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knowledge applied to everyday life. As I gain more knowledge, my desire is to apply it to my life and the life of others. I have already gained wisdom from my experiences, and my future is bright as I seek to gain more knowledge to apply it to the lives of…

When an individual’s assumptions are challenged by significant discoveries, their lives are often transformed. This perspective is represented throughout Ernesto Che Guevara’s eclectic memoir, The Motorcycle Diaries, which details his arguably metamorphic journey through Latin America in the early 1950s and the diverse discoveries he makes, which are personal and political in their nature. Guevara’s varied and confronting encounters throughout his travels challenge his preconceived views of…

female artists of Rock and Roll, working to stomp this myth out: in the words of a fellow nasty women, Joan Jett, “Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up.” Jett, along with the other female artists in Rock and Roll, have dedicated their lives to pushing this genre, and our society forward; through their songs, performances, and voices, these women remind me that I am strong and powerful, despite what our society may try to convince…

nothing to do with you because you live in a small town in Vermont, when it has everything to do with you, and no matter how much you wish it wouldn’t affect your life, it will. Because like what Julian Baggini says in his ted talk, if you were to take away all these external influences, you wouldn’t have a personality, and you wouldn’t be you. External influences can change the way you live, your daily life, your perspective on the world and the way you wish to live.…

How To Compete At A Dance Competition When you compete in dance competitions for almost thirteen years, it begins to become a part of you. You take for granted the people you dance with as well as the abilities you attain over the years. To keep from taking all of this for granted, you must not only look at it as a “process,” but also evaluate the deeper rewards you gain through competing in dance competitions. The system of competing changes as the years go by, but the hard work always pays…

The name Xbox was derived from the contraction DirectX Box, referencing Microsoft graphics, “API, DirectX”. The Xbox Live service first launched in 2002 and allowed players to play online with or without broadband connection. It first challenged Dreamcast online then it primarily competed with the PlayStation 2. The Xbox had the title of most popular online game “Halo…

specific distinct group of people. A person’s culture has a very large influence on the way they behave because it is mostly based on their personal values. Brian was living in Green Gates home with seven young men; he was given the opportunity to live independently for two weeks. However, he failed…

I had a conversation a couple of weeks back with a friend in the entertainment business about the current state of late night comedy. We both grew up during the age of Jay Leno and David Letterman. For the most part we discussed why Leno always beat Letterman in the ratings and part of the reason we discussed was the fact that Leno appealed more to the classical late night audience. If you remember late night during those days the structure of a show was pretty simple. 1. Opening Monologue 2.…

writer and producer, probably known best for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. Her well-rounded comedy style appeals to many people. Fey’s special style is one of the things that makes her considered to be one of the greatest comedians of all time. She was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and started comedy with an improv group called The Second City in Chicago. She went on to become a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live. Fey eventually became head writer, and moved on to a…

“By the beginning of its second season, Saturday Night Live was the talk of television, a national sensation both hot and cool, and the first hit any network ever had at eleven-thirty on Saturday night” (Shales, Miller, 95). From young adults to the senile, Saturday Night Live has had people laughing for nearly forty-one years! This weekly show will go down in television history as one of the most iconic productions of the twentieth and twenty-first century. With every great show comes a great…