Led Zeppelin was a English Rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound is rooted in blues and psychedelic on their early albums. Their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences such as Blues, Rock and Roll, Soul, Rockabilly, Folk Ballad, and Jazz. The groups’ original name was Yardbirds which Jimmy Page joined. The band never…
Junayd is an 8-year-old third-grade student in the Paumanok Elementary School. Junayd has a current special education classification of Autism. He is educated within a Special class placement with mainstreamed for math and science classes. In addition, Junayd receives Speech (3x/week) and Occupational Therapy (1x/week). As per his IEP, Junayd’s testing accommodations include extended time (1.5), revised test directions, flexible settings and directions repeated. Junayd currently resides with…
Indiana Jones, the main character in the first film Indian Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, is an archaeologist that goes on a hunt for the tablets which contained the Ten Commandments. The purpose of this paper is to conclude that Dr. Jones is not a true archaeologist, but instead a looter. This paper will focus on his behaviors in the first movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark to give evidence to support the theory mentioned. The definition of archaeologist is “the scientific study of prehistoric…
In Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dick distinguishes humans from androids by their ability to develop empathy through the social interactions between androids and humans, in which they highlight each other’s differences, thus Dick reveals that the lack of empathy within human society leads to the misunderstanding and segregation of societal classes. The characterization of androids and people within Rick’s society displays the potential effects of Dick's society if it…
of Substance D. Philip K. Dick -a highly regarded science fiction writer who is said to be one of the greatest of his time (Metzger and Straub 88) brought this idea to life in his novel A Scanner Darkly. By referencing his first-hand experience with narcotics, Dick was able to accurately illustrate the mind of a substance abuser and portray the potentially harmful effects drugs may have on the brain; however, his novel contradicts society’s…
The kingdom of Berbania is ruled by the king, Don Fernando and his wife , Doña Valeriana. They have three sons, Prince Pedro, Prince Diego and Prince Juan. The King’s favorite child is his youngest son, Prince Juan. He cared for him so much that when he had a dream about his favourite being betrayed and beaten, he grew very ill, and sadly no doctors in the entire kingdom had a cure. So King Fernando's illness worsened. But as luck would have it, an old traveling doctor arrives at Berbania and…
In Phillip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the character J.R. Isidore is what most people call a “chicken head.” The term “chicken head” was given to those who were mentally damaged by the radioactive dust that has covered their atmosphere. Even though J.R. has been mentally damaged, he is by far the most empathetic character in the novel. Most of the so-called “normal” humans think people like J.R. are less than human. J.R. goes as far as saying, “But what does it matter to me?…
significant role in his rise to prominence. Along with the legacy of his father Philip, he inherited traits from both his father and mother Olympia’s. Alexander inherited a strong and powerful state, a highly trained and experienced army with excellent generals and overlords. Modern historian Bosworth…
Alexander the Extraordinary Caris Daneker Pd. 8 In 336 B.C., there was a man named Alexander, from Macedonia. Alexander is now more modernly called “Alexander the Great”, for he did great things for the world and made history. Alexander did something so amazingthat the common man of his time would only dream about what he accomplished in only a decade! So, I believe a more suitable name is “ Alexander the Extraordinary”. Extraordinary means remarkable, or worthy of attention and in this…
Srinivasan Dawson Geography 3 20 October 2015 Alexander the Great; Questioning the credibility of his title “On the night of the birth of Alexander III of Macedonia, his mother [Queen Olympia] dreamed of mighty thunderbolts and his father [King Philip II of Macedonia] dreamed his son would be as strong as a lion” (Demi, Alexander the Great). Alexander didn’t disappoint his parents; he grew up to be just that and much more. Alexander the Great, was born in Pella, Greece in 356 BC. In his…