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Life Support or Death Support - 2fer #7
Taylor Green - Animal Testing is Absurd (2Fer #7)
This is my best possible 2Fer because it’s about a topic that I’m actually passionate about. I used a thorough analysis and I had reliable sources throughout the essay. Also, I took advice from the peer edits, and I decided to add more to my analysis so that it clearly showed my thoughts and proved my point. I checked my grammar more than once and made sure that everything was concise.
2Fer #7 Revision - Lauren Nicolella
Lauren Nicolella
April 17th, 2018
English 3
Ms. Pahomov
Another Reason to Love Animals
Domesticated animals have always been a large interest of not only children, but adults as well. Whether it is a dog, cat hamster or even a ferret, they are another vital member of a family that is deserving of love and endless cuddles. The options are truly endless and all animals provide a very large mental and physical factor to families around the world. By having a pet in a household, it is benefitting one’s mental health by keeping them occupied and gives a sense of relief because of a distraction being placed on them.
Anxiety and depression are one of the largest mental health issues that many people have to face on the daily. Although these are not easy to overcome, there are ways to help an individual solely based on adopting a pet. According to the American Psychiatric Association, animals help a range of those who have mental illnesses. “These specially trained therapy dogs help people with a variety of mental health conditions, including, dementia and Alzheimer’s, depression, PTSD, and autism. Therapy sessions typically include a therapist and the dog and its handler and they often work together through a series of sessions.” By having a pet, it allows people to be active, therefore taking their mind off of what had been stressing them out. Dogs are being trained to become therapy and service dogs, giving access to be in a hospital, which is one of the main places they are being brought to in order to provide some source of help. By having these certified pets in places like hospitals and simply a home with a family, they are slowly contributing relief to those who face struggles every day.
Many scientific studies, research, and surveys have been conducted in order to test if the possibilities are true and actually effective to those who adopt a pet. Steve Feldman from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America has researched a concept he calls “the pet effect,” which is explained through some statistics taken from a survey. “Any pet owner will tell you that living with a pet comes with many benefits, including constant companionship, love and affection. Not only are people happier in the presence of animals, they’re also healthier. In a survey of pet owners, 74% of pet owners reported mental health improvements from pet ownership, and 75% of pet owners reported a friend’s or family member’s mental health has improved from pet ownership.” By owning an animal, responsibilities are given and expected among a family and individual as well. Creating a new routine and being a part of caring for a new furry member of a family can create a distraction from the previous amount of mental issues that were preventing daily actions to be able to happen. Even with smaller pets like hamsters or guinea pigs, they require more maintenance than a more domestic animal like a cat or a dog, and that close animal interaction helps with relieving fear and anxiety.
Although adopting a pet may not be a solution for everyone dealing with a mental health issue, it is a great alternative and worth a try if there is an available option to do so. By having a companion constantly around, it could make up for the absence of another human and discard many negative thoughts and overwhelming feelings someone may feel throughout the day. Animals are a source of therapy and relief, and are able to be accessed easily, as there are always many dogs, cats, hamsters, ferrets, and plenty of other pets that are available and are willing to look for a friend as well.
This was my best possible 2Fer because I feel that I did a lot more research that also had an impact on me and others. The topic I chose allowed me to be genuinely curious about what I was going to be writing about, since animals are a huge part of my life and I have noticed some changes of when they are around and how I have changed mentally throughout this school year. A main goal I tried to stick to was making sure that my points were not going too all over the place, since I have a tendency to skew away from what I originally presented in my thesis statement. Finally, I have been able to work on my analytical essay skills and I feel that this definitely involved the most percents and statistics to help back up my argument, as well as follow up points that lead into the topic.
Works Cited:
Therapy Dogs: Helping Improve Lives of People with Mental Illness, www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2016/12/therapy-dogs-helping-improve-lives-of-people-with-mental-illness.
Oaklander, Mandy. “Pet Therapy: Science Proves Owning a Pet Is Good for You.” Time, Time, 6 Apr. 2017, time.com/4728315/science-says-pet-good-for-mental-health/.
“Pets and Mental Health.” Mental Health Foundation, 20 Nov. 2017, www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/p/pets-and-mental-health.
