Tony Hawk: Ride

Secrecy and Power Hidden in the Silver Sparrow. Silver Sparrow is a novel based on lies, secrecy, and bigamy. Intertwined in this is the legitimate family to the character James Witherspoon, his wife Laverne and daughter Chaurisse. On the other hand is his illegal wife Gwendolyn and illegitimate daughter Dana. These individuals are all intertwined within each other’s life, some of them know about the others and some are simply unknown. There is a certain power that lies within individuals who…

Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also wrote the musical's book together. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to…

Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy. Both of these books compare and contrast each other in ideas and principles when it comes to football at different levels. Bissinger and Dungy both examine how football is seen differently by people and how football leads to bigger impacts made in society throughout Friday Night Lights and Quiet Strength. In both respected books the coaches of the teams, coach Tony Dungy and coach Gaines, have two different approaches when it comes to football. Tony thinks of…

Jackie Robinson, the first black professional baseball player credited with breaking the color barrier in sports, described his battle against racism when he said, “I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made” (Calcaterra). Here, Robinson conveys the challenges of African Americans in modern professional sports. The ongoing struggle against racial discrimination is seen in the NFL today through the extremely low number of…

best classic western films ever made by a director who was so versatile that many people might confuse him with other great western directors like John Ford or Anthony Mann, but Howard Hawks had an eye for character driven stories, had an expert sense of visual style, and knew how to use actors better than most. Hawks was one of those classic Hollywood directors that could easily orchestrate the action and compelling aspects that make a great western, and Red River is one. The film Red River…

ten times,” Ray said. “Ray, I play point guard for the Atlanta Hawks. I think I can make that shot,” JJ laughed. “You know I should be the one playing right?” Ray said. “Just a couple more years Ray,” JJ explained. “Then I can finally make some real money!” Ray exclaimed. “Let’s get out of here, it’s getting dark,” JJ said. They both went to JJ’s brand new Audi R8. JJ had just recently signed a brand new contract with the Atlanta Hawks, worth 24 million dollars. This is the first big contract…

policy to that of the Thatcher governments, such as increased privatisation, reduced public spending, an acceptance of the free market, and a departure from traditional Labour policies such as nationalisation and interventionist economics. It will also be the case that these changes were made for electoral purposes, due to the legacy of the Thatcher government, which changed the voting preferences of the electorate, and not due to globalisation, and hence we will not see the same reaction…

In Caroline, Or Change by Tony Kushner, Kushner tells the story of a black woman named Caroline, who is a domestic worker living in New Orleans. Caroline works for the Gallman's, and in the house, she befriends Noah, a young boy who recently lost his mother to cancer. The play focuses on two aspects of change: pocket change and the literal idea of change. In an attempt to get Noah to stop leaving pocket change in his clothes, Noah’s new stepmother, Rose, allows Caroline to keep any of the change…

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…

Antony “Tony” Soprano, the main protagonist in HBO’s TV show “The Sopranos”. David Chase was the producer of this crime and drama television. The show started airing in 1999 and aired for six seasons, ending in 2007. The Sopranos won numerous awards during its airing, among which includes 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Due to exemplary writing by David Chase and his team of showrunners, The Sopranos was voted the best-written television series of all time. The Sopranos revolves around…