Fame

One may ask; how does a $12 billion league screw up a preseason game? How can such a giant institution such as NFL make such a series of basic mistakes? Well, these are the questions most NFL fans are asking themselves. The NFL Hall of Fame game was cancelled due to poor field conditions. The game between Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts was cancelled as the paint and rubber used in the field was messed up and looked like tar. The NFL betting odds can best describe the situation as the…

It’s 2046 and the New York Times is writing a front page story about your recent induction into the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame. What might the story say? (500 word limit) Mrs. Diaz as her former elementary school students call her is being recognized in the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame. Edith Diaz graduated from California State University Monterey Bay in 2020 and started working as an elementary school teacher in the East side of Salinas, California. Mrs. Diaz graduated from Alisal High school and was…

Steroids make bigger, stronger, faster muscles, thus it is considered cheating in MLB. Steroid use can ruin your reputation. This is why MLB players convicted of using steroids should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Many baseball fans say that steroids kill the integrity of the Hall of Fame. Many younger high school athletes are influenced by pro athletes, and many of these young kids use MLB players as their role models. For example, Barry Bonds (Barrios) will always be linked to steroid…

Natalie Matos Mr. Pollock CP English 25 September 2014 Beowulf Essay Fame and reputation were both very important in Beowulf. Both fame and reputation were shown in the epic poem several times. One way this was shown was through the argument between Unferth and Beowulf. The next way was by Beowulf bragging about everything he has accomplished throughout his life. A final way that both fame and reputation were shown was in the way Beowulf was laid to rest, what he did before laid to rest, and…

Since NWA became the fifth and latest rap artist inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, many have been questioning rap’s place within the Hall of Fame. Although many regard rap as being a product of some more traditional types of rock and roll, others see it as something that represents a movement away from everything that makes up rock and roll. This conflict stems from two different definitions of what rock and roll was and is, one of which does not recognize the presence of rock in…

thing you live for, to a concept that states, fame and glory are all that matter in your lifetime, the ancient monks who wrote down Beowulf, created an epic poem of Paganism and Christianity, which can be seen throughout its characters. Beowulf is faced with challenges that earn him his fame and glory in the entirety of the poem which creates a type of heroism because of his eventual humbleness of it all. Being humble is created throughout the story, the fame and glory he receives is long…

Janis was a popular lady that love to play the guitar at a young age.This leads to if she should be in the Hall of Fame. In my point of view Janis should be in the Hall of Fame because at her young age she was already playing Guitar. She should get awarded for what she did at a young age which is be in the Hall of Fame. Even at a young age she was Even at a young age she was already . competing with other people to become famous. She was a great woman because when she was growing up she had…

In Book I of “House of Fame,” Chaucer recounts the story of Aeneas and Dido using contrasting elements of both Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Heroides. While the Aeneid presents Aeneas as making a noble sacrifice on behalf of his gods and his people, the Heroides’ recount of Dido’s lament paints Aeneas as a selfish lecher. The uneasy interweaving of these warring texts leaves the dreamer, the reader of the temple walls, unsure of whether to forgive or to condemn Aeneas (426-430, 293-295). The…

The Fame and the Unfortunate The Roaring Twenties, the economical, artistic, social development prosperity era. The golden age, where economy not only skyrocketed, but plummeted. In the 1920s, the decade was known for liquor, which was illegal, flappers, and jazz music. This era was extremely successful, one major accomplishment was when women were starting to get a bit more recognized and appreciated, this made them gain power. Jazz, was not only famous in the united states but in other…

Transcendentalism can be found in the song “ Hall Of Fame” by The Script in the following lines, and throughout the song. ““Yeah, You could be the greatest. You can be the best. You can be the King Kong banging on your chest. You could beat the world… Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself. Standing in the hall of fame This connects to the transcendentalist idea of self confidence. The song is telling the reader that they can basically do anything that they put their mind to and dedicate…