a Christian Act 3 Jessica is now together with Lorenzo. She is a Jew and he's a Christian. Jessica is embarrassed to be a Jew is planning to change religion for Lorenzo. Shylock is still looking for them and is very mad when he finds out that she has sold a ring, that was given to Shylock by his wife, for a
about being in love. An entire scene (viii) in Act II is given completely to a conversation between Solanio and Salerio. Here they tell of many events that have happened: Bassanio's ship setting off and Gratiano going with him; Shylock's reaction to Jessica and his ducats being gone; a Venetian ship that is wrecked in the English Channel; and also the parting between Antonio and Bassanio. Here, through the conversation of Solanio and Salerio the audience is told what has happened. Thus they have only
“Love thy neighbour” (Leviticus). But later on there is evidence for the Christians breaking this rule as well. Shylock says to Antonio “You spat on me Wednesday last, You spurned me such a day, another time You call me dog:” Shylocks daughter Jessica steals money and jewels from Shylock and this is clearly a sin because she is breaking one of the 10 commandments “Thou shall not steal” She also elopes with Lorenzo and this is clearly a sin according to the 10 commandments because you should “Respect
enough to finally understand it. But even with that knowledge, I choose to continue digging. In the e... ... middle of paper ... ...inking things again even as I was intoxicated; I guessed it’d become a habit I gained from depression. “Damn you, Jessica Jung.” I muttered and smirked dejectedly. But more than to anyone else, damn you Kim Taeyeon. “And why is that?” I heard her voice and looked beside me. I noticed her standing there with one eyebrow raised and arms crossed. There were two images
Shylock, but that he would much rather work for a Christian than a Jew. Lorenzo harshly insults Shylock when he tells Jessica that if her father ever makes it to heaven, it is only because Jessica converted to Christianity and that is portrayed through the line, "If e’er the Jew her father come to heaven, It will be for his gentle daughter’s sake" (2.4.36-7). Lorenzo describes Jessica using the word gentle. The word gentle in Shakespeare’s time can also be pronounced gentile which means against Judaism
It was my aunt who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. I think she felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. For her, that meant telling a lie that sounded believable. As a young child I thought it was cool to lie and get out of things so easily and being around my aunt was the main problem. Naturally, when ever I would come to her with a problem, concern, or a question wondering what