Robert Lucas was born in Yakima, Washington on September 15, 1937. He was the oldest child of his father, Robert Emerson Lucas and his mother, Jane Templeton Lucas. He had a sister named Jenepher who was born in 1939 and a brother named Peter who was born in 1940. His parents moved from Seattle to Yakima to open a small ice cream shop which they named The Lucas Ice Creamery. The restaurant eventually fell in about 1938. The family moved back to Seattle during World War 2. His father found a job as
The Ransom I Robert Lucas got out from his car. He was a short, plump man with a very kind heart. He had donated a large portion of his fortune to cities ruined by crime such as Compton and Baltimore. Robert looked at his surroundings and sighed. Bronx was a city ravaged by poverty and violence. He started walking through the street. Turning around, he saw a man with a gun charging toward him. Quickly, Lucas ran back to his car, but not fast enough. The man fired the gun. Lucas lay crumpled
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Tropic thunder is an action comedy film within a film about a series of freak occurrences, which forces a group of prima donna actors to become the soldiers they’re portraying. In addition, the plot of the film revolves around these actors who are making this fictional film called “Tropic Thunder” which is about the Vietnam War and they’re experiences. The film is ultimately making fun of Hollywood in a comical way. However, in the film the actors are unexpectically dropped in the middle of the jungle
On this day in history, April 4, 1965, Robert Downey Jr., the acclaimed actor, was born to his parents Elsie Ford and Robert Downey Sr. in Manhattan, New York. His Father was a critically acclaimed independent director, famous for creative social commentaries like Putney Swope. His mother was an actress who starred in very independent movies, some which were directed by her husband. His Father was born Robert Elias, but changed his name at a young age when we wanted to join the army but was too young
handsome Keanu Reeves and his leading lady, Melissa, can be played by the beautiful half African American and half Caucasian, Halle Berry. The rest of the cast can include Elizabeth Hurley as David's pitiful mother, Mary, Cameron Diaz as Rachel, Robert Downey Jr. as her husband Matthew, Hugh Grant as Quinn, and special appearances by Richard Gere as William Meredith and Bruce Willis as Alasdair (Ally). Of course, we would need about ten to fifteen more extras to fill the roles of characters like Art
Iago is a man who has been molded by his experiences. Shakespearean characters traditionally act merely as stock characters; they fulfill a role that is necessary to the story and they are merely characters created in the vacuum of that play. The action of the play and the circumstances surrounding the story dictate how characters act and respond to events. Interesting to Othello, each character is guided by their experiences outside of the play. What happened to them before the play started guides
In the opening scene of “Tropic Thunder”, we see elements of a satire with the fake trailers of upcoming movies. In our lives, we are familiar (and probably not too happy about) with the previews before the movie we are about to see. We see the top stars in Hollywood in some of the newest films, some good, and some bad. In our heads, we think either Hollywood has run out of ideas or, that we definitely have to see that one when it comes out. The fake trailers displayed in the movie poke fun of some
Frank Lucas (born September 9, 1930[4] in La Grange, North Carolina and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina[5]) is a former heroin dealer, and organized crime boss in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was particularly known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle. Frank Lucas is popularly known for smuggling heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen,[6] a claim his South Asian associate, Leslie "Ike"
Robert E. Lucas Jr.’s journal article, “Some Macroeconomics for the 21st Century” in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, uses both his own and other economist’s models to track and predict economic industrialization and growth by per capita income. Using models of growth on a country wide basis, Lucas is able to track the rate at which nations become industrialized, and the growth rate of the average income once industrialization has taken place. In doing so, he has come to the conclusion that
encourages self-leadership, increases task persistence and productivity, and effort, enhances job satisfaction, and acts a moderator to job security threats with the added benefit of increasing emotional intelligence in the long-term (.Boss & Sims, Jr., 2008; Cartwright & Pappas, 2008; Clarke, 2006; Froman, 2009;
The previous films in the saga had made enormous amounts of money for the studio and fans of the film citing George Lucas as a genius. In the creation of episode I, the studio had given Lucas creative freedom unlike the previous films. Although the studio still wanted it stay on budget but they did not question Lucas story elements. Also needed to follow deadline which caused a stressful situation for individuals involved. The production of the movie would fall under
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In today’s music, moonshine appears in a number of artists’ songs, like Bruno Mars, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Van Morrison, John Denver, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Steve Earle, Jimmy Buffett, Akon, Jamie T, and Hank Williams, Jr. as well as Hank Williams III (Wikipedia). Famous country singer Dolly Parton sang a song called “Daddy's Moonshine Still.” American “country-roots” singer and songwriter Gillian Welch released a moonshiner's dying lament called “Tear My Stillhouse
Macroeconomics presents the educational function to help students become the future economics specialist, forming a critical thinking about the complex functioning of the contemporary economy. Thus, the field of study of Macroeconomics has evolved over time, through a long process of confrontation of various theories of thinking and economic application. Moreover, Macroeconomia investigates the economy at a national level as a whole, targeting the aggregation of individual economic behaviors across
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inaction creates terror." Doug Horton ? "A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval." "javascript:ShowDesc('10', '386')" ? "All things come to him who goes after them." Anonymous ? "Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea." Robert Half "Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes." Doug Horton ? "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence-and then success is sure." "javascript:ShowDesc('10', '386')" ? "Ask yourself whether
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1976 Won LAFCA Award Best Actor Robert De Niro Best Music Bernard Herrmann National Film Preservation Board, USA Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1994 National Film Registry National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1977 Won NSFC Award Best Actor Robert De Niro Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Supporting Actress Jodie Foster