“Alleviating Anxiety, Stress and Depression with the Pet Effect.” Alleviating Anxiety, Stress and Depression with the Pet Effect | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA, adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/alleviating-anxiety-stress-and-depression-pet.
2fer Revision #7
Brendan Hall
English 3
April 23, 2018
The Loneliness of Fame
A common principle displayed in American popular culture is admiration for entertainers. Actors and musicians are usually the most familiar faces seen promoted to consumers and the general public within the United States of America. Aside from the artwork these individuals produce there is also an underlining about the social status they claim. The majority of these celebrities have fans that assume that their life is perfect due to the popularity they have among ordinary people. However, if one were to look further than the surface, they would realize that a lifestyle as such can be dangerous. This is due to the fact that they are expected to be perfect at all times. When a person at a power positional makes a mistake it often haunts them for their entire lives and taints their careers. This further illustrates how entertainers are held to unrealistic standards of expressing emotion due to their profession.
A well known misconception about people in these powerful positions is that once they become powerful their problems disappear. While increasing financial stability can be a major benefit, they are still capable of frequent human emotions such as sadness and loneliness. The material benefits can often be hazardous because they can attract fake friends who take advantage of them and exploit them for wealth. Aside from this it can also create a materialistic mentality where their happiness is dependent on buying expensive things. It becomes a lifestyle where their own self worth is determined based upon what they can afford to buy. A specific example of an entertainer mentioned his troubles with materialism is musician, Tyler, The Creator. A major theme of Tyler’s 2017 album, “Flower Boy” deals with the reality that a life full of luxury was meaningless to him because he still felt a disconnect from his peers. In his own words he stated, “Full tank of the gas but that don’t mean nothing, nothing, without you shotgunning the passenger. I’m the loneliest man alive, but I keep on dancing to throw ‘em off.” What this essentially implies is that having remarkable tangible items is worthless if there is no one to admire them with him. Predicaments such as these prove that mental and emotional fragility happen just as frequently with entertainers, despite the social status and financial excess. In that song Tyler also shows that celebrities faking happiness since it is implied that their life is great by the general public. This is what he was referring to when he mentioned being lonely, but still forcing himself to have a good time because every famous person is imagined as having a perfect. When in reality, Tyler’s status made him have a detachment to those around him due his uncertainty of whether people appreciate his personality, or his popularity.
Another destructive assumption about famous people is that their extraordinary talent results in extraordinary mental stability. There are few examples of this, but the most notable examples are from Kurt Cobain and Kanye West. Both have been acclaimed for their creative visions and revolutionary minds in music. However, the media and general public seemed to turn their back on the problems these men faced. West had traumatic experiences prior and after becoming a full time rapper. His first traumatic experience was from a nearly fatal car accident that resulted in him being on life support and getting his jaw wired shut. The aftermath of this was a more ‘on edge’ version of Kanye West due to the stress of that situation. Several years later he confronted an emotional tragedy after his mother passed, to which West blamed the death of his mother on himself by saying, "If I had never moved to L.A. she'd be alive,". Despite this, most of the focus on Kanye West is about his impulsive award show comments, instead of the problems that led to his irrational behavior. Similar things can be said about Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain. In just 27 years he helped push grunge rock into the mainstream while also having personal lyrics in the songs. Although he became a superstar in his 20s he was still not able to escape the pain of his personal demons. A large portion of this had to due with the shallowness of the media that only cared about his talents and not about his emotions. Cobain had a troubled life where he was mostly an outcast by his peers and family. After accomplishing stardom, the emptiness within him caused the tragic death of him taking his own life further proving how stardom can damage a person even more than living an average life.
While fame may seem attractive to average people, they must also understand that position is not for everybody. The stigma of stardom resulting in a perfect life emotionally is naive and has been proven false on several different occasions. It takes a massive amount of bravery for someone to put their lives on display, which can result in vulnerability and resentment just from one mistake. Many people do not know any famous individuals, but usually have opinionated thoughts about them. Unfortunately, it is routine for one to hold entertainers to the same standards as a god when they are just as capable of making mistakes as anyone else.
