Lisi Harrison

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. He is most famous for becoming president on two non-consecutive terms. He is also known for being the first president to be officially married in the white house. Grover Cleveland had a very active life before presidency and less of an active one after.  Stephen Grover Cleveland became a part of this world in Caldwell, also known as Horse neck, New Jersey, March 18th, 1837. Cleveland was the fifth child out of nine (Grover, n

Since the dawn of time, it has been commonly said that music is a universal language. The first official venue that housed this language’s development, and connected groups of people is the amphitheatre. These spaces were first established in second century Rome, and added cultural significance in the first moldings of society. Overtime, this specific type of musical establishment transcended to American culture. The first concert was in held in 1952 Cleveland, Ohio and is known as the, “Moondog

I bet everyone has heard of the famous Fender guitars. But who is the man behind all of the success and the great guitars? Who renovated the whole music world? Fender Musical Instruments Corporation – better known as Fender, was founded by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Originally the company was called Fender Electric Manufacturing Company. As you may notice Fender's official name has been and still is quite long. That is why we now know this famous company by its shorter name: Fender

David Hasselhoff is one of the most known faces throughout the world for his performance in countless movies over the years. Hasselhoff is most well known from His show “Baywatch”. He has also starred in Click, Dodge ball, and Fugitives Run to name a few (imdb.com). But, for those who do not know, Hasselhoff was also a singer. This week I decided to do my listening log on Hasselhoff’s live performance at the Berlin Wall in 1989. I chose this because it is iconic. Hasselhoff’s singing performance

“Harrison Bergeron” and “There Will Come Soft Rains” are similar in many ways, but they are also different. The role of technology in both of the stories have an interesting approach, and the characterization goes deeper than the story itself. The settings are equally compelling. The role of technology in the stories have similar ideas. For example, in both stories, there is the idea that technology has become a large part of society. However, the ideas are different in some ways. For example, in

John Lennon has changed the world forever, especially the peace movement, with his musical empowerment. He has proven this in many ways throughout history. One way he changed history was through his music and his protests against the Vietnam War. One of the songs he wrote in protest was the song Imagine. This was the best selling single in 1971 for a solo artist, and influenced people to join riots against the Vietnam War. He had such an influence, that he gathered over a half a million people

Archaeology of Religious Artifacts Claudette James Sam Houston State University   Literature Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) has a recurring themes of manipulation of power and archaeology of religious sites. The movie opens with a scene of college archaeology professor, Dr. Indiana Jones, in the jungle of South America. Set in 1939, the movie follows the adventures of Dr. Jones, as known as Indy, on the quest into a South American temple in search of a golden statue that Indiana Jones nearly

Total Equality Equals Totalitarianism To all those that believe that I am an elitist and an opponent to egalitarianism, I assure you that you are wrong. The purpose of my story “Harrison Bergeron” is to express my sentiment about how total equality is not the best way of life. Our founding fathers based this entire country on that the citizens should have a say in their government and that the government only originates from the consent of the governed. They also wanted individual freedoms for their

everyone? Well, if you believe that equality is important, you may want to think again. In the dystopian short story, “Harrison Bergeron”, Kurt Vonnegut, the author, uses satire to convey his message. Satie is something meant to make fun of or show the weakness of human nature or a particular person. Vonnegut’s message is that not everyone must be equal in every way.The character, Harrison Bergeron, wants to make everyone understand that being equal comes with a consequence, the decline of freedom and

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a futuristic dystopian short story. It’s told by in an omniscient third person narrator that you get to notice by the objective the narrator is written by. The story takes place in 2081. Because of the amendments 211, 212 and 213 to the constitution, were every American made “equally” trough a physical and a mental handicap. Diana Moon Glampers, who is the Handicapper general, enforced the law. Equality in the story’s “point of view” is that there is no