George Murphy

I walked through the crowded hallway to social studies. 30 more minutes! I thought to myself. My heart began pounding in my ears; my hands were beginning to cover with sweat. I walked into social studies where I had never felt nervous before. “Kenzie! Was your band audition hard? Is Mr. Arnold scary?” I asked my fellow trombonist. “No, you will be fine! I was way more nervous than I should have been,” Kenzie replied. “But what if I didn’t practice? Will I still be fine?” “Um...I’m

Ada's Metamorphosis to Independent Woman in Cold Mountain   As Ada arrives at Black Cove, she and her father are completely unprepared for a life of independence. The ride there becomes the first of their problems. A new horse and cabriolet were purchased for the trip, but that was their first mistake. "The rain fell aslant, coming at their faces so that the top of the carriage did little good in sheltering them from it" (55). Monroe, Ada's father, had no idea on how to get to Cold Mountain

shaking like he was scared, and I had a feeling he didn’t like being in a car. When we got to Lowes, my mom and I stayed in the car with Murphy while my dad went in to get the carrier. About 15 minutes later, my dad came out with a small carrier. It was blue, with black edges. It was perfect! When my dad got in the car, he gave me the carrier and I put Murphy in. Murphy crawled in the back corner which I thought was kinda weird, but I guess he must feel safer there. I kept wanting to take him out and

Audie Murphy, one of the most well-recognized and most decorated soldiers of the United States Army of World War II, participated in two battles which earned him respect and awards. The first, his efforts in taking Yellow Beach of southern France, earned him the Distinguished Service Cross. The second, in a battle outside of Holtzwihr, France, earned him the Medal of Honor. Not only are these events well documented for official records, they appear in his “autobiography” To Hell and Back, ghostwritten

The lights shine brightly onto the stage, illuminating the fact that there is a figure standing in the center. A microphone stands in the front of the stage, centered, casting shadows to the right and left. While an instrumental background starts playing, the figure steps up towards the microphone, and a beautiful voice begins to sing. The lights focus on the figure that has now shown as being a young woman in a beautiful silvery-white floor length dress. That is the benefit of the passion of the

Allusions Another type of translation technique used in Shrek series by Wierzbięta is allusion, a reference to a particular event, person, thing, piece of literature or art. For instance, the authors of Shrek made allusions to a number of fairy tales, like Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, that Polish audience is also familiar with and for that reason they will be able to understand them and fully appreciate their entertaining function. The allusion to the popular film productions, like Mission Impossible

Navomi Ipe, otherwise known as Baby Kochamma, is an antagonist in the novel. Growing up in a traditional family, she developed a strong belief that their practices, the caste and marriage, are correct and are meant to be followed, strictly. A materialistic and selfish person but a smart one. Shaped by tradition, Baby Kochamma dislikes Ammu and her children as it is implied in this line “words could not describe Baby Kochamma’s outrage. “(22). Most of the time taking glee on their unhappiness. Described

The following essay will compare and contrast two cultural productions that represent and depict Africa. The films “Coming to America” by John Landis and “The Gods Must Be Crazy” by Jamie Uys have similarities and differences according to the meaning of Africa. The similarities of these films are the use of the current English language, religion, comedy relief, traditions, and interpretation of Africans “single story”. The differences of these films are the time period, locations, clothing, articulation

the same anymore. The light blue walls seemed like prison bars, trapping me inside a house that was not a home. My father’s words still rang in my head; dirty, stupid, slut, piece of—ding. I looked down at my phone. Four missed calls from Charlie Murphy. I let out a sigh of relief and

. Purpose: To provide information about military soldier Audie Murphy and his significant impact on the military. 2. Facts: a. Audie Murphy had prior military service experience and advanced through the ranks quickly. He earned his first military decorations during Operation Dragoon. During that operation, he fought with courage and valor by ambushing a group of German Soldiers and using their machine guns and grenades against them. Though he had setbacks during this operation, he continued