Why this was my best 2fer possible:
This is my best 2fer possible because I followed the basic guidelines such as: MLA formatting, having 2 pages at 700 words, and no 1st or 2nd person pronouns. This time I included I conclusion paragraph which I sometimes don’t do if I’m already past the minimum word count. However this time I wanted to include a conclusion to make the paper feel more complete. I was also working on not repeating phrases so much because it would make the paper boring. For instance, in the last paragraph I had already said people a few times so I decided to say “one” in order to switch it up.
Work cited:
“Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Frank Ocean & Steve Lacy) – 911 / Mr. Lonely.” Genius, 30 June 2017, genius.com/Tyler-the-creator-911-mr-lonely-lyrics.
Marcus, Stephanie. “Kanye West Still Blames Himself For His Mother's Death.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 26 June 2015, www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kanye-west-mothers-death_us_558cbd8be4b081449b4c91e5.2fer #7 DRAFT
Along Came Deception
Along Came DeceptionComparing “Taming of the Shrew” and “Along Came Polly” “The Taming of the Shrew” was one of the first exposed examples of deception in relationships. During “Taming of the Shrew”, Petruchio and Katherine are emotionally unfaithful to each other in their marriage. Meaning that the emotions and feelings that they showed were never truthful. A movie presenting a similar message was later released in 2004. “Along Came Polly” expressed the same values but it two different ways. Reuben, marries a woman who he believes is the love of his life only to find out that on the first day of their honeymoon, she has an affair. Less than a month later, Reuben decides to start dating an old classmate, Polly, whom he fails to admit his past and present to. Deception is shown throughout the play because many of the characters tend to deceive their partners by not being truthful to them about what they want in a relationship and what they want out of a relationship. Petruchio is not upfront with Katherine about what he wants out of the relationship and instead continues to exploit Katherine. Katherine does the same thing by allowing Petruchio to treat her without respect and not stand up to him. Katherine wants nothing material from Petruchio except for the titles of a marriage Because Reuben’s former wife, Lisa, decided to have an affair very early in their marriage, Reuben is scared that if he does not know everything to please Polly, she might try to escape the same way Lisa did. By doing so, they are both deceiving each other in the relationship by not being comfortable with being the person they truly are in the relationship. Both the play and the movie deal with similar situations, but in different ways. While they both acknowledge what it is like to not be truthful in a relationship, “The Taming of the Shrew” never reveals the better qualities and advantages that a healthy and truthful relationship has like they do in “Along Came Polly”. This reflects that modern films may start relationships off as rocky, but over time they show the growth of relationships including obstacles and miracles. “Petruchio, shall I then come roundly to thee and wish thee to a shrewd ill-favored wife? Thou'dst thank me but a little for my counsel and yet I'll promise thee shall be rich. And very rich.” (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 60) In this section of the play, Petruchio is offered a deal. He is given the thought of marrying Katherine, a rich but unwanted young lady. Out of this marriage/arrangement Petruchio would gain wealth. By Petruchio already having these ill intentions for a relationship that had not begun yet, he set their relationship up for failure. By the time that relationship started, it was already destined to fail fail because Petruchio was deceitful towards Katherine by engaging in a relationship with her for her money and only for her money. While Petruchio enters his marriage with Katherine for money, Lisa, Reuben’s wife enters their marriage for nothing. As Petruchio entered his relationship with ill intentions, so did Lisa, Reuben’s wife. In this scene, Reuben has left his wife, Lisa, on the beach to go scuba diving with an instructor. When he comes back to find her, unfortunately, he finds her involved in intercourse with the instructor. Lisa fails to admit to her husband what she wants out of the relationship. She also fails to admit to her husband, (on their wedding day), that he is not the man she is truly in love with. Because if she were to be truthful with