Roger & Me

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…

THE PROLOGUE: Clara turns six years old today, but little does she know it's about to take a turn for the worst. Clara’s father gets out on proel today, and her mother, Dawn, has put a restraining order against him. She wouldn't let him anywhere near Clara, not now, not ever. Dawn hasn't even let Clara know about her father, as far as Clara knows, her father left you when she was one year old, and has never returned. Clara has made it through with their two best friends by her side, Emily and…

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…

parent's mouths made me freeze on the spot, my blood filled with lead making it impossible to move. My heart dropped, my breathing deepened, and all hope seemed lost. This was all too similar to that day, the day where everything in my life turned into a silhouette; dark and lifeless. My fingers wouldn’t wrap around my paintbrush in its normal way, constantly shaking. I couldn’t work knowing that my mum and dad were at the hospital getting tests done. They wouldn’t tell me why or what it was…

In 1975, two sisters, Katherine Lyon aged 10 years old and Sheila Lyon aged 12 years old went missing after a trip to a shopping mall in Maryland of Washington, D.C. The girls’ bodies were never found until now. This was one of the longest unsolved cases in Washington D.C.. These sisters were known as The Lyon Sisters and were born in Kensington, Maryland. Their parents, John and Mary Lyon, and brother, Jay, who is a police officer. John Lyon used to work in a local radio station, WMAL, which is…

Tupac used a style of rap, the way he dressed and his poetry to change the rap industry and changed the way a lot of people seen life for a better way. Tupac Shakur is a rapper who is best known for his contributions to the industry, his rivalry with Biggie Smalls, and bringing rap into the mainstream. He also is well known for creating what we know today as West Coast rap. Sadly, Tupac was murdered and there is no clear evidence as to who did it. Some conspiracy theorists believe he is still…

that she had a banquet and she stole a whole bunch of money. It was a rough time for me because I realized everything that came out of her mouth was a lie. Not only did she lie to me, she lied to my whole family. The lie that hurt me the most was when she told me that she was dying. This means that to make it seem like she actually had cancer and was going to die, she was going to commit suicide. Deep down inside me, I didn't feel bad for her. It was time for her to get her punishment. Today,…

underwent surgery and spent 6 days on life support until his mother decided to have the plugs pulled on September 13, 1996 at 4:03 p.m. Tupac was only 25 years old. Tupac said during an interview, “the only thing that can kill me is death, that’s the only thing that’ll ever stop me and even then, my music will live forever” and he was right. In 1996 Shakur was the crown prince of West Coast rap, he emerged as a boldly honest, startlingly prescient voice poised to change the game forever, which…