The Run

The First Battle of Bull Run was not only a prelude to the way the Civil War would unfold but it highlighted the importance of intelligence and sound judgment. Bull Run, also known as the First Manassas, was the deadliest ground battle the United States had seen in any war up to that point (McDonald, 1999). The battle came after eleven southern states seceded from the union and pushed out union troops from Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The key mistakes made by the Federalist, Union Army, led…

The film Run Lola Run, directed by Tom Tywker in 1998, is a distinctly visual film. The movie focuses on fate and how slight variations change the outcome of an inevitable ending. Before the movie even begins it starts with clock a ticking and its pendulum rocking back and forth. If the title of the movie doesn’t make you think about a timeline, the sound of the tick and tock certainly will. The clock serves as a motif. The movie starts with a timeline: 20 minutes. 20 minutes to come up with…

The year was 1935 papa was 20 years old at the time, papa was full blood Indian very handsome man. Papa had long black hair and green eyes, he was defiantly a looker. Papas name was Martin Johnson at the time but he made a bad choice and went on the run so he had to change his name to Martin Jones. When he was on running he decided he needed to make fast cash, papa loved nice things and he loved the ladies as well. He would do anything he could to earn money as long as it was legal of course so…

For three weeks, my self-change goal was to run everyday for 30 minutes. The reason I chose this goal was to form a habit of consistent exercise in my life. The main barriers to the successful application of the goal were college classes I attended at night. However, after rearranging my running schedule, the barriers were overcome. During the total course of the project, the first week presented the most difficulty because of my amateur ability to sustain running for long periods of time. After…

bang was loud enough to wake me from my sleep. I looked up only to see my RA, Big Kat as we call him, standing in my doorway. Before he spoke to me, he flipped back his long hair out of his face and said “Get your swimsuit on. It is time for the pond run.” Dazed and confused, I stumbled out of bed and somehow found my teal swimsuit. As I was getting ready, knots began to form in my stomach. Mostly due to the fact that what we were about to do involved running. This was a talent I did not possess…

The book's theme song would be “Run Boy Run” which reflects how we do unimaginable or crazy things when being threatened. The song illustrates a boy running, in the book the boy would Robert or the Catholics doing things that seemed crazy. In the novel Robert does things he never would’ve thought he would do. Because of this “Run Boy Run” would best fit for a theme song. The eerie and dark song “Secret” by the Pierces reflects the book's sinister mood. Like the book, it has images of death and…

reality and fate. In his film Run, Lola, Run Tywker uses fast-paced action, sharp language, blood-curling screams and flashback to question the validity of free will against determinism, to…

“Run Forrest, Run.” In this scene, Forrest is being picked on by bullies. Forrest is a sweet, young boy at the time. The young boy has dark hair, tan skin, and braces on his legs. He wears nice clothes: a plaid button-up shirt, and khaki shorts that go above his waist. Many bullies threw rocks at Forrest making him eventually bleed. In this moment, Forrest has that I’m-going-to-die expression on his face. During this time the girl, Jenny, tells Forrest to run away. He kind of hesitates at first,…

The flight from Venice Italy to Berlin, Germany was only an hour and forty five minutes long. We had to get excited and figure out what we wanted to do once we landed, so we watched the movie Run Lola Run because it was based in the city of Berlin. In this movie, the Berlin Wall was featured and we were told by a fellow passenger that it is a must see. Once we landed in TXL (Berlin airport), we immediately found our way to the Berlin Wall. It was still early, only 10am and our check in for our…

“Run forest, run” Forests are being destroyed at an amazing rate of 32 million acres per year, or nearly six square miles each hour (Struck, 2011, pg. 29). Deforestation is the clearing of a forest, or section of a forest for agricultural or commercial use. This clearing can be done by cutting the trees, burning the forest, or even in natural ways such as insect swarms or natural disaster (Struck, 2011, pg. 29). The clearing of Earth’s forests have started to impact the planet in ways many…