Bruce Jay Friedman

Giving up is easy, anyone can just say, “sup? I’m done. I’m tired of doing this. I can’t continue. I feel sick,” and give up on whatever they are doing. But not giving up is hard, which is something that could bring anyone success. In the realistic novel Flush by Carl Hiaasen and the fantasy novel Poison by Bridget Zinn, both novels presents a life-lesson to the reader not to give up easily. In the novel Poison, the main character and protagonist Kyra, tried to save her kingdom from Arlo, the…

Bruce Lee was a huge influence on American society through his martial arts. He was one of the first pioneers of mixed martial artist by his own developed fighting style and inspired many American fighters. By choreographing his own martial arts in his movies, he changed the perspective of Chinese culture and exposed it in America. Bruce lee overcame much diversity between his American culture and his Chinese and fought to expose his philosophy and martial arts. Martial arts were Bruce lee’s…

Senseless Crime in Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” Through the use of first-person narrative, Bruce Springsteen’s song “Nebraska” recounts the crimes of a murderer leading up to his impending execution. Inspired by the murders of Charles Weather and Caril Anne Fugate (Anonymous), Springsteen positions himself as Charles Weather and his audience as the auditors of the song, allowing them to garner an insight into the perspective of the criminal. The song itself takes on the lyric form of a…

seemed to enjoy his time in the Corps, referring to himself as a 'ninja warrior ' and proving himself to be extremely skilled in martial arts (Newton, 2006). As a matter of fact, many of Ng 's fellow Marines took to calling him by the nickname 'Bruce Lee ' and it is possible that he intimidated many of them, as it has been noted that they went out of their way to avoid him (Crime Investigation, 2014). Ng was arrested in the October of 1979 for leading two comrades of his in stealing over ten…

There is a lot of moments in many places in the world; however, there are some places having especial moment you won’t forget for ever. Willis tower is an unusual place in Chicago. Willis tower, which is a point of pleasure for many people in the USA. I had a fantastic experience; I wish if I could to regained that’s moment to enjoy it again and again. I don’t think so, I will forgetting a tiny detail of all that day. I had a mix of emotions wondered, exciting, and something happed inside my…

The medium of film can be a very powerful and a profound way to captivate audience and immerse them in the experiences of the characters in the film to make them feel as if they themselves are there with them. Horror movies in general are almost always filled with special effects and props to improve the experience of the audience and leave them in anticipation with what’s to come. In the original The Evil Dead directed by Sam Raimi released in 1981 uses a lot of conventional methods of…

the lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family on the television screen. The Kardashian-Jenner family members that are currently on screen, include Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner (formerly the Olympian Bruce Jenner), Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Scott Disick and Kanye West. This docu-soap has shown tremendous success ever since its first airing in 2007, with several spin-off docu-soaps being released and the Kardashian-Jenner’s rising fame gaining…

history it is vital to educate yourself about two symbolic men that put their differences aside so the Civil War could come to an end. Two men named Grant and Lee were able to do just that. In the reading “Grant and Lee: A Study of Contrast” by Bruce Catton, the author writes a compare and contrast essay detailing their backgrounds, personalities, and aspirations. When evaluating all of these contributing factors it is clear that Lee was vastly a more impressionable character than Grant.…

young professionals and families. This has revitalized the neighborhood, with businesses moving in to compete for Brooklyn’s dollars. Where once Brooklyn was the butt of jokes, now it represents opportunity. It is this opportunity that developer Bruce Ratner hoped to exploit with the New York metropolitan area’s newest venue for sports and entertainment, the Barclay Center, the centerpiece of Ratner’s five billion dollar development known as the Atlantic Yards (Robbins, 2012). To obtain the…

What is my Cultural Identity? That’s a great question that I am not sure I even know the full answers to. I can say there are things that are currently changing in my life that affect it and there are things that have been a strong influence on what makes me the person I am today. To discover my cultural identity we need to take a look at my values and how they developed, Let 's start with the basics. I was raised in a middle class family with strong educational background. I use the term…