Jon Anderson

Once upon a time there was a 13 year old girl named Emily Anderson who lived in Iowa with her 15 year old brother Jeff and their uncle Ben. It had been 10 years since Emily and Jeff's parents died in a car crash. Emily, Jeff, and their uncle Ben were all super heroes. Emily and Jeff had always questioned their uncle Ben about how they were superheroes, but he would always say they were very lucky but Emily is the special one in the family. Emily and her family had been living in Iowa for 10 years

and his journey through his illness. The boy in this short story suffers from an illness known as influenza. Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that causes fever and severe aching. In the short story A Stolen Day, the author Sherwood Anderson writes about another boy who also falls ill, but in a different manner. This boy claims that he has inflammatory rheumatism which is a genetic disorder that makes joints, muscles, and tissues feel inflamed. Although the boy acts like he has inflammatory

Anderson Cooper is a well-known journalist. He is best known as an anchor on CNN. His show is called “Anderson Cooper 360.” He is a really good reporter whether it is reporting in the field, reading off a teleprompter, or even interview a person. This paper is my feedback on four of his performances which are “CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper reports "Miserable" situation in Tacloban, Philippines” which focuses on his field reporting. “Anderson Cooper is surprised to find himself on the RidicuList for

In this fictional novel, written by Alan Paton, the author gives light to many different social issues including apartheid, prostitution, alcoholism, and many more. Through these social issues, Paton idolizes many characters throughout this narrative due to their behavior and actions taken during these matters. Beyond conventional issues, this book poses its own issues, some in accordance with the national issues, and some not. Through Paton’s use of expressive diction, graphic imagery, and examples

I took a 360 trying to see the entirety of Boston from my position in front of a massive statue of our nation’s first president. The skyline of Boston’s financial district sat behind George Washington’s statue in the Boston Public Garden. This park is the oldest botanical garden in the USA, and it looked it, but not tarnished. Behind the park, the skyscrapers didn’t reflect the light like yesterday because the sun hid behind the numerous gloomy clouds. The buildings seemed taller and newer than the

has a picture of Pamela Anderson in a blue bikini, with her iconic enormous blonde hair. She was positioned in a pose where her legs were propped up and she was sticking out her chest to draw attention to her boobs. The ad also labeled her body parts, drawing further attention to her body. The whole point of the ad was to go vegetarian, because eating an animal is like eating ourselves. I feel that this ad made use of standard sex sales strategies by using Pamela Anderson, who is a well-known sex

On Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey climbed in to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage and began what would come to be known as one of the greatest “underdog” matches in the twenty-first century. Everyone knew from the second this fight was scheduled that it would be legendary because going into the fight both amazing women were undefeated. That being said, Ronda Rousey had twelve straight wins, compared to Holly Holm’s lowly nine, in mixed martial arts that is

Gaston 1 Depression and Seclusion in Sherwood Anderson?s Winesburg, Ohio Seclusion is the state of being private and away from other people. It can be caused by many things including judgement of others, or can be self-inflicted. It can many times result in depression and in some cases personality disorders, breakdowns, and such. Sherwood Anderson, who spent much of his childhood in the small town of Clyde, Ohio, was inspired by his own trials with depression and seclusion, to write about his distorted

The book Into Thin Air, written by Jon Krakauer, explores the struggle of man versus man and man versus nature. The very different personalities proved costly to everyone involved on the expedition. The team of climbers that were hiking toward the summit of Mt. Everest on May 10, 1996, was oblivious to what lay ahead of them. No matter how advanced the hikers were, Everest on this day would test the will and endurance of everyone attempting to reach the summit. The one element that no one person

article “Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder,” Beth Loffreda talks about the outcome of a gay young man named Matt Shepard being murdered, and how he became lost in the wake of the movement that followed. Similarly, Jon Krakauer retraces the story of a young man named Chris McCandless who died in the Alaskan wilderness in his piece “Into the