Paul Newman Biography

“A man with no enemies is a man with no character.” -Paul Newman. In the 60’s, Paul Newman was a very well known actor who starred in movies like “The Sting.” Due to him being in fantastic 60’s movies and having various accomplishments, Paul Newman was the most inspiring actor during that time.

Imagine having to live in a county where natural disasters such as, lightning strikes, muck fires, and sinkholes proliferating more and more each day. This is the daily life of Paul Fisher, the protagonist in the novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor. Paul Fisher moved to Tangerine county, Florida, where his life began to change. The Fisher family moved to Tangerine due to the “Erik Fisher Football Dream.” Paul’s father believes that Erik is an eminent football player, this is a reason why the Fisher family’s life revolves around Erik. Paul’s vision may be impaired, but that does not stop him from seeing that he is stuck in the shadow of his older brother Erik.

Terry Fox has brought hope, inspiration and change to countless amounts of lives. With his courageous and ambitious spirit, he single handedly started a revolution. His selfless deeds are still talked about to this day. A hero is defined as someone who is idolized by many because of a noble and outstanding achievements and that is exactly who Terry is. Terry Fox transformed the face of cancer with his big dreams and bigger actions. His long, hard road to success was the type of encouragement people need to help with the fight against cancer. Although he knew that cancer will forever change his life, he took that and made it into a positive. He could have immersed himself in self pity but instead, like a true iconic man, he fought for what he

Hello, I am Ronald Wilson Reagan. I was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. My father 's name was Jack Reagan and my mother 's name was Nelle Wilson Reagan. When I was born my dad came rushing through the door and looked at me once and said that I looked like a little dutchman and that nickname stuck. I was called dutch for most of my childhood. My dad drank a lot of alcohol and since our family couldn 't handle the shame, my family moved around most of the time. I was the new kid in school all the time . My first job was a lifeguard on the Rock River. I was fifteen years old. I saved 77 lives and a set of false teeth. Every time I saved a life, I would put a notch on a old log lying by the river.

“The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences”. Chris McCandless was an adventurous young man who decided to go into the wild to find a deeper meaning in life. Many people believe he was insane for leaving behind his privileged life for the wild, but all he was doing was following his dreams. I believe that Chris McCandless’ was a brave young man, he wasn't selfish or a reckless person. He did something no one would have the courage to do. For example in the movie of Into The Wild it shows that he cut up his cards, burned his money and when he was about to go into the wild he left everything behind like the people he loved. He left everything other

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish native that emigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania when he was a young boy. Through rigorous work, reading, and dedication Andrew Carnegie became one of the wealthiest men in history. In this autobiography Andrew Carnegie explains the story of being an immigrant who goes through numerous obstacles and struggles, however, rises to the top. Carnegie’s autobiography was moving and extremely powerful for being one of the first of its kind in the 1900s. He starts as a telegrapher and with hard work and complete devotion to being the best, becomes the captain of industry and steel magnate.

The American dream is about making it through the hard times and obstacles to succeed, to make it through, one must persevere. In John F Kennedy’s ‘Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961” and Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky, November 20, 1961”, perseverance is very well represented, in different aspects. In JFK’s speech, he speaks of a free world, persevering through forces that would try and take that freedom. He also speaks of a world that can survive through the scary times, that were the Cold War. In Sylvester Stallone’s movie, Rocky, against all odds, Rocky makes it from the bottom of life, to the top, through perseverance. Rocky also must persevere against social issues, such as poverty. Even though both Kennedy and Stallone show perseverance in very different ways, both have the same underlying belief.

An immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.. Today, there are approximately 43.7 million immigrants in the United States today, that makes up 13.5 percent of the entire population(Zong). Some immigrants do more to society than other immigrants. There are many things today that wouldn’t be the same if immigrants did not voyage to The U.S. Immigrants positively impacted the Jobs, music, and entertainment we have today.

Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. He was considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He is known for songs like “La Via En Rose” and “What a Wonderful World.”(Louis Armstrong Biography). His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and excellent quick, inventive musical mind still dominate jazz to this day. Some books and articles call him Daniel Louis Armstrong. No one seems to know where the Daniel came from, He was also nicknamed “Satchmo,” “Pop” and, later, “Ambassador Satch.”(Louis Armstrong Biography).

Jimmy Stewart was a famous actor. He was also in the military and went to world war II. His full name is James Maitland Stewart. He was born on May 20th, 1908. His birth place is Indiana, Pennsylvania. Jimmy was an open minded person. He was a creative thinker. He prefered to work alone. The impact that Jimmy made was that he was an actor who went to the military but also went in the war.

He never received the recognition he thought he deserved.He spent half his life in unofficial retirement.

Iconic figures will always have their ups and downs, but their downs are something to remember because of the journey he or she may take to bring his or herself back up. Robin Williams was an actor and also a comedian. He was well known for his roles as the funny characters, that you’d see on Disney. One film really stood out to the audiences and it was his role as Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. In the movie, the speech that Sean gives to Will is a comparison of his life to Will’s life by expressing his feelings about his life using ethos, pathos, and logos giving Will an idea about trying to live his own life instead of knowing about life.

Citizen Kane by Orson Welles is a cinematic classic, released in 1941. Citizen Kane challenged traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema. Kane was narrated by several people that include their take on Kane’s life. The story unfolds by many flashbacks and is told by different perspectives over the years through different narrations. Charles Foster Kane was a millionaire, head of newspapers and died saying “rosebud”. The story focuses on telling about Kane but is about a reporter trying to seek what and why his last words meant. A reporter, Thompson was trying to seek why Kane’s last words were rosebud and what it was. The reporter interviewed people such as Mr. Jedediah Leland who was his friend until he was fired from the newspaper after transferring to Chicago to take care of that newspaper. Jedediah was fired after he was found to be face down on his typewriter writing a review of Susan and her horrific performance. Kane’s

Citizen Kane tells the story of Charles Foster Kane, a millionaire newspaper tycoon, who had recently passed away. The story unfolds in a sequence of overlapping narratives told by different narrators, all with different views of Kane. Their opinions of Kane give the audience different perspectives of the man thought to be one of the most powerful figures in America. The events recalled are told by the narrators to reporters trying to decipher Kane’s famous last words “rosebud”, but because of their advance older age they seem to be contradictory and unreliable. Their accounts are out sequence and often coincide with themselves. Kane brings together non-linear and composite storytelling from multiple points of view unlike traditional Hollywood

The movie Forrest Gump released 30 September 1994, Forrest Gump is a drama/comedy film. The movie Forrest Gump is directed by Robert Zemeckis. Main actors is Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Haley Joel Osment and Gary Sinise.