Saving Private Ryan

build up. Only for retirement. Others don't save, or are incapable of saving either due to income, disability, or circumstance, and depend on social security to help support them financially. Most people save for higher education for themselves, their children, or their own retirement, but in the instance where one is no longer working, loses a spouse, or is physically incapable of working, they can fall back onto their savings, or government assistance to help support them. However, when mass…

connect shared groups, but in Landreth’s film, Larkin is the form of memory the ties and binds people together. Viewers see parts of Larkins past and relationships with former girlfriend Felicity, and his friend Derek as they add their own experiences. “Ryan” is a film about the shift between objective reality and the analysis of human thought in an emotional and psychological study. Larkin and his works, such as Walking (1969) and Street Musique (1972) become the link to the past that unifies…

same time the Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York. As soldiers who were living on a base that would receive incoming rocket fire, eating the same meals week after week and going out on route clearance patrols looking for IED’s. Even as a Private First Class I was making the correlation between a valuable skill set and income. This is a well-known correlation, but as a Combat Engineer I knew the skill set it offered while valuable to the military was not very valuable in the civilian…

her to distort her experience as she almost certainly did not expect her writing to be read by anyone else. It seems reasonable to think that diaries overall would be similar in this respect, and would be useful as a unique glimpse into the actual, private thoughts and actions of people in the past. They might contain thoughts that people hold privately, but hold nonetheless, and would not be seen were it not for their expectation of privacy. However, use of a diary as a primary source in this…

If you’ve ever tried to spin a ruler like a pen, you’d know it’s not the most ideal of circumstances. In fact, any member of the Universal Pen Spinning Board would scoff at the idea. However, I like the prospect of spinning a ruler. It’s funny in the strangest of ways: it’s so ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh at it. As the sarcastic one of my friends, one thing in which I have always believed is the power of humor, especially that of sudden or ridiculous punchlines. My preference for…

Jonestown Jim Jones was born in 1931; he was from Crete, Indiana. In the 1970’s Jones was a popular cult leader, and claimed himself to be the leader of the Peoples Temple religious cult. Jones promised a utopia to his followers that were dedicated disciples. “On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre, Jones led more than 900 men, women and children to their deaths in a mass suicide by cyanide-laced punch.”(Editors).When Jim Jones promised a racially integrated utopia…

On November 19, 1978, the nation and the world woke to the news of the tragedy of Jonestown, learning of the carnage of the suicide and murder of over 900 people in the jungle of Guyana. What happened has been painstakingly studied however the how and the why continue to be the subject of discussion more than thirty years later. The death tapes captured much of what transpired on November 18, 1978. Jones was heard to say,” “Die with a degree of dignity. Lay down your life with dignity; don’t lay…

Benjamin Franklin once said “[t]hose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The message Franklin was trying to convey is that liberty is a gift, and it should not be used as a bargaining chip for ones personal desires. His warning to all about the value of vital rights is not just right-wing propaganda, but rather a warning with truth behind it. Throughout history many people have given total devotion to a ruler in hopes…

surrounded the town with guns. The roommate of a survivor (Veron) tried to escape and got punished so severely he was scared out of his mind. Punishment can as far as losing the custody of your children. Allegations of abuse attracted a congressman (Ryan) and some reporters and journalists. The monday before the massacre, the Jonestown basketball team left for a tournament in Georgetown. This team included Stephen Jones, Jim Jones’ son. The congressmen arrived at Georgetown to talk to Stephen…

Yet there is much scholarly debate as to whether sport today continues to uphold the values of hegemonic masculinity or actually contributes to breaking down the hegemonic aspects of masculinity. Juxtaposing the media portrayals of Nolan Ryan and Russell Westbrook, as well as examining the views of a men’s college soccer team in the Northeast, provides strong evidence that hegemonic masculinity, although it has aspects that maintain a significant presence in society, is being challenged…