Jim Webb

While growing up, parents always tell their children to work hard at everything they do to have a better life. What would be the best way to start the road to have this better life? Some will say to go to college, get a degree, and get a high paying job; and some will say to get a job, work hard and work your way to the top. It’s fine to be settled with one of the two options, but what benefits are included when starting off? In the United States Armed Forces, one can go to college to obtain a degree and at the same time work hard to make it to the top, and the benefits start once they ship out to boot camp. Now some will use the excuse that they don’t want to die, but one has a better chance of getting in a car accident and dying than they do deploying. Some of the amazing benefits that the United States Armed Forces offer while serving include: a chance to travel the world, help in achieving a higher education, and a health care system that supports the service member. Most people have never left their home state and would like to see the world. If someone were to join, the first stop would be the memorable place called boot camp. In the Air Force, every man and woman would begin training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for eight weeks. The Navy has one training facility just like the Air Force which is located at The Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Lake Michigan, Illinois. Like the Air Force, the Navy’s boot camp lasts for eight weeks. For the…

THE CHOICE TO LEAVE THE MILITARY After 19 years of military life, the multiple lengthy trainings, the missed Christmas and holidays away from family and the endless cycle of deployments and work-ups, he made the choice. In the form of a simple request to his captain the request went simply, “Respectfully request to retire from Active Duty upon the end of obligated service and transfer into the Fleet Reserves”. The words he wrote brought fear of the uncertain to his mind. The decision was…

People say all the time how college isn’t worth the cost. According to procon.org, 20.2 million US college students in 2015, the average student debt is over $28,950. Now with student debt like that after college, it’s a little daunting. My topic is how you can prevent accruing that much in student debt and hopefully not have to worry about that after you graduate. Many people think “I won't get accepted for federal aid” or “I'll never get a scholarship or grant”. Well, that’s where people are…

On Saturday January 28th, 2017 I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with a close family friend of mine. Edward, or Ed as we call him is 76 years old and was born in Concord New Hampshire. Since then he has moved to Bradford New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife, Lorraine. I selected to meet and talk with Ed because I knew he would have a great deal of stories, information, and personal experiences with the types of media that were widely used when he was just a kid. Ed was open…

We all grow up with different ideas of the perfect guy, the perfect boyfriend, sometimes we wish to be able to build our own as if they were male Barbie dolls. Well ladies, I have figured out the perfect formula of the man for me. Luckily I didn’t even have to make him. He was introduced to me on the way to a Florida Georgia Line concert wearing a white Columbia fishing shirt and most perfect smile. Most search for what they want in life, but if a relationship is meant to be it will magically…

Denver’s best art isn’t locked up in museums or galleries, but it can be found in all our local communities, recreation centers, libraries, schools, parks and public building all throughout Denver. With new art work being added each year, Denver’s diverse art can stimulate any mind despite their age group. Creating a city that people will remember when they visit. Competing with the greatest such as Paris, New York, places known for art fueling their cities and communities because people…

by Mark Twain, Huck and Jim escape civilization together to float down to freedom on the Mississippi river. The river has its good times and bad ones to, but Huck pushes through like a good friend would. He also meets his childhood friend Tom but ultimately leaves all of this to go out west. Friendship plays a very important role; Huck develops many new friendships throughout the text including those with Jim, a runaway slave, Huck’s friend Tom Sawyer, from a previous book The Adventures of Tom…

various authors use character development and unique writing/plot devices to demonstrate that people change, especially as they grow and mature. Although it is the sixth-most frequently banned book in the United States, Huckleberry Finn gives an admirable message to all readers: one can change who they are based on one’s own philosophies and ideas, just like Huck Finn throughout the novel. At the beginning of the book, Huck assimilates to the ideas of those around him (like Tom Sawyer’s cruelty…

Who started ruby and how did he come up with the idea. William Webb Ellis started rugby by in 1823 he took the rules for football and change some of them of then for rugby. William Webb Ellis come up with rugby by going to a school that was named the cup after rugby. For rugby whoever wins they give a cup to the winners and the named the cup after William Webb Ellis. William Webb Ellis gave everything to rugby so that ever body can play rugby. What did he do to make rugby a big thing. He…

freed, but they still faced segregation challenges such as Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation between Whites and African Americans between 1877 and 1965. According to the American Civil Rights Union, “Jim Crow was an entire way of life dedicated to asserting and maintaining the superiority of whites over blacks”. Separate but equal was the slogan behind Jim Crow laws, these laws made it illegal for African Americans to share the same privileges as Whites.…