Reuben, she would have acknowledged and admitted that he was not the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. Not only did Lisa hurt Reuben and deceive him by stepping outside of their marriage, she was so reckless that she allowed Reuben to catch her in the act. By deceiving Reuben in the very beginning of their marriage, she pushed him to carry these same relationship tools onto his next romance. "Too little payment for so great a debt. Such duty as the subject owes the prince, even such a women oweth to her husband." (Act 5, Scene 2, line 170) Katherine is notorious for her bad attitude and wicked persona in the play. Her character is sought out to be so evil that she it seems just a little awkward that she becomes so submissive towards her husband, Petruchio. During Katherine’s long speech about how she understood the expectations of her husband, she mentions what seems to be the total opposite of her initial impression. Katherine becomes submissive to her husband which is out of character coming from her. This is a surprise to everyone who has known her, especially because of what she refers to herself as. She mentions that she is indeed a debt or a burden to her husband because she sees herself unworthy of his true love. Now that Katherine feels this way, it shows how much of an impact her husband has on her personality. Instead of making a compromise with her husband about how they should both share the right to express their emotions in the relationship, she submitted to her husband and lost the person that she was. Katherine simply forgot who she was and what she believed in to make her husband happy and feel like he was doing his job as a husband to “train” her into a well equipped wife. When Reuben begins dating shortly after his departure from his wife, Lisa, he begins to carry on the “dishonest” trait into his next relationship. Reuben has recently started dating again and has already started on the wrong foot. Instead of telling his new “girlfriend” that he has irritable bowel syndrome, he withholds the information and allows himself to be put in an uncomfortable situation just to make his mate happy. While this may seem to be just minor and immature, it leads to more problems further on in the relationship, including trust issues like those of Katherine and Petruchio’s. "Come, Kate, we’ll to bed. We three are married, but you two are sped. Twas I won the wager, though you hit the white, and being a winner, God give you good night." (Act 5, Scene 2, line 200) After Katherine decides to give her shocking speech, Petruchio feels honored. Honored enough that his wife has now become submissive towards him with no words of her own, that he should still disrespect her because she allows it. Petruchio thanks God so much because he would rather have been able to say that he broke a strong minded female down than to have her “prettier” sister. This happens to be one of the big problems that concealing does to Reuben and Polly’s relationship. Despite Polly spending loads of time with Reuben for the last few weeks, he has left out plenty of information that should have been revealed when they first went out. Concealing his real life causes Polly to lose trust in him as well as feel like she doesn't even know exactly who she is dating. By this time, Reuben has started to use the same character traits with Polly, that his cheating wife used with him. Unlike Petruchio and Katherine, Reuben was able to leave one toxic relationship, just to start another. Allowing Katherine to portray herself in this way lowers Katherine’s self esteem because it proves that he is not in love with her, but the person she has become because of them wedding. Both today’s society and yesterday’s society have similar approaches to relationships. No matter what century humans are living in they will still make the stupidest mistake of engaging in a relationship where both parties are not happy. One of the most common mistake sin relationships is not being 100% truthful. By doing so, mates allow their mate to paint a completely different picture of them. And although these situations are continuously depicted in movies and plays such as ‘Along Came Polly’ and ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, audiences still fail to realize how important it is to remain honest with their partners as well as come to compromises about things the both of them do not agree on. Works Cited Hamburg, John. Along Came Polly. Universal Studios. 16, Jan, 2004. Shakespeare, William, et al. The Taming of the Shrew. Pocket Books, 1963. |
Fake It ‘Til You Make It?
It's All About The **** Money!
