As I was reading Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, I started to wonder about what the main theme was, but I kept getting stuck.  So as I read along I started to write notes on what kept reappearing throughout the story.  First off, there are a lot of references to the importance of family.  Sure, I could write an easy enough paper on that, but can I ( Read more... )

I believe that there were a lot of lessons to be learned in Stranger Than Fiction, the most prevalent being: live life the way you want to live it.  This is an important lesson because as we saw in the movie it could lead to a very monotonous life in which conformation is the center of it.  I think that the director, Zach Helm, tried to make Harold ( Read more... )

Stranger Than Fiction has many different character types (the taxman, the nonconformist, the college professor, the writer) in it that I believe are very stereotypically portrayed.  Every character seems to be played to their full extent throughout the film, resulting in a very convincing cast.  I believe that it is important for the characters to ( Read more... )

From what we deduced in class, literature can be anything that someone has created that tells a story.  From movies, novels, and even paintings, literature can be many things.  I believe that songs can be literature as well.  One of my favorite bands is Brand New.  When I was a senior in high school, I started to listen to more music.  One day, my ( Read more... )

My name is Kyle James Klika.  My first name means “handsome” and “guardian” and is of Gaelic origin.  My middle name, according to Urban Dictionary, means that I ooze sex-appeal, so I’ve got that going for me… My last name is Czech and it means “latchkey” or “gate”.  I’m 22 years old and I just moved to Frisco on January 1st.  I grew up in Northern ( Read more... )