Born to Run

sleep because of nightmares, and he looked unsettled about that. Leading viewers to believe that he’s done some bad things in his past. Lee joined the group to get away from his past and away from a society that he’s been on the run from. He tells Chris that he has been on the run for a while and thinks it would be nice to not have to be running away for a bit and that’s why he wants to help save the town. Those types of characteristics don’t usually lead one to be thought of as a hero, but Lee…

For my film project I chose, Natural Born Killers, (1994) the film stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as the notorious couple Mickey and Mallory Knox. The film follows Knox’s on their cross-country murder spree that captivates the world as the media glorifies their crimes making them the most infamous serial killers since Manson. Natural Born Killers starts out in a small diner in the middle of the desert, Mickey is ordering pie and Mallory is dancing to a jukebox, a couple of locals…

Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig was born June 19, 1903. He played for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939 until a big moment changed his entire life. Baseball changed his life Lou Gehrig was born in the Bronx in New York. His full name was Henry Louis “Lou” or “Buster” Gehrig. When he was young, his two sisters died of whooping cough and his brother died at infancy. He was an only child so he helped his mother with choices. In 1923, Lou Gehrig signed a contract with the New York Yankees on April 30…

During World War Two, millions of Japanese-Americans were imprisoned. The American Government were worried about Japanese citizens attacking the United States in their homeland. One reason why the Japanese-Americans were imprisoned was due the citizens choosing to be no-no boys. No-no boys are Japanese-Americans that choose to answer, in questionnaires, no for two particular questions. The two questions were, would you serve in the armed forces of the United States and would you swear to be…

War changes people. The Vietnam war changed many soldiers, families, and countries who were affected. This war was different from the other wars we had fought in the past. It was long and, it lasted years longer than they had expected. The war became increasingly unpopular at home in the United States. The Things They Carried is a historical fiction novel that follows Tim O’Brien, who is also the protagonist of the book- and his fellow soldiers in the Alpha Company during the Vietnam war. Tim…

(In my lab) Sometimes it is hard to explain my idea because I studied math using only Japanese in school. Although I tried to learn English math words before coming to the U.S, explaining complicated things in a foreign language is not easy. However, I was relieved that minor English mistakes are not problems because my mentor listens to me patiently. Once I come back to Japan, I would like to continue to study more so that I will be able to explain my idea using math words smoothly. On the…

one of power and high scoring games.” He made all the record books from a hitting standpoint and a batting standpoint. In 1920, he bested the home run record he already set by belting 54 home runs. It is said that his 1921 season may have been the greatest in MLB history. That season, he made a new record of 59 home runs, drove in 171 RBI, scored 177 runs, batted .376 and had an .846 slugging percentage. With Babe in the lead, the Yankees became the most recognizable and dominant team in…

Special edition Icon of the week: Happy birthday Sammy Sosa One of the most powerful baseball slugger, Sammy Sosa had an interesting career. From rags to being beloved by America, to his long fall from grace. Sosa was born in San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic, on November 12, 1968. However when Sosa turned 7 years old, his father died and to support his family Sosa had to find a job. During that time Sosa played a primitive form of baseball, and quickly showed that he had a natural…

vulgar phrase. Billy was born into a baseball family as his father, Cal Ripken, Sr., was a player and manager for the Baltimore Orioles. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1982. Other notable players drafted that year included pitchers Dwight Gooden and Randy Johnson, outfielders Bo…

parents sent him to St. Mary's Industrial School, he went there for 12 years. Learned a lot and he really did mesure. Babe Ruth was significant for his career, before baseball, during baseball and the impact he had on baseball George Herman Ruth Jr was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore he was one of many children that his parents had, he skipped school,…