Haley Joel Osment was a child prodigy. Prodigy means a young person (child) with exceptional talents or powers. Meaning they are really smart and very talented. Well I could say that Haley Joel Osment was a child prodigy. He had a good talent and his talent was on the television. He was an actress and not so many kids are really smart and talented like Haley Joel Osment. Haley Osment was incredibly talented. He loved to act and he made movies and commercials. He had an adventurous early life. He made many things that made him to be a child prodigy.
Haley Joel Osment was born in April 10, 1988 at Los Angeles, California. He is son of Eugene Osment and teacher Theresa Osment. One day Haley Joel Osment and his mom went to Ikea store and there was a talent scout looking for new actors. Haley Joel Osment put desided to put his name down. The talent scout called him for an audition. When he was at the audition, they asked him to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen. His answer was IMAX theater scrren. So he won the Pizza Hut TV commercial and he had to advertise "Big Foot". The commercial was a good start for Haley Joel Osment.
Haley Osment made two films in 1994, the first film he made was "Forrest Gump" his role was "Forrest Gump Jr." The second Film he made in 1994 was "Mixed Nuts" and his role was "Little Boy". In 1996 he made a film called "Bogus" and his role was Albert Franklin. He made another film the same year called "For Better or Worse" and his role was "Danny". In 1998 he made the film "Random Of Red Chief" and his role was "Andy Dorset". In 1999, Haley Joel Osment made a movie called "The Sixth Sense" and his role was "Cole Sear" he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The second film he made on the same year was called "I'll Remember April", his role was "Peewee Clynton". In 2000, He made another film called "Pay it Forward" his role was "Trevor McKinney". That same year he made a film but they only used his voice, the movie was called "Discover spot" and the name of the character was "Spot the Dog". In 2001, he made a film called "A.I" and his role was "David". In that same year he made another role called "Edges of the Lord" and his role was "Romek". In 2002, his voice was used and played the role of "Zephyr" and the movie was called " The "Hunchback of Notre" Dame. In that same year his voice was used again and played the role of "Beary Barrington". In 2003, he made a film called "Secondhand Lions" and his role was "Walter". In the same year of 2003, his voice was used and the movie was called "The Jungel Book 2" and his role was "Mowgli". In 2005, he made a film called "Immortal Grand Prix" and his voice was for the character "Takeshi Jinno". In 2008, he made a film called "Home of the Giants" and his role was "Robert "Gar" Gartland". In 2009, he made a film called "Montana Amazon" and "Truth & Treason".
Haley Joel Osment was a child prodigy. He was a professional on acting. He went to far and all started with a commercial. He made so many films and his smartness took him far. This is an example of a child prodigy.
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Links of informtation: Haley Joel Osment
1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005286/
2.http://www.kidactors.com/haley/
3.http://www.haleyjoel.emilyosment.us/
2.http://www.kidactors.com/haley/
3.http://www.haleyjoel.emilyosment.us/
Thursday, December 3, 2009
While You Read - Guided Reading Questions - answer the following questions:
1. What is a prodigy and why the mother want the main character to become one?
A prodigy is a young kid that is really smart or really talented. The mother of the young girl wants her to be a prodigy because she thought she had the talent to be some one famous. She wants her daughter to be a prodigy.
2. How dose the mother prepare her daughter for fame?
The mother's little girl prepare her by taking her to a "beauty salon" which it was actually not managed by professionals. She was asian with curly hair and it was kind of strange. Her mom prepares her with everything.
3. What talents does the girl have?
She don't know what talents she has yet but she is pretty sure its nothing what her mom propose her.
4. Why does she start the piano lessons and how is the mother going to pay for them?
She starts piano lessons because her mom wants her to be good at piano and she wants her to be on a show where she proves she is good at piano. Her mom will pay the guy with cleaning his house.
5. Describe the piano teacher.
The piano teacher is an old retired guy. He is death but he knows how to play the piano.
6. What do Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother have in common?
They both want the best for them. For example they like the fame.
7. In your own words, relate the events of the recital.
8. What does the author mean when she says, "I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore... This wasn't China"? page 97
She means that she is free and she could dedicte herself on something that she likes not what her mother likes. In China things were different but she realized that she is in the U.S so she has to fallow her dream not what her mom wants.
9. What words does the author use to describe her mother's disappointment in her?
The author says there was a treatment silent. There was was no screaming no sounds she just left to her room and she was upset. She was sad the same way when her other two children died. I think her mom was upset because she lost hope.
10. Why does Jing-mei come back to play the piano after her mother's death?
She played the piano because her mother always kept it as a trophy. Her mom gave it back to her and told her to keep because it was hers. Jing-mei probably plays the piano because she relized she was good at it and she probably plays it in the memorie of her mother and she says thank you to her on that way.
A prodigy is a young kid that is really smart or really talented. The mother of the young girl wants her to be a prodigy because she thought she had the talent to be some one famous. She wants her daughter to be a prodigy.
2. How dose the mother prepare her daughter for fame?
The mother's little girl prepare her by taking her to a "beauty salon" which it was actually not managed by professionals. She was asian with curly hair and it was kind of strange. Her mom prepares her with everything.
3. What talents does the girl have?
She don't know what talents she has yet but she is pretty sure its nothing what her mom propose her.
4. Why does she start the piano lessons and how is the mother going to pay for them?
She starts piano lessons because her mom wants her to be good at piano and she wants her to be on a show where she proves she is good at piano. Her mom will pay the guy with cleaning his house.
5. Describe the piano teacher.
The piano teacher is an old retired guy. He is death but he knows how to play the piano.
6. What do Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother have in common?
They both want the best for them. For example they like the fame.
7. In your own words, relate the events of the recital.
8. What does the author mean when she says, "I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore... This wasn't China"? page 97
She means that she is free and she could dedicte herself on something that she likes not what her mother likes. In China things were different but she realized that she is in the U.S so she has to fallow her dream not what her mom wants.
9. What words does the author use to describe her mother's disappointment in her?
The author says there was a treatment silent. There was was no screaming no sounds she just left to her room and she was upset. She was sad the same way when her other two children died. I think her mom was upset because she lost hope.
10. Why does Jing-mei come back to play the piano after her mother's death?
She played the piano because her mother always kept it as a trophy. Her mom gave it back to her and told her to keep because it was hers. Jing-mei probably plays the piano because she relized she was good at it and she probably plays it in the memorie of her mother and she says thank you to her on that way.
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