Iggy Pop

When you think of The Stooges what's the first thought that pops into your head? Probably a 50 year old, prune like, Iggy Pop running around like a mad yoke to the video for 'Lust For Life' from the Trainspotting soundtrack. That's okay. I'm here to tell you about the original 'Proto-Punk' (a nascent predecessor of punk) band, the intense, raucous and truly bizarre, The Stooges. Without this band would rock music have turned out the same way we know it? Would the evolution of punk vary from what

In 1980’s Scotland, socioeconomic conditions and morale suffered due to the implementation of Thatcher policies, placing the lower class in a deplorable state of hopelessness. The film Trainspotting, directed by Danny Boyle, depicts the plights of young heroin junkies during the Thatcher Era in Edinburgh. The film’s focus is not heroin addiction, but rather, uses the silver screen as a platform to portray the depressing impact Thatcherism had on Scottish socioeconomic conditions as conveyed through

“The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker Zach Craig b2 2-11-13 “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker is a short story about a girl’s life experience that changes her point of view on society. One day, she gets an invitation to a rich daughter’s birthday. Her mother is a maid and works for them. Rosaura’s youth and innocence shows that she doesn’t realize the true meaning of the invitation, and firmly believes that there is no social distinction between the rich and the poor. She believes that even if

Sarah Martinez Professor Bates Speech 101 18 October 2017 Hamilton the American Musical General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the creation of Hamilton the American Musical Central Idea: First talk about those involved with the creation process, those who brought the idea to life, and the final product INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: The amount that Hamilton makes a week and converting that into 10-dollar bills??? Cite the NYTimes article (Verbal Source 1/actual

In the short stories “The Man I Killed” and “Ambush,” one of Tim O’Brien’s purposes is to describe how society wrongfully portrays soldiers gain a sense of pride and victory when they take lives of other human beings instead of the guilt-driven battle they have to deal with for the rest of their lives. O’Brien tries to disprove this theory and instead show they are actually stuck with this tragedy for the rest of their lives as they lose their innocence and sense of humanity. O’Brien shows this through

Planning a Mexican Birthday party is no easy task, there are multiple factors that go into doing so. Not only does it require a couple days of planning, but if done poorly, it will turn out the same. You see in a Mexican party, one does not care about the content or what the family can provide. Rather, they care about what they can contribute to make the party happen. The same can be said for a birthday party. One does not spend weeks planning unless it’s needed. Instead, you just decide on what

The Novel Just Friends shows a great relationship between the characters Ethan and August. It begins with three friends who have a tight bond, two of the friends had been best friends since grade school when they meet at his 7th birthday party. They have had a tight friendship through high school and onto college. The third friend, Max came into their group in high school they all went onto college together and did everything together. The bond that Ethan and August have is unbreakable since Ethan’s

Laura Sheridan: A Bright Light in a Dark World Laura Sheridan is someone described by the narrator who knows how things should be done to be fair and respectable to others, but she doesn’t always get to follow through with how she feels. The narrator does not give an exact age for her, although it is quite clear she is a young woman living at home with her parents and siblings. Laura at times gets caught in her own emotions trying to please others and satisfy herself at the same time. She follows

Growing up everyone had their favorites. They had their favorite food, favorite activity, favorite show, favorite people, and even a favorite place to go. Things were so much simpler as a kid because you did not have to worry about things since almost all decisions were made for you. Looking back at my childhood most memories I thought I had, have disappeared never to be seen again. Although most memories have vanished I still have a few that I will always remember and one of those was a yearly trip

"Excuse me princess. May I ask what the fucking fuckity fuck that little outburst was all about?" I sat there in silence I didn 't know what to say "I 'm sorry daddy." Is all I could muster up, my eyes never left the floor. Began sighed and sat down next to me and said " Alright baby girl I 'm going to need you to listen okay? I nodded "I can not have you do something shit like that ever again. You are my daughter and you represent me I can 't have you being soft like that yes I know that I just