Defiance

Defiance was a great movie! I truly enjoyed it. It had a great story that was portrayed very well by all the actors. Tuvia's quote was quite powerful. When he says "Our revenge is to live", I believe he means that instead of going to kill all of the Germans that they should do everything that they can to survive. Because if they survive, the plans of the Germans have failed and that in itself is a victory. Humanity and revenge is quite prevalent through out the movie. The relationship between them is quite close. One is the natural urge to retaliate, while the other is the ability to not retaliate because you know it's not right to hurt someone just because it was done to you. I think that revenge is very natural, not just for humans. I'm not particularly sure if animals take revenge but I would imagine they do. I don't believe that revenge can be an act of humanity.

Mircale on Ice

I thought that the film Miracle on Ice was a good story. I'm not a huge hockey fan so I didn't relate to it as much as others might have. The US winning the Olympics was meaningful at the time because of the Cold War being at it's peak. The win probably gave Americans hope that the US Government would pull out of the war. Another event in my lifetime that had a similar impact on the conscience of the American public could be when Gabi Douglas won her gold medal.

42

The movie 42 is very inspirational to me especially being a African Americana softball player. Jackie Robinson was a courageous and strong man. Honestly I don't think I would have been able to control my temper when being yelled at by such ignorant people. With out a doubt I believe Jackie helped this country. He blurred one of the many lines of racism and he was just the start soon after him more minorities began to join the MLB. A lesson that I learned is that you can't fight everyone, you have to learn to ignore somethings. I think the quote, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." means that your life won't be fulfilled unless you help at least one person. I don't 100% agree with that statement, some people just don't care if they help someone else out or not. I'm the type of person who does like to help others but some people just don't find it necessary.

Cinderella Man

I suppose the movie was titled Cinderella Man because of James was the underdog who ended up finishing in first place (kind of). I completely loved the story. James is a very inspiring person because of the love he shows his family. Some issues people face today is being poor and unable to afford simple things that we take for granted like heat and electricity. I would have done the same thing Jimmy's son did if I were in that situation. Seeing your parents struggle must be very pain and I would feel as though it was my duty to help them with whatever I could. In movies there always has to be a antagonist and in this film Max Bear was it. I don't think it takes away from the story either. If anything it made it more interesting. If he was a nice guy it would have been a pretty boring match. The scene where James goes to Madison Square garden to beg for money from the same men who ended his career is not pathetic at all to me. I admire how humble he is. I could never bring myself to do something like that especially since they're the reason I have to beg.

Tombstone

I thought Tombstone was a very interesting movie. They probably over did Wyatt Earp's personality because I can't imagine him actually being that intimidating. My favorite character had to be Doc Holiday even though he was slowly dying he was a loyal friend to Wyatt and his brothers. What makes a person a legend is by them doing something no one else would do. I honestly don't anyone in this movie was a "legend". No part of the Wild West looks appealing to me. I rather live now where we have technology and proper healthcare training.

Glory

What I liked most about the movie Glory was seeing the relationships build between the black soldiers. One thing I did not like about the film was how graphic the fighting scenes were. At the end of the movie I was disappointed to find out that all the main characters were killed...not knowing the history of the film I was foolishly expecting a happy ending. I believe people are willing to fight for their country because they feel like their more so fighting for their families and friends. The significance of the story was to show us the treatment of African American soldiers in the civil war.

Introduction

My name is Bre. I'm a 17 year old Senior at Orange High School. I would describe myself as optimistic. I'm excited to go to college and meet new people. What I like most about my school is that its so small. Being at a smaller school you have a closer connection with everyone, especially the people in your grade. I don't like actually doing school work, but I know I have to do it anyway. Qualities of my favorite teacher would be funny, smart, understanding, and chill. History is actually my favorite subject. I've always gotten a good grade in my past history classes. I think I like it so much because History never changes and its not entirely complicated.

I'm on the fence of being proud of humanity and being disappointed. Technology wise we have evolved in a tremendous way but socially we are lacking. Racism and Discrimination is still a huge issue that is holding humanity back. People are too worried about stopping one race from achieving great things their holding themselves back in the process. If we could over come that I would be proud of humanity.