Charles Armitage Brown

Being American means eating a hot dog while enjoying a baseball game or barbequing some pork ribs when celebrating a fourth of July. Our food and eating habits represent the culture we identify ourselves with. Cultures are represented by their different ethnic foods. There are a lot of foods that represent our American culture. The all American hamburgers, steak, sandwiches, hot dogs, and the traditional turkey. What does it mean to be an American? To be American means to be free…

My audition for the film went pretty well today. It felt so nice to go in and not be a nervous wreck. I felt unusually confident because I really had no expectations. I just thought, "What the hell? Why not?" I didn 't even rehearse my song beforehand. Usually I am very diligent about rehearsing a song for an upcoming audition and as I listen to myself I start feeling like I must be crazy for thinking that I ever imagined that I could sing. My throat gets all constricted, I can 't hit the…

Some kids might find starting middle school to be a very stressful time and some might find starting middle school to be the best learning experience or a living hell. Natalia Gonzalez was only 10 years old when she started middle school. Starting 6th grade was very new to her, there were plenty of things to get used to including, , being in a school that goes up to 8th grade, having activities with the older kids, and teachers are more strict with turning in your homework and might not be as…

The English/Irish playwright, screenwriter, and film director Martin McDonagh has been described as “one of the most important living Irish playwrights,” despite the fact that he was born in London and lived there his entire life (Zinoman). His early plays present the west of Ireland to us as a horrible place, populated by savage people disguised as ordinary. His plays and films are most notable for their casual use of violence and strong dialogue; it is hard for one not to notice the striking…

Harriet Tubman was a helpful, courageous, and kind African American slave who helped lead over three hundred slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman is my inspiration because she accomplished impossible tasks. Harriet Tubman’s dedication as a conductor in the Underground Railroad was the essential role of freeing slaves. Harriet Tubman began in the Underground Railroad when her owner died. She decided to escape from slavery at that time. She left behind her husband, John Tubman, who refused to leave…

Organizational strengths are positions of organizational power that are derived from the organization’s state of existence. Given the present-day struggles of the San Diego Chargers franchise it would be natural for one to assume that the Chargers franchise is devoid of any organizational strengths. In actuality, the Chargers franchise possesses a multitude of internal strengths, each of which are capitalized on to various extents. Of the many strengths possessed by the Chargers organization,…

Do you know anyone who has left their homeland to move to the USA? Looking for a job and better opportunities. This concept can be seen in Randa Jarrar’s book A Map of Home. Bruce Anders thinks and feels a certain way of some particular things of this book. In his presentation on Randa Jarrar’s A Map of Home’s Twelfth Chapter, Anders gives his opinion. Anders starts by quoting, “When I thought living in America, I pictured straw yellow hair, surfboards, snow…I tasted ketchup and mustard and…

Benjamin Pearson is standing right in front of me. Benjamin Pearson has his arm around my waist….still. Benjamin Pearson is staring at me. I would know this because I’m staring right back at him. Jeez Jules! Don’t freak the boy out! Stop Staring! I tear my gaze away from the gorgeous, deep blue eyes, and look to the ground. Gorgeous? Really? “So, um,” I start, while looking down at his hand still gently placed on my waist, he still hasn’t let go. His gaze follows mine and he quickly detaches…

Rick Dockery has been having a not too impressive NFL career. He currently is the third string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and his stay does not last much longer. He gets cut after he blew the AFC championship game that Cleveland had in the bag. After this disaster no NFL team wants him, but he still wants to continue his football career so he turns to his agent Arnie for help. Arnie thinks it might be time to call it quits and retire, but Rick refuses. Arnie calls everyone he thought…

what had driven her students to find their passion in dance. So to find out she gave an assignment for each student to write a paper on how they fell in love with dance. In John’s case, falling in love with dance seemed as likely as the Cleveland Browns ever winning the Super Bowl. Growing up John was never the most slender kid. He always had a big appetite and a love for the sweets. His body weight was never a concern or a problem for him until he reached high school. John’s home was located in…