Louie Louie Essays

  • James Patterson Character Analysis

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    During the story, there is a mysterious guy named Louise. He seems mysterious and tries using the kids for their money, even though he knows he could get in big trouble. Louie is the guy that secretly sells stuff to people, in the black market. Most people that work with him don’t even think about how he acts. Louie is the antagonist and is using them in a bad way. For instance, on page 130 it says “The first thing Tommy did when he returned to the helm was switched the Silence switch Ais transponder

  • Louie Zamperini

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    people. Louie Zamperini is a hero because of all the people he saved in the Labor Camp Rebellion in Tokyo, Japan. Louise also was an Olympian that set a standard for track and field. Louie accomplished these outstanding things, but he also endured many hardships. Louie struggled through four Prisoner of War camps, just barely surviving. After the war, and after all of his struggles, he gets married and carried on his legacy as one of the best Olympians to ever participate in the Olympics. Louie Zamperini

  • The Success Of Louie Zamperini

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    key to the success of Louie Zamperini was society. At first Louie was a delinquent trying to find endless ways to make money even if it included stealing. When people heard the name Louie they knew it involved something bad but whenever they heard the name Pete they thought good things. People referred to them as “Pete the athlete and his no-good, troublemaking brother Louie” (Benge 26). But once Louie began running and doing well in races Torrance saw the other side of Louie. They began cheering

  • King Louie Mistakes

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    King louie made crucial mistakes in reiging his kingdom, this resulted in the death of him and his wife. Some of the steps he could have taken to stop this problem were so simple, yet he did not take them. Some of his mistakes include, but are not limited to: Taxes, His wife, and sadly enough, himself. His first problem, taxes, would have been an easy fix. Taxes were outrageously high and idiotic in the way they were collected. Taxes were collected from local nobles and supposed to be take up through

  • Book Review: Louie

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    “From the moment he could walk, Louie couldn’t be corralled.” (6) Louie was a rebellious child and didn’t like being told what he could or couldn’t do. When Louie was a young boy he was known to be a troublemaker and very rebellious. As Louie got older his brother, Pete, helped him realized that he could do something great in his life and that there were many different contingencies if he only tried. Pete trained him as a runner because he knew that louie has prowess as a runner, and he after practicing

  • Louie Zamperini's Unbroken

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    destruction....turning the events, images, and ideas of one's life into a written story --is a destroyer.” Perhaps Rekola should have been pre-warned. I had just finished reading Unbroken when I started this one. It was the perfect story to follow Louie Zamperini's. Is it pure co-incidence that this story depicts a Corporal Kota Hokari, whose claim to fame was that (like Zamperinni) he had participated in the 1936 Olympic Games as a sprinter? Is it also a co-incidence that the same descriptions of

  • A Character Analysis Of Louie Zamperini

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    Analysis of Louie Zamperini Louie's hope displaced, his fear and inspired himself to work toward his survival, and each success renewed their physical and emotion. Stranded in an ocean, tortured by Japanese. Louie’s life slowly turned around after the return from war. He has changed from a famous athlete to a alcoholic. Soon he finds peace again away from nightmares and flashbacks from the war and becomes a honorable man. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini

  • Louie Zamparini's Struggle In 'Unbroken'

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    The human nature is one of restlessness and struggles. In Unbroken, Louie Zamparini was never able to escape his troubled nature until he met Christ. Louie tried many things including running, alchohol, and almost murder just to feel content in life. None of them succeeded until Louie became a christian. When Louie Zamparini was a child, he never really fit in. He was a trouble maker who was a skilled food theif. He was teased in school and bullied often. This was very upsetting for him. The only

  • Louie Zamperini's Character Analysis

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    In Unbroken the character Louie Zamperini at the beginning of the story is a juvenile delinquent and he ravages the town by stealing pies and looting unsuspecting stores. When Louis developes, he harnesses his athletic abilities and focuses on track, long distance running. He began as a sprinter and finishes last almost all the time, but then he discovers distance. He immediately becomes an established runner and is the best on the team. After Louie graduates, he becomes a track star in college

  • Prisoners Of War By Louie Zamperini

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    story of one of these POWs is of Louie Zamperini. Louie enlisted in the war on the Western Front, and he got captured during battle. While in his POW camp he was isolated from everyone and was dehumanized because of adversary status and jealousy from guards. On the other hand, another POW Miné Okubo was in a completely different situation. She was

