Hero Movie Assignment

The Incredibles

a)     In the movie "The Incredibles," the characters are considered to be heroes. The movie explains that superheroes are forbidden in the town because of the acts they do. They believe that they are not helping society, therefore they have been "put away." With no longer being able to show their superhero identity. They have been placed into the world as every other civilian. I chose to do this assignment on Mr. Incredible. I felt that Mr. Incredible could have been considered a hero and an Anti-Hero for these reasons. Mr. Incredible uses his strength to help an old lady retrieve her cat from a tree. This is a heroic trait. By physically picking up the tree, he is able to swing it around and land it on a theifs car escaping from a cop chase at the same time. By doing so, he has injured the thiefs riding in the car. This is an example of him being an anti-hero. A man in attempt to commit suicide is trying to jump off a building. When Mr. Incredible flys in and saves him, he ends up breaking his neck and getting sued for saving him when he did not want to be saved. Anti-hero to the townspeople. However, Mr. Incredibles heroic traits overpower throughout the film. He saves people from burning buildings, and ends up saving the world at the end of the film. Overall I think that Mr. Incredible is a hero. The town may not know it at first, but once he saves them from destruction, they realize that they need him and everyone else as they were only trying to help. This film clearly states that his heroic traits overpower his anti-heroic ones.

b)     I feel that this film is telling society that heroes are needed in our world. The town thinks that heroes are destroying their civilization at the beginning and come to an agreement that they shall be put away forever. When the town is in trouble, Mr. Incredible comes out and saves the world. Another point that is made in this film in from his family. Mr. Incredibles family realizes he is in trouble when he is away on a "business trip." They come together as one and put their lives in danger to save their dad and husbands life. This film proves that you don't have to be a superhero to be heroic. Any courageous act can make you a hero to someone. It just takes coming together to conquer what you desire.  

My First Ball Hockey Game

     The first time i played ball hockey was one of my worst performances in a sporting event. My friends Taylor and Tori had been asking me to join ball hockey for quite some time. They had been playing every year since they were little. Some of my other friends Katharine and Emma thought it would be fun, so we signed up eager to be playing all together. One of the first problems with the regestration was that we were not all put on the same team. Katharine, Emma and i were on a team together with boys we had never met before. While Taylor, Tori, Maddy and all of our other friends were put on a separate team together.
     Being that this was our first time playing, we were not aware of the rules completely. I remember the first time being on the floor, I was so nervous and didn't know what to do. I was running back and forth chasing after the rolling ball trying to get a handle of it. As I ran full speed to the opponents net, I tripped and fell flat on my face. The boys on my line began to laugh at me. I slowly got up, completely red in the face and tried to get my head in the game. As if things couldn't have gotten any worse, I placed myself in front of the net waiting for a pass. When the time was right, another boy on my line gave me the perfect pass right in the slot for a one-timer. I failed on my shot and missed the ball completely as I followed through all the way. Once again, the boys shook their heads and laughed at me. As the game went on, I assumed I would have gotten better. I was wrong. Everyone on my team wouldn't pass the ball to me because they knew I didn't have a chance and my lack of skills were pathetic.
     I still play ball hockey to this day. This will be my forth year. I am still not good at it, but I enjoy it a lot more and have somewhat gotten a better understanding of the game. However, I will never forget the first time I played. It will be glued into my mind as one of the most embarrassing moments of my life.

To take math in summer school or a fifth year

My report on wheither to take math in summer school or come back for a fifth year.report

The Day the X-Box Died

The Day the X-Box Died

I was hanging out with Taylor Caldwell and we were gaming hard. Sweat was dripping down our foreheads and our hands were slipping off the controllers. We were on level 20 with so many headshots on our record. I had 800 kills and Taylor had 900! We opened the next room and there were so many zombies we couldn’t believe it.

I said to Taylor, “If I don’t make it out alive, you can have all my money in my piggy bank.”

We entered the room with the ray gun and machine gun in hand. I spit the last sunflower seed onto the ground and fired the ray gun at every zombie I could see. In just one minute all our hopes would end and at the rate we were going, we would survive the level, beating our previous record. Before we knew it, our dreams shortly ended and everything felt fuzzy from there. The X-Box stopped and shut off. We looked at each other in horror, and then at the X-Box. Three Red Rings appeared on the console and our hearts stopped. It was overheated.

