Walter Dean Myers

in the two dozen years of this cultural icon known as the “Rebel Without a Cause.” James, named as James Byron Dean, was born on February 18, 1931, in Marion, Indiana. At that time, the Depression era hit the state hard. His father, Winston Dean, decided to leave the life of farming and moved the family to Santa Monica California. There, Winston started working as a dentist. The Dean family stayed in the middle-class town for years and James attended the Brentwood Public School. However, the…

Sam and Dean are having a drink at the local pub, a couple books and newspaper clippings strewn on their table. The boys are quietly discussing the new information they found while at the coroners office. Sam is pretty sure the creature they are hunting is a Djinn, explaining its basically an evil genie that gives you trippy dreams and melts your brains while feeding off you. Dean shudders muttering into his beer something about "showing that freak show a whole new world" Sam laid a town map…

When we think of Frank Sinatra we think of a man in a fedora singing and dancing in front of a big band or a main character in one of our great grandparents favorite movies. Well you're right but Sinatra had a different side that was a little scandalous. He was on the FBI watch list for being a possible communist sympathizer and having ties to the mobs. Sinatra lived a lush and lavish life while still beating to his own drum when it came to ethics. Sinatra never had any luck or self control when…

Do you ever spend time roaming around the Tv channel guide to search from a show to watch? If so here’s a solution. Supernatural deals with two brothers, Dean and Sam, on a journey to hunt down a powerful demon that killed their mother but encounter major obstacles along the way. Later they realize that their journey has now turned into a war between God and Lucifer; they must fight along God’s side but not for the reason they think. Supernatural is a well thought out television show because it…

Although accomplishing anything can be difficult without passion, too much passion leads to obsessiveness. Unlike passion, obsessiveness causes the mind to go mad by disregarding its surroundings and dedicating every moment to one sole purpose and focus. This tunnel vision affects a person’s ability to make choices that will benefit himself and those around him or her in the future. This scenario presents itself in several pieces of literature including Wuthering Heights, “Porphyria’s Lover,”…

In the mid 1990s there was a powerful new technology that seemed poised to revolutionize the communications paradigm in American politics. The internet was supposed to be a total game changer, returning power to the people, and removing the media, and thereby the need for big money, from the political equation. Now, twenty-some years later it is apparent that the internet, and online communication specifically, has only served to entrench prior communication patterns rather than revolutionize…

Philosophy can be defined as a particular system of thought based on study or investigation (Dictionary, Philosophy). No two people approach a problem with the same mindset. The different systems of thought from person to person comes from real world experiences that create a way of living for that person. Coaches apply that concept to figure out what works and what doesn’t in order to get the most out of their players. Coaches have a core set of principles that they take with them to every…

In the late 50’s many people assumed that he had lots of ties that lead straight to the mafia. In the 1960’s Sinatra, along with Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis joined to form the “Rat Pack” the group was known for making music and movies, the group was also well known around the Las Vegas strip for playing at night clubs, in 1965 Frank Sinatra would earn a Grammy Award for his album…

While most fall short on their journey to greatness, some are able to rise above and achieve that coveted honor. However, to achieve this, some must sacrifice everything, including their morals. In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main characters demonstrate the consequences of the temptations of greed and undeserved power. In East of Eden, Cathy, a beautiful and devious woman, spends her entire life manipulating others and moving her way up in the world.…

In one of Ray Bradbury 's best sellers, Something Wicked This Way Comes, he combines a few things people fear in real life as well as dark fiction. I chose this particular book because I enjoy the darker stories and occasional horror movie. With the upcoming Halloween day, I couldn’t have picked a more appropriate book. This story focuses on two teenage boys and an adult, all of which are preoccupied with their ages. Jim and Will are teenage boys who want to be more mature and older. Will’s…