  • Unbroken: The Life Of Louie Zamperini

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    The Life of Louie Zamperini Louie Zamperini has been though a lot. He felt dehumanized. Before he was in World War II and fought against the Japanese, Louie was an Olympic runner. He was transfixed by running. Unfortunately, during his time in the air force, his plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. After drifting at sea for over a month, Louie and Phil were captured by the Japanese, where he met his tormentor. The Bird was deranged and degraded Louie. After all of this, he lived longer than all

  • Louie Zamperini's Character Analysis

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    POW camp with a insane war criminal, your life's not so bad, is it? Louie Zamperini’s life started in Torrance, California and he was one mischievous little boy, not liked by the cops. Thanks to Louie's brother, Louie took up running and his mischief was over, he ran and ran and soon entered and won many races, all the way till the olympics. Louies fun was soon put to an end as he was drafted into the air force, while there Louie experienced a horrible plane crash and was stranded for 47 days before

  • The Book 'Unbroken': Louie Zamperini

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    around a soldier named Louie Zamperini. Louie is on the American side fighting for peace in the South Pacific against the Japanese during WW2. Louie was a lieutenant in the U.S Air Force ,and served as a crewmember on the Green Hornet(B-24) Louie functioned as a bombardier who took pride in his duty. He was a true patriot. The love for his country is exemplified by the way fulfilled his duties with total dedication, and competence. Other characters that sets Louie apart is his optimism

  • Louie Zamperini's Early Life

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    Louie Zamperini’s life was like the waves of a hurricane. Louie’s life was filled with crazy feats he all overcame. Some of these were the Olympics, a P.O.W. camp, and after-war problems. The parts of Louie Zamperini’s life, his early life, military time, and all the time after had been all just as crazy as one another. Louie’s early life was one in a million. Zamperini was always a very odd child. In Olean, New York, on January, 26, 1917 eleven and a half pound Louie was born. When Louie was young

  • Louie Zamperini: A Brief Biography

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    Louie Zamperini had a rollercoaster of a life as he suffered from pains many would find unbearable and joys one would dream of. Louie was born on January 26,1917 in Olean, New York. Louie had a passion for running as long as he could remember according to himself. Louie was a troublemaker. He often stole from local stores as he often was in trouble with the law. Louie then realized it was time for rehabilitation which consisted of running and running and running. When Louie graduated from high

  • Life Of Louie Zamperini In The Book 'Unbroken'

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    The Life of Louie Zamperini During the war against Japan, Louie Zamperini and his crew were shot down force to crash into the Pacific Ocean. As a kid Louie Zamperini was a rebellious child, he caused problems everywhere he went. The entire city of Torrance, California knew him, he was the talk of the town. His brother Pete found a skill Louie possessed and train Louie to use it. Louie Zamperini soon became a great olympic athlete to break a record of 56 seconds on the last lap of the 5,000 meter

  • Who Is Louie Zamperini's Optimism In 'Unbroken'?

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    World War II was a time that required resilient, courageous, optimistic people to serve in the military. Louie Zamperini, the main character of Laura Hillenbrand’s novel, Unbroken, was just that. Louie Zamperini grew up a rebellious, misbehaving child. When he grew up, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He got into a plane crash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and Japan. A Japanese ship found him and brought him to a prison camp. He then went to a Prisoner of War (POW) camp. In

  • Short Biography: The Life Of Louie Zamperini

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    The Life of Louie Zamperini At a young age, Louie Zamperini was a kid who would steal things from people and would smoke and drink alcohol. Later in his life, his brother Pete was helpful in his life and got him into running for his school and joined races. He soon qualified for the olympics, running the 5000 meter race in 1936 running for the United States. He then wanted to go to the olympics in Tokyo. Five years later, in 1941, he later joined the United States Army Air Forces. While on a rescue

  • Loss Of Dignity In Unbroken By Louie Zamperini

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    the war when they were captured and put into camps. One of the characters named Louie Zamperini was beaten everyday and picked on by guards. These things made Louie lose his dignity during the war because he was treated very poorly and almost like he was treated like an animal. Louie's family also suffered because they thought Louie may be dead but they kept faith even though having no contact or anything from Louie in months. Having no contact with a loved one during war is one factor of the

  • Louie Zamperini In Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

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    An outstanding athlete, Louie Zamperini, determined, rebellious, track star and a WWII survivor. A troubled life as a kid, but was pushed by his older brother, Pete, to run. Louie hated it, but then after running more he loved it as he became a very famous track athlete. His life changed in an instant when he was called to serve for his country. Louie Zamperini, from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, exhibits many character traits but in all, determined, and rebellious are most relevant. The thrilling