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It was there that Wozniak came up with the idea for the modern personal computer - keyboard, screen and computer all in one package. While Wozniak initially wanted to give away his design for free, Jobs found a way to profit from Wozniak’s incredible invention. “Every time I’d design something great, Steve would find a way to make money for us,” said Wozniak. With $1300 of start-up capital, Wozniak and Jobs decided to start Apple Computer. Jobs happened to be coming back from an apple…

Reservation Blues A common theme in both “If 6 was 9” and Jimi Hendrix Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie, is those perceived to be different are denounced by others around them. This is seen by Coyote Springs, a Spokane band originating from the Northwest. As Coyote Springs struggles to rise into stardom, they face many challenges. Faced with exotification and exploration of their own culture as well as alienation from their own tribe, the band continues to push forth and create music on…

As any country music fan comparing Hank Williams Sr. and Willie Nelson was an interesting challenge. Both are country music idols noted for changing the industry. The lives of both legends have similarly beginnings, with times of struggle, and time of success. But what marks the difference in these two influential men was the means of how they ended up coping with fame of being in the lime light. The obvious place to start this comparison is with the beginnings of Hank Williams Sr., one of the…

Monsters have long been used to express an inner flaw or turmoil that is manifested in a particular society or an individual. We see this time and time again, from Little Red Riding Hood to the collection of Grimm’s Fairytales. Night of the Living Dead, the movie can be seen as a struggle or revolt against collectivism and consumer culture. When the Night of the Living Dead is looked at in comparison to the time it was created, a deeper meaning becomes much more transparent. NoTLD was filmed in…

concluding all men from the ages of 18-25are required to fight in war. Fanatically deprived young men, who could not avoid the draft by paying for college, predominantly made up the capacity of troops. Conversely the rise of civil rights movement and the hippie movement gave a voice to young men who refused to fight in the Vietnam War and resisted the draft. Since, the majority of American citizens did not support the war, Vietnam resulted in…

Apocalypse Now is produced and written by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written with John Milius. It stars Martin Sheen who plays Captain Benjamin L. Willard as well as a U.S. Navy patrol crew that are set out down the Cambodia river on a top-classified reconnaissance mission to assassinate a rogue colonel after the Vietnam War. Apocalypse Now is based on and mirrors the novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad’s “The Heart of Darkness” it implies that the separation of people from…

Marx’s theory of alienation is a tough concept to digest and is a far cry from the commonly used definition. In looking at the definition; isolation, estrangement and the act of turning away are useful clues a clue to Marx use of the word to describe the relationship between labor and man. Marx’s concept of alienation stems from man’s activity, went but to toward the goal of production. Marx in Estranged Labour held “the worker to his own activity as an alien activity not belonging to him; it…

The Scene It was 1976, the punk scene, when a rebellious teenager practically living in his best friend's basement was listening to the sex pistols on his vintage record player. His name was Steven Hyde, a brutally honest and down to earth, radical dude. As the last note from johnny rotten's mouth is growled out, “I wanna be anarchy”, Eric walks in. “Hey man”, says Hyde. Eric asked how's it hanging as he looks into hyde's tinted shades. “Its pretty chill I guess”. “ So, the gang is gonna…

Substance Abuse Introduction Although people might think their home is drug-free, the teenager might think otherwise. Several of the current substance abuse and addiction trends among teens today are shocking merely because they involve readily available domestic products. Now there are many more substances out there that are just as dangerous or more, compared with hairspray and sharpies that were worrisome decades ago. Just citing some examples: Police report cases of teens intoxications as…

War, war never changes. From the dawns of ancient times, nations have fought each other to attain their goals mostly through bloody wars, and from these conflicts rose changes within the belligerent nations. Their way of life forever changing, from the language they speak to the values they hold, evidently changing their culture in the process. The events of war nowadays still affect the very fabric of a nations culture. A comparison of Australia’s history from past to present shows a clear…