Chris Hedges

The Reject Shop was founded more than 30 years ago in the year 1981 by Ron Hall and John Shuster having “seconds’ store in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria. Since 1994, the chain was already lion's share claimed by Macquarie Bank however was skimmed on the Australian stock trade in June 2004 when Macquarie chose to offload its shares. The float was effective, with the company tripling in size two years subsequent to opening up to the world. Previous CEO Barry Saunders, enlisted to the company in…

Midway through spring practice my life took an unexpected shift that caused me to veer off course. I signed to come to Tennessee because I was promised that I would be a part of the legacy of great receivers. I made it clear that I wanted to play wide receiver in college. Before spring practice I had meeting with Coach Steele and Brown. They presented me the idea to move to defensive back citing that I could potentially start quicker on defense. The receiver position was loaded with quality…

United States is a never-ending debt life to work as Hedges explains, “Debt peonage is the instrument of control. For agricultural workers, if often begins in the form of a transportation fee. Workers newly arrived in the United Sates and without money, are told they can “owe” the $1000 it cost for a ride to a job in Florida. They are informed that they cannot leave until the debt is repaid.” [Days of Destruction, Day of Revolt pg.197, 2012, Hedges]. Immigrants’ fear of being deported leaves…

The essay “the Destruction of Culture” by Chris Hedges proved to be a cue for my ignorance. The stories of our countries past world endeavors was exposed for it’s likely existence: fiction. I always thought that everything we were taught was one hundred percent truth, set-in-stone. Why would we ever be taught something inaccurate? Education is education, I said. There’s no point in teaching false facts. But if the Muslims are taught that the Serbs attacked their country while the Serbs are…

The film, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” directed by Sergio Leone, the father of Spaghetti Westerns, is considered one of the best Westerns of all time. It launched Clint Eastwood into stardom as, “The Man with No Name” also known as Blondie “The Good”, through his interactions with his co-stars Lee Van Cleef, Angel Eyes “The Bad”, and Eli Wallach, Tuco “The Ugly”. The hero here, Blondie, is not the typical hero that you would expect, but through an analysis of several scenes, one begins to…

In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was passed by the Obama Administration. The act, named after sponsors U.S. Senator Chris Dodd and U.S. Representative Barney Frank, is intended to decrease risks in the U.S. financial system.. The act established a new regulatory agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with the responsibility of overseeing the banking industry…

War is splattered throughout the history of humankind, leaving black spots of suffering and death. Sometimes it seems to erupt suddenly, on other occasions the tension and stressors leading up to declarations of war had been building for decades. However, no matter how spontaneous such confrontation may seem, one can always find direct causes and--a semblance of--an explanation for each war. World War I is no exception to this. The many facets that lead up to such an unprecedented explosion of…

To many outside sources seem to have the answer to America’s issues when it comes to education. People like Oprah, Chris Christie, and Mark Zuckerberg all have been in the spotlight for their generous donations and opinions about educational reform in the U.S. According to the book The Prize, their ideals and strategies seem logical, however none of these individuals…

History. Let’s just say theres a reason its called history and not the truth. By dissecting its parts we realize that the word itself conveys its meaning. History is, his story. Taking into consideration that“his” is not always a male but the one thing that stays constant is that his story is never exactly the same as her story or the other guys story and most importantly not, your story. Everyone has different ways of perceiving what is seen, heard, felt and further more understanding those…

Ben Affleck’s brother is once nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his role in the western drama film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He is also known for his role in the film The Finest Hours alongside Chris Pine but he finally won an Oscar for the film Manchester By The…