Crazy Eddie

In August Wilson’s play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, the twenty-six year old Mattie Campbell is a lonely, young woman, born in Georgia, who is looking for her lost love, Jack Carper who was the father of her two children that have passed away. After Jack leaves her, Mattie searches for a sincere relationship and love. Mattie has faced many downfalls while searching; however, that does not stop her from believing that love still exist. Her attractiveness is said to be concealed beneath her weight…

Eddie Mabo had great significance in the role of campaigning indigenous land rights and to help make a change of the struggle for rights and freedom of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. The Mabo case was a significant legal case held in Australia to the High court of Australia, that recognized land rights of the indigenous people. Eddie Koiki Mabo was born on the 29th of June 1936, on Murray island located in the Torres Strait. His mother had died giving birth and because of…

You’re sitting in your room. Door locked, with a pen in your hand and a blank piece of paper in front of you. Your hand is shaking and the tears begin again- for the third time in the past hour. ‘To my family’ you write at the top of the page, but decide it’s a bad way to begin your letter, your suicide letter. You try again, start over, again, but you don’t know how to begin. No one understands you; no one knows what you are going through, you’re alone or, at least, that’s what you think.…

Luna was jolted awake by a loud noise. She got out of her bed curious what the noise could be, hoping it was just a guard, and that no one was hurt or need help. She went to the door, carefully opening it. In front of her was a mailmare. Luna stared trying to process what she saw before her. She never got mail. Why was there a mail mare here. When she realized she was staring, she shook herself out of her stupor and relaxed. “I have a letter for you,” the mare said. “Thank you.” She…

Ten: Bedlam in Berlin The silence in the basement was disrupted by air raid sirens which roared out in the distance. Anna gritted her teeth and rehearsed acting brave and Willy sat still, not wanting to move. They could hear the deafening bombs being dropped from planes overhead and carpeting the city. The air in the basement became thick, and they, both began to cough and gasp for air. Miss Margot and Miss Muller rushed into the tiny room and frantically handed them their shoes and shouted, "We…

“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner was published in the year 1930 (Wikipedia). Although some readers might say that Emily Grierson, the main character of “A Rose for Emily” was in control of her life, and she led herself through what made her feel happy, she was actually a terrifying person who lived a violent life herself. Emily Grierson was one of the Southern town’s old women who received respect from the townspeople, which explains that she was one of the well to do families in her town…

Norbit is a laugh out loud comedy film starring the famous comedian Eddie Murphy, who plays three outrageous characters in the film. The director of the film Brian Robbins, worked closely with Mr. Murphy into making this film a hysterical romantic comedy that is full of laughs and surprises. Norbit was released by DreamWorks Pictures on February 9, 2007, and hit movie theaters with a bang with its all star featured cast. The movie Norbit constructs a counter hegemonic representation of a strong…

Romantic comedies in the 80 's also tended to focus more on comedy, often included well established comedians (Analysis). Coming to America is no exception, as Eddie Murphy wrote and starred in it. This film has the most traditional romantic comedy plot and elements of the three, probably because it was made in the late 80’s, when romantic comedies were in their heyday. Despite this film having the most traditional…

Pearl Jam is an alternative rock/grunge band. The band members are Eddie Vedder/lead vocalist, Mike McCready/lead guitar, Stone Gossard/guitar, Jeff Ament/bass, Matt Cameron/drums, Boom Gaspar/piano. Pearl Jam is one of the most famous bands in rock history. Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were part of the band Green River, who toured in the mid-80’s. They disbanded in 1987 due to friction between fellow bandmates. In 1987 Gossard and Ament later joined the band Malfunkshun with the…

Working Thesis: In the novel My Ántonia by Willa Cather, Cather portrays to the audience the American Dream for the Shimerda family, Jim Burden, Lena Lingard, Tiny Soderball, Peter and Pavel, as well as the sacrifices that they may have had to make to come to America and start a new life. Cather also uses a feminist approach in the novel because the novel is really Jim Burden’s story of Ántonia, Jim is the narrator of the novel, not Antonia. Although someone who is writing about the novel in…