Bob Halloran

It was a type of day where the sky didn't match the climate. The sky was bright blue like a silk blue dress without the presence of a cloud within sight. The nearly bare trees shook only slightly, like a lonely park swing, with every reoccuring gust that passed through them. The wind was crisp, yet possessed a sharp unforgiving bitter cold covering me such as a plastic wrap, chilling me wherever possible nearly to the bone. I took little hops down the old concrete steps to where they were little

Bob Marley is generally known globally for countless topics ranging from becoming a symbol of piece, to the different messages he attempts to spread in his songs. Being born in Jamaica, the struggles of his life helped him to realize what his purpose in life was, however, I believe even Bob Marley himself would be slightly shocked at how extensively his music has impacted the world. Because he was born in 1945, he was able to see the Civil Rights Movement progress and in some cases helped it by integrating

The Antiwar Protest of the late 1950s and early 1960s was a successful protest movement that utilized effective protest politics as defined by Zoe Trodd in her book, American Protest Literature. The effectiveness of the protest was due to the movement causing the American public to challenge their belief in the nation’s leaders capacity to provide unquestionable truths and due to the protest placing a colossal amount of powerful pressure on the nation’s leaders.(Zimmerman) Many historians believe

Just so we know before the story starts the author clearly states that Marley dead, dead, dead, dead. This is about Scrooge, who is a phenomenally sorrowful, dismal, person that is extremely oblivious to multiple people in cruel, bitter ways. He absolutely despises all objects and feelings that include happiness and generosity, especially Christmas, accordingly the text states that people try to serenade others with Christmas carols, but he made them leave. Two gentlemen from a local charity visited

A disrespectful, cheapskate, tightwad, elderly man alright! In the story, Ebenezer (Scrooge) is a tawdry, bitter, curmudgeon man, you could also say he’s a firebrand sometimes. All he cares for is his MONEY! The author describes him as a very cruel man, he’s cruel because based on what I read is that he doesn't care much for poor people or anyone in need. From the reading, I know he's very self-centered and because of that, he doesn't want to “waste” his money on those people, from the text he would

The world renowned movie critic, Roger Ebert, captures the essence of The Shawshank Redemption when he discusses how it gradually develops the qualities of time, patience, and loyalty through the friendship of two prisoners who overcome despair. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), an intelligent young man and vice president of a bank is sentenced to serve two life sentences at Shawshank Prison on false charges for the murder of his wife and the man she was having an affair with. Once at Shawshank, Andy

As people grow up, they go through different trials and tribulations, face different situations, and experience new things. In life, everyone encounters both good and bad, as Philip Zimbardo states, “good and evil is the yin and yang of the human condition” (Zimbardo). In Frank Darabont’s film, The Shawshank Redemption, throughout time spent as an inmate or employee of Shawshank prison, the characters experience both good and evil, and act on them. Psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, explores the idea

“There are times when The Shawshank Redemption comes dangerously close to sounding one of those "triumph of the spirit" notes. But most of it is eloquently restrained.” [23 Sept 1994, p.C3] New York Times. The Shawshank Redemption started out as a novel written by Stephen King and has eventually become a movie. Although both platforms are both great variations of the story, the two are very different. The written work of the Shawshank Redemption does not include specific characters that are in the

“ Spirit, hear me. I am not he man I was. I will not be the man I have been for so many years. Why show me all of this if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me. Let the boy live! I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” (Scrooge, p.140). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Protest Song Movement of the 1960s through 1970s was a very popular time for making protest songs. In this time period America had many controversy conflicts occurring. The civil rights movement and the anti-war protests uproar during this time. Many protest songs were banned from popular radio stations. This, however, did not stop the audience from listening. Other stations were created for the listeners. One famous protest song was Turn, Turn, Turn. The song was sung by The Byrds in the mid-1960s