Recognition is a big part of who we are as an individual. Lonnie Beasley, also known as Joe Cool, is most recognized in his store according to writer Gib Akin. In "Learning About Work from Joe Cool," Akin shows how much recognition made Lonnie the "Joe Cool". Akin writes about how "Joe Cool" became the "idol of airwaves." He mentions how he went over the intercom to speak to the customers to get them to buy food and how everyone loved "Joe Cool."…
Four years late, Elvis Presley performed his own version of this song and established his position extra. Because of Elvis Presley is a man and Big Mama Thornton…
In Stand Up That Mountain, Jay Erskine Leutze is battling, who we soon find out is the antagonist, Paul Brown, a stone company owner who wants to mine into Belveiw mountain. I think that there are two perspectives represented in the book, but Leutze’s side is positively represented. Brown is the economic and business values, while Leutze is the moral and aesthetic values. Throughout the book, I found how these two sides were represented by characters who would swap between each due to the circumstances. Circumstances force humans to chose whether or not to actually do what they value or change because of the situation. Most often, people go on the side that would best benefit them through gaining (trust, money, credibility) or losing (bad reputation,…
Walk the Line, a 2005 film written by James Mangold, is a biography of Johnny Cash's life, from his days as a young boy to his days as a country music star (IMDb). Johnny Cash had always had a love for music, even as a child, but he never expanded on it, until he needed a way to support his family, which he felt he could do by becoming a musician. He had a dream to become a musician all his life, and by having a little push, he auditioned with his band and was able to make a record. Unfortunately, Johnny's "perfect" life was short lived, when he got tied up into dangerous substances, drugs and alcohol, and these things caused him to lose all that he held dear to him. By Johnny Cash making these horrible decisions, although wrong, they made…
Life changing events in a person’s life can be a stressful or hard time. This idea is explored in Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, an autobiography “I Never Had It Made” by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” By Rebecca Maksel. All of the characters had to face many difficult obstacles and people that would be thought to prevent them from achieving their goal, but changed their country in doing so.…
This is a very powerful song about what all Vietnam veterans went through in the Vietnam war and all the emotions and experiences they have gone through…
On August 9, 2014, at 12:02 p.m., white police officer Darren Wilson fired the ninth shot which would prematurely end the life of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. This polarizing event sparked public outcry, protests, and major controversy as it went on to further stoke the flame of the growing Black Lives Matter movement ("What Happened in Ferguson"). Just four days after the event, amidst the chaotic and controversial fallout, American artist and political activist Richard Williams released a spoken word video titled: "Michael Brown, Same Story." Better known by his stage name, Prince EA, Williams's spoken word tribute to Michael Brown portrays the various factors that interplay in the racial tension between blacks and whites. He…
Baldwin’s book “If Beale Street Can Talk” is about a couple named Fonny and Tish who are said to have a kid together. Fonny is in jail and Tish is trying her all to get him out with a lawyer. Tish’s parents and Fonny’s dad are consistently trying find ways to get him out of jail while his mother has a different outlook on the situation. She believes that his current predicament is all within God’s plan, and time in jail will allow him to learn his lesson. She is blindly arrogant to helping free her son as well as accept the fact that Tish, the girl that she dislikes, is going to eventually have Fonny’s kid. Mrs. Hunt is arrogant because it’s a way to cover up her unbalanced life.…
Some people may say that all wrongdoers do not deserve a pardon and must be punished immediately. While others may say it depends on the weight of the wrong doing; simple mistakes are tolerable, but serious crimes are unforgivable. However, some people will mention the cliché, “forgive and forget” (saying). Whoever created this saying has to explain the meaning of it because the logic is unclear. Did the saying’s author use the word “forget” because it rhymes with the word “forgive”, or because people need to literally forget the crime that others did to them? It sounds impossible because the human brain does not have a delete memory feature. Maybe the saying has a deeper meaning. Many people in the World Wide Web are arguing about it because…