“It's all about the Mother*@* Money”“The Taming Of The Shrew” & “Revenge Of The Bridesmaids” The Taming of the Shrew focuses more on the social aspects of marriage than on the feelings that are involved. Lucentio is only allowed to marry Bianca after he promises that his father can provide a larger dowry than Hortensio, and after his ‘father’ promises that the money will be paid. Petruccio is marrying any woman with a large dowry. In the 2010 movie “Revenge Of The Bridesmaids,”- Chaos strikes when two best friends (Abigail, Parker) try to sabotage their friend Caitlin's wedding for the sake of true love. In The Taming of the Shrew and Revenge of the Bridesmaids, the two share a similarity of the economically beneficiary in a marriage. Characters listed as Bianca, Katherine, and Caitlyn are all daughters who character’s stand as prime examples of societies’ reconciles for marriage of the daughters based on money. However, some of them --(Abigail, Parker) -- is trying to straight-up sabotage, while the other (Petruchio,Lucentio) is operating in order to marry women of high status. Both Taming of the Shrew and Revenge of the Bridesmaids highlight how characters of vastly different social classes envision marriage as a business proposition through which the lower class can rise to the top. PETRUCHIO I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua. (1.2.76-77) Although crude and offensive, Petruchio is completely up front and open about his fortune- seeking ways. Marriage brings happiness, not for love’s sake, but because marrying a wealthy wife brings in alot of cash, which according to Petruchio, is enough to satisfy him. Central Character in the movie “Revenge of the Bridesmaid” similarly shares the same valves of Petruchio, yet it circles around a whole different situation. In this scene from “Revenge of the Bridesmaids,” Caitlin reveals the scemening plot that she is only marrying Tony, her fiance, in the case of her mother’s extravagant spending. In this particular scene she says “now I don’t mind a Love-less marriage.” This compares to Petruchio's attitude towards his marriage with Katrina. They both use the wealth of money to fill the void of love in their relationship. If Caitlin is going to marry someone whos she doesn't love, the least thing she will get out of it all is being comfortable and feeling secure. This feeling of security will come from Tony’s lucrative family. In Petruchio's situation, he’s not only after Katharine for her money, but her status as an Nobel women. In all, they are using the secret vow between two people to excell up the ladder of success. BAPTISTA Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part And venture madly on a desperate mart. TRANIO, as Lucentio 'Twas a commodity lay fretting by you. 'Twill bring you gain, or perish on the seas. (2.1.345-348) Baptista’s metaphor gives voice to his role as a “Businessman” in negotiating the marriage of Bianca. Marrying his daughters is a very personal business project for him, as he seems that he stands to lose more than his daughter does. In Comparison, Parker’s Father explains to the girls how the role of business is involved between the two, Tony’s and Caitlyn's, coming about. After overhearing the two (Abigail and Parker) discussing the confusion of Tony’s and Caitlin's relationship, Lou breaks down the situation enough for them to understand it all. By saying:” It’s a business transaction,” Lou revealed that her marriage for him is merely a proposition where she seems to gain just more than his last name. By marrying Tony, Caitlin and her mom are able to continue their lavish lifestyle. They will be able to afford everything, thanks to Tony’s money. Unlike Petruchio, who lives comfortably without any financial problems, Caitlin relays on this marriage to fulfill her and her mother’s wants and desires. She needs this wedding to go perfect because without it, they will be recognized for their money problems. KATHERINE He'll woo a thousand, 'point the day of marriage, Make feasts, invite friends, and proclaim the banns, Yet never means to wed where he hath wooed. Now must the world point at poor Katharine And say, 'Lo, there is mad Petruchio's wife, If it would please him come and marry her.' (2.1.15-20) We’ve seen how a wife’s reputation can influence and determine her husband’s reputation and credit, but here, it’s clear that Katherine fears marriage is yet another institute that will cause her public embarrassment and pain. Unlike Katherine, Tony is using marriage as a scapegoat to escape talk and screntany from others. While having dinner, Parker askes Henry how did his best friend, Tony, react after finding out Caitlin was pregnant. Henry explains Tony’s side of the story about his sudden engagement to Parker. By saying “ It’s 1870, and the only opens are “get married” or “get married now,” it lets watchers know that Tony is using this marriage as an punishment to himself. To escape from talk of the town and others, he is biting his lip and doing what he thinks is best on the situation at hand. Unlike Petruchio, Tony is humbly accepting his fate. He is only going along with this marriage because of the bad hate he would get if he didn’t agree, and that would be bad for his and his father’s publicityhile Petruchio wants all to know of his marriage and winning the hand of an Wealthy lad. Both written pieces show in may ways how society can easily misuse the true meaning of marriage. With Caitlin devious plot to trick a man to marry her through a fake pregnancy, and Petruchio's plot to marry a wealthy women for the sake of his name values. Viewers are displayed human’s mistake on taking a secret vow and turning it into a business proposition all in the name to gain more success for themselves. work sited Shmoop Editorial Team. “The Taming of the Shrew Theme of Society and Class.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008, www.shmoop.com/taming-of-the-shrew/society-class-theme.html. |
Taming Your Silver Lining
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is based on the conception of love. Bianca shares connection with one suitor Lucentio which eventually turns out as a romantic relationship. In comparison, her sister Katharine doesn’t want to share a romantic relationship with Petruchio which results in conflict. Petruchio abuses Katherine’s pride by treating her in an inhumane way. By the end of the book, Bianca and Lucentio have an honest relationship. Katherine obeys Petruchio despite his rude action towards her.
