William Henry Harrison

Due to experiences reading these two books, Uglies and Harrison Bergeron, one might infer that there is no hope for society. Humans are getting strict ideas of what “pretty” needs to look like on the inside and out. Society is on a downhill slope and there’s no coming back. Evidence from Harrison Bergeron states, “Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything, except in short bursts” (Vonnegut 21). The smartest people in the world can come up with a…

band in the history of music. First, a brief history lesson about this great band. The Beatles, were an English rock band created in Liverpool in 1960. It was formed of four musicians, Paul McCartney who played the bass, John Lennon, and George Harrison who both played guitars and last but not least, there was Ringo Starr playing the drums. They started out playing rock and roll primarily “the foremost and most influential…

Almost two decades ago, song lovers and avid music fans have come to adore a song so iconic that even people of today know it by heart. In the history of music, there are just a couple of songs which reached a status wherein it transcends the movement of time and surpassed the ever-changing trend that the industry promotes. More so, many songs are drained down the oblivion void, keeping a shallow dig on our memory and would soon be forgotten. One track, however, have been dealt with rather…

Lysergic Acid Diethylamid, or LSD, is a hallucinogenic drug formed from a fungus, ergot, that typically grows on rye and wheat. It was initially discovered in 1938 by Swiss chemist, Albert Hofmann. Hofmann originally began his research with the compound in hopes of finding additional treatments for migraines as well as gynecological issues. However, when Hofmann accidentally consumed some of the drug in 1943, he incidentally discovered the sensory distortions and hallucinations it induced. Once…

In the movie 208, it shows the viewers all about how people have to wear handicaps in order to have an equal society. Harrison Bergeron is a character who refuses to wear his handicaps and is put into prison for that reason. If that type of society occurred in this year, then the society would be different because everyone would be considered equal, it will change our daily life drastically, and our thoughts on it will not be the same as the government's. If there was a society where everyone…

ears when they were thinking deeply about something. The government would send them loud sounds like gunshots, bells, and other loud sounds. There were some people who were average, they had average thinking and they didn't need to wear handicap. Harrison was extremely dangerous to the society, he could overpower the government & could take over it & once again make everyone smarter, stronger, better-looking & happy. But, Diane Moon Glampers, the person in charge of the equality in 2081,…

As Marsh Mallow Marshmallow woke up, he thought of how much of a cannibal Mr. Bellamy’s marshmallow was. Marshmallow, as his friends cleverly nicknamed him, got out of bed and went down stairs. He ate Donuts and Bacon, and high fived Cookie Monster because it was Christmas. He and Cookie Monster had been best friends since 1st grade, when Caillou saw Marshmallow, and licked his face. Caillou’s saliva ate up a little bit of Marshmallow’s face. It left a permanent scar. Cookie Monster came…

An overnight sensation, the Beatles! Everyone wants to be an overnight sensation. We want to be unique and for others to recognize this special quality about us. However, the Beatles was a group that was anything but an overnight sensation. Even when replacing the misnomer with “million night misnomer” couldn’t do justice to the inert energy that is underlying this rock band sensation. I view UIC as a larger version of the Beatles. My passion towards the Beatles has left me only with a pile of…

One of well-known American rock band is The Doobie Brothers. Through its career, the band has sold 40 million and plus albums around the world. For five decades, the band has been dynamic, with their greatest achievement happening in the 1970s. The Doobie Brothers has many hit songs such as Depending on You, Listen to the Music, Black Water, Minute to Minute and many more songs. These songs has not only made their audience fall in love with the band but also included them to be famous around the…

The Beatles—Misunderstood During the interactive periods of the Beatles and their fans, the relationship had progressed, in the words of Devin McKinney, “the honeymoon was over. The marriage had begun” (71). With the Beatlemania period equivalent to the honeymoon stage and the after period the marriage. When performing for their fans, they were once showered with screams of adoring, crazed fans who would be gratified enough to just be in the audience. For the duration of these periods, the…