Hatchet

1 He was a writer; wrote short stories: nothing serious, and shorter than those that appear in magazines and newspapers, barely more than a few hundred words; didn’t think he could carry no story for long. 2 The writers though. Ask him who he likes and he will throw names at you. Days he will forget to mention Joyce or Nabokov. Not Kafka though; Kafka was the colossus to him. With Kafka to talk about he will speak miles per minute. Will tell you that there never existed a better coalesce of…

The Axeman of New Orleans is said to be one of the most bloodthirsty, psychotic, manic murders in American history. He was horrific he is compared to London’s famous Jack the Ripper. His reign lasted from May 1918 to October 1919. He filled the city of New Orleans with horror and fear for over a year. Regardless of the massive amount of evidence left at the crime scene, the technology at the time was not advanced enough for him to be caught. No one knows what truly happened the day the Axeman…

While the women’s movement during Susan B. Anthony’s time was forming it still had much more room to grow before it began a national issue during the time. Their issues were legitimate concerns for women, but, people wanted to ensure the protection of African-Americans, in particular black men during this period. Unfortunately, Anthony’s issues with others would become secondary, and it stalled progress for women nationally for many years. It took until the Nineteenth Amendment, passed in 1920,…

Solomon Northup was raised in New York is whole life by his father Mintus; his father was given his freedom after his master had died. Since his father was a free man that made Solomon also a free black man also. Solomon grows up and marries Anne Hampton and together they have three children. Solomon finds work being a talented violin artist. This talent however would get Solomon into a lot of trouble down the road. A rough stretch of unemployment burdened Solomon so one day he met two men who…

of California, a Democratic supporter of Mrs. Clinton’s, said the findings revealed “nothing new.” Representative Eliot L. Engel, Democrat of New York, who previously criticized the inspector general’s office as politicized, called the report a “hatchet job.” Mr. Trump, who has waged an often brutal attack on Mrs. Clinton’s character and honesty, said in a telephone interview that the findings reflected a pattern of dishonesty. “She’s always looking for an edge and always getting caught,” he…

ISLAMIC TERRORISM Terrorism, “The unlawful use of – or threatened use of – force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political religious, or ideological objectives.” – U.S. Department of defense publication. Islamic terrorism has been an issue for years now. They have attacked more than 21 countries, causing more and more terror and becoming more powerful. They are willing to die since they don’t believe as other…

A civilian once bombarded me with question over my war experience. As days began to drift by with no immediate end, I rebutted with a question. “When I say war, what do you think about?” He was hesitant, but he responded: Soldiers, enemy combatants, ships, tanks, Humvees, helicopters, jets, weapons, chemical weapons, the atom bomb, and death. I smiled, as if to say, that’s it. “The Things They Carried,” by Tim O’Brien is largely celebrated since its publishing in 1990. But much of his short…

Race ,Gender, Multi-Ethnicity and Cultural Poetics/Politics of Audre Lorde Abstract: African American women poets, throughout the centuries have always defined themselves and their community in their works. It has been more apparent in literature, especially in poetry. Audre Lorde is an African American writer, radical feminist, womanist, and civil rights activist. Writing poetry was a responsibility for her as it was necessary for her survival and the survival of others. This study considers…