Richard Bausch

Every Day is a Nightmare It is the 25th of February at 6:30 pm as the blazing lights of the city are bewildering from the hilltops of La Jolla as the salty essence of the Bay overwhelms me. The navigator’s voice echoes throughout the car as we descend onto a narrow rocky cliff, following the trail for about a mile until an array of apartments sits on the edge of the cliff. Consistently, most apartment complexes in California are monotonous and dull with no particular architecture or charisma,…

The water was just as welcoming as it had been on the night when Rainsford had fallen off the yacht; not at all. However, he supposed wildly flailing in the deep murky blue of the ocean was better than being torn apart by the pack of hounds. Rainsford held his breath underwater, the salt stinging his eyes. “Clever one, that Rainsford fellow.” General Zaroff remarked, peering at the blustering waters. He lit one of his cigarettes. “What a shame, though. Death by drowning.” Confirming that…

The Vietnam War, (1954-1975), was a lingering conflict that immersed between the North Vietnam communist government and its allies in South Vietnam (Viet Cong) and its principal ally, the United States. Some refer to this as the “American War” in Vietnam or the “War Against the Americans to Save the Nation” (Encyclopedia Britannica). The war was also a part of a much larger conflict as well, but that is not the research for this paper. On the home front, the opinions of the war and the U.S.…

After many years of pretending to be something they are not, the Rocket Man and the Orange Man have finally found their way home. They were welcomed by the owner of the X-man mansion, Dr. Charles Xavier, the top-notch mutant, well known for being mental. Seeing him roll into a room in his notorious wheelchair with aluminium X-shaped alloys, send waves of shiver and anticipation through our bodies. “I can sense your fear. Don’t worry, I won’t mess with your minds. I do that only if I want to make…

The political game is a dog eat dog world, there are many factors that determined whether a politician will make it or break it. Having alliances, enemies, and compromises is all part of the job. In the book “Hardball: How Politics Is Played” written by Chris Mathews he explains that anyone can get ahead and play the game of politics but, the secret to the game is, one must have a certain advantage/quality over the average politician, and they use this quality of theirs to make any disadvantage…

During the 1930’s racial prejudice was very severe in America. Bigger Thomas the main character grew up during these dark times in America. Bigger lives in a very run down, cramped apartment, in a predominantly black neighborhood . Bigger’s hopes of fulfilling his life, but is compelled by the fact that he is African American that is forced to work a low wage job, and forced to live in the slumps of South Side Chicago. Bigger sees white people as a force that oppresses him, prohibiting him from…

Thomas hebert Tim Burton style essay Tim Burton is a very well known film director. He is known for movies like the remaking of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish. He is very unique with his style of lighting, music choices and camera angles. He uses a lot of long shots with high key lighting. He also uses a lot of medium shots with bottom or side lighting making it seem scary especially with his choice of music. One of the best things a director can do is choose the right music…

In All the President’s Men, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were forced to make several ethical decisions because of the nature of the story they were investigating and reporting. Some of those ethical decisions can be justified, while some cannot. There were multiple instances in the movie where they either met or didn't meet the four ethical principles established by the SPJ Code of Ethics, those being: Seek Truth and Report it, Minimize Harm, Act Independently, and Be Accountable and…

In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” an article by Stephen King, he explains his view on why we enjoy horror films. He chooses to say we go to fill a somewhat morbid taste for watching someone suffer, as well as using it as a method of triumph, showing others we simply can bare it. King says that if we aren’t feeling quite ourselves or are just feeling off all we really need is a good horror movie to set us right again. He claims that we all have a part in us that craves the gory, horror in films…

Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of America’s most notorious and profound lawbreakers. The Clinton family has been monopolizing the ideology of, the already distrusted, political system. In light of her recent run for the presidency, I decided it would be best to shed some much needed light onto the subject of her past scandals, present, and inevitable future. As Louis Brandeis once said, “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Bill Clinton decided that it would be best to fire…