B1 Progression
Industry Inspirations (AC1: Informing Ideas AC5: Communication): Someone in the media industry who I feel is inspirational is Keanu Reeves. Reeves is known across the world for his work as he has starred in many blockbuster films, however few are aware of his many life struggles. Some of these struggles include the fact that his father, Samuel Reeves, spent half of his life behind bars for dealing heroin, only to abandon his family when Keanu was just 3 years old. Keanu’s mother, Patricia, was left to take care of Keanu and his sister Kim all by herself. Although she was a costume designer, reportedly she was working as a stripper at the time, and she was the only earner in the family. First, the family of three moved from Lebanon to Sydney and then to New York. Eventually, they settled down in Toronto. Throughout this time, Keanu’s mother remarried 3 times, which meant that he had 3 stepfathers over a short period of time. As a teenager, Keanu struggled with dyslexia and a tendenc...