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Kasseem Daoud Dean, identified by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is a prominent American record producer, DJ, and rapper, born on August 30, 1978. At the age of 17, he garnered recognition within the hip-hop community as a result of his association with the artist DMX. Cassidy, a rapper, and Grady Spivey were both instrumental in the founding of his record company, Full Surface Records. Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz initially encountered each other during the 1990s and subsequently reestablished…

Although accomplishing anything can be difficult without passion, too much passion leads to obsessiveness. Unlike passion, obsessiveness causes the mind to go mad by disregarding its surroundings and dedicating every moment to one sole purpose and focus. This tunnel vision affects a person’s ability to make choices that will benefit himself and those around him or her in the future. This scenario presents itself in several pieces of literature including Wuthering Heights, “Porphyria’s Lover,”…

Philosophy can be defined as a particular system of thought based on study or investigation (Dictionary, Philosophy). No two people approach a problem with the same mindset. The different systems of thought from person to person comes from real world experiences that create a way of living for that person. Coaches apply that concept to figure out what works and what doesn’t in order to get the most out of their players. Coaches have a core set of principles that they take with them to every…

opinion, a person’s mental health may be destroyed. Consequently, they may make false conclusions about themselves, or question who they truly are. Many different forms of self-negativity are shown in the crime-fiction book Monster, where author Walter Dean Myers elucidates the main protagonist, Steve Harmon, attempting to find himself while undergoing a tragic event where lots of outside opinions are being created about him. Steve strives to preach his version of ethics and make the people…

Dean Trippe used captivating techniques to create a very serious story with a presentation usually intended for children. He composed a story quite chronologically starting at incidents from childhood all the way to adolescents and adult life. The story begins with what seems like a very serious tone. The beginning two frames demonstrate Trippe as a child sitting on a step. In this particular part in the story I believe this is him demonstrating his recollection of the past event in which he was…

Introduction Dean Oliver’s book Basketball on Paper (2004) analyzes the skills and tactics that go into winning a basketball game. Oliver mentions four different stats that he believes are the driving factor to win a basketball game. In his book, Oliver gave each of those stats a weight, the weight was how important he thought that particular statistic was. Therefore, using this information to follow his footsteps with our own tweak on it, instead of using advanced stats we are using stats…

While most fall short on their journey to greatness, some are able to rise above and achieve that coveted honor. However, to achieve this, some must sacrifice everything, including their morals. In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main characters demonstrate the consequences of the temptations of greed and undeserved power. In East of Eden, Cathy, a beautiful and devious woman, spends her entire life manipulating others and moving her way up in the world.…

Countless people have different viewpoints on what the word “evil” means; Dictionary.com interprets evil as “morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked”. In the book East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Cathy Ames (Kate Trask/Albey) and Caleb (Cal) Trask are both regarded as characters of “evil” nature. The narrator explicitly states that the reason Cathy is evil is due to the fact that people that are evil are just not “born whole”. This means that she was born with the only ability to be bad and she…

If anyone has lived in the United States they have most likely heard the name Frank Sinatra. Mr Sinatra is a man of many talents, singer, actor, fashionista. He has made over 1400 recordings in 50 years. Frank Sinatra redefined singing as it is now, personal expression. Frank Sinatra is an Icon of American culture of the 20th century Frank Sinatra wanted to go to a place where no other artist has before. Frank Sinatra had his first big break singing with a local group: Hoboken Four. Sinatra…

In John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, multiple individuals harbor a natural-born evil within themselves. Steinbeck reveals this idea through an allusion to the Bible’s telling of the story of Cain, an envious brother branded with a mark of evil after killing his brother, Abel. Characters throughout the novel, such as Charles, Cathy, and Cal, depict Cain in various ways, usually possessing a similar name and nature to his. Steinbeck’s portrayal of Cain and his mark contribute to the connection…