Slick Rick

The Super Fresh Hip Hop Fest was the event that I attended with the Philosophy 444 class. The event took place at the Lakefront Arena, where we were surrounded by people from the seventies and eighties. At this concert, we had the pleasure of listening to famous and local artists as well as DJs, who played popular hits. The performers were Doug E. Fresh, Too Short, Slick Rick, DJ Kool, Dana Dane, Roxanne Shante, UNLV, Gregory D and Partners N Crime. As we were watching the performers, I observed the other concert attendants and noticed some interesting things. Many of the viewers were dressed in iconic 80’s hip-hop wear. I also saw many of the audience members doing famous dances from the time period. I felt a sense of community amongst the people who were attending. For example, there were two people who were called up to do dances from the 80’s. The chemistry between them…

In the song “Children’s Story” by Slick Rick, the overall theme is that Rick is the uncle of two small children who ask for a bedtime story. Rick proceeds to them a story of a young man who was convinced that a life of crime is appealing. The young man eventually gets addicted to thievery and robbery and accidentally gets into a run in with an undercover police detective and things turn south quickly. In this song, he was able to deliver a message of how going down the wrong path is a slippery…

Citation: Croft vs. Governor of Texas, 562 F.3d 735 (5th Cir. 2009). Parties: David W. and Shannon K. Croft: Parents of minor Children - Plaintiffs / Appellants Governor of the State of Texas, Rick Perry - Defendant / Appellee Facts: In 2006, David and Shannon Croft, parents and friends of three minor children, filed a suit alleging the Texas Pledge and Minute of Silence Statute was unconstitutional. Each morning, Texas public school students are mandated to pledge…

“It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.” This quote is from the first book of the Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief, created by Rick Riordan. Like most books, it became popular and was created into a movie. However, the movie and the book share an abundance of differences, but there are also aspects that the movie and the book share. Percy, a demigod, finds out that his father is Poseidon, god of the sea, and he has to leave…

Movie VS Book Spotting the differences in the 2 versions of the Lightning Thief Rick Riordan’s hit Percy Jackson series has become one of the most popular and best selling novels in the world since it hit shelves in 2005. After five years of praise the book was adapted into a movie in 2010. While watching the movie I noticed many differences in the story in the movie and the book, some of these were minor changes that might have been used to explain the backstory or powers of a character,…

The book, The Sea of Monsters written by Rick Riordan is a book like no other. The author integrated the the real world with Greek stories to show the readers how life would be different this way. The main character, Percy faced problems with his families such as accepting Tyson as his brother, Percy learns to accept the fact that even though his dad was a busy man he still showed sympathy towards him. At the end, Percy learns from his problems that acceptance is the guideline to triumph. In…

In the book, The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, the main character Magnus and the Sword of Summer (or Sumarbrander, in Norse) had a relationship that changed through the storyline. In the beginning they didn’t know or trust each other, but later in the book they developed a strong bond of friendship. Magnus and the sword first met when Magnus pulled it up from the bottom of the Charles river to fight the fire giant king Surt. At first, Magnus and the sword were total strangers to…

Rick Riordan is the reward winning, first class maker of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of another game plan The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan, a rest time story conferred to his most oldest child was just the begin of his enterprise into the universe of kids' books.Born on June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas,Rick Riordan still keeps sharing his insight into Greek Gods and different things through his books. Rick Riordan experienced childhood in Texas and went to…

A Day That Made a Difference: Meeting the Senator The day that I met Senator Rick Santorum was a day that made a difference to me. Meeting Rick Santorum made a difference to me because I was shown traits that are essential for leadership. On March 3, 2016, I was at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. I was there to hear conservative speakers and leaders from throughout the country. I sat in the front row of the auditorium at the Gaylord National Convention Center…

Potter, as well as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. While watching them have you ever said to yourself, “That scene wasn’t like the book” or “They got rid of [character/scene]”? Film adaptations are now known to be the movie industry, and because of this there are a lot more critics in the world. Readers mainly notice how film adaptations make people anti-readers, crush character development and have a limited timeframe that causes alterations and cuts to the plot. When an author writes a…