Billy Hughes

Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous actresses and models to have ever lived. She would go on to become one of the most influential women of her time for both good and bad reasons, and she would symbolize many of the aspects of the country’s character. Monroe’s life made a great impact on American culture and history. Marilyn Monroe has made significant contributions to society that can still be seen today. During the era that Monroe lived in, Monroe’s personality and disposition served as a

Chaos Imagine opening your eyes to an unknown place. The room, the surroundings, and everything down to the smell seem different. What would you do? Well, in Slaughterhouse Five, Billy Pilgrim is subjected to this kind of life style. In his novel, writer, Kurt Vonnegut illustrates a story about his protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, who has been abducted by aliens called Tralfamadorians and has become unstuck in time. His uncontrollable time travel between periods of his life causes the narrative to be

As I walked by a storefront, a woman in a picture caught my eye. She was stunning and was wearing a black dress with dazzling jewels. She exhibited class and elegance, yet she seemed soft spoken and kind. The woman in the window, that stood in a frame, was Audrey Hepburn. Ever since that day, I’ve watched all of her movies and researched her life story. She became my inspiration, and everyday I strive to be just as much of a woman as she was. Audrey Hepburn has had the most significant influence

Norma Jean Mortenson ignited passion in men across the nation when photographer David Connover captured her beauty at an army airplane facility and opened the World to the booming bombshell. From that moment on, her life changed forever. She began to go by Marilyn Monroe and started her career in acting by co-staring in the film “Dangerous Years” which premiered in 1947. Monroe was the first Playboy model and appeared in the first edition in 1955. She starred in various movies, playing a plethora

ex machina when Billy seems to be on the verge of death by having him “time-travel”out of the situation (154). For instance, in the plane crash where Billy was the only survivor, he “closed his eyes [and] traveled in time back to 1944” (198). No matter what seems to happen, Billy is unable to die. However, even if he did, Billy adapts a tone of apathy towards the idea of life itself. The analepsis of “so it goes” is essential for the understanding of the lethargy that consumes Billy towards the way

In Double Indemnity book, Phyllis is crazy about death and can kill for money. In the other hand, Walter’s can do anything to change system in order to gain more money. In the book, Phyllis and Walter kill Phyllis’ husband to win the money from the insurance company. According to Walter says: “When I met Phyllis I met my plant. If that seems funny to you, that I would kill a man just to pick a stack of chips, it might no seem so funny if you were back at that wheel, instead of out front.” The novel

Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, is a coming of age film, filmed in the year 2000. It was set in the year 1984. The film was set in the North of England, in a village called Everington. The director made sure that the movie did not go off course and stayed relevant to the time period of the 1980s. I found that the language presented in the film, was relevant to the time period and the labeling or stereotyping used was very appropriate to the 1980s period. This was because people were only

Sunset Boulevard Billy Wilder’s 1950 movie Sunset Boulevard, is a drama packed with many Implicit ideas and images presented throughout the movie. The setting takes place near Hollywood, California early 1950’s, while the plot duration takes place only a few short months from when Joe Gillis played by William Holden meets Norma Desmond played by Gloria Swanson to when the tragic climatic scene at the end. Within the movie the director of photography is shown when Norma is at Paramount studios and

Marilyn Monroe is a very popular actress. (Taraborelli 1) There are many different stories about her death. (Taraborelli 1) It was either between murder and suicide. (Taraborelli 1) Also, many details have been left out in multiple documents to the public. (Taraborelli 2) The death of Marilyn Monroe was caused by barbiturate overdose. (Taraborelli 3) Marilyn’s real name was Norma Jeane Baker. (Taraborelli 3) She did not change her name until 1956. (Taraborrelli 7) Marilyn was a very popular actress

Marilyn Monroe’s success in Hollywood was built on a ruthless control of her own image, the incredibly stunning blonde bombshell hair and an hourglass figure that every girl in today’s generation would want as famous celebrities like Kim Kardashian have it. There are many opinions about the details of Marilyn’s life, theories, and rumours no matter what had actually happened to this iconic star she was one of the biggest influential person of the 20th century to many people. Even though Marilyn had