A professional hockey referee’s antics and a controversial call jeopardize his chances to get signed with the NHL. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MARK RILEY (28) is a professional hockey referee. His goal is to be signed as a referee with the NHL. It’s a new hockey season and Riley and his buddy‚ JOHN O’DONOVAN‚ go on the road. They first stop at Mark’s ex-wife’s house to visit his son‚ TOMMY. There’s clear hostility between Riley‚ JEANNIE‚ and her new boyfriend KURT. Riley leaves Tommy a whistle and tells
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The halloween tradition of carving Jack-o-Lanterns has many examples of how it evolved into the tradition it is today. For example‚ carving Jack-o-Lanterns originated from an Irish folktale of a man known as Stingy Jack. According to History of the Jack o’ Lantern‚ the myth began in Ireland‚ where a mischievous man‚ Stingy Jack‚ tricked the Devil twice into agreeing to not accept Jack into Hell if he died in a ten year span. Although‚ Stingy Jack did die during those ten years‚ but God would not
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The Yukon is known for it’s brutal winter weather‚ but can also hold great beauty. In the two short stories‚ “To Build a Fire” and “Up the Slide” by Jack London‚ the main characters are The Man and Clay. Clay is an advanced outdoorsman and knows how to get through the harsh Yukon environment. The Man is a chechaquo‚ or a newcomer‚ and is less familiar with the territory of the Yukon. In these stories‚ both men share similar yet different personalities; they longed to survive‚ though they took different
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novel we see that Ralph and Jack share similar qualities‚ but there is a great difference in the way they use these attributes to benefit both themselves and others. Ralph uses his power to create a democracy‚ where each person has the right to voice his opinions and ideas. “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking and he won’t be interrupted.” The conch becomes a symbol of the right of a speaker to a fair hearing. While Jack uses his authority to produce
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Kane Whitlock Ms. Baswell English III 4 November 2014 Author: Jack London Jack London was one of America’s most celebrated writers. London (1876-1916) gained worldwide acclaim as a writer by basing his works on his own colorful worldwide exploits. “Jack London was a native Californian who achieved worldwide acclaim as a powerful storyteller‚ a legendary public figure‚ and America ’s most commercially successful writer” (Hogge 12). London had a remarkable talent for writing about many of issues
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Victoria Garrison Eng 102 Turley Summer 2013 Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about an unnamed man on a journey thru the Yukon alone in deadly cold conditions. He is followed by a wolf dog that is also unnamed. He is traveling to meet his boys at on old claim near Henderson Fork. The man is arrogant in his thinking believing that he is able to make the journey alone‚ even though a sourdough from Sulphur Creek had warned him never to travel alone when
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Introduction Jack London had already established himself as a popular writer when his story "To Build a Fire" appeared in the Century Magazine in 1908. This tale of an unnamed man’s disastrous trek across the Yukon Territory near Alaska was well received at the time by readers and literary critics alike. While other works by London have since been faulted as overly sensational or hastily written‚ "To Build a Fire" is still regarded by many as an American classic. London based the story on his
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knows right from wrong‚ and it can’t happen to you. When we are young‚ we all believe we’re invincible‚ some us still do. Jack Gantos recounts his struggle as a young high school student desiring to become a writer. He plans for a college‚ so he can pursue his writing career‚ but he feels he has nothing to write about. Through his search for inspiration and absence of common sense Jack goes from a naïve teenager‚ casual dope user‚ drug trafficker‚ inmate‚ to someone who is aware of his place in the world
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Tom Thomson The Jack Pine The painting‚ The Jack Pine‚ by Tom Thomson is an oil on canvas was created in 1916-1917. Its measurements are 127.9 x 139.8 cm. The Jack Pine is displayed in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Tom Thomson’s work shows the influence of Impressionism‚ Art Nouveau‚ and the achievements of the Group of Seven. The Jack Pine creates a calm‚ distilled outlook on the Canadian landscapes. I like how Thomson uses almost every colour in the rainbow. The sky and the
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Dec 14‚ 2009 Jack Daniel’s When you think about North American whiskey what is the first name that comes to mind? For me it is Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. Jack Daniel’s is one of the best selling liquors in the world and has been around since 1875. With it classic look and taste Jack Daniel’s still continues to grow in sales over the past couple of years and still provide for its long time costumers. The product that I will be discussing throughout this paper is Jack Daniel’s whiskey
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