His Last Walk

(1899), by Stephen Crane, mocks anyone who thinks that war can produce peace. Crane pushes this mocking tone to put forth an opinion to enlighten his readers that no matter the awards and glory a person may receive for losing someone to war, war will only leave people heartbroken and lonely, hence the idea that war will never be kind. Crane develops his poem by taunting the readers through the use of literary devices such as irony, personification and similes. In stanza two Crane utilizes the…

As children embark on a journey through elementary school, many get the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Answers vary from being a doctor, firefighter, or even an occupation that may seem unrealistic but possible in a child’s eyes: queen or king of the world! As these children with aspiring dreams embark on a new journey throughout high school, they get the question, “What college are you planning to go to?” While many are easily decisive about their answer to that question,…

hearing the news harder. “Paige, it 's Pam. She just passed away. I 'm so sorry, honey. I love you,” my mom said, choking back tears. My mom had already texted my best friend Taylor, and told her I would really need somebody right now. I made the long walk to the back of the bus, tears streaming down my face, but still managing to hold myself together. I didn 't make eye contact with Taylor, who sat across from me, because I was trying not to sob and I knew seeing a sympathetic glance my…

remembered the loss of music legends Johnny and June Cash (née Carter). To begin the show, we have Dilki De Silva with us to give her critique of Walk the Line (2005), the award-winning biopic of these two legendary singers. Dilki: Thank you, Anne. Do you ever question your biopics? If you don’t, please start now. Directed by James Mangold, Walk the Line (2005) is indeed a glorified cinematic achievement which portrays the fame, folly and fortune of Johnny Cash, an eminent musician of…

spends all his nights alone; he will never allow his loneliness to overtake him. Faithfully, he promised his love was enough to keep him forever true. This is one of the toughest challenges of his life. Although the drinking and drugs began to overrule his life, the loneliness slowly began destroy Johnny within. He once believed it would all fall into place once his music career took off. However, it did not play out like he assumed it would. Johnny is in a steady decline at this point, his…

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, Holden, the main character, returns to his hometown, New York City, and becomes overwhelmed with memories. His old middle school, his home, bars and restaurants, and even the sidewalk contribute to how Holden is emotionally affected. Any time I visit my old middle school, to see my old teachers and friends, I remember how much easier life was then and how difficult it is now. I then become bitter and recall how tired I am. Despite these…

Holden Caulfield, in the book Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, goes through many changes as far as his ideas on innocence and the preservation of it. He begins his stay in New York as a confused, cynical teenager and transforms himself into a young adult that is prepared for the world ahead of him. Holden's first day, or rather night, in New York City was one of confusion and sadness. He begins his eventful night by checking into a hotel, where he then sees a drag queen, dressing into…

Second, we further studied the continuous rotation dynamics of NP-dimers with increasing asymmetries, and observed a full transition picture from the conventional diffusive to superdiffusive rotation, and further to ballistic rotation. Because a better statistic is needed for revealing this transition picture, we performed the following experiments in the continuous e-beam imaging mode where each experiment could contain hundreds to thousands of data points. Presented in Fig. 4A are the typical…

Cowboys” of his generation, leaving a legacy for many singers to live up to. As a child, Gene Autry started out in poverty. Orvon Gene Autry was born in Tioga, Texas on September 19, 1908, to Delbert and Elnora Autry. His parents were poor tenant farmers and Gene was the eldest of four children. At only the age of 4, Autry…

However, his mother kept their spirits high with her singing. J.R. got his talent from being around his musical family. Many times his mother and sister sung in the cotton fields to pass the time. Being one of seven sibling’s, at the age of three him and his family moved to Dyess, Arkansas. There, his father farmed 20 acres of cotton. At the young age of 12 Cash learned how to play the guitar and learned very quickly, in just three lessons. Johnny experienced death at a young age when his…