1980s

John’s Journey The main character in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is John Grady Cole, a sixteen year-old runaway cowboy. John Grady is not the typical teenager of the time period of the novel which happens to be nineteen forty-nine. John Grady sees himself as a cowboy who does not need unnecessary technology like cars when you have horses. The world is modernizing and, cowboys are gradually disappearing. John Grady feels out of place at the beginning of the novel because he does not understand…

Beloved communities are preferred, and when living in one you will be happier and more satisfied, rather than if you lived in a bitter, disconnected community. Such little things can change the environment, and the mood of those around you. When in a good mood, people will do good things to help others, and when these good deeds occur, it can totally change the vibe of the community. Not only can these things make a person’s day, but also they could potentially make more money for the…

From the Banana Time reading, the clicking room in a factory, is described as a space of dull, repetitive labor, where four men, find ways to distract and entertain themselves while working. To those in the outside world their job and interactions may seem absurd, but for the four men, some of these actions offer nice break from the tasks they must repeat over and over again throughout the day. These breaks include, coffee, peach, banana, window, fish, coke, and also their lunch time. All of…

When I think of Anderson Paak., a soulful recording artist and mastermind producer, I picture California. After one’s the first listen of Paak.’s critically acclaimed album, Malibu, if they had never stepped foot on Californian soil, they could instantly be taken away to a Southern California beach, where they could feel the sand between their toes and the breeze toying with their hair, during a day with perfect weather of a seventy-four degrees. With a deeper look at Anderson’s cultural…

On Friday, November 14, 2015 at or about 0048 hours 2900 Stirling Road (Taco Bell) which is located within the jurisdictional limits of the city of hollywood, within broward county and the state of florida, Shahzad Qazi unlawfully and willfully obstructed this officer (officer alban #3359),who is a duly qualified and legally authorized enforcement officer of the hollywood police department in the lawful execution of a legal duty, then being performed by said officer`s to-wit: tensing, pulling…

Raven-Symoné - Although she appeared on The Cosby Show, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, and a couple of movies throughout the 1990s, most people remember Raven-Symoné for her starring role in the Disney Channel classic That’s So Raven. While the show was mainly marketed towards young girls, boys were coaxed into watching it by Raven Baxter’s wit and sassy attitude, as well as her glamorous clothes and makeup, which set her aside from most other teen stars of the time. Raven-Symoné was so perfect in…

The Big Bang Gang This story takes place in the 1980s at the Hood. Alex just got released from juvie for owning a gun without a licence with his buddy Matthew, Wrench, Dillon, and a new edition to the Big Bang group,Trevon. Trevon Is Mrs. Brown's son, and Mrs. Brown Is the neighbor of the boys parents. The boys like to call themselves the BBG. “Guys now that we're free again,what should we do?,” asked Alex “We should go steal a car from that new car place down the street, hehehehe,” said…

The 1980 Election and the Polarization of America Many people consider the 1980 presidential election to be one of the most influential in american history. The incumbent Carter didn’t have high approval ratings near the end of his presidency, but it seemed to have little effect on the polling, which Carter lead until November. Reagan won in a surprise victory rivaling even the 2016 election with its unexpected result. However, the 1980 election had a bigger impact than just deciding who would…

The 1980s, for most Americans, started at a troubled time. Iran hostage crisis, energy crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s were just a few things added fueling the Cold War paranoia. The crime surge from the 1960s not only continued, but the crime rate even reached at its peak during the 1980s. Besides of typical violent and property crimes, white-collar crime began to increase by the 1980s as a new type of professional crime with frauds including healthcare,…

In the Merit Plan, which most states use, states claim to remove politics from the judiciary by replacing it with merit. In the process a commission of ten people nominate usually three people that the governor will pick from to appoint. The appointed judge then has to face a retention election in the next general election and another election at the end of their term, which only needs a majority vote. While claiming to take politics out of elections, the commission is more likely to nominate…