Ellen Ripley Essays

entrance – a kind of tunnel - is located at the bottom of the ship that is hovering above them. The tunnel appears like an elevator well; they are at its bottom looking up to the top where a bright light is visible. Miraculously the characters are able to walk up the wall. First this is shown as if they were walking on the ground normally. However, when they are near the light source the scene is upside down (Figure 28). The light conditions and the tunnel’s texture create an unfamiliar atmosphere

Transcendentalist writers were focused on the belief of the divinity of the individual soul, the inner voice, (Crawford, Kern & Needleman, 1961) to overcome social stereotypes and to avoid conformity. It is highlighted the importance to return to nature to enhance the quality of humans beings by living simply since being apart of common social rules is the only way to be in communion with nature’s wisdom. Those transcendental characteristics could be seen in Emerson’s ¨self-reliance¨ or Thoreau’s

In the novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, the author makes readers feel sympathy for Tom in spite of his worst actions. Even with Tom Ripley being a psychotic murderer, Highsmith makes the readers feel sorry for him for the majority of the book. To start, Tom is introduced initially with dead parental figures. He is raised by his crazy Aunt Dottie who does not have a good influence on him. In addition, from the reader's perspective, Tom looks like he is doing a good thing for Mr

This nation was birthed from the hard work of it's pioneers, frontiersmen, and settlers all of who were working towards their vision the American dream. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald takes the pure and noble notion of striving for the American dream and adds a twist. As the characters within Fitzgerald’s novel try and attempt to achieve their version of the American dream, they willingly discard certain parts of their moral code in order to do so. Jay Gatsby was willing to engage in morally dubious

Bob Lee Swagger is the chief protagonist in the Bob Lee Swagger series of novels by American author of thriller novels, Stephen Hunter. We first get introduced to Bob Lee Swagger otherwise known as “Bob the Nailer” in the first novel of the series, the 1993 published Point of Impact. Bob Lee Swagger was in the military where he served as a sniper until his retirement, having attained the rank of Marine sergeant. The book series begins immediately after his retirement after a Soviet sniper in Vietnam

The extract is from Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the year 1606. It is from act 4 scene 2. The extract primarily deals with the frustration and anger of lady macduff for her husband who fled away to England and betrayed her and their children. Lady macduff and her son have a serious talk in this scene in which she argues about how will they survive without the main pillar of their family i.e. macduff. The context starts with the conversation between Ross and Lady Macduff. Her tone reflects

A cultural conviction that prevailed throughout different historic eras was of male supremacy and female inferiority. Societies were ruled by men, and they structured the supposedly perfect roles that women should assume. These roles emphasized the importance of female silence, chastity, and obedience to the patriarchy. Men even rationalized their ideas of an ideal woman through Biblical examples and proverbial descriptions of the good wife (Kelso 3). Men imposed all of these characteristics on women

It first began in 1963, with President John F. Kennedy, and it is only given by U.S. Presidents, which is a great honor to have. Some people in the past whom have received this award are Norman Rockwell, Alexander Calder, Andrew Wyeth, Maya Lin, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jasper Johns, nearly half of them were artists, actors or musicians, including singer Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert Redford and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels, but there were also computer engineers and famous architects

The Life Lessons Taught by Finding Nemo In “Finding Nemo,” Andrew Stanton uses unique techniques, such as, brilliant colors and phenomenal computer animations to teach his younger generation of audience to stay positive in life because optimism is key in being successful in life. “Finding Nemo” starts out with two clown fish, Marlin and Coral. They live in the Great Barrier Reef in an anemone and have multiple eggs that are about ready to hatch (Finding Nemo). Andrew Stanton uses phenomenal colors

entertainment. For Ellen, the road to success was very difficult nd had a tragic beginning. Her girlfriend was killed in a car accident and she was living a very dull life. She had many unanswered questions but nobody was there to answer them. Ellen uses this episode to quickly explain a tragic event in her life. By letting the audience into a very intimate part of her life, she can connect with them. This shows the audience that she is comfortable. She is connected

