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Ransom of Jimmy, a Story of Brains A wonderfully bright yellow sun rises over the small town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. A young small boy named Jimmy runs across his yard to his bright blue house, He see’s his Dad working on something in the shed. But more importantly, he smells the sweet and powerful aroma of pancakes being cooked by his Mom. “Jimmy!, Stephenie! Breakfast is ready” yells Jimmy’s Mom “Coming, mom” Yells Jimmy back Jimmy runs as fast as he can towards the kitchen, but also…

It's important to highlight CM Punk as part of the pro wrestling context at the time. That way, you'll see how he raised the bar. And it's needless to say he had his work cut out for him. The year was 2006, so not that long ago. And mainstream pro wrestling was stuck in an awkward transitional period. WWE was shifting towards a more PG product. But they had spent the past decade solidifying a chaotic, car crash form of entertainment. This approach included swearing, lots of blood, and a lack of…

depraved thoughts without feeling guilty about them. To Alan, Halloween was nothing more than a free pass. A pass he'd get once a year that would allow him immunity to let his true self come forward and torment the world. Alan had always been a runt as a child because of his weakened immune system. He was a foot short for his age and where other children were able to go outside and play even on colder days. Alan had to stay indoors for fear coming down with pneumonia, or something equally…

begin the first day of seventh grade. Like most kids at the time, I was nervous. How could you not be? Junior high seemed so much more grown up then middle school. In the sixth grade we were the big kids, we ran the school but now I was going to be the runt. All summer my brother had teased me. He would tell me how hard junior high was. He convinced me the eighth graders were the meanest and most ruthless kids alive. I was genuinely scared for the upcoming year.Sixth grade wasn’t the best time…

“This is a Challenge by Choice Course, which means that you can choose to try this course, and you can choose to do as much of it as you want.” But to me, the words “by Choice” didn’t apply. They never seemed to apply. As I looked up, the rock wall seemed even taller than before – as if it had extended itself, taunting me, proclaiming, “Now you’ll NEVER beat me!” But at only six years old, forfeit wasn’t an option. In fact, in front of my peers, there were only two: success, or utter, soul…

"Mr. Napoleon! Mr. Napoleon! May the press and I have a moment of your time to talk about some of your recent victories including the complete takeover of animal farm?" "Of course, ask any question you like." "Thank you sir, our first question would have to be, what did you think about old major and animalism?" "Well, old major was an influence on me however; his invasion of freedom was, depressing. I value the rich and more lavish things in life. Old major just wanted to be free. I can…

What ethical issues most concern you as a food consumer? In the 80’s advertisement had everyone asking “Where’s the beef”. The trouble is, no one was asking how the beef is raised, and who was handling the beef. As a matter of fact, most consumers still aren’t taking interest in the ethical issues of food. On the other hand, several authors in the book “Food Matters; A Bedford Spotlight Reader”, not only take an interest in the issues, but bring the matters into light. Peter Singer writes…

its peak, Eartheater Skalls can reach lengths of ten feet, however, only females can reach such extremes. Most fully developed males range from five to seven feet, which is why to the inept eye they may be mistaken as being fresh from the cocoon or a runt. Moreover, the hide of the female Skall is choicest than their male counterparts, valued by collectors and leather workers owing to its dense yet malleable give. For that reason and the hassle involved in slaying an Eartheater Skall, the…

In the late 1920’s there America had an increase in people living in the cities rather than in farms. This radical change swept many Americans into what is known as “consumer society.” This was a time of prosperity and an economic boom. Not shortly after did America faces the worst economic crisis it ever had in that time. The stock market crashed and banks everywhere were out of money, thousands if not millions of Americans lost everything; from their money in the banks to their jobs to their…

The aim of this essay is to discuss the ideas of ‘cosmetics of hunger’ and ‘cosmetics of violence’ in relation to the movie City of God. The 2002 Brazilian film City of God was directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. The plot is loosely based on real events as written by Paulo Lins in the novel of the same name. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the neighbourhood of the Cidade de Deus, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro between the 1960’s and 1980’s. The film was a…