Hometown Glory

People should perceive war as an unnecessary diplomatic maneuver that simply scars all under its influence. The horrors of war are innumerable with each one determined to ruin the lives of soldiers, their families, and civilians. All Quiet on the Western Front displays this truth such that it awakens the most nationalistic warmonger. The barbarities of war can come in three forms: physical, mental, and through the aura of manipulation. The physical horrors include the gory combat wounds, the

the current landscape of the sports media world was “shamelessly one-sided reporting, obvious speculation, and bald editorializing” (Onion, 2003, para 2). The 255 page report goes on to discuss how hometown newspapers and media outlets often times had positive images with the team in a moment of glory and the columns would overplay the wins and downplay the losses. The FAIR report (2003) describes the current state of sports journalism as irresponsible and pervasive, which goes against all of the

In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, there are multiple prominent themes. The book talks of omens, treasure, and many other physical things as well as ideas, such as the Soul of the World, the Language of the World, and Personal Legends. The most important and relevant theme in The Alchemist is perseverance. Without it, the rest of the story would have no purpose. The main character, Santiago, perseveres through many obstacles that he encounters on his path along the way on his journey to

“some villages have the smell of misfortune” while describing the locale of Pedro Parámo, the small Mexican town of Comala where the story plays out on many levels (83). On the surface level, this story is merely about a tyranical man who ruins his hometown of Comala. But in reality he does much more than that, his presence detroys the town completely, driving everyone out and converting the town to a type of purgatory. This deeper harm that he causes, by damning the rest of his townsmen is the evil

Every day, Americans wake up to hear a brand new story reported in the media regarding a dishonest politician, or possible corruption in the government. Whether it is about the current president and his allegations, candidates tarnishing their competitor's name, or scandals regarding past political decisions, everyone holds an opinion on the matter. Public figures, such as movie stars, singers, and politicians are always in the light of the media and their every move can be seen on a cell phone screen

North Country stars Charlize Theron as a female worker at an iron mining company in Northern Minnesota who is sexually harassed and leads a class-action lawsuit against her employer for failing to protect her and other female employees. "What Josey Aimes wants is a decent job so she can put food on the table and take care of her kids. What she gets is threatened, insulted, ogled, fondled, belittled, attacked and called filthy names. "Take it like a man," her callous male boss says. Instead, she takes

see that he truly cares about the person who is to receive his letter. On the 2nd page of his letter he states that going to the North Pole has been an aspiration for him since he was young. It states that Walton is a glory-seeker and is not tempted when money is a sacrifice for glory. His 2nd letter addressed to his sister takes place in Archangel where he has hired a vessel and is collecting crewmembers. This indicates that Walton is most likely a member of the upper class. So far, Walton is a somewhat

Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” It is known that Bach is classified as a musical genius who served the Lord, but how did his music influence later musicians? His prodigious talents discovered during his early childhood brought him much success throughout the Baroque Era allowing him to write over one thousand compositions. An exploration of his youth, his trials and struggles, and writing

The Nike of Samothrace, the Hellenistic Mystery Mysteries happen in the world constantly and are researched in and out to find out how and why. The Nike of Samothrace is one of those mysteries. This sculpture’s past is hidden and not much is known about it. However, what is known about it is quite fascinating. The Nike of Samothrace is a Hellenistic sculpture of Nike, the Greek goddess of Victory. The Nike’s past describes how it affected it’s civilization and it’s importance in history. The Nike

6. Torakku Yaro (10 films, 1975-1979) Norifumi Suzuki and Bunta Sugawara have already become famous, particularly through the plethora of exploitation films they worked in. As the genre started to lose its appeal, major studios turned to romantic comedies with some elements of action. Torakku Yaro, with the first directing and the second starring, was one of the most successful. Sugawara plays Momojiro Hoshi, a truck driver who drives around Japan, along with his colleague Kinzo Matsushita. All ten