People call for social actions when they want to address a problem, and attempt to respond to it with impact. A comedian, Ellen Degeneres wants to address that problem with gay rights and gay marriage. She does this in a variety of ways, one mainly being through her comedic rhetoric. Ellen Degeneres has been a stand-up comedian, an actress, as well as a daytime talk show host, and other various comedic positions. Degeneres uses her comedic influence over the LGBT community to call for a social action

Finding Nemo was an animated comedy by Pixar animation and Walt Disney Pictures. The film is a comedy where one of the main characters is a fish named Dory. Dory is integral to the plot because she knows the location to where the main character's son Nemo has been taken too. This should be a fairly simple task but Dory constantly forgets what they’re supposed to be doing and gets distracted causing their journey to become strenuous. For example when Dory first meets Marlin he asks her if she’s seen

A Haunted Halloween In the town of Hull stone, on a Halloween night, four kids met up at Joe’s house to have a sleepover. Bob, Claire and Emily showed up at his house with their candy baskets. They left the house to go trick or treating in Joe’s neighborhood. The evening passed quickly as they had collected a lot of candy and they were returning to Joe’s house to begin their sleepover. On the ride back home, all was well until Bob suddenly stumbled upon a rock while riding his bike. Claire got

In the books Ellen Foster and A Separate Peace the protagonists both go through turmoil and develop who they are as individuals. The narrator, Ellen, from Ellen Foster shows herself as a strong individual that has some baggage that she doesn't let stop her from achieving her ultimate goal, happiness. In A Separate Peace, the protagonist, Gene, was jealous of his friend and did something regrettable that changes Gene’s life and his friend’s forever. How these characters interact with others in the

The Story Behind Clown Fish Facts If you have ever seen the movie of 'finding Nemo', you must be known that Clown Fish Facts is very amazing. People, especially kids are started to love this kind of animal. Clownfish has more than 20 species. The length of between two to five inches long, and the most famous species of it is like no, although crown fish has maroon, yellow, and more colors. Habitat and Clown Fish Friends Clown fish live on the ocean floor and they need warm water to stay alive.

what to do she knew the kids were ready but the teaching wouldn 't come. The resources just weren 't there for them. Because of the 13 year old 's story $100 thousand was donated from the Ellen show. “The Ellen degeneres show” donated $100,000 worth of new technology to the school and others around it. The Ellen show noticed the kids were wanting to learn. So they brought in what the kids needed. In conclusion this boy went out on his own and ended up raising over a $million to

accident took away his wife and hundreds of other children. The father and a blue tang called Dory become a dynamic duo and form an awkward friendship on the journey to reacquire his only son Nemo. Finding Nemo is the best animated marine movie ever. Ellen DeGeneres 's and Barry Humphries ' voice acting was phenomenal, the set design is amazing, and Andrew Stanton 's directing was spectacular. Diving into the ocean, the set designers and animators of this film worked hard creating a realistic portrayal

#10 Name Kaila The Westing Game Chapter Summaries Chapters 1-2: Sunset Towers, which is on Lake Michigan, faces east (away from the sunset), is empty and ready to be populated. The building has great views, service, air conditioning, and is in a great neighborhood. The letters say there are only a few units left, and that the tenants should call right away. There's also space in the building for a doctor's office, coffee shop, and restaurant. The letters are delivered by a strange, 62-year-old

many of the actors have won different awards for this movie and other movies they were in. Also have reviews on how good the movie was. As a rule, a great movie has good actors and directors. Stars in the movie were people such as, Albert Brooks, Ellen Degeneres, and Alexander Gould. The original story was by Andrew Stanton. Having good actors and directors proves to make a very successful movie, just like “Finding Nemo” was, and many famous companies took interest in the movie and gave great reviews

The Grimm Brother’s “Rapunzel” is arguably the best-known version of the classic story after the Disney version. As fairytales go, Rapunzel does not stray too far from the stereotypical representations of female characters, featuring the good mother, the misrepresented evil witch of a stepmother and the passive princess. Placed into their boxes, and never allowed to change the course of their storyline, these women are denied any form of activity or satisfaction unless their male counterpart allows