James Brown

author is able to transform the non-fiction journey of finding Eichmann into a story, like James Bond. Neal wants to tell people about what justice is. This book is driven towards people in middle school and up because there are many parts of the book that younger kids wouldn’t understand the events that go on in…

The Articles of Confederation was a written agreement among the original thirteen colonies that was ultimately ratified in 1781. It established rules and rights of the people. The Articles did not have any power until it was ratified completely by each state first. It was one of the first times the colonies came together, and agreed on issues that needed to be fixed. Two important people that were a big role in the Articles of Confederation were John Dickinson, and Richard Henry Lee. John…

Allusions are a powerful literary tool that authors use to enhance novels. By using allusions, readers can connect concepts, and main ideas to better understand them. An allusion is a reference to a person, place, thing or event. In the Novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley used allusions to Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelly alluded to Paradise Lost, by having the monster read the poem, which helped him gain knowledge and understanding. While alluding to Paradise Lost the monster compared himself to…

Sometimes the ones people love the most are the cruelest to them. Some people show their love through cruelty. But cruelty is not the answer. “The Scarlett Ibis” by James Hurst is about a boy who struggles with pride, family, and death. The boy shows to much pride in himself, he doesn’t care for his family very well, and he realizes death can be painful. The young boy is very cruel to his little brother, and later realizes that it is not the way to act, people need to learn that family is…

Grendel: a sensitive and remorseful creature, or a horrendous beast? This question has been pondered ever since the release of Grendel by John Gardner in 1971. He may be portrayed as evil since the universal term of a “monster” has a negative and frightening connotation. Grendel went through mistreatment by the humans and never knew what it was like to be accepted. In human society, if something is different than the “norm” than it cannot be accepted. Grendel went through this exact dilemma just…

In James Baldwin’s “A Letter to My Nephew,” he writes a letter to his nephew James about racism. Baldwin, in short, says that white people are innocent because they do not know any better and to love them even though they do not deserve it. In Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Between the World and Me,” he writes a letter to his son about racism. In Coates’s letter he basically tells his son what it is like to live in an African Americans body. Both of these authors are writing letters to young men in their…

directed by James Cameron in 1997, is the best film of all time. With the support of the countless awards it received in its favor, this film is loved by people all around the world. With the internet breaking out in this time period, the focus of this famous love story- tragedy was all over the World Wide Webinternet. Although James Cameron’s hit film was made in the late 90’s, it still has people shocked at how excellent this film was compared to other films made after itin the 2000’s. James…

At the surface Major League Baseball seems to be an organization crafted to promote America’s pastime however, it is a multi-billion-dollar business. Moneyball turned baseball into an even larger business than it already was, now instead of resembling a children’s game it, looks more like a corporate office. With every player having a million dollar or more price tag on their shirt and most veterans having mega-million contracts, baseball has been converted into an economic game. Moneyball…

What creates a monster? People. All people have some sort of evil inside of them that can create something opposite of who they are. That evilness can be triggered in some kind of way whether it’s someone, or something. For example, there is only one person in this world that I truly hate because of the things that she does. She is what I would consider a monster why? All she cares about is hurting other people. That’s her muse, getting people to the point that they want to die (not saying that…

During the time period of 1786 through the 1800s, a lot of historical plans went into effect, which has shaped our nation today. In Chapter 8: The New Nation, plans of forming a brand new government had started mainly because of Whiskey’s and Shay’s rebellion. Each rebellion shed light on the extreme amount on taxes to the people, and it showed that the people needed some type of stability from the government. Three important men in chapter eight are George Washington, Alexander Hamilton,…