Travis

African American serial killers exist but how many of them can you name? Black serial killers are silenced in the United States versus white serial killers. For example, Chester Dewayne Turner, Maurice Boyd, Shelly Brooks, and Maury Travis are black and combined killed over fifty people. Most individuals are clueless to who these killers are because they are not compared to Ted Bundy or John Wayne Gacy. The D.C. Snipers received a significant amount of media attention and are also more commonly…

One key theme of the A Raisin in the Sun is the importance of family. Family is an important theme throughout life and in Lorraine Hansberry’s play. In the play, we can see the importance of family is when Walter decides to call Karl Lindner to get the money to sell their new house. The importance of family in this situation was the cohesive decision not to sell the house. As a family, they decided to tackle on this problem together as a family instead of just giving in when there is a bump in…

husband’s insurance is almost officially her’s as well as the rest of the family. Lena has dreams of relocating herself and other family members whom she lives with, out of the small apartment they all share. The apartment is so small, Lena’s grandson Travis sleeps on the couch every night and the whole family has to share a bathroom with other residents where they live. At the end of the day, Lena just wants to…

through formal studies; millions of similarities between friends can be observed every day. The Serpent King, a novel by Jeff Zentner, does an astonishing job of demonstrating the similarities between the three main characters, friends Dill, Lydia, and Travis. One of the similarities shared by two of these friends are the living conditions they need to endure. The author describes Travis’s house: “It was white and rundown with a weathered tin roof and wood stacked on the front porch”(9). This…

With no strong parental guidance the protagonist Chet, sets out to live the life of a ranch hand near the small town of Glendive, Montana. To his surprise, fate brings an unsure young lawyer across his path. As he attempts to create a bond with “Travis, B” we can analyze the literary elements used to project the theme of a quest for a relationship. The setting contributes to the theme in many ways. The weather and the ranch help create the theme because other than one spring season we…

Some people believe their dreams will make them happier. In some cases this is true, but in some not. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry,is a play that portrays an embattled Chicago family with different dreams. The three main characters mama,ruth,and walter are battling to chase their dream to reach a certain happiness that they desire. Being the head of the household Lena dreamed for her children to have a better life and better things. Walter, Lenas oldest son sets his dream in the…

On February 7, 2016 David Joseph was shot and killed by Officer Freeman. He was a seventeen year old young unarmed African American. In 2015 there was a rate of 1,134 deaths, five times higher than Caucasian of the same age according to The Guardians Us policing counted article (Swaine, 2016). When given an interview assistant Chief Brian Manley says the officer gave commands to Brown and he did not comply and charged at Officer Freeman ( Noelle, 2016). Manley told reporters the teen was not…

On Nov. 14, 2015, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey’s world came crashing down around her. When she woke up, she realized her life would never be the same. In the moments prior, the former women’s bantamweight champion was knocked out by a vicious head kick and several hammerfists to the face at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. The beating came via current women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who not only stripped Rousey of her belt but everything she had come to believe she was. Rousey, who…

Some like it, many hate it, but one thing has remained a constant at UAFS since it opened its doors in 1928, which is its status as a “dry” campus. A dry campus simply means that the possession and/or consumption of alcohol is prohibited on campus grounds, regardless of age. Some argue that having a dry campus that many students are being put at risk because of the University policies that urge students to leave campus when it comes to drinking. It has been said that Universities that choose to…

Beneatha and Walter Lee, and a grandma of one, Travis, Walter Lee and Ruth’s son. Mama demands that the family respect themselves and take pride in their dreams. Of Mice and Men tells a story about…