Silver Linings Playbook is about two main characters named Pat and Tiffany. Pat recently came home from a Psychiatric facility. He hopes to win back his ex-wife, Nikki. Along the way, he meets Tiffany who is the sister of a friend of his. IN order to get closer to Nikki, Pat asks Tiffany to give Nikki a letter he wrote but in exchange, Tiffany wants Pat to dance with her at a dance competition in order to win his love.
“The Taming of the Shrew” and “Silver Linings Playbook” relatively share a controversial topic about honesty and deception. Petruchio takes advantage of Katherine by imposing her into a relationship that only he could benefit from. Petruchio doesn’t confront her about his arrangement to win her love but instead abusing the little power she has in their relationship. On the contrary, Tiffany, who is similar to Petruchio in this sense, was dishonest to Pat in order to benefit from him. Their deception brought out their true colors which lead them to a romantic relationship. Both the play and the movie reflect the belief that Honesty and loyalty do not factor into a romantic relationship when one or more is egocentric of what they want or want in return.
Signior Hortensio, ‘twixt such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore, if thou know} One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife— As wealth is burden of my wooing dance— Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love, As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates’ Xanthippe or a worse, She moves me not—or not removes at least Affection’s edge in me, were she as rough As are the swelling Adriatic seas. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua. - Petruchio Act 1 Scene 2 Line 66-77
The audience gets a glance at Petruchio’s perception as he admits to Hortensio about his scheme to win over Katherine. He discusses that he wants to marry her for money and sets aside romance in their relationship. Her character traits, the things that define who she is, is not significant to Petruchio. He knows of Katherine’s demeanor, but most meaningful her financial status, which he is anticipating. Katherine is not aware of his plan which doesn’t allow her to speak on what she wants or needs. This plan abuses Katherine’s power and pride, as is shown to the reader as a one person relationship.
Correspondingly, This quotes briefly explains Tiffany’s gateway to get Pat to see she really likes him which in comparison is similar to Petruchio wooing Katherine. This quote approaches Tiffany’s selfishness. Tiffany emotionally tells Pat about how she is involved with other people’s issues and how she supports them but expects something in return. She continuously aids other people’s needs and not receiving the same support back which teaches her a lesson about being all for herself. A little later she gives the suggestion to Pat to participate in a dance competition for her. The audience then comes to a realization that the lessons for the competitions bring them closer together which is what she wants. Tiffany knowing that Pat wants to get closer to Nikki and that he will do anything in his power, Tiffany being one of the factors of doing so.
-“The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I’m sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck.” - Pat
Pat’s determination lead him to understand that with Tiffany’s help, he fell in love with her. Pat is dependent and doesn’t let his egocentricity affect his sensuality. This quote in contrast to Petruchio realistic views of a romantic relationship shows how the influence of someone can develop feelings for others. In this moment Pat gives Tiffany a letter saying about how she lied to him, which let him see how much she cares for him. He is thankful that her guidance helped with one of his bigger issues, depression. Him being “stuck” was him trying to consider the bigger picture, which was Tiffany’s vain choices and truly having a romantic interest in somebody that he knew from a complicated relationship.
“Shrew” and “Silver Linings Playbook” authors want readers to understand the exposition of love and what it means in a relationship. Based on these representations, these characters attitude towards courtship dating does not involve their partner’s say or satisfactory. It also shows that the attitudes towards dating do not involve confrontation a partner’s true character. Society’s values the things they want for themselves. The behavior that interferes with the things that society priorities are feeling that people in courtship share.
Sources: http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Silver-Linings-Playbook.html https://giphy.com/explore/silver-lining-playbook http://nfs.sparknotes.com/
