After reading act one of The Laramie Project my views on gay people have been changed dramatically. I just can't even begin to imagine why this people would do such a thing to another people just because there gay.
"The fence-I've been out there four time , I've taken visitors. That place has become a pilgrimage site. Clearly that's a very powerful personal experience to go out there. It is so stark and so empty and you can't help but think of Matthew out there for eighteen hours in nearly freezing temperatures, with that view up there isolated, and, the 'God, my God, why have you forsaken me' comes to mind."
15 years after the hate crime this cross is still there along with all the painful memories.
"They showed me a picture ... days later I a picture of Matthew ... I would never recognized him."
Humans have always had two choices in life; to make peace or have war. The War attempts to see why people have a war and then try to make peace. This film describes the effects war has on people, the men and women who go to war and also there families. Lidia is the daughter of a Vietnam veteran who has now been home for a while. Lidia doesn't like her dad after he returns because she thinks he uses he's a low life who can't get a job and uses his wife. Stephen, the dad, can't hold a job because he always get fired when they find out he's been in a mental hospital. Stu, Lidia's older brother, is always getting into fights with other kids. Stephen tries to teach his kids not to fight back but he thinks he is a hypocrite since hes killed people in war. Stu is always getting into trouble and fighting with the Lipnicki kids for all kinds of reasons. Stephen tries to teach Stu to control himself but he always seems to come home with a bloody nose. The dad tries to fix this when he and Stu were at the market and the Lipnicki's got behind them in there truck and started running into the back of the Simmon's car. Stephen wasnt fighting back but once the father of the Lipnicki's got out and started talking bad to Stu, Stephen got out of the car and took the Lipnicki down in a chock hold. Stephen set him straight got him up and sent him on his way. The father of Stu shows him that only use force when necessary. When they got out of the market the kids of Mr. Lipnicki were making fun of Stu. Stephen held Stu back as he was trying to get fight them and Stephen went over to them and instead of beating them he gave them cotton candy. Stu asks in the car why he did that and the dad said because it looked like they hadn't been given anything in a long time. Stephen was trying to show Stu that you can be compassionate to your enemies. Stephen couldn't hold a job because of what happened in Vietnam. He had PTSD and after he was honorably discharged with a purple heart and a bronze star. He had to go to a mental after he kept having bad dreams about what had happened in Vietnam. He couldn't hold a job because of his PTSD not because he was some low life who was to lazy to get a job. He was a very compassionate person, especially after Vietnam. He showed kindness to others and almost never picked a fight. Stu and Lidia's goal over the summer was to build a tree fort. But the parts they needed were at the Lipnicki's junk yard. After a while the Lipnicki kids catch them and it was an all out war. The smallest Lipnicki, Billy got up on top of the water tower and fell in. So Stu and one of the older Lipnicki's help him out of the water and when Stu saved Billy's life everything changed. After that the Simmons didn't see much of the Lipnickis except Billy. This proves that with war can come peace. And so after that the Simmons were not bullied anymore and lived on happily.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
One of my favorite movies would have to be Act of Valor. Navy SEALs are BA and with all the high tech gear and dangerous missions they go on, there even cooler. I like the movie so much because hopefully one day i'll be doing that kind of stuff. Going to hot spots around the world and getting the bad guys.
I think being in any kind of Special Ops would be a great honor, and being the best of the best going on elite missions would be an incredible experience.
My favorite song is Imperial Strut by The YellowJackets. I just love the jazz/rock feel and its just so groovin'! I cant listen to it without moving my head and jammin'.
When the group was formed in the 1980's the group consisted of Robben Ford (Saxophone/Guitar), Russell Keith Ferrante (Piano/Keyboard), Jimmy Haslip (Bass guitar), and Ricky Lawson (Drums). There first album came out in 1981 and in there fifth album Four Corners Will Kennedy replaced Ricky at drums.They are still together and there newest album is called A Rise in the Road.
My greatest life experience would have to be when me and my friends were at my house one night and we played call of duty for hours. I just felt like nothing else mattered and it was just so fun.
Me and my friends are especially into call of duty zombies, there is so much to do and so much strategy to the whole thing. It is a lot of fun, the more people you have the more fun it is.
