Eric Singer

Growing up as a black boy in the South before the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s was challenging. Richard Wright wrote an autobiography describing his experiences in the South before the Civil Rights Movement. He encountered racism and segregation which made it difficult for him to keep a job and move up the social ladder. America has made huge strides making segregation illegal and eliminating racism in youth every generation. In today’s society, Wright’s autobiography Black Boy, would…

that race serves a miniscule, yet pragmatic purpose from a biological perspective. Again, it must be noted that race in no way can be justified taxonomically. In another essay on race called The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker, the author Eric Liu asserts that he finds himself “now the bearer of a…

For this interview, I spoke with my dad’s mom, Julie Johnson, about her high school life. She was a student from 1971-1975. I thought it would be fun to see what it was like to be someone my age over 40 years ago. And it was very interesting! I liked getting to learn more about a different time period from someone who lived through it. We will be discussing your high school life. Where did you go to school, and what was your school like? I went to school at Central Lyon in Rock Rapids. The…

This album contained many of the Wailers classics such as “I Shot the Sheriff” and “Get Up, Stand Up”. The Wailers popularity skyrocketed when Eric Clapton covered “I Shot the Sheriff”, which became the number one hit on the United States singles chart. In 1975 the Wailers released their third album, “Natty Dread” which held “Talking Blues”, “No Women No Cry” and “Revolution”. By this time two…

The book our class was given to read is called “Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World” by Leah Hager Cohen. The writing is about what she had seen living in a Deaf school since a child, and what struggles the Deaf community has. She lived in Lexington School for the Deaf, which she always felt at home, comfortable, and knew the lay of the land. She considered Lexington to be her “red-bricked castle, her seven acre kingdom.” This is where she lived with her brother Max, and her mother and father.…

first witnessed from the moment I saw her depiction of Grace Sherman, and I think that is a substantial reason why so many fans are drawn to her and stick with her for life. Exceptional actors come and go. Beauty queens appear and fade. Dancers, singers, and so much more grace our screens, both small and big, and the vast majority are unfortunately commonplace. But with Teryl, she could never be labeled humdrum or ordinary . Her presence on-screen is awe-inspiring, and her fan interactions…

Zeppelin was still distributing songs, but they weren’t actually creating any new music. Page engaged in the ARMS (Action Research for Multiple Sclerosis) Project and brought together three of “rock’s greatest guitars” and “Yardbird alumni”; Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. After the band split up, Page and Paul Rodgers of Bad Company got together to start a band named “Firm”. They distributed two albums, and they didn’t get a big response. Then, in 1982, just a little bit after Plant started…

On April 20, 1999, two gunmen walked into Columbine high school in Littleton Colorado, and open fired. The gunmen Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, killed thirteen people that day (Springhall 1999). The shooters had trench coats, and ski masks, further, they walked into that school “armed with a semi-automatic carbine rifle, two-sawed off shotguns, a semi-automatic assault pistol, and dozens homemade bombs” (Springhall 1999:622). Students fled the school, and the gunmen entered the library…

they should come with their own sound, look, and background. For example, five names which I selected tend stand out among others in the Hip-hop community. These names being: Drake, Future, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, and Eminem. Drake, a Canadian rapper-singer, is currently one of the highest selling artists today. His style and pop-rap sound has found a way to produce hit after hit. Future is a southern rapper from Atlanta, Georgia who comes with his own unique “Trap” style and “Mumble” rap that…

However, being inspired over the years by an outstanding female has changed my whole point of view about my dream. This outstanding woman is Queen Latifah. What many people don’t know about Queen is that other than being an actress, singer, and a rapper, she’s also an entrepreneur. She debuted her own clothing line called the Queen Collection on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) in August 2011. The only difference between what Queen did and what I want to do is that she ventured in the…