Richard Branson

As the Army General of the Mexican military it is my responsibility to protect Mexico and civilians from natural disasters which includes prevention measures. Preparing of military forces to protect the internal security of the country is another objective. The last objective is preparing military forces to repel external aggressions. My hidden responsibilities include making sure the Sinaloa drug cartel continues to run smoothly. My strengths include having the power to play both sides of fence…

Whenever the name Nosferatu is brought up I automatically think of that one Spongebob Squarepants episode where Count Orlock (Max Shcreck) can be found lurking in the corner flickering the lights on and off again. Now even though it was just a quick part in a children’s television show Orlock still frightened me to my core. Little did I know back then that that powerful character came from one of the most significant horror films. That is a strong statement, but I believe that F.W. Murnau’s…

Like previously mentioned, Bush began cleaning up his act and became more disciplined due to the 2000 election. Previously, he was seen as a slacker and lazy in comparison to his father, bringing a negative outlook to the Bush family. Young George W. Bush. However, much of his progress is due to Laura. She offered much political advice for her husband during the New Hampshire. “You need to tell people who is he is rather be defined by them.” (Draper, 27) Following graduation, Bush…

Splinter Cell Blacklist – Sam Fisher is back, but with a different voice! Splinter Cell Conviction was one of my favorite games of all time. I just loved the way the game turned out to be and Sam Fisher was gritty and fearless. It reminded me a lot of the movie Taken. Similar to Liam Neeson going after his daughter, Sam is hunting for the person who allegedly killed his daughter. Both Liam and Sam have extraordinary abilities when it comes to hand to hand combat and gun fights. Apart from this,…

Rainsford is one of the people that are getting hunted. Rainsford sets traps and hides to win. He ends up jumping off a cliff and swimming back to Zaroff's castle. And ends up fighting him to see who sleeps in the bed and who gets fed to the dogs. Richard Connell uses mood/tone in his story “The Most Dangerous Game” to convey the theme of competition can make a person better. “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided”, (15). “For some minutes he stood regarding the blue-green…

faced with adversity, they must use their strengths to power through it and come out on top. In Liam O’Flaherty’s, “The Sniper”, the republican sniper has to risk his life fighting for his people with the risk of him getting killed at any moment. In Richard Connell’s, “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford, a big-game hunter, must use his prior knowledge to try and escape the island without getting killed by General Zaroff. At the start of “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford falls off a yacht…

Native Son - Book Review Native Son is a work of African-American literature, written by Richard Wright and published on March 1, 1940 by Harper & Brothers. Richard Wright was born on September 4, 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi on a plantation. Wright and his family moved to Chicago in 1927 to pursue a better life. Developing a love for writing, he began to write his own stories. He gained national fame after the release of his second book, Uncle Tom’s Children. Native Son has often been called his…

Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays written by African American twentieth century novelist James Baldwin in 1955. The essay begins with two major events in the main characters’ life: the death of his father and the birth of his father’s youngest child. At the same time it describes the current social and political affairs that were taking place in the country. James Baldwin essay embeds the hybridity of the intersection of oral and written forms typical of the late twentieth century…

Can you imagine being hunted by another human being? For Sanger Rainsford, a hunter from New York, this crazy scenario has come true. The short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, portrays Rainsford’s struggle to survive. When he falls off of a boat, Rainsford swims to a mysterious island, where he meets a man named General Zaroff. Zaroff likes to hunt humans because he is not challenged by hunting animals. Later in the story, Zaroff hunts Rainsford. Even though Rainsford faces…

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games should have been highlighted by the great accomplishments of athletes such as the Canadian men’ ice hockey team or Apolo Ohno. Instead, these Olympic games are mainly remembered for the number of scandals that surrounded the international event. First, it was found that the President and Vice President of Salt Lake Bid Committee were both caught offering bribes to various members of the IOC. Second, during the pairs’ figure skating competition, dual gold medals were…