Steven Curtis Chapman

The novel If I Stay by Gayle Forman is a fascinating story about a female teenager that is living through her senior year. Mia Hall a young, beautiful cello player in her school’s orchestra. She opens her chest of feelings for a boy named Adam in his own rock band, which even though they are completely from two different worlds she still finds some characteristic that draws her attention to him. As a girl that is shy and keeps to herself at times. She opens the door to explore life a little more with Adam. As every novel book shall have a turning point, but this turning point changes Mia’s life forever, and everyone around her. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, her brother, and Mia are all in a car driving to go attend one of Adam’s rock concerts. As her father approaches black ice on a highway, he loses control of the car spins out crashes instantly. Her parents are found dead, her brother is critically injured, on the other hand Mia is unconscious when EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) arrive. Mia can see herself as she stands during the scene in a ghost image. She has no idea what was going on at that time all the emotions and scenery is floating around her head much faster than she can ever keep up. Her boyfriend, Adam has arrived over shocked at what he is witnessing seeing Mia covered with tubes, unresponsive to voice command, and faintly breathing steadily. This is an emotional turn for Adam, how could something so frail and so sweet ever be put through this kind of hurt.…

World War II was the event that incited a revolutionary period in airpower. American aviation more than proved its worth in the victories over both the European and Pacific theatre. A powerful airpower wouldn’t be possible much less successful without unyielding leadership. Powerful men, who refused to stay within the boundaries given to them by the Army or Washington itself. One such man was Major General Curtis E. LeMay. During his period leading the XXI bombing command proceeding General…

The book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy named Junior. He is a Native American that lives in an Indian reservation. Junior does not live the happiest life, in fact Junior is poor, however, his family and him gets along with what they do have. Junior does not really accept himself because he struggles with several medical issues, and he’s been beaten up by others his whole life. However, things start to look up for him when he transfers to an…

The hunted prey galloped through the thick, dense dark forest. The prey dodging tree after tree, using fire eyes to see. Stomping on the ground hard, braking color leaves the prey leaped faster. The wild creature knew these woods well. The creature couldn't end in the open field. The prey glanced back three seconds fast. First second think about where the predator shall be, another second remind itself to keep on running, third second wondering where to go, to get away. The creature quick…

is another person at the end of his scope. A person who has gone through happiness and sadness, good times and bad, loved and was loved, just as Xavier has. It is this that allows for Xavier to maintain the notion that war is a horrible place, and one filled with brutality, injustice, and absurdity. Xavier’s views on the harsh reality of war have also surpassed Three Day Road. Curtis LeMay, a United States Air Force general, shares a view with Xavier that has deep roots within the novel.”Every…

“I had to do something” –General Curtis E. LeMay Thesis Major General Curtis LeMay’s role as the commander of the XXI Bomber Command influenced the victory against Japan by his ultimate success in the areas of strategic, operational and tactical levels of warfare. Without LeMay’s innovation and gallantry the United States’ air warfare tactics would have continued to be ineffective against the Japanese homeland. LeMay’s focus on the Pacific theater of operation while commanding led to the largest…

levels around the globe, it is inevitable that advocates will face opposition from individuals, organisations and institutions with alternate values. It’s difficult to understand this conflict without using an example of the various roles individual has in society, and how that shapes the differences in outcomes they are striving to achieve. Charles Curtis said that everyone is driving his or her own agenda (Charles Curtis, 1951). A Banker is required to generate wealth for a client, a miner is…

I was given the book “Lemay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis Lemay” as a birthday present in October. Before reading this book, I knew nothing about Curtis Lemay. I knew nothing about the Strategic Air Command. I knew little about the war overhead. I likely would not have picked up the book had it not been given to me because the cover image of the surly man with a cigar clenched in his mouth gives off an unfriendly air. Once I read the book, my opinions changed. I now find Lemay an…

Mavis Staples made an impact on the civil rights movement as a singer. Mavis was in a singing group with her father, brother Pervis, and her two sisters Yvonne and Cleotha.(Family Circle) The family band was created after her father gave up his job as a cotton picker in Illinois. Mavis, at only age ten became the lead singer of the Staples Singers. Her voice sounded a lot older and much bolder than a singer her age should. This group was just the start of the impact that Mavis had on the Civil…

CHAPTER SIX Frozen in Time The next day was hot, so I dashed outside and ambled off down a shady, well worn path that dipped low and circled around the creek which had been dammed up to form a small swimming hole. I climbed up onto a small overhanging dock stretched out my arms, and dove deep into the cool water. I amused myself for a while and treaded water, swam laps, and bobbed around. Then, in the afternoon I marched off on sopping wet, slippery sandals back to the house and ate two peanut…