Paul Theroux Essay

In his book, The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future, Joseph E. Stiglitz addresses the pressing topic of America’s economic situation. When one reads the title, one can understand what Stiglitz is about to argue; however, one must actually open the book in order to understand how America is spiraling into economic disaster because of economic inequality. He claims that if we, as a country, do not repair the serious inequality in income and financial positions,…

Django sat in his dressing room, combing his abnormally large afro. He knew people were onto him. You see, Django was a secret member of a band, not just any band though, The Beatles. Django was the real guitarist of the group, but due to race issues the band members decided to keep it a secret and have John Lennon pretend to be the one on the guitar. Tonight shouldn’t be any different, except it was. There was this reporter, John Didion, who has been on Django’s case for months now, determined…

Justin Hayward Justin David Hayward is an English songwriter, lead singer and former guitarist in the rock band the Moody Blues. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, he studied at Shrivenham School in Berkshire, and The Commonweal School in Swindon. Hayward has shown interest in music since his teenage years, taking part in several groups on the age of 15. One of those early bands was called All Things Bright. It was formed for The Hollies and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Career success and personal…

Rembrandt was born to the son a miller on July 15, 1606. His family was modest but took a great deal of care about his education. Although he enrolled in the University of Leiden he soon left to follow his passion for art. Both his masters Jacob van Swanenburch and later on Pieter Lastman were greatly known for their historical paintings. He mastered and perfected everything he was taught after six months. As a young master he then gained a more famously known student named Gerrit Dou. His wife…

THINKPIECES Perhaps my biggest fantasy as a music enthusiast and writer is to interview the Beatles during their prime. I would have loved to pick their brains and maybe not understand but get a glimpse of their dynamics. They had risen to the top of the charts and magnified popularity. I have always wondered what went behind the scenes, before they hit the stage, and after the lights had gone off and the screaming fans had all gone home. How did it really affect them? What were the real…

Maximus Enterprises In 1967, the legal wranglings were finally settled, and Epstein launched Maximus Enterprises Ltd., (now that Stramsact and Seltaeb were dissolved) to try to capitalize on the merchandising boom, but by this time the interest of many corporations had wilted following the Seltaeb debacle. Also at this time, Lennon had enraged part of the American fan-base with his suggestion that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." Epstein was well aware that his own contract was up…

The best way to begin the book called Paul the Missionary is to define the term “mission.” According to the book, the word “mission” as “intentionality and movement” (22). Moreover, Schnabel uses Jesus and Paul’s ministry as the examples of missions. Paul describes Jesus’ mission as “movement from God into the world and in terms of the intentionality of Jesus’ mission in Galatians 4:4-5” (26). Furthermore, in Galatians 1:1 and 15-16 describes Paul’s mission as movement and intentionality.…

The Bible records that Paul had a thorn in the flesh. (2 Corinthians 12:7-10) There was a probability that Pauls’ thorn was related to an unsteady gait caused by the fall from the bright light in Acts 9 as well as aging. However, the Lord informs Paul that grace was sufficient for any physical impairment. The project participants stated that Paul was a murderer and God was punishing Paul for breaking the commandment, thou shall not kill. The Project Director elaborated on Paul asking God for…

The Graduate is a film centered around Benjamin during his first summer after earning his degree at college. He spends his time lounging in his parents pool, unsure of who he is and what he wants to do, much like Neil in Goodbye, Columbus. Both characters feel isolated, lonely, and trapped, eventually falling for women who feel their lives are dull and boring. Goodbye, Columbus and The Graduate are similar stories with similar themes; the difference is in how they are presented. While the former…

Elvis Presley, a very influential person of the 20th century, was an actor and a music artist. Many people looked up to him as he made a great impact in much of the cultural and lifestyle of this era. During his career, he sold over one billion records and actually made 33 movies. He never really stayed in one spot while he was with his parents, and all the moving made him connect to only about two things; his music and his family. Elvis was born in 1935 and made a huge difference all the way…