Wayne Shorter

filled scenes to the time period it set in, there’s many components of this film that heavily qualify it as a traditional western film. Furthermore, It was directed by John Ford and the lead actor was John Wayne, two very influential people in the making of western film. In this film, John Wayne plays “Uncle Ethan” a civil war veteran who is returning home. Shortly after his return an indian tribe, the Comanches, raided his family’s home and took his niece. This movie shows the year long journey Ethan

analyze in this essay are Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956) by the director John Ford, and a post-modern version of a Western, Django Unchained (2012) by Quentin Tarantino. The protagonist in both movies by John Ford are John Wayne, Jane Tompkins says: " John Wayne, the actor whose name is synonymous with Western films, became the symbol of American masculinity from World War II to Vietnam" (5). What does this "American masculinity" stand for? This term actually appears to be an underlying factor

Vietnam War and the years after usually attempted to push a strong agenda. Not until later did movies become less biased, especially when talking about Vietnam. The Ugly American, directed by George Englund, and The Green Berets, directed by John Wayne, are no exceptions. The Green Berets propose a strong support for the war while The Ugly American tended to blame the United States for being in an unnecessary war. Nevertheless, while both movies differ strongly in their views, both tend to convey

well as the world famous Mr. Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky is a former National League Hockey (NHL) all-star and International hockey star. Many say he is the best hockey player of all time. He was the

The son of a professor raised in a middle-class suburb, Kanye West was never supposed to be a rapper. West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8th divorced when he was three, he moved with his mother to Chicago. His mom worked as the chair of the English Department at the nearby Chicago State University, and Kanye grew up in relative comfort in a nicer suburb of Chicago. West became fascinated with music at a young age, eventually leading him to drop out of college to pursue it full time

Wayne Grudem provides insight for Christians pursuing careers in business with specific situations which can lead to both ethical and unethical choices. The author chooses to discuss popular situations in the workplace like profit, debt, and competition. His intention is to acknowledge the possible wrongdoings of fraud which could take place and to discuss ways to avoid negative situations from occurring in our workplaces and lives. The aspect of poverty is discussed in detail as it has a large impact

With things, such as explicit lyrics and depiction of women, drugs, and violence an assumption can be made that gangster rap represents a masculinity that rappers portray themselves as in their songs. Dating back to its origins, African Americans had always been the face of gangster rap, with such names like Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z, DMX, and much more, as covers of rap magazines. Gangster rap had always been seen as what people interpret it to be and that is a raw rhythmic and explicit version of

An apple red roof glinting in the sun attached to a pale building, about the color of an English tourist in the Caribbean. If you look lower, you can see the effect of fast food on Americans sitting at a blue bus stop. So far this area is very diverse. The sky is about as blue as my suffocating aunt when she was born unable to breath (if you 're at all concerned, don 't worry, she 's fine). No, this is not a metaphor or “mirroring” of the blue bus stop. The bus stop is blue. The sky is blue.

“Hurry up, guys,” I yelled to my sister and mother. “Y’all are going to make me late!” It was October 4th, the night of the homecoming football game. The game started in fifteen minutes and we hadn’t even left the house yet. The frustration I had toward them kept growing inside me until I decided to leave without them and make them drive separately. I jumped in my car and quickly headed to the game despite the pouring rain. Certain rash decisions that are made throughout life can never be forgotten

Growing up as a little girl with a full time dad was always interesting. I was always my daddy’s little girl, or as he calls me “Lil Dawg”. He was like my side kick, Best friend, and the best dad a little girl could ask for. My father was really the only family I have ever known, from having a mother who did not care and a family who was hurtful in every way possible. My father was the only one there to wipe away my tears, to kiss my “boo-boos” when I fell, and the only one to show he loved me.