Flags of Our Fathers

celebrating the British’s victory of Kemp’s Landing. He went to lie in bed and soon after, in the midst of a light slumber, we awoke to loud, thundering pounds against our door. Thomas, angrily threw open the door. The Captain of the Continental army stood at the entrance of our home. They captured Thomas, and tied him up to a chair in our kitchen, beat him and yelling “Traitor!” over and over again. They tortured him for what felt like hours, and demanded any information passed onto him by the…

assure you can handle the harassment, such as the behaviors of the white Americans that would spit, curse, hit them with objects, toss items at them, call them harsh names for it to be effective. As Lewis quotes, “When I was growing up, my mother and father and family members said, 'Don 't get in trouble. Don 't get in the way. ' I got in trouble. I got in the way. It was necessary trouble.” Lewis was arrested in these sit-ins for a cause of what he believed, the need to improve equality for…

from being called Fatty. After being elected a the chief he first and foremost attempts to make some rules, one of them being that only the person with the conch can speak during meetings. He also tries to bring up the boys morale, claiming that his father, who is in the army, will rescue them, but that for them to get rescued they need to have a signal fire. At the mention of fire all hell breaks loose and the boys run off to start the fire. The fire is a huge let down, and when Piggy tries to…

During the 1930’s there was a case of white people against black boys in the town of Paint Rock, AL (Ransdall).” This case was known as The Scottsboro Trials. A novel written by Harper Lee titled To Kill a Mockingbird has a similar plot in which a black man, or Negro, was accused of raping a white woman (Lee). Both of these stories have similarities and parallels that are interesting to indulge in. The social characteristics, stigmas, and opinions if superiority influence the behaviors and…

In contrast to the US side of the wall at Friendship Circle, the Mexico side is painted with bright colors, symbols and words. There are two things that stood out for me. The first is the upside down flag. I had just learn its meaning when we were on the border patrol tour. I agree with the deported US veterans—they are in distress. I am still in shock about the fact that those who were in the US military have been and continue to be deported. We…

good news is, those potential risks, does become minimized, by trying to do the right thing, which is treating the employees the right way (with care and respect). The key element, then, when it comes to dealing with conflicting relationships with our employees, according to him, is to be able to spot the potential conflicts before they happen. The question then, is, how? According to M. John Auriemma, in order to spot those conflicts before they happen, you have to understand that, if you have…

slowed down. I looked out the window of the car to see the ocean. At that moment I knew what she had brought me here for Scuba diving, this is not all what I intended it to be. For the longest time I have been afraid of scuba diving. Years ago my father had died in an incident While diving. After that I had never gone. As Emily parked the car, I sat in the car. Emily got up but I didn't budge, I wasn't going anywhere. Emily bagged me to come saying, “please Nichole, it will be tons of fun!” I…

He wasn’t even the real father to my dad, auntie and uncle; he treated them like they were his own. He was an angel truly. That’s why it felt so much worse. My grandpa was so tall that he had to duck his head through a doorway. He always tucked his shirt in, wore his watch and…

The short, simple style of Marie de France’s lai “Milun” lends itself easily to an adaptation into a short film in the style of silhouette animation. The goal of this film will be both to maintain the meanings present in the original lai as well as to expand the audience that is able to appreciate the poem. The length of a short film maintains the structural integrity of the story in its entirety while also making it accessible to audiences who may not feel equipped to read and interpret this…

wouldn’t have occurred there would still possible be slavery as in the 18th century and of course a divide between the Union and the Confederate. What’s more, if the South would have won the war I believe that the flag individuals would see everyday would have been the confederate flag; however, the Union defeated the Confederates and ended slavery and still protected the Union which…