The 400 Blows

The End of Captain Cliché John Smith, the completely average reporter, sat in his 23rd story workspace, faithfully attempting to come up with crossword questions the Faike City Times. Occasionally he had to look out the window for question ideas, or at the contents of the small and crowded room he worked in. He generally did not create the crosswords or anything similar, he in fact wrote articles, but Jim, the activity manager, had called in with the flu. Tears streamed down the boy’s face as…

God in the Stadium: Sports and Religion in America. By Robert J. Higgs. University Press of Kentucky, 1995. 400 pages. $17.50 cloth. God in the Stadium is a commentary on the developing relationship between sports and religion and how it has changes directly with the constant transformation of society. Parallel in some aspects to Don Johnson’s writings in Aethlon: the Journal of Sport Literature, Higgs comments on the relationship between religion, with a focus on Christianity, and sports…

THE COMPANY Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In March 2014 the multinational corporation consisted of 338,875 employees worldwide and, as of February 2016, is the 13th-largest company in the world by revenue. Toyota was the largest automobile manufacturer in 2012 (by production) ahead of the Volkswagen Group and General Motors. In July of that year, the company reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle. Toyota is the…

After seemingly being dealt a heavy blow by the Obama Administration announcing the rollback in use of private prisons at the federal level in 2016, the Trump Administration’s pro-privatization stance has revitalized the industry. Private prison companies such as CoreCivic and the GEO Group…

Trout is easily the best defensive player in the game and easily blows away all other outfielders. As his strong point in the game Mike, in all honesty, shows everyone how it’s done. Trout has an insane fielding percentage of .993, that being said he makes a play on a ball hit in his general vicinity about 99.3% of the…

The genus Salix, or Willow, consists of around 400 species of trees and shrubs which can be found in nearly every continent, save for Australia and Antarctica. The wood of willows is light and therefore easily molded, and the plants versatility has lead to it developing a variety of applications ranging from basket-weaving to fire-starting. The near ubiquity and widespread applicability of willows has lead to the plant developing symbolic meaning as well, with the plant featuring prominently in…

funny clown fish trying to find his son. Little did I know there were psychological disorders in the movie as well. The movie starts out with Marlin showing his wife their new home. They are so excited about their future with their new home and their 400 children that are waiting to be hatched. When then a violent barracuda destroys the plans that Marlin has for his family. Marlin…

cancer. Second-hand smoke affects bystanders, and mothers smoking during pregnancy impacts newborns in the womb. Alternative ways of smoking which were thought to be healthy but have harmful substances that are equal to cigarettes. People use E-cigs to blow smoke clouds for fun and high school students not knowing the hidden corrosive chemicals E-liquid contains. Personally “I ain’t no saint” I have been through a phase of curiosity before I found enlightenment. I have seen people with no teeth…

Mr. Fogle had always been overweight as a child, and going into college he weighed over 400 pounds. It was during this time he decided it was time to lose some weight. Along with eating right, Jared also took time out of his busy day to exercise. He would go on a daily run, and he would also do many other aerobic exercises throughout his week…

There was half a blue Gatorade taking territorial rights of the coffee table, while its cap was propped to its side. The cap slowly dripped little blue droplets of Gatorade onto the table. I smiled and remembered how I would blow those droplets around, waiting for them to become one little big bubble. The TV was on, but silent. My mom was laid over on the couch and mumbling into the phone. She looked as if someone had sucked the life out of her. I kissed her forehead and headed…