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Even though the stereotype “All Mexicans play and love football,” does not pertain to every Mexican alive, I belong to it. Every time my father and I watched a football game on television or went to a live game he reminds me how my passion for football started. At the age of 2, I started to walk properly and run around the house. My father did not know what to do in order to calm me down. Then one day, he gave me my very first size 3 football. He recalls me playing with the football on a daily…

Unegadihi lay upon a bed of straw; he had come to the Cave of the Spirits Song- where the, "Adonvdo, Nvyu, daganogeda", Spirit Stone sings. He had come there to die. When he saw Charity, he smiled weakly. “Ga ga na?” he mumbled, asking who was there. “I am here,” she whispered. “I knew you would find me. The Nvnehidihi has been lying, whispering to me that you would not come to guide me home.” As Charity looked upon his now frail body, which had once been so large and strong, hot tears stung…

Hip hop artist and basketball players are both performers, who have a rich connection and similar persona, showcasing style, swagger, urbanism, bravado, and coolness. This rich bond was established in 1979; from 1984 to 2009, a new era was conceived, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” In 1979, the first mainstream explicit connection between hip-hop and basketball was established. The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” which is commonly referred to as the first mainstream hip-hop song,…

Question 1 (Essay) The title "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" is a short explanation of how the Logan family and Mr. Morrison are trying to fight against injustice and against the whites’ treatment to the blacks. The word “thunder” in the title resembles the hate and abuse that the blacks get from the whites. “Hear my cry” is a call to God to hear the Logans cries and pains. In chapter three the family faced a very painful struggle from the whites’ bus driver. Thunder, as stated in the title, and…

expressing her frustration, “How the hell he expect me to take him to the mall and I gotta spend money the whole time you all are here on the trip, Michael. SHIT! I should have left his ungrateful ass in West Helena if I knew it was gonna be a problem soon y’all got here.” While this was happening I remember the time me and my pops got into an argument about soon I made it to his house one summer. So I was on my way to his house one summer and he told me over the phone soon I made it their he…

The filmed version of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry has several similarities, as well as many differences, from the novel. For example, in the novel, Stacey, on the way to school, is given a paper comprised of cheat notes by T.J.. Stacey rips up the paper into several pieces and throws them into the gully. T.J makes new notes at noontime, and Stacey sees them during the exam. He motions T.J to put them away, but as Mama is coming, he slips them to Stacey. Mama sees the cheat notes, and questions…

Urban fiction or most known as street lit is by far the best genre around. What street lit is to me is grimy literature that focuses on the street life, sex and drugs. A good urban fiction novel is definitely a page turner and will keep you on your toes page after page. You can’t help but wonder what is coming next preventing you from putting it down. Author Wahida Clark for example is known as the “Queen of Thug Love Fiction.” from her sex, drug, and murder filled novels. Once you are done…

Trinity’s heart raced when she received an invite from her boyfriend to stay the night at his place. She loved the idea of being with him, with the ability of being relaxed at his place. Getting up to collect her things, she started packing necessary items. Such as clothes, her dice set, a pillow and her black handcuffs. Smirking, Trinity wondered who would be wearing them this time. She felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. It was from Thane. “DND tonight?” Thane asked. Trinity grimaced at the…

As I sat in the hospital watching her slip away, I thought of my fondest memories of my Nana, Vivian Johnson Rauls. She was a southern belle from Fort Worth, Texas. A black girl who went to college at the age of 15 and came up during the depression. She had long fingernails with the nail beds painted a rosy pink. She left the tips white – something I never understood but would help her do. She liked loafer shaped pumps with chunky, square heels and always got her hair done in a roller set full…

Over a few centuries, post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) has been known by plenty of names: at first, it stood as “irritable heart” during the American Civil War; later during the First World War, the symptoms were called “shell shock” or “hysteria”. When the Second World War and the War in Korea occurred, the symptoms were labeled as “war neurosis”, “battle fatigue”, and “exhaustion.” Lastly, during the War in Vietnam, “Post Vietnam Syndrome” remained as the last occurrence of names given…