Dead Kennedys

He was stating that Zarathustra was the person keeping everyone else away from God. The Ugliest Man said to Zarathustra that “you are a rogue! Whether that one still lives or lives again or is thoroughly dead—which of the two of us knows that best? I ask you. But one thing I do know; it was from you yourself that I learned it once, O Zarathustra: whoever would kill most thoroughly, laughs.” He is saying that it does not matter if it is a new God or the…

Ender’s lesson In the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, unfriendly aliens mounted an attack on Earth. After repelling the buggers, Colonel Graff creates a military school aimed to find the next great commander. Finding interest into Ender, he is recruited to battle school. Here, students study strategy, tactics, military history and goes deeper into math and science. At school, Ender finds himself at the top spot, which impresses Colonel Graff. Ender graduate from battle school and is…

Jarmusch’s film Dead Man (1995) is the departure from a typical western genre turned postmodern shown through cinematic qualities that emphasize a surreal feel and dream-like state throughout. The film is shot in black and white and follows the narrative tale of William Blake (Johnny Depp) a man wanted for the murder of a wealthy mans’ son, after he shot him dead in defense on his first night in the western town named Machine. Blake is met by an out casted Native American who goes by the name…

The purpose of a war is different in each war. Some wars are fought for peace, and others are fought for the wanting of acquiring something. These two kinds of wars can be represented by the novels Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. In both of the novels, military leaders manipulate their soldiers in a way to create a winning situation. The leaders advantages of using these soldiers come with costs and risks. The costs of wars include a soldier’s mentality during…

In the horrific and altered world of the novels called “the year of the flood” by Margaret Atwood and “the walking dead” by Robert Kirkman, both authors show many faces of femininity through different characters and different atmospheres. Both novels are dealing with end of the world crisis as in Margaret Atwood’s book the humans are dying from virus and power is going to the wrong hands and the laws begin to change, effecting the norm. While in Kirkman’s novel zombies are wiping out the human…

Imagine being six years old and the third child in an overpopulated world with a planet of aliens called buggers threatening to attack. This is what life is like in a futuristic world for the brilliant Ender Wiggin before his departure to the Battle School on a space station orbiting Earth. Not only is Ender the most intelligent child at the Battle School, but is also a talented strategist which sets him apart from the other children. Ender wants to be a good person and tries to avoid violence…

The most important holiday in Mexico is the Day of the Dead, El Día de Los Muertos. Surprisingly, this holiday is anything but depressing. In the weeks before, Mexicans excitedly prepare to welcome the souls of the dead, who come back each year to visit the living. From October 31 through November 2 this year, I attended this fiesta with my roommate Manuel. By sharing Day of the Dead activities in his family’s home, in the marketplace, and in a cemetery, I have observed that Mexicans, unlike…

that directly. Over all, you’d think, if you listened to the stories they told that she was a good kid – kind, considerate but then, in Sarah’s experience – and she had been to her share of funerals now – people didn’t speak ill of the dead, especially when the dead were young. When Ashleigh’s grandfather said something about friendship the woman sitting behind Sarah gasped. Not even the celebrant had mentioned Jo directly; he spoke about love and forgiveness, about tragedy. He talked about the…

holiday, dressing up as the supernatural, carving Jack-o-Lanterns, and trick or treating. I have always wondered how Halloween became such became such a popular holiday. The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pre-Christian festival of the dead, also known as Samhain. This ties to the theme of Religion since it was the Celtic’s largest and most important holiday. They believed that Samhain was the day where the ghosts of the deceased where able to communicate with the living. It was…

Every year the 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico is celebrated Dia de Muertos, a tradition that honors the life and memory of the those who had died and a great experience for those who wish to know more and involve themselves in a traditional Mexican celebration. In a touristic place as it is Mexico City there are many things a tourist can see and experience if he or she is in there at the time. People can go to the city’s downtown where many altars filled with food, cigars, alcohol, candies,…