Essays Tagged: "JESS"

Terror In The Night

It was a dark and stormy Halloween night and Sal and Jessher best friend were at Sal's house for the night to watchmovies.Knock, Knock, Knock, 'Sal, some ... night to watchmovies.Knock, Knock, Knock, 'Sal, someones at the door do youwant me to answer it?', Jess yelled to Sal who was upstairsdoing her hair in the bathroom. 'Yeah Cool Jess its probablyjust ... athroom. 'Yeah Cool Jess its probablyjust some more annoying trick or treaters anyway', replied Sal.Jess got up off the couch and approached the door makingsure to peer through the peephole to see who ...

(3 pages) 71 0 2.7 Jul/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

The Man From Snowy River - Movie Review

im attempts to claim back what is rightfully his. On the farm, Jim meets his first love, the pretty Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton) and their relationship develops throughout the movie.It started o ... (Sigrid Thornton) and their relationship develops throughout the movie.It started off as Jim liking Jess, but Jess not accepting him. When Jim starts working more at the farm, Jessica's love started t ...

(2 pages) 36 0 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Using sociological concepts and terminology explain how Jess and her family's lives from the film Bend It Like Beckham are affected by their cultural identity

Jessminder is a teenage girl who has just finished her A levels. She also happens to be part of a tr ... . They value education, particularly her father, which can be seen towards the end of the film when Jess receives her a level results. In a way her father can be seen as more lenient with his children ... y can do just about whatever makes them happy, even though his opinions on what career he wants for Jess for example are quite strong. This is probably because of his experiences, particularly his exp ...

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Sports vs. the Parent-Child Relationshiip (Based on Gurinder Chadha's Bend it like Beckham, and Fences by August Wilson)

Bend it like Beckham, sports affect the relationship between parent and child for our protagonist, Jess Bhamra, Jules Paxton, and Joe. Jess' parents do not want her to participate in sports because i ... s an almost similar situation where her father supports her while her mother doesn't. Paula Paxton, Jess' mother says "No man is going to want a wife whose muscles are bigger than his." Joe's situatio ...

(1 pages) 51 0 3.4 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Summer Terror

Chapter 1Jess slumped into her seat. It was only five minutes and twenty-five seconds till the summer holiday ... ited at seeing him again.Her parents were divorced and her mother barely ever mentioned her father. Jess was going to see her father for the first time in three years.Jess jumped up when the bell rang ... t day her mother sounded quieter than usual. "Ma. What's wrong?""Nothing. I've just had a long day!"Jess turned to go upstairs to her room when she caught something out of the corner of her eye. "Mum, ...

(6 pages) 75 2 4.1 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

A & N.

"Ernie doesn't care if I spend most of my time talking to the customers - even ones I know," says Jess, another employee. "Well, as long as I get my work done."She laughs.There is an obvious ... of four years. I once left, but I decided to return because I really enjoy working for him," says Jess. "Ernie and I get along really well. He's like a father to me."Nighttime A&N has a very cl ...

(4 pages) 16 0 5.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

For my psychology class on what it would be like to be blind and deaf

rfect temperature. Too hot. Too cold. I can't find the lukewarm feeling that I'd like. My roommate, Jess, is at the end of the hall way listening to music on her laptop, and from what I can hear no on ... It took me so long to get here to begin with, I can't even fathom walking back down the hall to get Jess. My cheeks become wet and I wipe my nose on my shirt sleeve: finding a tissue would take way to ...

(2 pages) 30 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

The War Has Begun

after that we forgot a torch, so we had to do to sleep as soon as it turned dark. The next morning Jess Peret, Tim Drew and Fred Smith went skiing while Jen Mellow, Greg Buzz, Tony Zammill, and I, Cl ... that could snowboard tried to teach all the people that couldn't snowboard, it didn't work to well, Jess hit her head on a rock when she fell and got a black eye, Tim drew was going all right until he ...

(6 pages) 11 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Sweet Valley High: Not just 'Kids' anymore.

o not own the world of Sweet Valley or any of its characters; everything belongs to Francine Pascal.Jessica Wakefield finished applying her lipstick and stepped back to admire her reflection. The bath ... bout the floor and cosmetics, hairpins and other assorted toiletries cluttered the vanity. Perfect, Jessica thought to herself. She smiled and blew a kiss at her reflection.Suddenly, the door opened a ...

