The Smiths

Grahame-Smith’s most important factor of influence was his editor at Quirk Books, Jason Rekulak. Rekulak introduced to Grahame-Smith the idea of “a literary mash-up, combining the great Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice with zombies,” (“Seth Grahame-Smith Biography” par. 6). Enlightened by the notion of a “mash-up” for his next book, Grahame-Smith immediately wrote the book that came to be known as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which helped him achieve his first breakthrough in his…

An everyman with a knowledge of film, Smith bridged that gap for many moviegoers who may never have imagined stepping foot in an arthouse theater to see a little known film. Scripting lowbrow humor with highbrow dialogue, Smith made his first foray with the micro-budgeted Clerks in 1994, a raunchy buddy comedy about life behind the counter of adjoined convince/video stores. Pulling…

Both Bessie Smith and Janis Joplin transcended the limitations of words through manmade sounds. At the end of “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” Smith interspersed sound with phrases. While she hummed “mmmmm” to demonstrate frustration with the speaker’s situation, Smith wove in phrases like “I felt so low” and “not one penny / And my friends I haven’t any.” She portrayed the bitterness and nostalgia people feel after loss. This lyric choice only made the ballad’s content more poignant…

Among the most influential people in the punk rock scene is Patti Smith. Born in Chicago in 1946 she grew up in what many would call the ‘ghetto’. As a young girl, she had problems with gender confusion. She was a very big tomboy and frankly wasn’t very attractive. She eventually moved to New York after her dreams of being an Art Teacher fell through. While living in New York, she met an artist by the name of Robert Mapplethorpe. He eventually came out as homosexual, but they kept a close…

Will Smith, 'The Men In Black' actor disclosed that he gained the determination to pursue his career in Hollywood because his girlfriend when he was 15 cheated on him. He is now happily married to actress Jada Pinkett-Smith. Smith told 'Snatch' actor Benicio del Torro in an interview with Variety: ''When I was 15, my girlfriend cheated on me. And from that moment, in this bizarre psychological twist, I wanted to be the most famous entertainer on Earth.'' Even though Will Smith was a victim of…

stable system and framework for collective activity. Anthony Smith and Ernest Renan approach the concept of a nation from different perspectives as they closely focus on the origin and definition of a nation. Their views provide a deeper insight into the concept of a nation. Smith and Renan outline their perspectives on the nation by analyzing how nations are formed and maintained and how nations are commonly defined and viewed. Anthony Smith approaches the concept of a nation from an idealized…

The next contemporary artist is Kiki Smith. Smith is popular for creating nude prints and sculptures of men and women, but specifically representing women as figures for reproduction, menstruation, and motherhood. Her sculptures revolve around feminine work and explore the physical aspects of the women’s body. In her sculpture Train, made from wax, a woman stands in a small room with red beads flowing out of her vagina. The red beads stand out in the sculpture, because they create a trail behind…

(Rockin’ out textbook – page 30) A lady named Mamie Smith was a woman that was well known for her singing during the blues music era. “Crazy Blues” sold 8,000 copies a week! (Rockin’ out textbook…

unusual enormous size and muscular strength. He lived alone in an unknown forest where he had built his own house. Yorker's daily life was building houses to shelter poor people and providing them with food from his garden. Edward Smith was an African man who lived near the border of Pennsylvania with his family. Due to the lack of food and poor conditions, Edward chopped down trees to supply heat in their home and grew crops in the remaining area to have enough food for his…

in In Cold Blood In a nonfiction book, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, tells the story of the murder case of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. The novel is based on real-life crime which was committed by two convicts: Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. The crime is mentioned early on a book before the story begins: "four shot gun blasts that, all told, ended six human lives" (Capote 5). Those six lives are the four members of the Clutter family, and the two murderers who…