Jimmy Cliff

Studying the motivations of humanity, American Literature analyzes the positive and negative effects of fearing the unknown. Terror and panic brought on by fear are more paralyzing than any other feeling within the human range of emotions. American Authors assess behavioral changes caused by the crippling fear of the unknown, ranging from personality shifts, to reckless behavior, investigating the way fear affects different individuals. Tim O’Brien uses his war book The Things They Carried to…

the dark, my heart racing. Were Bane and his henchmen on the other side searching for someone small enough to slip between the stones. An ice-cold cable wrapped its way down my spine. Or were they waiting for me outside, sitting on the edge of the cliff casting pebbles into the canyon? I backed out from between the rocks and flew through the muddled mineshafts, using the footprints I had scribbled on the stones to negotiate the obstacle course. For a while I lost myself in the mindless…

swift and meaningless, similar to a rock falling off a cliff. Tim O’Brien writes that Kiowa desired to feel something about Lavender’s death – anger, sadness, anything – but the emotion was nonexistent. He seems to be the most affected out of the platoon by the death but yet he is unable to properly convey his emotion about it. Over and over describes how rapidly Lavender's body fell. He wishes he could share the pain and grief of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross but he is unable to feel those emotions…

almighty Metallica. Metallica was formed in 1981 when guitarist and lead vocalist James Hetfield answered an ad by drummer Lars Ulrich. Soon Metallica had fully formed with James Hetfield on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Dave Mustaine on lead guitar, Cliff Burton on bass, and Lars Ulrich on drums. Full of speed and raw aggression, Metallica released their first album Kill em’ All. Though they were very popular in the underground metal scene, their beginnings did not go off without a hitch. The…

Chapter Twelve Frantic Flight to Yellow Rock Jacob charged across the crest, his feet beating divots into the dirt. We chased him, bolting down the far side of the rock face toward the creek, the four of us slipping on crumbling stones until we hit level ground and could climb onto our horses. I was sure Seth’s horse would barrel straight up the ridge, but she veered sharply to the left and galloped off in the opposite direction. Bane had jumped into his truck and was giving chase through the…

The entertainment of sport in almost all variations has changed drastically over the years. The changes can be noticed in many different aspects such as: presentation, money, audience etc. With these alterations the language has inevitably transitioned as well. A lot of the language used in sport derives from the context of commentary, magazines and even news headlines. Through studying the language techniques prevalent in contexts within these categories, contrasts can be distinguished between…

The 1947 movie Out of the Past, directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, is a classic noir film, tells the story of gas station worker Jeff Baily: his mysterious past is revealed by the visit of his old employee Whit Steirling, turns out he used to be a private detective, helps Whit to track down his mistress Kathie Moffat, who shot Whit and disappeared with 40,000 dollars. Jeff, of course, quickly fell in love with Kathie, believed she was innocent about the money.…

Perkins says that Jamaica is most famous for ragged music that was born in the fifties and sixties from mento, rocksteady, and ska. A famous ragae singer was Bob Marley, backed by his group the Wailers. Other famous raged singers are Desmond Dekkar, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, and Burning Spears. Jamaica has lots of interesting and unique geography. Jamaica was formed when North american and caribbean tectonic plates collided around twenty five million years ago. Jamaica is an island in the West…

Jamaica is an island that is well known, but how well do we know it? This island has been through so much during its time of independence, and even before that. Jamaica was once an island inhabited by a group of people called Arawaks also known as Tainos. They lived a simple life of farming and community. The men hunted while the women planted and took care of the household. That was all soon to be changed. Christopher Columbus, and the Spaniards, were the first group to explore…

My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.” ~Bob Marley In the late fifties the scarcity of jobs forced Bob and his mother from their home to seek employment in the big city of Trenchtown. Trenchtown got its name because it was built over a huge trench which was used to drain…