Jim Carry

Before Jim had even considered becoming a comedian he discovered that he had dyslexia from a very young age at school. He also had to fight back the depression that griped him for years on end and still came out on top, and live in a van for the first eight months in Toronto before starting up as a stand-up comedian.

There are thousands of sport teams, from high school to professional, that have mascots that reference Native American culture. In an increasingly diverse and conscientious American culture, the question still stands is it appropriate for teams to continue to use mascots that appropriate another culture? John Barr reminds us that “I think that what I would encourage you to do and everyone else to do is just look at the history, understand where the name came from, understand that it means… honor, it means respect, it means pride. And it’s that simple” (Wulf). Barr’s point is that when teams pick this name it is an honor to be called a Native American name. In Barr’s point I would highly agree with him because, my family takes heart to that.

Pierre Joseph Houben died on October 31st, 2062, In Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He lived a long and healthy life making it to 45 years of age. During Pierre's life he has done a lot of things for the community and the world. When Pierre was 18 he joined the United States military enlisting in the army's infantry, right after of dropping out of his high school Stevens Point Area Senior High. During his military career he served 3 tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. After serving his country he went to school at UW-Madison at the age of 23 pursuing a career in Business. After getting his degree and achieving a 4.0 grade average at the age of 27 he started a Business that sells and manufactures Lawn mowers. Being so young and innovative his new company made over $62 Million in sales in just 4 years.

War is courage. War is sacrifice. War is heroism, to the outsiders at least. To the young men fighting for their country daily, a decision that is far beyond their control, war strikes entirely different emotions in their minds. In Tim O’Brien’s novel, “The Things They Carried,” he reveals that soldiers carry much more than meets the eye. Yes, soldiers carry loads of physical items needed for survival, but what about the emotional and psychological aspects war leaves for the young soldiers to carry in their minds? In this segment of O’Brien’s novel, he exposes that what these young men experience in their time at war changes them forever. A soldier before and after the war are two completely different people, simply because war is powerful, and it has the ability to alter your mind and feelings permanently. O’Brien shows this through themes of distraction, guilt, and lost love.

Armed and ready, the Miracle family of Sterling Heights, Michigan is fully prepared to take on any terrorist threat. Like a growing number of Americans, they believe such readiness, including a house with 25 firearms, is their civic duty. According to Lee Miracle, “We see preparedness as like having a fire extinguisher – you never want to use it, but it is there”. Lee Miracle also believes in his right to bear arms as provided in the US constitution. He, along with others, feels that by openly carrying their weapons they are standing on the front lines of America’s homeland defense. (Alison, 2010)

Marion Rivers Nittel was from Attleboro, Massachusetts and when the war broke out, she was working at General Plate Division of Metals and Controls Corporation. When the war started the corporation stopped making rolled gold plates for jewelry and instead started to make technical instruments for the military. The company was awarded an E for excellence and the Army and Navy held a ceremony and made a banner to be flown outside the plant. Outside of the plant, Rivers would learn about the war effort through troop trains that stopped at a siding near the factory. When the trains stopped, the woman would gather in a conference room to gather food and cigarettes for the men who would be traveling to Camp Myles Standish, which was a point of passage for Europe. The women would excuse themselves from their work to "remove their stockings" and would run up to the railroad bed where they

Who was Samuel Colt? He was a legendary inventor from Hartford, Connecticut that helped revolutionize the way the world produced firearms. Colt was born to a family of farmers, his father Christopher Colt was a farmer, however he later stopped farming and became a business man. Meanwhile Colt’s mother Sarah Colt passed when he was just six years old. His father remarried two years later and overall there would be six siblings in the Colt family. Despite being part of a big family Samuel Colt was destined to become successful and stand out above his other siblings.

Some Live More Downstream than Others: Cancer, Gender, and Environmental Justice is an essay written by scholar and activist Jim Tarter. In his piece, he extrapolates on the connection between “environmental exploitation and human exploitation” by using both his personal and scholarly insights. His relationship with cancer is used to motivate and involve his readers to care about things like the environment and social problems we face today. He raises a highly sensitive question that is based on the clash of cancer vs. environment. Do they have a connection? I personally believe that Tarter is overthinking things but I can understand where he is coming from. Why not check all of your bases and search for the cause of cancer in an unclaimed root. Through his diagnosis, battle, and victory with cancer, he tries to make a life changing discovery.

The short-story of “To Build A Fire” by Jack Landon has shown how pride can lead one into a great deal of trouble. A person’s pride if left unchecked could lead them to their downfall. Arrogance and ignorance follows when they are overly confident. Moreover, leaving themselves clueless of the potential for failure.

Set This House in Order, a novel written by Matt Ruff, features the journeys of two characters with Multiple Personality Disorder. This novel gives its readers a look into the complex mind of two different multiple personality cases. Throughout the novel, these characters, Andrew Gage and Penny Driver, come to terms with their MPD and the events that lead to the conception of their disorder. This essay will focus on the characterization of the main character Andrew Gage. In Literature Approaches To Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, characterization is defined as “the means by which writers present and reveal characters” (DiYanni 60). The process by which Matt Ruff characterizes Andrew is what drives the plot throughout the book.

The ‘On the Waterfront’ actor spent most of his youth in Libertyville, Illinois, where he was brought up in a ‘difficult’ household. His mother, Dorothy was an alcoholic and he couldn’t

There are several different types of artists in the world. There are painters, sculptors, poets, writers, photographers, singers, dancers, etc. Every one of these artists integrates art into their every day life. A photographer named Colie James is a perfect example of incorporating art into her daily life She is a Boulder Newborn Photographer that offers on-location and in-home lifestyle and storytelling family and newborn photography sessions. She is drawn to relationships between people and grasping everyday life. She tells stories of others in images. She focuses on capturing the moments that provide lasting memories that everyone can cherish, share with friends, and pass down to generations.

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Stryker Alan Wood’s life was cut short this last week. He was born 11-26-02 and died on 9-5-17. He was a very kind and caring young man who loved the outdoors. Unfortunately at just the age of 14 his love for the outdoors had turned into his worst nightmare. Due to a monkey attack during a jungle exploration near the Nile River we were unable to carry out an autopsy. It is believed he was attacked and murdered by monkeys but can’t confirm our theory. Hiking and going on adventures intrigued him very much. He had so much love and passion for sports and based his life around them. He grew up an athlete and loved being part of a team and the rush of playing the game.

On October 28, 1835, James Bushy who was appointed to be a British Resident by the Crown and chiefs from Northland singed a Declaration of Independence in Waitangi. According to Walker(1990), the initial motivation of Declaration was that a trade ship of Aotearoa/New Zealand was impounded in Sydney because of not flying a flag. The King of England was petitioned to provide protection from foreign invasion by 13 leading chiefs from North. After that, Bushy and other 34 chiefs signed the Declaration of Independence (p.88). There were four parts to the Declaration of Independence. The first clause is that the chiefs announced to be an Independent State under the United Tribes of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The second clause is that all sovereign power and authority belong to the hereditary chiefs and heads of tribes. The third clause is that the hereditary chiefs and heads of tribes consent to meet in Congress at Waitangi annual. The fourth clause is that they also consent to send a copy of the Declaration to the King of England to show their gratitude.