Born to Run

of America’s most talented rock artists. Much of his music consists of working class values and American culture. He rose to fame with his 1975 album Born to Run and became an even bigger sensation nine years later with his seventh album, Born in the USA. The album featured seven top 10 hits such including “Dancing in the Dark”, “Glory Days”, and “Born in the USA”. The album would go on to reach up to fifteen times platinum in sales and become one of the most famous albums of the 1980s . What…

In the non-fiction text, Born to Run, author Christopher McDougall criticizes corporate America because they sacrificed the joy and simplicity of running for selfish reasons. American corporations are blinded by their greed and ambition of bolstering their own market value. By doing so, they become careless with regards to the authenticity of their running products. McDougall suggests corporate America has influenced athletic achievement in terms of wealth, rather than in terms of wisdom (94).…

In the song “Born To Run”, it argues that people are born to run. Christopher Mcdougall argues the same point in his book. The song refers to humans as tramps, meaning humans are meant to travel by foot, and the author mentions stories of barefoot runners, ultramarathon success, and human endurance. The second quote from the song relates to Billy and Jenn. Jenn decides to start running, and Billy joins her. They both know that taking this trip to El Paso is risky, but she makes the choice to do…

“Rabbit Run” was written by John Updike. The decisions that a person makes in life can either a positive or negative implications. The implications don’t just affect an individual, but can also affect people around them. Every day we make decisions that can affect people around us. Before making a rush decision, you need to think things through so you can prevent any future regrets. It illustrates how the decisions made by a young man in his life affect the people that surround him. The novel…

The year was 1935 papa was 20 years old at the time, papa was full blood Indian very handsome man. Papa had long black hair and green eyes, he was defiantly a looker. Papas name was Martin Johnson at the time but he made a bad choice and went on the run so he had to change his name to Martin Jones. When he was on running he decided he needed to make fast cash, papa loved nice things and he loved the ladies as well. He would do anything he could to earn money as long as it was legal of course so…

For three weeks, my self-change goal was to run everyday for 30 minutes. The reason I chose this goal was to form a habit of consistent exercise in my life. The main barriers to the successful application of the goal were college classes I attended at night. However, after rearranging my running schedule, the barriers were overcome. During the total course of the project, the first week presented the most difficulty because of my amateur ability to sustain running for long periods of time. After…

bang was loud enough to wake me from my sleep. I looked up only to see my RA, Big Kat as we call him, standing in my doorway. Before he spoke to me, he flipped back his long hair out of his face and said “Get your swimsuit on. It is time for the pond run.” Dazed and confused, I stumbled out of bed and somehow found my teal swimsuit. As I was getting ready, knots began to form in my stomach. Mostly due to the fact that what we were about to do involved running. This was a talent I did not possess…

4.1 When I finally left home I realized how closed off I was to the rest of the world around me. With little diversity and culture represented in my Massachusetts home; it was a bit of a culture shock arriving in New York City. Here; different cultures are represented, various opinions are presented, and social norms are rejected. With this refreshing outlook on life, I believe it is necessary to get outside of your comfort zone and become aware of your surroundings. Back in my home town of…

Chance is an idea which is clearly portrayed in both texts. In the movie, 'Run Lola run', the director uses flash forwards to epitomize this idea of chance. The audience witnesses the lives change for the people that Lola bumps into on her journeys, and how their lives change each time to how Lola’s life changes. This is seen with the lady with the pram that Lola encounters each time as she begins her run. This symbolizes the unpredictability of life. Lola's destiny in each three stories, so do…

Discussion Questions for “Run, Lola, Run” 1. Why do you think Tom Tykwer’s film was so extraordinarily popular, not only in Germany but throughout the world? I think the film was popular because it was a fusion of the fast-paced nature of American films with the artistic elements of German film. That makes it appreciable to several markets, worldwide. 2. The film tells the same story three times. Which elements are exactly the same each time? Which elements change? Are there any elements which…