George Martin

“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being gangster is better than being president of the United States.” It is the first voice over line from Henry in Goodfellas; and it also sets the tone of the whole film. Martin Scorsese builds an incredible but also cruel gangster world in 146 minutes. Scorsese tells us a story from the angle of the most basic and lowest level gangsters. It is also the same story-telling angle in Mean Street. We can feel the main…

Many observers believe that George Wallace was the present reemergence of Huey Long, while others believe that George Wallace was a populist who made his own decisions and differed from Huey Long’s approach of handling issues. Although George Wallace incorporated similar populist tactics of being opinionated and outspoken, Wallace was not a Huey Long. Wallace was his own entity, engaging in segregation politics that hindered the progression of the civil rights movement, playing off southern…

Kayleigh Liu Paper #3: Research HIS286J – Religion and Popular Culture The English Reformation would be considered to be the turning point for European history because of the effect it had overall and the wave of events that occurred afterwards. England was a predominantly Catholic central country and it has been this way ever since the introduction of the idea of this religion. The power and influence the church had over the common people’s daily lives has been undeniably strong and it…

At the age of 12 Ali discovered his talent for boxing when one day his bicycle was stolen. Telling the police about this incident, he continued to threaten to beat up the thief. Officer Martin sees the seeing determination in him say,” Well you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people”. In addition to being a police officer, he trained boys in boxing at the local gym. After learning how to spar boxing had become his…

The recording studio they had landed made the decision that Best did not fit in with the rest of the band. The Beatles then asked Rory Storm and the Hurricanes’ drummer, Ringo Starr, to take Best’s place. Despite their request, their producer, George Martin, did not allow Ringo Starr to drum. Eventually they got their request, and Starr was added to the band (“History of The…

the crown. This dispute then lead to a war that caused the thirteen British colonies to become the United States of America. Taxes that Britain tried to enforce on the colonies, is the main reason why the colonies wanted independence. According to Martin Kelly, the French and Indian War contributed to those taxes. The French and Indian War was a war fought between France and Britain. Britain…

influential image, and profound lyrics have touched the hearts and minds of many, many people all over the globe for over 50 years, and will continue to do so for many decades more. The beatles member count consisted of four young blokes by the names of George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul Mccartney, and Ringo Starr. These four young men would one day grow into the role of the giants and revolutionaries of the music world and culture, but they all started off as any other young kid growing up in…

The American Revolution officially began in 1775 and lasted until 1783, spanning the course of eight years. However, what sparked this Revolution was the aftermath of the French and Indian War, which ended in 1763. King George III spent a substantial amount of money to supply and defend the colonists. After the end of the war, it only seemed reasonable to have the colonists pay for the debt, so taxes were administered without their consent. This, of course, angered the colonists, who were not…

Now, I'm not one to normally watch a mafia movie. It's not because I don't like a bit of crime every once and awhile, but I usually find most mafia movies to be rather boring. In fact, I have never sat down and watched any of The Godfather movies. I know, I know, for shame! I'm sure they are great films, but I just think you need to be the right mood to watch them, and I'm usually never in that type of mood. However, give me a mafia movie that is considered to be one of the most violent,…

Martin Luther King” and “Letters from Birmingham City Jail- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” both help signify the levels of corruption and complexity that occurred during King’s demonstrations. Just by reading both of the letters back to back I could feel corruption seeping through the tensed…