(22 pages) 23 0 2.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

"Bend it like Beckham"

ajor tribulation is defying her religious faith of already being arranged a marriage with somebody, Jess (protagonist) does not want to be forced to marry somebody, she wants to marry a person of her ... onist) does not want to be forced to marry somebody, she wants to marry a person of her own choice. Jess wants to marry somebody of a different religion and this leads to major conflict between the fa ...

(3 pages) 43 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Influence of Religion in "Bend it like Beckham".

the confrontation between two completely different religions. The movie is about a Sikh girl named Jess on her mission to fulfill one of her secretive and deepest passions, and that is to play soccer ... ajor tribulation is defying her religious faith of already being arranged a marriage with somebody, Jess (protagonist) does not want to be forced to marry somebody, she wants to marry a person of her ...

(4 pages) 35 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Bend it like Beckham" (Film Review)

action to a minimum.In this charming and stimulating film, we meet an 18-year old Indian girl named Jess (Parminder Nagra) who can curl a ball as well as David Beckham- hence the film's title. However ...

(1 pages) 20 0 3.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"In the Heat of the Night" by John Ball - Plot Notes

ie receives a phone call from Frank Schubert telling him to use Virgil as a scapegoat. Virgil meets Jess to get a car. Later that day, Sam and Virgil goes to the Endicott's place and talks with the En ... to see Sam and Sam proved to Duena that he did not kill Mr. Mantoli. Next, Virgil eats dinner with Jess and his son. After the dinner, Virgil was attacked by two men, but Virgil kicked their butts. T ...

(3 pages) 37 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Killer Undiscovered

iscovered Late one night, the neighbor knocked on our front door and asked if we had seen his wife, Jess Olven. " Mrs. Olven? Oh, uh"¦no, I haven't seen her since yesterday, Mr. McKill." ...

(4 pages) 1122 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Graduation

Graduation Speech During the process time of writing the speech, the only sound Jess could hear was the sound of the paper being crumbled up into a small ball. The crumbling sound ... into the sound of the ball either hitting the tin trash can or the soft sound of hitting the floor. Jess was eventually swimming in a pool of white writing paper.On graduation day, as Jess slowly walk ... ll the girls were wearing white caps and gowns. Also, the girls were carrying pretty red carnations.Jess could feel her palms beginning to become warm and her body temperature start to rise. It was a ...

(2 pages) 1065 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Bridge To Terabithia By Katherine Paterson

Two lives are bridged- and nothing will be the same.Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing ... of the playground and outruns everyone.That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. It doesn't matter to Jess that Leslie dresses funny, or th ... funny, or that her family has a lot of money- but no TV. Leslie has imagination. Together, she and Jess create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen ...

(2 pages) 28 1 4.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Untitled

ears have gone by and still my mom is gone, and my life has changed more than I thought it would. " Jess, get Drew's clothes ready for school tomorrow," my dad would admonish me every night before goi ...

(2 pages) 783 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Macbeth

rn roast. I remember this corn roast clear as day only because this is where I met my first friend, Jessica Fayanne Fluke. The night was still young, and there she was, walking down my driveway ... y you here at my corn roast?" and she replied, " I came to eat some corn!" I was still yet four and Jessica was five, and from that moment on we friends, best friends. Everyday we would be at one anot ...

(4 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

True Friends

rn roast. I remember this corn roast clear as day only because this is where I met my first friend, Jessica Fayanne Fluke.The night was still young, and there she was, walking down my driveway with he ... y you here at my corn roast?? and she replied, ? I came to eat some corn!? I was still yet four and Jessica was five, and from that moment on we friends, best friends. Everyday we would be at one anot ...

(4 pages) 19 0 4.3 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

"Bend it Like Beckham" Generation, Gender and Peer Conflict in Multicultural Society

“It’s just culture,” is Jesminder ‘Jess’ Kaur Bhamra’s (Parminder Nagra) explanation of why Indian girls are not allowed to p ... re not allowed to play soccer in the fascinating film Bend it Like Beckham. Like any other teenager Jess is dreaming about her future; although it is one where she is an international soccer player li ... player like her idol David Beckham, however, her traditional Sikh parents have other plans, pushing Jess into marriage, a high paying professional career and expecting her to cook full Indian dinners, ...

(5 pages) 44 1 5.0 May/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis