Alex Ferguson

There have always been fears of the unknown and things we cannot control, with the ever expanding technology we have in the world today it is no wonder that movies and television with humans being destroyed by technology is a common theme. As it is this idea in essence is the view that, ‘Technology - with all its promise and potential - has gotten so far beyond human control that it is threatening the future of humankind.’ Personally I view technology as a danger to people as it; is changing the…

uncommon for people to forget that many renowned influential figures originated from humble beginnings and suffered through great ordeals to become the well-known symbols of change that are written across history books. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley reminds the world of this fact through his beautifully detailed account of the life and hardships of the great human rights activist Malcolm X. The structure, style, and content of the novel advance the author’s purpose of conveying…

Two authors, William Moller and Maya Angelou, both have similar themes throughout their narratives. Moller expresses his disagreement with stereotyping athletes in modern American sports such as baseball. Angelou concentrates on the bias and stereotyping of different races in modern sports. Both authors have comparable views on sports with common themes such as stereotyping, respect towards athletes, and viewing an athlete as a hero. William Moller opens his short story “We, the Public, Place…

and illicit drugs. It’s intended to provide a generalized endorsement to eliminate the use of drugs, especially among athletes today. Some of the most famous baseball players in our era, or even in past years, have been caught using PED’s, i.e. Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, and even Mark McGwire. All three of these players considered one of the most popular athletes that were caught using PED’s while playing professional baseball player. But the real question is, what kind of PED’s are…

In today’s day and age of baseball, we are all living in the so called, Steroid Era. It is named the Steroid Era because players over the last two decades have been caught using performance enhancers, which has become the latest major problem in the MLB. Performance enhancing drugs, which are commonly known as PED’s, means basically what it states; it enhances a player’s performance on the field. Over the last few years, members of the BBWAA have not voted in players that have been caught using…

Have you ever changed to something different in your life? Well that’s what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a…

For example Alex Salmond visited China on more than one occasion during his time as FM in order to improve trade-links with the country and with an eye in attracting foreign investments and jobs to Scotland. Nicola sturgeon also visited China in 2015 for a trade mission…

The championship game is a week away. The star athlete of one of the teams is receiving negative media coverage with domestic violence allegations. How can the athlete play while being bombarded with all of this negative, external attention? Athletes are at the mercy of what the Media says about them. The Media will report anything that enables them to gain more viewers. The negative attention that athletes receive from the Media contributes to their diminishing performance, unrealistic…

The storm affects how the characters act because the storm turns people like Dean that have O blood type into zombie-like creatures that just want to kill others. Alex which is Dean’s brother doesn’t know his brother barely anymore because of how he acts towards others when he is exposed to the outside for too long. I also think that the storm affects Dean’s relationships especially with Niko which is his best friend who is now acting differently to him. My second reason why the storm is…

is often the issue in many problems people face. In the TV mini-series "Roots" we see the struggles Blacks face from slavery up until the civil war. It follows the family line of Kunta Kinte and his generations to follow. As advertised, the author, Alex Haley, is a direct family member of Kunta. As a little boy he heard many stories that have been passed down about his family. He is writing to bring to the light the cruelty and injustice that has been brought upon these humans that have been…