DeGeneres and Lamar had a conversation that was not hard to discern as scripted. DeGeneres points at Lamar and says, “It really is amazing that you’re from Compton, right?”, after bringing attention to the state of California’s recognition of Lamar as “a positive influence”. “Yeah,” he replies. “From Compton,” she reiterates. “You are…(proof)… that it’s possible to…more than possible, to get out, in a safe and sober way.” Lamar credits his parents, saying, “they put something in my heart to do something
The correlation between sedentary life style and eating habits and development of Type II Diabetes in African American young adults under 30 years old.” A Non-Thesis Project Presented to The Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies Lamar University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Health Promotion Brittny Bratcher 12/1/2013 Introduction According to the Centers for Disease Control, diabetes is a metabolic disease that elevates the blood
On March 15, 1967 Herbert David Kelleher co-founded Air Southwest Co. incorporated. The year of 1971 was a game changer as Lamar Muse joined Air Southwest as President and Air Southwest changed its name to Southwest Co. The mission and vision of Air Southwest during this time was to eliminate unnecessary services and to utilize secondary airports in order to offer the lowest fares in the industry. Fast-forward to 2016 and Herb has stepped down as the chairman for Southwest, the mission however is
Goals Eighteen months ago I began my Master’s Degree at Lamar University, and I thought I knew what the result of the endeavor would be. I would simply complete the coursework and graduate with my Master’s Degree. However, I did not expect the changes that would take place in me as a result of the educational journey. To be quite honest, this Master’s coursework began as a fulfillment of a bucket-list dream. When I was a student at Lamar in the early 1990s, I knew that one day I wanted to obtain
Hamlet’s Astounding Success What secret formula did the playwright William Shakespeare use in the recipe for the tragedy Hamlet? Why, this play has been the rage for 400 years! Let’s analyze the reasons for its success. A.C. Bradley tells in his book of criticism, Shakespearean Tragedy, the extreme importance of the character of Hamlet to the rating of the play: Naturally then, the tragedy of Hamlet with Hamlet left out has become the symbol of extreme absurdity;
with its prolonged exposure to the evil mind of Iago, is difficult for some in the audience. Let’s consider the play’s evil aspect. In the Introduction to The Folger Library General Reader’s Shakespeare, Louis B. Wright and Virginia A. LaMar explain the single, evil focus of the drama – the arch-villainy of the ancient: Othello has been described as Shakespeare’s most perfect play. Critics of dramatic structure have praised it for its attention to the main theme without irrelevant
On March 15, 1967 Herbert David Kelleher co-founded Air Southwest Co. incorporated. The year of 1971 was a game changer as Lamar Muse joined Air Southwest as President and Air Southwest changed its name to Southwest Co. The mission and vision of Air Southwest during this time was to eliminate unnecessary services and to utilize secondary airports in order to offer the lowest fares in the industry. Fast-forward to 2016 and Herb has stepped down as the chairman for Southwest, the mission however is
Othello’s Diabolism In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, there is present through most of the play such an overwhelming amount of evil that the audience can scarcely remain undisturbed. Alvin Kernan’s “Othello: an Introduction” explains the diabolism existing under the name of “honest Iago”: “Honest Iago” conceals beneath the exterior of the plain soldier and blunt, practical man of the world a diabolism so intense as to defy rational explanation – it must be taken
particularly familiar. As time went on rap artists began to become more politically informed and began to shine through their lyrics to become sources to start a national dialogue. Rap artists like Tupac Shakur, Chuck D, Chance the Rapper, and Kendrick Lamar have been fundamental pieces of the
Gattaca, A Film by Andrew Niccol Exactly five seconds after he came into the world, Vincent Freeman was already considered to be a loser. His first genetic test revealed high probabilities of hyperactivity, sight troubles and serious heart diseases, a life expectancy of 30 years and 2 months and quite low intellectual faculties. At that time, the artificial insemination of test tube babies selected according to their genetic potential had become for many people “the natural way of making