J. R. R. Tolkien

Full metal jacket is a 1987 British-American war film which is directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The movie starts with the scene of recruits getting their heads shaved to start training in Marine Boot Camp. There are three main character introduced in the first part. Hartman as general of marine camp, David nicknamed as Joker and Pyle. In this part, Pyle because of his physical body cannot cope for the required training of marine so he is bullied as a child ordered to suck this thumb…

They may have other responsibilities such as their church, their family, and/or their country that they deem worthy of their time and efforts. These are what Friedman refers to as “social responsibilities”. However in these respects the businessman is acting as a principal, not an agent. He spends his own time and money, not that of his employer; therefore these “social responsibilities” are those of an individual, not of businesses. Friedman asks, “What does it mean to say that the…

Being Brilliant has Become the New Average What is the true definition of intelligence? People talk of common sense, “street-smarts,” “book-smarts,” GPA, IQ test, and various other standardized tests to determine their intelligence. In the Oxford Dictionary intelligence is defined as “the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.” Society has limited and labeled ourselves into groups based on a phrase or number and has greatly wounded our possibility for achieving great and limitless…

FILM ANALYSIS: FULL METAL JACKET War is a tragic, yet important, piece of history that people must be aware of. Having several documentations and recreations of these wars into films should give a much wider audience of different generations the privilege to learn about the pain and struggles that people went through. Based on the opening sequence of Full Metal Jacket (1987), I feel that the message Stanley Kubrick successfully attempts to display to the audience is that war affects people…

The constant warfare and violence of World War II (WWII) led to millions of casualties and injuries on the battlefield, as well as a tremendous need of blood for medical treatment. Nazi Germany began to carry out airstrikes on Great Britain, its greatest rival. An estimated 13,600 tons of explosives were fired, leaving irreversible destruction and wounding both civilians and soldiers (Mahone-Lonesome and King 5). The life-threatening injuries sustained from these weapons created a need for…

Massenburg amid the late 1990s to showcase and depict a style of music that risen out of soul and contemporary R&B. Intensely situated in soul music, neo soul is recognized by a less ordinary sound than its contemporary R&B partner, with joined components running from jazz, funk, and hip bounce to pop, combination, and African music. It has been noted by music journalists for its conventional R&B impacts, cognizant driven verses, and solid female nearness. Neo soul created amid the 1980s and…

What if you wake up feeling like a boss, on top of the world, so powerful that nothing can destroy you? Nikki Giovanni was a black female born in Ohio. She visited Africa in 1972, the year Ego Tripping was published. That same year was when many civilizations were finding their origins. Giovanni celebrates being a black female with a huge ego during that time, so big that she seems to be tripping over it. In “Ego Tripping.” Nikki Giovanni uses allusion, simile, metaphor and symbolism to show…

October is the perfect time of year to indulge in a few Halloween frights, and for those movie lovers with children, Paranormal Activity and Crimson Peak just won't do. So Goosebumps will have to fill that gap. Twenty-somethings might feel the temptation to revisit R.L. Stine's wares since they grew up with it, but this is strictly kids' fare. With hundreds of Goosebumps novels to choose from, Sony could easily release at least one movie a year until 2020. Instead, director Rob Letterman…

Maxwell is a 7-year-old white male. He is in the 2nd grade for the 17/18 school year. Maxwell loves everything about school including reading, math, recess, and lunch. He stated that he likes school because “you get to read and learn”. When asked about what his friends like about him he added that his friends do not like anything about him. He also stated that he has been bullied in the school hallway by older kids. Maxwell stated that the three things that he does well is keeping his hands to…

College does help to enhance knowledge and have an exceptional job, but not everyone has that, due to the obstacles people have to face. For those people who can go to college have the opportunity to study their desired majors and for the ones who are undecided on what they want to major still have the opportunity to finish the prerequisites yet gain knowledge while they are there. I don’t find it fair that some people who are in college because their parents told them even though it’s not the…