Desmond Miles

Converse, Texas is the city that I put down when the “where do you live?” question pops up on the websites I purchase my miscellaneous items from. It’s a place I only refer to as home when my address is needed for important matters such as: school, mail, purchases, but if not, San Antonio is my home forever and always. However, if we need to get technical, I live on the outskirts of San Antonio in a small city named Converse. I moved to Converse when I was 14, but because our house was on the…

For centuries the American dream has been depicted through film, books, and propaganda. Though highly advertised now, the American dream was originally created as a marketing tool to get others to come to America in search of riches and wealth. Two films that depict various aspects of the American dream are Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard and Mike Nichols’ The Graduate. Whether it is Norma Desmond’s blindsided view of Hollywood or Benjamin Braddock’s search for love from all generations, both of…

We all wanted to be a Captain of our own ship sailing the Seven Seas, well now you can Me-Hearties!!! My brother was the one who told me about Assassin 's Creed Black Flag, I wasn 't sure about it because when I played the first Assassin 's Creed it wasn 't really my type of game and quite repetitive, also I prefer open world, 3rd person games. After seeing a few YouTube videos I decided to buy and give it a go. I have only just completed the game 100 percent after many years of owning the game…