Bob Hoskins

Clive Donner’s film A Christmas Carol, which is based upon the novella by Charles Dickens, is arguably one of the most authentic adaptations in this present time, however it poses several slight differences to the original storyline. Both mediums represented the idea of family and familial gatherings at Christmastime as ones of warmth, joy and “all in a glow” brought on by the idea of hope through the birth of Christ and Scrooge as the stark opposite, a “grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous…

Injustice and struggle have been prevalent throughout the world and music has been a key factor in bringing people together to fight for a cause, such as the Civil Rights Movement and the apartheid in South Africa. From these tribulations, people gave rise to songs such as We Shall Overcome and Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, to unite, to feel a sense of comfort and hope. The songs We Shall Overcome and Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika have become musical representations of triumph over the injustice within…

The Beatles are debatably the greatest musicians to ever step on this planet. Their music always sounds soothing to the ears and seems to bring delight to every listener. As far as the average person knows, there was never a time when the Beatles argued or were on the verge of splitting up due to a conflict between members, which is without regarding the transition from Pete Best to Ringo Starr on the drums. When you think of Beatles music, a person thinks of quality music with wonderful…

Casey and Abby eventually say their good nights and head home, Bryna heads up to her old room to go to sleep. I was not ready for bed and was still sipping on some coffee I had made. After tonight, I needed to feel a little bit more of Jack with me so I brewed a small pot, and grabbed Jacks favorite red coffee cup from the shelf. I poured a seconds glass for Flynn and we move our conversation to the front porch. “You don’t have to stay. I’m sure you are tired.” I say taking a seat “No, I’m fine.…

If nothing else, Bernstein and Woodward were persistent with finding all the information they needed to support their story. One of the difficulties they faced when writing their article was getting the appropriate people to give information on the issue. The two would often find the people who had the information, but they would not be able get their source to speak on the subject. To take it further, when they did find people who wanted to speak on the topic, they would often refuse to go on…

As the 60’s, or more specifically 1968, was the time of activism, and protests, and significant people stepping up to express their political values and what they thought should be changes. There were many varying factors in how the public fought for their stance so, it would be easier to pick simply one. Music is complex yet a powerful and popular tool in self expression. Not only does it bring people together but, it can bring others to change. It is a form of art that is used just about…

Rock Music Socially Impacted People in the Late 20th Century Rock N’ Roll took a big part of the late 1900s, specifically the 1980s. Rock music was an escape to the youth of people that have been through struggles in their life. Rock music was a genre that blew up overnight and was more appreciated with the connections of fans and artists as a whole. Rock N’ Roll influenced fashion and social attitudes of the 1980s. 1980s music was focused on rock songs, singers, and bands who reshaped the music…

The first reading mentions that most think that there are a lot of rock songs with political themes and rock songs that are essentially protest songs, and goes on to say that this doesn’t actually hold up. However, it mentions that there are a lot of songs with themes that are against some sort of authority or power. This seemed slightly contradictory and could easily be discussed in class. In addition to this, some people may view certain songs as protest songs, whereas other might just hear…

Charity has a big role is the novel “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and takes an apparent theme through the book. The concept of charity changes the main character Ebenezer Scrooge and his holiday spirit throughout a short time period. When Scrooge wasn't willing to donate to charity she was a bitter and rude old man. Throughout the three days where Christmas spirits visited him, he gained Christmas spirit and donated to charity which made him and overall happier person. In the…

Davy Crockett has been made famous by many of the myth’s such as killing a bear, wrestling alligators, ad dying during the battle of the Alamo. Some myth’s state that he either died in a gun fight at the Alamo or by being captured by the Mexicans of Santa Ana. One thing we do know for sure, is that Crockett was born in 1786 in East TN to his father John Crockett. There isn’t to much known about Davy’s mother. Davy’s grandparents were killed by Creek Indians. Around 1827 Crockett had gotten…