Sean Wilentz

When a Car is More Than Just a Car The first time I heard the song, “Fast Car” by Wyclef Jean, I really liked it because it was catchy. After listening to it a few more times, I realized there was a lot of meaning to it. To me, the main goal of this song is to teach the young listeners a difficult lesson to be careful before they do something that could potentially ruin their lives. Also, Jean is showing his listeners there is help out there and tomorrow is not promised – everybody needs take advantage

Question 1: How do customer relationships give companies a competitive edge? Through sustaining the customer relationships, leaders of the company have realized that “becoming nearer to the consumer” is vital for the progression. Together consumers and buyers of the trade have extra options through authorization from mobile and online channels that create more options to purchase, get and give suggestions, and converse back with the companies. Currently consumers freely turn away from any well

“Sky's the limit and you know that you can have, what you want, be what you want, have what you want, be what you want.” This lyric by Christopher Wallace simply states that if you want something that it is possible for you to achieve it with enough hard work. Christopher Wallace, known to the world as the Notorious BIG was a product of the streets growing up in the ghetto of Brooklyn in the 1990s. Christopher inspired many with his timeless lyrics reflecting the American dream from the perspective

J. M. Synge is one of the most prominent Irish writers of the twentieth century; his writing characterizes a broad, multifaceted range of political, social and religious anxieties shaping Ireland for the duration of its most remarkable period of change, which transformed the place from a relatively peaceful country to a more political and aggressive location. The picture Synge creates shows us that the question of identity relating to Ireland is problematic; however it has produced and provoked

Survival in solitude After being stranded on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe manages to discover his natural abilities that serve as indicators of his true character. At first glance the common adage, “Necessity is the mother of all inventions,” appears to account for the character of Robinson Crusoe; however, further analysis suggests that the intelligence, industriousness, and optimism are inherent to Crusoe’s personality. Sir Francis Bacon so aptly stated, “Prosperity doth best discover

All over the world many have gone through or are still going through the struggle of being in poverty. You don’t have to be homeless to be struggling, it could be just not have lights on in your home, past due rent, or maybe not having enough or anything at all to eat. Many have felt like just because they go through this that they will never be anything because they don’t have the resources to accomplish anything in life, and other people around you who doubt you can make you believe even more

The Jon Lennin Xperience remains as my personal most loved short story in the collection Pee on Water by Rachel B. Glaser. In the story, the principle character Jason is the brother of a girl who got wealthy by making a prevalent phone app called Fun Face. It is not all that difficult to believe subtle element reflecting the ridiculousness of the Internet age in which we have ended up living. At the same time Jason thinks that it difficult to partake in video games, and to a conceivably considerably

In the film The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, one important character that changes throughout the film is Michael Oher. John Lee Hancock delivers an important message that you don't have to be blood to be family, and that with love and support you can overcome obstacles. John Lee Hancock shows the audience that this is true and that the love and support of a family can change a whole person's life, as we get to see the changes to Michael Oher's life. John Lee Hancock used the film techniques

Thoreau once said “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” following this Chris Mccandless adventures off into the wild on a journey to discover himself without being surrounded by a materialistic society or his family. Sean Penn delicately crafted cinematography in the film into the wild makes use of …. to show the challenges of family relationships, the power of words and self discovery. This is shown through the use of many different filming techniques to emphasise a certain

“If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence.” In discussion of John Lennon using peace to protest. I believe this point in time was important because, He had a big impact in encouraging people to protest against subjects they feel strongly about without using violence. The following points illustrate the importance of this turning point in time: John Lennon and Yoko Ono made a big impact together, His song “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine” began the peace movement, and he was a threat to