The transition to adulthood is tough and usually changes who people are permanently. In Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya shows how Antonio Marez is forced to grow up due to the violence surrounding the little town he lives in and the two sided conflict in his life. Antonio’s mother wants him to be a priest while his father wants him to live the life of a wild vaquero. He is not able to find his own way to cope with all of the surrounding madness due to his family pulling him in every direction.…
A Critique of “Supersize Me” The documentary, “Supersize Me,” written and directed by Morgan Spurlock, takes a look at the effect of fast food on the human body. Spurlock uses himself as the subject of this experiment, which consists of eating three meals a day for thirty days exclusively at a McDonald’s Restaurant. With Spurlock seeking expert advice from a Gastroenterologist, Herpetologist, General Practitioner, and a Nutritionist, it is indicated that he is in very good physical condition…
Regarded as one of the most famous and rock bands in history, the Beatles were formed in Liverpool, U.K. in 1960. They started out as a small band performing in private clubs in the U.K., and pretty soon their popularity spread across the entire world. Although there were a few other members during their years active, the original members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles hold the record for having twenty number-one hits on Billboard magazine. They…
The recording career of the Beatles from 1962 to 1970 can be divided into 3 different style periods, namely: the early period, the middle period, and the late period. In order to analyze the remarkable changes in style that took place throughout the band’s historic recording career, one must look at each period individually. According to Tuomas Eerola (10), in order to do this properly, the solution can only be obtained by classifying the works of these musicians into a number of recording…
The Beatles had a lot of trouble starting a band and a lot of failures. At first the Beatles weren't even called the Beatles; they were called The Quarrymen. The Quarrymen also had a different name before, it was Johnny and the Moondogs. The Quarrymen was established 1956 in Liverpool, England. Also, The Quarrymen’s founder was John Lennon. In 1957 John Lennon met George Harrison at a church function. Later, in 1958 George joined The Quarrymen. Unfortunately The Quarry Men broke up in 1959. But…
How would someone react to an attempt of being stolen from? Well in the short story “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, Roger a young pickpocket fails an attempt at stealing Mrs. Jones’s pocket book by falling to the ground! In addition, Mrs. Jones steps on him, and kicks him, and even makes him pick it up! Not only did she kick him, but she dragged him home with her to feed him. This short story shows many acts of boldness, kindness, and wisdom. In the short story “Thank You, M’am,” by…
Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong in the predetermined path that was set out for you? In the short story "Ten Little Indians" by Sherman Alexie, the main protagonist Corliss faces adversity in her academic identity. Corliss and I are similar in the fact that we strive to overcome these obstacles. Through finding different avenues to escape we ultimately find ourselves and our true identities. Corliss is a Spokane Indian who was stereotypically supposed to live a certain life. She…
you tap your feet any longer I will explode, and we wouldn't want that now would we?” “Ugh, you're no fun Addi.” Clara whispered back smiling. When the bell finally rang Clara was the first one to blast out of there, she was so quick she didn’t even notice the guy that she ran past, or more like pushed out of the way. Clara kept waking thought, didn’t even look back to of seen what happened. For as she saw her other best friend approach,…
with today's society. Everywhere you look, someone is eating or drinking something that is potentially loaded with sugar. That Sugar Film highlights all the products in supermarkets that are the ‘healthy’ option. Unlike, Morgan Spurlock's Supersize me, Damon Gameau doesn’t try to influence us into believing sugar is bad and that everyone has to get rid of it, quite the contrary he makes it explicitly clear that sugar isn’t evil, but life can be so much better if you get rid of it So with the…
One which happened about two weeks after the Lyon Sister’s disappearance, on April 7, 1975, a witness spotted the sisters in the back seat of a beige 1968 Ford station wagon. When the driver of the Ford station wagon revealed the witness tailgating him, he ran a red light and drove on Route 234 towards Interstate 66 in VA. The Ford wagon had Maryland plates with characters “DMT-6”…