Jimmy Cliff

The Presidency, debatably one of the most successful American experiments to date. Over 200 years ago 55 delegates came together to write the Constitution that our country uses to this today. They debated and discussed how our nation would run, who had power and how much, how to maintain a fair and balanced government, and they outlined each branch. Article two describes the role of the President and the powers that are bestowed onto him; however, article two is significantly shorter than…

“A foot and light-hearted, I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose…” In his poem Song of The Open Road, Walt Whiteman wrote an open road without preference, denial and limits, which all people can travel on to dispose of outworn routines, explore uncertainty and attain heroic deeds. Whitman’s poem reflects Americans’ fascination with the open road. In people’s imagination about the open road, they depict a panorama of…

The grittingly realistic novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and the short story “The Half-skinned Steer” by Annie Proulx, take place in a harsh natural setting. These tales both vary in their theme and concepts. They also vary in many aspects, ranging from tone to symbols.Though these stories are different, they share commonalities in themes. Both Proulx and O'Brien use their pieces of literature to teach lessons or even show their personal perspectives. One of the themes present in…

sexually assaulted by Harlan, and afterward when confronted by J.D., she has the power in the situation by convincing Louise to allow him to ride with them. While Louise has little interactions with men before the murder, afterward in the motel with Jimmy, she has power in the relationship by deciding if she wants to accept his marriage proposal and be with him or not. Meanwhile, Arya is physically taken into Yoren’s custody against her will prior to her father’s execution, but after she proves…

American Culture? The origin of midnight movies started with the film El Topo in 1970. Alexandro Jodorowsky wrote, directed, and starred in the movie. Playing the lead role of El Topo, Jodorowsky had to transform with the character, taking on different physical looks, as the story plot drastically changed as well as the cinematic style. “The film begins as a western. Jodorowsky, bearded and dressed in black leather, comes cantering across the desert on a black horse with a naked child (his…