My Name Is Earl

The narrator of this book is named Jonah, which is odd because the name comes from the bible, from the story of Jonah and the whale. As mentioned Jonah was once a Christian but converted to a Bokononist. “ I would have been a Bokononist then, if there had been anyone to teach me the bittersweet lies of Bokonon.” (Vonnegut…

Vegas a year later, Armstrong was affected by another heart attack that put him on bedrest for two months. In May 1971, while soundly asleep in Queens, New York, Armstrong passed in his sleep. Louis Lives On Today, Louis Armstrong remains a household name and symbol in Jazz. There are multiple brilliant artists who pay homage to him, as well as an abundant series of documentaries and biographies that make clear Armstrong’s great contributions to society in terms of civil rights and equal…

Maya Angelou overcame a difficult and traumatic childhood to become a prize-winning poet and the author of several best-selling autobiographies, including her celebrated first volume, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970). She was also the first African American, and the first woman, invited to read a poem at the inauguration of a president of the United States. Born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928, Maya was three when her parents were divorced. She and her…

contributed many important innovations, including improvisation of both lyrics and melodies. Nicknamed ‘Satchmo’ for his large, satchel mouth, he remains a gem in the crown of New Orleans musicians. A jazz festival is held every year in his city, in his name, and he has an entire park dedicated to him as well. From the grandson of slaves to a man that broke the color barrier with his music, Louis Armstrong trekked an unbeaten path throughout his lifetime. Louis was born in a neighborhood known…

On February 21, 1965 a civil rights hero named Malcolm x was shot to death 21 times by 3 nation of Islam member. Why did he deserve to die? Why was he a target to hate? So many questions surrounded his death a successful civil rights leader who believed in African American too have rights as well. Who believed in black power and who was fearless of hate groups such as the Klu Klux Klan and the nation of Islam but above all to speak the truth of how it is to be a African American in the United…

To start off, Zoe lives in an Illinois town, ironically named Paris, where she teaches history at a small liberal arts college with the equally ironical name, Hilldale-Versailles. The only reason she was hired, was to avoid a sex-discrimination suit. Being one female within a circle of male professors does not establish respect and fair treatment from her colleagues as well as from her students. In class…

Extra Characters Added to the Later Work On average, 3 out of 5 of my friends will always claim that the book is more superior than the movie. Supposedly the book presents additional details about the characters and gives you the opportunity to connect the dots and gain perception. However, in this case, the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson, 2005.) added characters such as the witch, Grendel’s son, and the praised man, to emphasize that the world views from today greatly differ in regard…

Accept Your Death Spoiler alert: You are going to die. It may be today or tomorrow, next week or next month, next year or years from now. The timing of death is uncertain, but the probability of death is fixed. Death is inevitable. Accepting that you will die enhances whatever time you have left of this life, especially if you do know that your time is soon expiring. Religion, opinion on past wrongdoings, society’s remembrance, age, support of loved ones and doctors, time remaining, and the…

immigration in our country when elected president. Throughout Donald Trump's speech he had to appeal to his audience so his audience can agree with his opinion, to gain votes in the election. Donald supports his claims with evidence to give his audience. From my perspective I believe that Donald supports his claims with evidence very well with his use of rhetoric. However, I don't agree with his evidence that doesn’t have strong structure behind it. In the beginning of Donald’s speech, he…

“I wake up, put a dip in, crack a cold one, and put my boots and my overalls on. This is the country boy song.” This is a line in the lyrics of a song by country singer, Earl Dibbles Jr. According to this line, this is the life of many who live in Tennessee who could be called country. Those who have not lived the country life associate country with the lyrics above, which is ignorance, because the language and culture of those who are not country have encouraged many to believe that being…