Christina Applegate

The 1983 film ‘Vacation’ perfectly encapsulated an era and yet it was still able to establish itself as timeless road trip film through the way it expertly simulated how a family road trip with good intentions could easily go awry under the wrong circumstances. This new ‘Vacation’ is hoping to catch lightning in a bottle for a second time, which is an incredibly tall order. Yet, for some reason, Warner Bros. is positive this is going to become an instant classic, remarking time and time again how

According to the Michael Grant webpage on the Famous Authors website, Grant lived in almost fifty homes in fourteen states and three homes in France before meeting his current wife Katherine Applegate (“Michael Grant.” Famous). According to the Huffington Post’s report about Michael Grant, Grant and Applegate got married in 1979 before having two children. Before settling down as a writer with his wife, Grant held many previous occupations including film producer, waiter, restaurant reviewer, media

The One and Only Ivan     “The bad in the past can lead to the good in the future” (in class discussion). As inspiring as this theme may be, when still drowning in the “bad” the future feels like forever away. In Katherine Applegate’s novel, The One and Only Ivan, an inspiring tale of perseverance is revealed. Ivan, A gorilla, taken from his home in his early youth, lives in a mall exhibit. He watches human interactions and befriends animals near his domain. Stella, an elephant and a friend,is a

The One and Only Ivan     “The bad in the past can lead to the good in the future” (in class discussion). As inspiring as this theme may be, when still drowning in the “bad” the future feels like forever away. In Katherine Applegate’s novel, The One and Only Ivan, an inspiring tale of perseverance is revealed. Ivan, A gorilla, taken from his home in his early youth, lives in a mall exhibit. He watches human interactions and befriends animals near his domain. Stella, an elephant and a friend,is a

Thomas’s desperation for his father to wake up and not give in. On the other hand with “Remember” the tone develops as you go through the poem and it goes from a commanding tone to one that is accepting towards the end and this can be seen when Christina Rossetti says, “Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.” This shows us that the character actually cares about the feelings of the person that loves her as she would rather that they forget and be happy

interpretation of a piece of writing is a dilemma that has plagued English students for centuries. Fitting every detail of a literary work to one theory is oftentimes complex and taxing, and occasionally there is no clear answer, as is the case with Christina Georgina Rossetti’s narrative poem Goblin Market. Rossetti crafts a magical story of two sisters (Laura and Lizzie) who overcome adversity together, but multiple feminist readings have failed to come up with a compelling theory that explains the

Reflections 8/6 From what I read, I am supposedly going to become a better person by following the guide of a man who has not gone through my life and has not borne witness to my suffering. I know that considering my background and my mental state that reading this book will only make me angry for it seems to be a mockery of myself, a teen. I am nothing like a ‘teen’ I have matured much faster than I should have and have never been in trouble or done anything that requires me to ‘straighten up.’

The trees around us started fading as I locked my focus in on his eyes. The only sound I heard was the waterfall in the distance. I didn 't know who he was. I didn 't know what he was. For some reason I felt a connection with this guy, not knowing he would soon express the same feelings. I jumped at the sound of my alarm clock very disappointed that the guy I had fallen for, was just in my dreams. As I laid there in my bed I couldn 't help but wonder what I would say if my dream did come

In this advertisement it shows a little girl measuring herself with a measuring tape. By looking at this image, it already outlines that we as society relay on having the perfect ideal women body, which is being thin and skinny. Society also implies that valuing body image and perfection is significant that children at a very young age are already influenced negatively growing up with a corrupted mindset. The little girl in the photo is already measuring her waistline with a measuring tape at such

“All Lives Matter” hasn’t brought people together,” says Daniel Victor in his “Why ‘All Lives Matter’ Is Such a Perilous Phrase” article in The New York Times. The term “All Lives Matters” has caused a bigger rift between different ethnic groups than intended. The phrase was initially intended to bring people of every color together. There was hope that every race would stand side by side and face the perils of the world as a whole. However, supporters of the Black Lives Matter campaign feel the