Monroe County

Life is never an easy journey for anyone because there are always uphill battles to be fought and curveballs that put life’s enjoyments on hold. However, when life’s favorite pitch becomes the curveball, everyday living becomes an impossible feat. In Arthur Miller’s, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman strikes out each time he is up at bat. The Loman’s are an average family aspiring to prosper from the infamous “American Dream,” but fall victim to the harshness of reality. For every American who…

The Inevitable Death of a Salesman. Self reflection is not always the first instinct when faced with the war of reality. In the play, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman struggled with creating his own reality instead of accepting that his actions led his life astray. This string of denial not only led to poor choice of careers and a separated family but also a fate for Willy that can never be unchanged; the inevitable death of a salesman. Willy, a businessman, had prided himself in his work,…

Marilyn Monroe was famous for many things. She was a very strong independent hard working women. She didn’t let anyone let her down or make her decisions for her. Well her dream shortly ended without any warnings, Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962. She’s still known world wide to this day. Marilyn Monroe is a influential advocate of making things more socially acceptable through her actions including singing,acting and modeling. Marilyn Monroe impacted social movement,…

Marilyn Monroe, the “Blonde Bombshell” Marilyn Monroe's career as an actress spanned 16 years. She made 29 films, 24 of which were in the first 4 years of her fame. Marilyn is not only a symbol of beauty to many but she is also a role model to many young women for how strong and determined she stayed through the darkest and saddest imes. Monroe has accomplished many things through her short life including several marriages, lead roles in many movies, and her modelling career. Marilyn Monroe was…

Death of Marilyn Monroe’ by Edwin Morgan is a thought provoking poem with deals with the tragedy surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death in the 1950’s. Morgan discuses the incident and all the different aspects of her life that contributed to her tragic downfall and through his clever use figurative language by the use of techniques such as word choice, imagery and personification he captivates and maintains our interest throughout the poem. Morgan blames everyone but Marilyn Monroe herself for…

There is little evidence that supports Monroe and Kennedy's relationship, making it far fetched that both Kennedys have a connection to her death. Up to date, there are only two sources from witnesses that shed light into the alleged relationship between Marilyn and Kennedy which conspiracy theorists believe may have led to the events leading up to her death. Conspiracy theorists utilize evidence about Marilyn Monroe is based on hearsay from questionable sources and these sources are proven to…

In the short story “The F Word,” Firoozeh Dumas told us about the tragic infortune to have a foreign name. Since her childhood, her name was misspelled by people givn multifarious names such as “Froozy, Frizzy, Fiorucci, and Frooz.” She had to live with this discomfort because she was in a country wherein monosyllabic names govern. Moreover, by calling those names, she lost the beautiful significance of her name which is “Turquoise.” Even her brothers named Farbod and Farshid which mean…

Throughout the play, “The Death of a Salesman” and the novel “The Great Gatsby,” the protagonists are indulged with the idea of having money and being successful in order to reach their dreams. The protagonist in “The Death of a Salesman” isn’t able to become a successful salesman and was harbouring misguided hopes about his son Biff, which let to him, committing suicide. On the other hand, the protagonist in “The Great Gatsby” gets killed followed by a series of misconceptions. Throughout the…

What Happened to the Black Dahlia? Across the US, over 211,000 homicides committed since 1980 remain unsolved. The murder of Elizabeth Short, well known as the Black Dahlia, is one of LA’s most famous unsolved murders. She moved from Massachusetts in hopes of undertaking an acting career. Her body was found in an abandoned lot by Leimert Park. Nobody was ever found guilty of committing the crime and the case of the Black Dahlia remains unsolved. The murder mystery of the Black Dahlia narrows…

Broken relationships and an unhealthy childhood probably led to her drug abuse. Monroe depending on drugs, having many overdoses, and her life becoming more public were symtoms of how drugs changed her life. Was her death suicide? Was her death murder? To this day, Monroe 's death is still unknown, but what we do know that her death was an overdose. Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, born on June 1, 1926. Monroe was born, lived, and died in California, moved town to town every once…