Pullin' Me Back

(Spurlock). All of this information was exposed by film maker, Morgan Spurlock. Muckraking is searching and publicizing factual information about a famous person, or a company. Muckraking still exist as demonstrated by Morgan Spurlock’s film “Super Size Me”. Morgan Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker from Parkersburg, West Virginia. Morgan attended New York University where he received his degree in film, and currently lives in New York City. He is mostly known for the first…

Theodore Robert Cowell or as many people would refer to him as Ted Bundy, was a notorious serial killer and rapist who was born on November 24th 1946 and was executed by an electric chair on January 24th 1989. Ted 's ' mother Eleanor Louise Cowell gave birth to him in Burlington, Vermont. When Ted was born, Eleanor left Ted for three months and returned to Philadelphia. Later, Teds ' grandparents pretended to adopt Ted and said that Eleanor was his sister. Many people believed that Bundy was a…

approaching war distanced itself further from me each time a woman bought a hat and exited the shop with her lips upturned in a satisfied smile. How could there be war, I had thought, when these women could be brought happiness by a simple hat? The girl’s name was Ingrid. She had beautiful blonde hair that wisped around her shoulders in smooth, unhurried movements. I remembered how badly I wanted to run my fingers through that hair. I knew it would bring me the kind of happiness my family’s…

Robin. These are pictures of her when she was even a preteen. The pastor was worshiping her? What kind of sick obsession am I seeing here? I turned my flashlight off, as the candle lights were strong enough to light the room in the back. From there, I could see the center of the pastor’s obsession with my former classmate. There were pictures of Robin, from the ceiling to the floor, flowers and lingerie. The was the biggest shrine I’ve seen since the high school. What got my attention…

On June 16, 1971, a hip-hop legend was born, by the name of Tupac Shakur. Tupac was born in the ghetto of East Harlem, and later he moved to Baltimore, Maryland when he was 14. Besides being an actor, author and a poet, Tupac was a rap god, arguably the best rapper who ever lived. He sang about his life struggles, passion and pains, and his “Thug Life”, and represented the “West Side”. Tupac had many rivalries with rappers, producers, and record label companies. Most notably with Biggie Smalls…

that can succeed from a turbulent and hostile environment. The painting was done so elegantly, it showcase the real Tupac that we all remember. Pac was desist the year before I was born. I remember my father playing his songs every morning driving me to school. The sound in his voice was not like any artist, he had that anger, and hunger in his voice that just make you feel what his rapping about. My father and I favorite song is “Ambitionz az a ridah” that song just leave you in that mindset…

What happens when a young boy questions his family’s religion and the beliefs he was raised with? Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya is a coming of age story about a young boy named Antonio. He has always been surrounded by the strong Catholic religion of his mother, but when he is confronted by contradictory ideas and thoughts of pagan gods, like the golden carp, he begins to question his viewpoint of the world. Antonio’s conflict of religion, shown through his thoughts of comparing the golden…

Fast food seems to be one of the main issues when talking about diabetes and heart disease caused by obesity. Looking at yet another documentary that in my opinion should be shown to every school in the country is called “Super-size me”. This documentary was filmed and played by a man named Morgan Spurlock. His adventure began by his curiosity about two girls who tried to sue McDonalds for their health issues and obesity. The two girls of course lost their case against this fast food restaurant.…

Akua has one of the saddest lives in the novel. Every night, Akua has a dream about a firewoman. This lady would haunt Akua in her dreams and cause her to wake up screaming every morning. Although it is never confirmed, I believe that she is having a form of sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis leaves the person who is dreaming paralyzed and unable to speak but completely conscious. Sleep paralysis is known to be one of the most terrifying things, probably why Akua screams in terror when she wakes…

always was a black queen mama." The song tells us they were both able to look past their issues. Tupac tells us about how difficult it was having his mom visit him while he was in jail. However, what sums up the line "You are appreciated." the most of me is "I can see you coming home after work late, in kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate." "Mama made miracles." That line shows that through all the drama, uncertainty, and doubt…