Roger & Me

The title of the novel is constantly repeated throughout the novel. Although it is not the complete title Bless Me Ultima, the words bless me are used a number of times throughout the story of Antonio’s life. In one of Antonio’s dreams, the phrase is first spoken by a man. The man said to the others in the room, “Perhaps God will bless our family and make the baby a priest” (5). Although antonio was not able to recognize who the people in his dream, he knew that the young boy who was born that…

Bless Me, Ultima: Cultural Conflict Culture plays a major role in everyone's life. In Antonio’s life, his parents are very strong believers of their own cultures and family history, essentially preventing Antonio from developing and becoming mature and causing great complications throughout his life. Cultural conflict develops Antonio into a mentally stronger person, he becomes a great person as he gains knowledge and becomes wiser. As disagreements develop within the family, Antonio’s life…

The Rose that Grew from the Concrete by Tupac Shakur is about reaching our goals in life despite the hardships that we face on the way. Tupac wrote this poem, telling the story of his harsh childhood growing up in the ghetto but then soon became successful. The rose symbolizes the people stuck within the system of the ghetto and how just because a person is from a tough environment, it does not define how their life would turn out. Throughout the poem, evidence of figurative language and inner…

anything he wished, so yes. Then he said, “But wouldn’t it be so much easier with a sword.” It then occurred to me that I was the floppy fish. Instead of sharpening myself to be used by God, I was being beaten, bruised, and was causing a bloody mess. This is why understanding my calling is imperative to furthering the Kingdom of God. God has given each of us a unique calling. God created me, like everyone else, with a divine design that only I can fulfill – if I’m willing to be sharpened. God…

“You’re lying, I can smell it, you’re heart is racing,” He says and I look at in full wonder. “Now answer me, do you have any family?” He asks in more assertive way. I nod my head an his grip on me loosens, I finally can stand on my own. I inspect the man, he was wearing a black suit and looked very professional. “Tell me about them,” He says while his hand move from my should to my hands. I look at him once more and I remember what I said, I’m not going to be…

are moments in our lives when we have to choose between what is a want or need. The documentary Super Size Me is written by Morgan Spurlock a film in which he also stars as the main character . The idea of Super Size Me is to persuade the audience to choose a healthier lifestyle for food. Spurlock has a strong and valid argument that fast food is the main cause of obesity in America Super Size Me is a documentary that exposes the business aspect of fast food. The documentary also exposes the…

In 2004, cardiovascular specialist and nutritionist, Morgan Spurlock was in a documentary film called Supersize Me. He was also the producer and director of the film. In the film, he attempted to do a thirty day experiment eating McDonald’s three times a week to see how his body would react to fast food after resisting it his whole life. He also did this to see how unhealthy McDonald’s and fast food is for the human body. “This Sundance Film Festival Award winner examines not only what fast food…

(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…