William Henry Harrison

THINKPIECES Perhaps my biggest fantasy as a music enthusiast and writer is to interview the Beatles during their prime. I would have loved to pick their brains and maybe not understand but get a glimpse of their dynamics. They had risen to the top of the charts and magnified popularity. I have always wondered what went behind the scenes, before they hit the stage, and after the lights had gone off and the screaming fans had all gone home. How did it really affect them? What were the real…

Elvis Presley, a very influential person of the 20th century, was an actor and a music artist. Many people looked up to him as he made a great impact in much of the cultural and lifestyle of this era. During his career, he sold over one billion records and actually made 33 movies. He never really stayed in one spot while he was with his parents, and all the moving made him connect to only about two things; his music and his family. Elvis was born in 1935 and made a huge difference all the way…

Harrison Bergeron and American Documents “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story which takes place in the year 2081 in a "perfectly equal world." This story was made as a way to interpret the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. The ideas that were interpreted from the bill of rights and the declaration in this story were put in a way that often messes with our other rights or does not look at every aspect of the right affected. The story's main…

Outside Speaker Critique On October seventh, John R. Seffrin came to Ball State to inform students on cancer and the research in the cancer field, while also promoting the American Cancer Society, commonly called the ACS. The event was a presentation to promote awareness for cancer research while also showcasing what the American Cancer Society has done to fight cancer. This event took place in Ball State’s student center ballroom, the presentation started at 7:00 PM and lasted roughly one hour…

How can a story such as Harrison Bergeron, which takes place in the future, contain so much relevance in today’s world? By means of symbolism, and Vonnegut uses it in many ways throughout this short story. Symbols in a story, allows us as readers to make comparisons from the reading to our lives. Symbolism is the practice of using a person, place, or thing to represent a more rational idea. Symbolism is expressed in Harrison Bergeron, by Harrison Bergeron, the handicapper general, Diana Moon…

them and other people. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., equality is a big deal. George and Hazel Bergeron’s son Harrison was taken away from them when he was young. While watching the television an older Harrison comes on the screen, expressing his repulsion for equality. The government is using handicaps to make everyone equal, which he proceeds to take off. The Handicapper General who enforces this law then kills Harrison along with a companion of his, and George…

In Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut’s use of hyperbole helps to further his overall message of the story, in which oppressing humans in order to make everyone equal, only makes them rebel. I think when Vonnegut says that “everybody was finally equal,” he used this as his overall hyperbole, because that was his main exaggeration. Not everyone is equal, because not everyone is being equally oppressed. Those who are beautiful and smart are made…

The Life of Oliver Sykes Oliver Scott Sykes was born November 20, 1986 in Ashford, Kent, England. Oliver Sykes is mostly known for being the lead vocalist and songwriter of the metal core band Bring Me the Horizon. Sykes is also known for being one of the many faces of PETA and for releasing his creativity through his unique clothing line called Drop Dead Clothing and through his book Raised by Raptors. Sykes’s Childhood Before his Fame After Sykes’s birth in Ashford, him and his parents, Ian…

Despite the differences in setting, the authors in both stories have a character who breaks free from restrictions to figure out and embrace their identity. This character is murdered due to their identity. “On the Sidewalk, Bleeding” and “Harrison Bergeron” differ greatly in setting, one being set on a city sidewalk in the past, and the other in a house in 2081. Both the stories show two different stages of equality in time, in the past where there were many inequalities in daily life, and in…

Raiders of the lost Ark is a modern epic movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It has been filmed in 1981 and has received many prizes. An epic has five main characteristics. Indeed, the protagonist must be a hero of great stature, the setting is on a vast scale. An epic also requires superhuman actions, supernatural entities and it is written in an elevated style. I am going to describe three of those characteristics and illustrate them with pertinent details of the movie. First, the setting is…