Sandman

never giving up even after you have lost. It was the most basic of mornings that I woke up to. The sun was not yet shining its warmth on my little world, however I still dragged myself out of my warm consuming bed leaving it and my dream Mister Sandman had given me, behind. I swung on my Gator shirt and black shorts without even having to think, still mentally dragging myself out of sleep. The only reason I got up this early or would ever get up this early is for what I truly love, swim…

Bunny Briggs always said that he was born dancing and “When [he] finally faced the world [his] legs were kickin’. Bunny was a prodigy who performed all over Harlem then on Television and Broadway. He started dancing after seeing his aunt perform with Bill Robinson. He was able to reproduce the steps that Robinson had performed with ease. Bunny said he “couldn't believe how graceful [Robinson] was, and how calm. To move like that and smile. That's when [Bunny] decided.” He began performing with…

In Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, Dr. Dee displays the theme of obsession through his desires for Morpheus’ dream ruby (Gaiman np). The initial illustration of this occurs through the use of significant colour relationships between Dr. Dee and the ruby itself. For instance, where lead colourist, Daniel Vozzo renders Dr. Dee in flat brown tones, he instead colours the dream ruby in a vibrant red (see figure one) (Gaiman np). As Scott McCloud notes in Understanding Comics, vibrant colours such…

Enter Sandman The chances of getting a hit off of Mariano Rivera are about as likely as getting struck by lightning. While this is a bit of an exaggeration, there is little debate over the fact that Rivera is the greatest closer of all time. In his autobiography, The Closer, you are taken into the life and upbringing of the dominant, humble man himself. This was a great read, because of the personal account, simplicity, and perseverance in the story. I would recommend it to anyone who has an…

he is saying for his competitors like Jcole, drake, big sean. etc. to just sit down be humble to his rise of superior or as the greatest rapper. “Who dat nigga thinkin' that he frontin' on Man-Man? (Man-Man) Get the fuck off my stage, I'm the Sandman (Sandman)”. Kendrick Lamar has references to things I’m un aware of such this reference meaning for poor performers to get off the stage or basically get escorted off the stage during this type of amateur night talent show. After looking it up what…

Have you ever gone on a vacation and had to travel across the country? That 4-5 hour plane ride seems to last an eternity. Ugh, 5 hours without wifi?! Fyodor Konyukhov laughs at your despair, for he just completed a journey far greater. Sandman Mike Aboard the anything but luxurious Turgoyak, Fyodor departed on his adventure from the Chilean port of Concon on December 22,2013, heading for Australia’s Brisbane. 160 days later he had covered a distance of 9,300 nautical miles to his destination…

the author was giving instructions about, the story appeared as creepy. Knowing the meaning of his strange instructions, I am now fairly in love with this work. Interestingly Gaiman started off by writing comics. In fact, Neil Gaiman re-wrote the sandman comics that came out in twelve volumes. English born and of Jewish decent, Gaiman is an interesting man. I am now convinced to explore more of his literary works. In Gaiman’s short story fictions and wonders “Fragile Things” he has one…

When I was just a toddler, I would try to climb in the dishwasher and take everything out while mom was trying to do the dishes. In order to keep me from doing that, dad needed to play video games as long as they entranced me. One of the games he played was The Legend of Zelda. Growing up with this game and spending time with my dad while he played it fueled the love I developed for this game and it’s music. The first four songs on the soundtrack of my life, composed by Koji Kondo, are songs…

each patient 's needs; provide quality, ethical care in psychologically and physically safe healthcare environments; and to further advance the healthcare industry step-by-step. Without advocacy, “there is no delivery of ethical care” (Lindahl & Sandman, 1998, p. 180) and the quality of the care offered - and the environment in which it is given - will be inferior compared to modern expectations. Hence, advocacy is a truly wicked phenomenon that is important as ever in the world of…

How do we avoid the uncanny becoming just another clichéd trope on the methodological menu? How might we revise ideas concerning the uncanny and explore what it means to us as Fine Art practitioners, keeping in mind ontological ambiguity? Freud described the uncanny as the class of frightening things that leads us back to what is known and familiar (Freud, 1919). Previously Jentsch concluded that the uncanny was a fear of the familiar based on intellectual uncertainty (Jentsch, 1906). The…