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Eliminating the Dangers of Texting and Driving It is 1955 and you are out buying a new Ford for you and your family. There are so many things to consider; what color, two or four doors, coupe, sedan or convertible. Did you want a panoramic windshield for better visibility or the Select Aire option to stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter? There is so much to choose from and you become overwhelmed, you look over to your wife and two children and then it clicks. For the very…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby bursts with vibrant and captivating language, which vividly paints a picture of the dazzling life in the Roaring 20’s. His use of literary devices, ranging from symbolism to metaphors to similes, coordinate into an enchanting tale that on a deeper level deals with the destructiveness of American materialism and greed. Fitzgerald’s language is rich and dense, but once dissected, reveals a criticism of and disillusionment with the American Dream and what it…

Erykah Badu was born as Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971. She is known on stage as Erykah Badu. Erykah Badu is also known as a woman of influence. Erykah uses her music and knowledge of the world to make her influence her own. One big way she does it is with her music, and in this poem, “Friends, Fans, and Artists Must Meet”. Erykah’s poem, “Friends, Fans, and Artists must meet”, African-Americans. This poem represents Erykah’s view of the world in the different type of perspectives. These…

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-This Child Will Be Great is a memoir and autobiography about Africa’s first woman president. Sirleaf was born in Liberia with parents who were apart of the common struggle that came from being part of a working class family in Africa. This memoir highlights the path it took from dealing with her parent’s hardship to becoming Africa’s first woman president. For Sirleaf it is important for all to know, that although she is from a lighter complexion her upbringing was no…

Each individual is born in a different nature and is nurtured differently, with different ideologies, beliefs, and values. Opinions are shaped on life, and new perspectives are formed. Priorities differ as each individual determines their own needs, wants, and desires. When a government takes the form of a democracy, it does so in the attempt to represent the beliefs and values of the people, maintaining order, providing public services and goods, setting goals for public policy, and…

Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland: 8:05 am... “Lockwood,” said Senator Bobby Richards, “you are the only congressman who can miss your tee time by an hour and march right up to the tee and start hacking away.” After resetting his ball by pulling up the tee some, he was happy‒hoping his ball would land where he was looking. “That is about all I do anymore, is hack,” Lockwood replied, with a kid-smile, as he pulled his lucky…

to the city, Tom is driving in Gatsby’s car with Nick and Jordan while Gatsby and Daisy are in Tom’s car. On the drive over, Tom is burdened about the ongoing affair, but when Nick spots the car on the road, he describes it as an, “easy-going blue coupe” (75). In this situation, the irony is that blue describes exactly what it’s archetypal meaning is, despite the tense situation it’s a part of. More specifically, Gatsby and Daisy are savoring their time in Tom’s blue car, but Tom is distressed…

In American author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, class and status play a critical role in the actions and motivations of the characters. It is a novel, which has been studied ever since it was released, and evokes some pretty strong responses to readers and scholars alike. One scholar, John Pidgeon, went as far as to say that, he is “absolutely convinced that The Great Gatsby (1925) is one of the finest pieces of American literature” (178). He is not alone in this thought,…

“A Worn Path” was published in February of 1941, by Eudora Welty. Some other works written by Welty are “The Optimist's Daughter”, “Death of a Traveling Salesman”, and “The Robber Bridegroom”. Common themes and symbolisms seen throughout her short stories are racism, the deep south, journey, and lots of indirect characterization. Welty is from Mississippi, and most of her stories are set down south. “A Worn Path” is a short novel set in the south and introduces the journey of a young African…

Valerian: Luc Besson’s hero drives a Lexus A younger generation raised after Star Wars might think, when looking at Valerian, the film, that it borrowed many ideas from George Lucas blockbuster, but the reality is different: Valerian inspired Star Wars. Valerian, the film, picks the comic series from 1967 and mixes it with a promise of the future: the Skyjet vehicle designed by Lexus for a world set 700 years in the future. The first trailer from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,…