Maggie May

The Beatles bade their affiliated careers goodbye with the releasing of the album and single “Let It Be” in 1970, shortly following the announcement of the dissolution of the group. For many, the song, “Let It Be”, not only represents keeping hope through difficult times but additionally symbolizes the four members moving on from the group. The mixture of the instrumental and vocal makeup of “Let It Be” formulates to constitute a gospel ambience. With context in mind, the meaning of the song has…

Of all of the curse words I could choose to write a four page paper on, bitch was my absolute number one choice. Bitch has been around for hundreds of years. Changing within the years of its usage, it’s become an insult. Though the word bitch is normally associated with negativity, but the word’s definition is “a female dog, fox, wolf, or otter.” Though the first definition isn’t necessarily associated with a negative use, the word bitch is typically used negatively. Between my home, school, and…

in some cases have even started fighting back. In one scenario, a group of girls in Maplewood-South Orange, New Jersey, started the hashtag, #IAmMoreThanADistraction, to call attention to their school’s dress code (Alvarez). One girl by the name of Maggie Sunseri from Versailles, Kentucky even went as far as making a documentary entitled Shame: A Documentary on School Dress Code, which consists of several interviews from Sunseri’s classmates and principle discussing the negative impacts of…

Why does everything happen to me? Do I have to tell? “ It’s hard to accept the truth when the lies exactly what you want to hear” -unknown. When things go wrong, the truth is the most difficult thing to accept. “The Lottery” originally written by Shirley Jackson in 1948, was made into a short film in 1969, it was later adapted by Daniel Sackheim in 1996, into a television movie which added more characters and events to the original story. Daniel Sackheim’s version of The Lottery, best displays…

boys. In an article titled "The Sexism of School Dress Codes" by Li Zhou, many middle school girls were interviewed to share their opinion on this topic. “I’ve never seen a boy called out for his attire even though they also break the rules,” says Maggie Sunseri, a student from a Kentucky middle school. It's true, boys walk around in muscle tank tops with half their sides hanging out or their pants sagging down low and not get in trouble, but why? If the rules for dress code apply to all…

the Best”, Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle”, Louis Armstrong’s “La Vie En Rose”, Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May”, and Chopin’s “Nocturne Op. 9: No.2”. Below each chapter title in my book would be quotes and mantras that I live by or use often. At the top of my list would be Walt Whitman’s, “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” While this classic line may be cliché, it resonates deep with me. These words are a reminder that we as humans, are…

become filled with the spirit of God or the Holy Ghost. While there are distinct differences such as the fact that Christians don 't dress up or say the things of the spirit - in my first hand experiences at least - they do perform in ways they usually may not. When filled with the Holy Ghost believers sometimes dance, speak in tongues or often times just gives praises to God. While I have not personally experienced being filled with the Holy Ghost, it is often described as the spirit of God…

This trip will include delays, concerts, belly dancers, dinner with friends and hikes through railroad tunnels in the desert. After all it’s Las Vegas! My wife Maggie and I left for Las Vegas on Thursday, September 18th on time at 7 AM on Continental. As always seems to happen when we fly in to Newark we had problems with the connecting flight out. This time it was weather related with some heavy rains in the area. We were delayed approximately an hour before the flight departed. Since we…

encouraging or make things worse. An individual’s unique identity may make it difficult to generate meaningful connections with others, especially with society’s lingering pressure for one to conform to social norms. However, family plays a role in one’s identity by influencing them to reveal…

The book Linger is the second book in the trilogy, ‘The Wolves of Mercy Falls’, written by Maggie Stiefvater. Every chapter is told from the perspective of different main characters so you get a good understanding of all the characters feelings. The story continues on and connects to the first book Shiver which is a love story about a girl and a boy/ wolf who fall in love. The main character is Grace Brisbane who, in the first book, gets bitten by a wolf when she was a child, but was locked…