We dropped the controllers and screamed at the top of our lungs. I ran over to the X-Box to try and get it to turn back on. The red rings kept appearing. All hope was lost. Taylor got up still screaming and ran as fast as she could. She forgot the step was there, tripped and fell flat onto the ground, she face-planted into my cat. He hissed and ran away. Taylor lifted her face and blew out a fluff ball. She looked at me and we walked over to the couches to take a seat. This day was life-changing. Not only had our fun been put to an end, but we were left hopelessly wondering if we were going to beat our record. To this day the X-Box remains still unfixed. Until our X-Box foundation raises enough money and awareness, we’ll be left waiting, wondering what could have been.

My first experience driving

The first time I drove a car after I got my g1 was an interesting experience. I was with my mother which was my first mistake. She drove almost all the way home, but once we got into Conestogo, only two minutes away from home, I asked if I could drive. My mom was hesitant at first but she easily gave in and pulled into Conestogo Public School parking lot. I got in the car and after adjusting my mirrors and seat, pulled out. Everything was surprisingly going okay for it being my first time operating a vehicle by myself. The weather was nice, and the traffic was calm. Then she told me to speed up. The judgement was off and I was extremely close to the curb almost brushing multiple parked cars along the side of the road. Twenty-Five seconds into my experience, I heard a honk from behind me. I looked into the rear-view mirror to see an angry driver behind me honking. What made it worse was that it was and elderly lady already going under the speed limit. My mother started laughing at me because she was nervous, and of course, I then began laughing.

As I crossed the bridge almost home. I was driving twenty under the speed limit and holding a huge line of cars behind me. Multiple times my mother had to reach across me and grab the steering wheel so I wouldn’t ride the curb. This only made the situation worse.  I was hysterically laughing at the fact that I couldn’t drive. My mom couldn’t help me because she also was laughing too hard. It felt like my two minutes had been thirty and I couldn’t wait to be home. I was scared at the fact that I didn’t know where the car sat on the road. Finally I reached the turn on my street. I slowed down way too early confusing the car behind me and waited to make my turn. After a few cars passed, I over-turned the wheel and pressed on the gas. I quickly slammed on the breaks and ripped the wheel the other way. We were lucky to avoid the ditch. The elderly lady behind me laid on the horn and proceeded to give me the finger. Through frustration and nerves, I slowly drove up the driveway still laughing, and trying to put together what had just happened.

Since this date my mom does everything in her power to assure she is not in the car when I am driving. Although I have greatly improved, I will never forget this day. It has taught me how to be a better driver and gives my mom and I something to joke about.  

Me

My name is Amy Calenda. You can call me Dragon, or Billy. I am in grade 12 attending at Elmira District Secndary School (obvi) and I am working towards graduating this year. Things i like to do consist of playing hockey for woolwich, and hanging out with my friends whenever i can. I currently work at Boston Pizza on King street Waterloo, and am a hostess. I have a friend named Silly (Katie) and we have been best friends since we were 4 years old. We spend time together ocassionally, making bears, and doing anything our minds think of on the spot. She's kind of cool and you should meet her.

thats probably all for now.

Extraordinary Measures

Movie Review: Extraordinary Measures

      In the movie "Extraordinary Measures" based on a true story, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is at the peak of his corporate work. He can taste success with his supportive wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and his 3 beautiful children. However a fatal turn leaves John quitting his job and fighting desperately for his 2 youngest children Megan and Patrick's lives. They are diagnosed with pompe disease. A disease that causes failure to the body break-down of sugars, eventually disabling the heart and muscles, leading to potential death.

      John is forced to team up with a very smart but selfish and stubborn doctor, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford) to find a cure for his children. While Dr. Stonehill is only in it for the money and to prove his abilities to the public, he soon realizes how big of a deal this is to John. They must go to extraordinary lengths to come up with a life-saving drug for Megan and Patrick.

      Harrison Ford does an amazing job in this movie as playing the part of a selfish, self-centred,  doctor. His skills to act the part surely don't dissappoint. This movie has a similar style of writing to, "World Trade Centre."

      The director Tom Vaughan does a great job of catching the emotion and tension of how serious this is. Overall, this movie is one you will love, leaving you emotional and hoping for a cure for the children. I suggest watching this drama packed film for an inspiring experience you'll never forget.