Rise And Fire By Shawn Fury And Born To Run

When Tricia Rose speaks to the concept of “hip hop wars” in her writing, she is referring to a broad range of different conflicts that are taking place in all areas of hip hop. In the introduction to her book, she begins to explain her multitude of concerns surrounding certain topics in hip hop. She begins by saying that the most financially successful hip hop has become a way of caricaturing “black gangstas, pimps and hoes” (p. 1). She goes on to explain that homophobia, hypersexism, antisocial behavior, and violent tendancies seem to have become defining characteristics of hip hop as a whole. Essentially, Tricia Rose’s definition of hip hop wars can be summarized as: the pushing and pulling between the forces of good and evil within a movement that has begun to develop undesirable qualities. She offers an array of critical analyzations in support and in opposition of hip hop.

Clay Shirky who wrote Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable (1993) argues that society doesn’t need newspapers society needs journalism to save society. Shirky supports this argument by giving a historical background to the problems newspapers face and how the problems have developed over time and the solutions society has came up with. The blogger concludes that in order for journalism to go farther new models must be created in place of past molds. Shirky directs this blog toward the current and future generations in attempt to motivate new models and methods of journalism.

The book Heat was written by Mike Lupica and was a very inspiring book. In the book, this young boy named Michael, who was going through something really awful and he just wanted to give up. After the incident Michael wanted to mope around, give up, and just feel frustrated with himself. The theme is when something bad happens never give up because in the end something wonderful could come out of it.

Objects can prove to be the cause of some of the most impactful features or events in someone’s life. “Once he finished work on the Prospector and we struck it rich, he’d start work on our Glass Castle.” (Walls 25). The Prospector was a symbol of aspiration, she wanted to have a more exciting and fulfilling life. Although it also represents lies and distrustfulness because her father never actually worked on the Prospector. Instead, he went out and got drunk. The Glass Castle is quite impactful in Jeannette’s life, it gave her hope for a better life. However it’s not just that, it’s confidence in her father. That he will provide for her and create a good life for her, despite the drinking and other horrible habits he has developed. Jeannette

The novel that I have decided to make a report on is the book Ashfall by Mike Mullin. My reaction to the book Ashfall was "Wow, Alex is really brave". If I was in his situation , I don't think I would have reacted the way he reacted. Alex took control and focused on one thing and that was finding his family.

Here, Louie Zamperini who never gave up, never quit, and never stopped fighting. Louie, as a young boy was a thief, never really cared to listen to anybody. Laura Hillenbrand put much detail into Unbroken. She’d call him and talk to him about him and everything he had gone through.

In the article “Born to Run” by Adam Summers, who is an assistant professor of bioengineering and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Irvine, the author states that throughout time bipedalism has evolved to benefit endurance running. Summers also claims that bipedalism modern humans have differs from the one our early ancestors had. The author relies on the research by Dennis M. Bramble and Daniel E. Lieberman that have improved the understanding of human bipedalism and its evolution. According to Summers, the corrections made by Bramble and Lieberman’s research helped to draw a more accurate picture of an early human.

1. Rooster Cogburn is also a man with true grit. Throughout this book True grit, Mattie Ross was told that Rooster was one the goodies marshals for the job to go after Tom Chaney. He was known as the meanest and show no merciless in his job and fear is not something in his thinking. He well loves shot if he has to that something that he loves to do. He brings his men’s alive and also believes that even the worst should have a say in court.(pg. 25) That is the self-esteem he has to motivated him to achieve his duty in getting keeping bad guys away. Rooster was a man that believe that seeking justices, which is doing the right thing was always Rooster motive. Also, Rooster has this attention or regard well doing his job is also make Rooster a stronger

The second object I would include would be a newspaper comprising of what is generally important in today’s society.

Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography and personal memoir, “Born to Run,” covers all of exactly who he is and how he got to be that way. From his family life to the making of his albums, from his mental heath to his concerts, it all coincides with one another, clearly identifying who he is as a person. This book would thrill even the most hardcore Springsteen fanatics and keep them on the edge of their seat. Born to Run adds little that’s new, but its narrative voice proves to be extremely insightful

“Sending him home empty-handed at the end of a hard-fought season won’t help him learn the lesson of losing, it will teach him early that there’s no value in the attempt” (Zadrozny). Prizes such as trophies and ribbons are a controversial topic in society. Some believe that not enough are handed out to children while others believe that too many are handed out. Trophies are a symbol of victory and triumph, but do not forget that children just want to feel part of a team even though they are not good enough. Putting forth an honest effort is important, and doing well is the habit on which they will be repeatedly evaluated in life. Even though some believe trophies are not good, they give a boost of confidence while keeping children happy and

Participation trophies have created many issues on the effects it causes a child in the future. The issues relate to wanting the child to have a nice life, but also wanting them to learn the values and morals that are needed to succeed in this world. In both essays, they want the child to have everything they never had, but most importantly to obtain the grits and tools that will allow them be successful and independent. Participation trophies have caused two major controversies between wanting to teach a child about success and failure to make them work hard, or teaching them about self-esteem and commitment to allow them to work as a team with skills and protocols.

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is a nonfiction book about how Chris searches throughout the world on the journey to find out why does your foot hurt. In this book, Chris travels the world in search of the best runners and stumbles across barefoot runners, which totally revolutionised what he believed was good for your feet. This search brought him to Mexico’s Copper Canyons.

In my children’s book, Sam’s Plan, I used a parallel of David Wilson in the novel Pudd’nhead Wilson. As Sam grows up, his goal is to become an Olympic runner but everyone in his life is telling him that he can’t do it. He continues to strive for this dream even when he’s faced with immense obstacles. Even when he breaks his leg and the doctor thinks his Olympic career is over, he keeps fighting and striving for what he loves and what he wants to be. At the end of the novel, Sam finally gets first place in the mile at the Olympics and is handed an Olympic gold medal. On the last page of my children’s book, I used a version of the quote, “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called

In the article Born to Run by Adam Summers the author presents the idea that we as species evolved from crawling on all 4’s to walking and running on our legs. However, it seems the author may have stumbled into quite an interesting scenario. The idea that we were made to run, the way our muscles look - essentially we’re looking at form following function. While there aren’t that many early fossilized hominids, for example Lucy is said to fit the bill pretty closely with regards to having to constantly run. The author compares our modern day practices of running marathons to our prior days in the deserts and forests of their chosen locality, hunting for food, or avoiding being hunted.