Dr. Strangelove

represents his initials "M-and-M" - get it? Also, he sometimes uses the nickname Slim Shady to express his rougher, meaner alter-ego (the other side of his personality). After his debut album Infinite (1996) and the Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The…

Eric Carle, world-renowned children’s author and illustrator, has touched the hearts, minds, and lives of millions of dedicated readers all over the world, including mine. Growing up, Eric Carle’s books were a staple in our home. My mom and dad have read, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” to me more times than I can recount. What I loved and still admire the most about Carle’s work is not his words, or story lines, but his illustrations. Though born…

our reality today. In the book "The Lorax" composed by Dr. Seuss, there untruths numerous implications behind all activities and characters inside the film. The Lorax concentrates on logging, and the reducing of the common world and how individuals today need more of an asset or item to fulfill their own particular needs. From The Once-ler, to Truffula Trees, and even the Humming Fish, all which are essential characters or protests in the book, Dr. Seuss utilizes these made-up characters to…

All over the world, children and adults alike read and praise Dr. Seuss’ short books with fun rhymes and brilliant colors. Since it’s creation in 1972, The Lorax has been inspiring everyday people to do better for their environment and to make sure being environmentally friendly continues to weave itself through future generations. Despite having been written and published over forty years ago, The Lorax’s message remains vital and important as we continue to feel the effects of earlier…

Truffula Trees (Essay about the deeper meaning of The Lorax) The story, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss that is about a person who cuts down trees, and a creature who confronts him. The main characters here are; the Onceler, who is an entrepreneur looking for opportunity, and the Lorax, who is the speaker for the trees. In the beginning of the story, there is a boy who asks for the story of the Lorax. The Onceler tells about what happens. First, the Onceler notices a forest of truffula trees. He…

“Rap is something you do; Hip-Hop is something you live.” Words spoke by one of Hip-Hop culture’s philosophers and celebrated artists, KRS-One nearing the end of what is considered the genre’s golden age of its creativity and influence in the mid-1990s. For some, the statement is self-explanatory and almost reverent in it pronouncement. For others on the outer periphery of rap music and its associated culture, the delineation between the two may be murky. Nonetheless, the statement has much to…

Rags to Riches: How the Rise of Graffiti Has Mimicked its Artists On Saturday Night Live in 1997, then-mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani declared “we’ve gotten [graffiti] off our subways, but there are still idiots out there trying to turn our streets into an eyesore! (McKay)” Now, almost twenty years later, an original piece of iconic street artist Banksy’s work sells for as much as $1.7 million (Randal). Each of Banksy’s most valued pieces was undervalued by hundreds of thousands of…

Misogynoir and its Effects in Social Media Misogyny has been around for centuries, going back as far as ancient Greece. Aristotle regarded women as “non-equals” and as “incomplete, deformed males” (Ganesh). Women have been struggling with being objectified throughout the years and this persists in the present. Misogyny is defined as “the hatred of women”. Misogynoir is a term meaning “anti-black misogyny” (Jackson) which was coined by Black Feminist Scholar Moya Bailey. This sexist outlook has…

Julia Conlan Dr. Pepper Case Study 9/24/15 1. Explain management’s vision for DPS and its associated strategies. What has the company done to implement those strategies? Management’s vision for DPS was to establish themselves as leader brand among other nonalcoholic beverage brands. In order to become a leader in the nonalcoholic beverage industry, DPS management came up with strategies that included improving their operating efficiency, strengthen their distribution channels, focusing on…

can change your fate. Some others believe that your fate can only be changed up until the damage is done and not after the damage is done, there is no turning back. In these three pieces of literature by Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, this mixed emotions are shown. In the Lorax by Dr. Seuss, we…