Unbroken is an inspiring story about a former Olympian, Louis Zamperini, who was enlisted in the United States Air Force during WWII. His plane crashed and he floated on the raft for 47 days until he was captured, along with his crew member Phil, and taken to a POW camp. By a miracle, the two lived to tell their inspiring story to the world. The novel Unbroken and the movie depict the same tragic story, however, scenes are portrayed in various ways.…
Laura Hillenbrand,best selling author and highly esteemed writer of Unbroken, was born May 15, 1967 in Fairfax,Virginia. Hillenbrand was raised with three other siblings and learned to love reading and riding horses. As a young girl, she loved to listen to her parents and swim coach tell her stories, which sparked her interest in writing; this new hobby soon grew into a passion which took up most of her time. After high school, Hillenbrand attended Kenyon College in Ohio, where she continued her love of reading and writing and met her first husband Borden Flanagan. Before she graduated, however, Hillenbrand became very ill when she was 19 and had to spend almost all of her time in her dorm room, when soon after she was forced to drop out of college and go back home.…
As Cher Horowitz would say, “You see how picky I am about my shoes, and those only go on my feet.” If Clueless took place in 2017 NYC, then this outfit would have been Cher’s iconic, yellow, plaid skirt-suit ensemble. This look has transcended along the ages. Plaid never goes out of style, and neither does our lookbook! Christine of Louis Reign has shared with us that, “My style is edgy with a twist.…
Recess Have you ever been in fourth grade?I am in fourth grade it's awesome. First, I am in fourth grade. What I like from fourth grade is recess. Next,I like recess because I can play with my friends.…
What interests me is that Donn Eisele had been a pilot for virtually his entire career. Donn Eisele's job on the Apollo 7 mission was piloting the spacecraft. In my opinion, I have always found it to be interesting and scary as a pilot, because it seems pretty cool to be manning vehicles that fly in the air, but you can also crash and blow up if things go wrong. While I do not want to be a pilot due to all the pressure of having to do everything right to avoid crashing, I respect the profession. What piques my interest even more is that Donn Eisele wasn't just any pilot.…
7 for all mankind has a strong established name, which refers to their brand logo « 7 », used in all campaigns and labelled on each product. This logo easy to recognise plays in favor of the brand and their reputation as promote mostly by packaging, black and white are the major color, while the bag is white, the name brand is written in black. The squiggle is a huge part of the visual identity of 7 for all mankind as they invente in order to be recognise easier but still in a discrete way. The squiggle is this line which loop embroidered on the back pocket of the jeans. celebrities and icons.…
Reaping the Benefits of What was Once Sown Is the Constitution of the United States of America a living document, meant to be molded to modern times, or is it meant to withstand time as-written? The previous question continues to be a hot debate among the current Supreme Court members. The supporters of the latter definition of the Constitution may also be referred to as originalists. There are several supporters on both sides of what seems to be a never-ending argument. Edmund Burke, widely believed to be the father of modern conservatism (Cohen), is an early proponent for originalism.…
Last weekend, in the Nation's Capitol, Nas performed at the famous Kennedy Center for two sold out performances to kick off the Kennedy Center’s One Mic: Hip Hop Culture Worldwide Festival. Backed by an eighty-piece orchestra, Nas dressed in a black tuxedo, performed his classic album Illmatic in it's entirety to a full house of a diverse crowd. Mass Appeal Media was along for the epic event and captured exclusive photos oh the once in a lifetime performance.…
Since I was a kid running around Spiller Elementary getting excited for Run for The Wall I never truly knew the important meaning about it until a few years ago. Thousands of veterans or everyday people ride their motorcycles sometimes across the countries for those who simply can’t. My grandfather J.R. Grubb commonly known as Squeekie is one of those thousands who take the time from his everyday life and rides for the ones that sacrificed their lives for our country and can’t ride anymore. I think this is such a powerful programs for students to experience because we see how a group of men and women come together to saw appreciation for our country. As a young girl sitting in the stands at Withers Field was one of my favorite days out of…
Thursday night, Nas took the stage at the ESSENCE Music Festival to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Illmatic, as well as the 20th anniversary of the annual Essence Music Festival with a special performance during the ESSENCES's "Now Playing" concert. Performing at New Orlean's Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Nas headlined a night of entertainment that also included performances from artists K. Michelle, Jesse Boykins III, Jazmine Sullivan and Trey Songz. “It’s an honor to be going out there,” Nas said as he prepared to take the stage. “Twenty years of ESSENCE and at the same time twenty years of my first album. So to do this, like this – it just worked out really crazy.”…
Dare, A Regretful Education Have you ever wondered how the D.A.R.E. program worked in the United States? Well I can tell you this, if an officer that is involved with the D.A.R.E. program is trying to show you the impact of a substance, then why do you see them doing that same substance while off duty? They are either smoking a cigarette or guzzling booze until they are downright wasted, if this is the kind of inspiration that helps you stay away from substances, well it’d work better than what you’re learning from D.A.R.E. A multitude of people believe the D.A.R.E. program should be replaced with a different program that provides a new/better way to fight substance abuse, others believe D.A.R.E. should be able to help in the education…
“Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can hold on. ”(James Frey). In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie faces many obstacles that he overcomes.…
Author Note Kristen Alisha Iwerks is a Psychology major with a minor in Criminal Justice. Kristen Iwerks attends Western Carolina University. This research is supported by Professor Abstract…
The ReThink app is unnecessary because it is voluntary the bully uses it. It is doubtful that most bullies will take the time to download the app and make sure their careful with what they say and do. People being being bullied should take comfort in the fact that these people literally have no better way to spend their time. Another thing is, people shouldn't care what they say if nobody else is saying anything. And if groop people are saying the same thing, remember that these people are backboneless sheep that don't even have the brainpower to think for themselfs.…
The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about gender differences in regards to “hooking up” is the old saying that girls are from Venus and boys are from Mars. Now I get that men and women are actually both from Earth, but when it comes to sex games and intrigue both sexes defiantly seem to be coming from different planets, maybe even different galaxies. From personal experience, whenever a girl friend tells me she wants a wild night out on the town or wants a “no-strings attached” one night stand it’s usually right after a fight or break-up with their significant other. This, to me, sets the stage for the next guy she meets to be a rebound guy, so even if the “hook up” was what she wanted, it wasn’t positive because she wasn’t…