Jimmy Cliff

Third Time's A Charm “The moment when you want to quit, is the moment when you need to keep pushing”-Ins-power. When I was 16 years old, I wanted to take my learners test, but I failed 2 times. After that, I studied everyday and night non stop for over 2 weeks, and I ended up getting a perfect score when I went to take it a third time. Now, I’m close to being able to get my license and having freedom to go wherever I please. It was 9 o’clock in the morning, and I had just woken up. I…

Alice in Chains, a alternative rock or grunge band founded in the late 80’s. With their Late guitar and singer Layne Staley, Lead guitar Jerry Cantrell, late bass guitar Mike Starr, current bass guitar mike inez, drummer Sean Kinney, and their current rhythm guitar William DuVall. Alice in Chains should be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame because of their contributions to Rock in roll. Their success as a band. Also Alice in Chains impact on people. The first reason Alice in Chains…

An analysis of imposing stricter controls on the press Freedom of the press is a right that citizens can deliver news reports and express opinions through published materials and electronic media without interference of the government, it has been widely considered as the foot stone of a democratic modern country. The functions of the press is not only delivering news, but also reflecting the will of the people and provided a platform for people to criticize and monitor the government. By doing…

Two Gender Styles For decades, researchers have concluded that women and men have different forms of acting, thinking, and even communicating. Due to the differences in their behavior men and women usually do or say things that disappoints their partner. In occasions a simple misinterpretation of a response can make a person feel bad. Could it be that men and women express their words differently? Or does the communication style make men and women to decode the response differently? In what…

A young boy named Tim was running away from home on a cold night because he wanted to see what life would be like at a young age like him. Without his parents even noticing he jumped out of the window and ran into the woods and he walked into these big cities and towns. Keep on reading and you will hear the whole story. Tim was born on July 21,1861. When he was 4 years old his dad told him how to run,play baseball,and told him how to walk. When his dad told him all of these things,Tim told…

The interview that was selected for this project was from a 60 minutes episode in which Pam Oliver interviewed Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia and the main interviewee the sports executive for Jay-Z ‘s Roc Nation Sports Shawn Costner, also known as Pecas, who is an avid sneaker collector. Pecas has over 1500 pairs of sneakers that consist of autographed, rare releases, customs, and multiple pairs of his favorite sneakers. In this interview Pam used multiple technics to make him feel comfortable and…

"After sitting at the same desk for three years I figured I was beyond seeing anything new. I was wrong." I was wrong because I made a decision that definitely wasn't the right one.... One late night about two years ago I was out walking around thinking about life. That's when I heard someone whisper my name. When I didn't hear it again, I went to go look where it came from. It came from the very dark, very creepy alley that gives me the shivers. I didn't want…

A commotion in the hall startled Saban. He opened his eyes and sat up on the cot confused by the unrecognizable surroundings. A dim light seeped into the dark room through cracks in the wooden door. On his way to the door, he stumbled into Elisaveta’s cot jarring her awake. He opened the door, peered down the hall, and shuffled toward the sounds. A hand touched his shoulder. Turning, he saw Elisaveta. She smiled, and he took her hand as they walked toward the activity. Four people had gathered…

On September 12, 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini finally agreed to meet with delegates from the United States. In the negotiations, he laid out four conditions to be met and then Iran would release the hostages. His conditions were “an American pledge not to intervene in Iran’s internal affairs, return of frozen Iranian assets, cancellation of American claims against Iran, and return of the Shah’s wealth to Iran”. The Iranian Hostage Crisis finally ended with the Algiers Accords. For the last few…

Green Belt Movement Our climate is changing. People all around the world lack shelter, clothing and are even dying of hunger. Wangari Mathai had a vision. She was focused on restoring our environment and was willing to lend a hand to clean up the damages climate change had caused in her community. With the help of her vison and the Green belt Movement she founded, Kenya began to prosper. Crowds were cheering. Kenyans were…