The Movie “Malcolm X”, directed by Spike Lee is based on the story of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” where Denzel Washington plays the lead role of Malcolm X. The movie portrays the legend’s life in three sections. The first is about the troubled childhood life of Malcolm Little. The second part of the movie follows Malcolm 's life in prison, where he is introduced to the teachings of Nation of Islam. The final section of the movie gives a picture about Malcolm X’s principles for black Americans for separation from white society.…
“’Superman is breaking down the door’”(Alexie. 4). In the essay, “ Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie writes about his life as an Indian boy and his struggle to get an education in the circumstances he’s faced with. In order to free our minds one must look past stereotypes, limitations, and find dedication to do what they desire.…
Charlie in “Reign Over Me” seemed to be a mainstream introduction to an area of the human psyche few will receive personal contact or interaction with in their lifetimes. Tragedy as a concept is a loosely defined term, one that varies greatly depending on exactly who is getting affected, how and why. Yet the writer of the screenplay chose to slab with this nearing-middle-age man, Charlie, as a victim of what universally most can say does warrant personal effect and disaster. Death of a family. In but a situation he could not control (this theme of him constantly struggling to be the only outside influence that affects his life and decisions one that will be recurring), Charlie is in an instant shattered. His mind and all subsequent areas thrown to the curb and the realm of lost thought and cognition to be his home for the four years that have passed since the fated accident; what we see as 9-11. Yet through a purely psychological standpoint, the question remains to be asked. Has Charlie not as a fictional character, but embodiment of PTSD to be shown to many as the first impression of the disorder, been written off as an accurate and understandable portrayal of a reaction one would expect? (PTSD, also known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is an anxiety disorder characterized by insomnia, social withdrawal, haunting memories, and/or hypersensitivity to select situations or objects after a traumatic experience; Charlie has had experience with all.) Due to personal bias with this disorder latter sections of this analysis may or may not directly oppose with the message of what Charlie has to bring as sufferer of PTSD, but overall Charlie's cognitive, physical, and emotional damage due to his hardships are very different from my sense of "pain" through the disorder (in a sense you can say we together encompass both of the extremes of manifestation {A…
Soul is a music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origionally, a version of gospel, soul was the major black musical form of the 1960’s and 70’s and remained evident in various hybrid styles since, for example, neo-soul and soul jazz. It combines elements of African- American gospel music, rythem and blues and often Jazz. It was used to signify music with a greater sense of authenticity and sincerity. In the 1960’s as the genre developed, soul was a merger of gospel style singing and funk rock anthems.…
RING! RING! RING! You hear the church bells ringing to start worship. Getting up everyday to praise the lord is habitat. Finding a spot in the church is hard to find because so many people are there. You listen to the priest preach the word and look at the stain glass windows to understand the meaning. As you are walking out you see a huge fire in the middle of the court. A man is yelling “You’ll burn in hell if you don’t buy an indulgence! You need to purchase one to forgive your sins and for tonight only Pope Leo X is willing to sell you one.” Fear rushes over you. As you look around you see a monk. That monk's name is Martin Luther. You don’t know it yet but religion is going to change thanks to Luther. Martin Luther was a german monk and…
Margaret Atwood once said, “The thing about delirium is you think it's great, but it actually isn't.” In Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake and Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go both take a place in a dystopian society, filled with elements of chaos, diseases, division, and oppression. In Oryx and Crake, the title character experiences an awful childhood that constructs a foundation for his personality. Crake was betrayed by his mother and best friend, which stimulated him to go on a path of destruction. He is narcissistic, detached, and intellectually superior. In Never Let Me Go, Ruth shares a similar quality which is being very egotistical and projects herself as incredibly abrasive. She is a clone who serves one sole purpose in life which is to donate her vital organs, while being separated from society. In Oryx and Crake and Never Let Me Go, the following characters demonstrate how their personalities stems from the lack of parental guidance which explains their decision making process and why.…