The main character of the short story‚ “The Eighty Yard Run” is Christian Darling. Everything in life cannot be handed to anyone on a silver platter and Christian finds this out the hard way. He is a man who thinks he is a famous football player but soon finds out he is not as good as he thinks. He was an athlete but not a gifted one‚ he spent the most of his career blocking for someone else better. Louise is Christian’s wife and she treats him like gold and spoils him with many gifts. Christian
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Last night I watched one of the most unforgetable drama and dance movie; Stomp the Yard. The movie was about a young man called DJ Williams who is in a dance crew called the "Goon Squad" with his brother Duron and other friends. They were battling for a big deal of money and beat the home crew. The home crew responds by attacking the Goon Squad after the battle. Duron saves his older brother from getting beat up but ends up getting killed by a gun shot. DJ Williams gets arrested and ends up living
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In his essay‚ “My Landlady’s Yard‚” Dagoberto Gilb seems to be writing about a climate and culture that he is both very familiar with and also very fond of‚ as he is in fact ½ Mexican and lives in Austin‚ Texas. His landlady seems to be in some form of denial regarding her surroundings‚ which is evident in her attempt to grow grass and “Yankee” plants in a desert climate. I get the impression that the author is implying that his landlady is a “Yankee” but it is rather indirect so I cannot tell for
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Romaine Brooks The story of Romaine Brooks‚ female artist from the early twentieth century‚ holds a story unique and challenging. This artist contains many struggles and experiences yet continued to make history as an upcoming female artist who would not let the spoils of her early childhood keep her from living the life of a pioneer in the world of art. Romaine Brooks was born in Rome‚ Italy‚ and lived from 1874-1970. Brooks grandfather was a multimillionaire‚ but Brooks seemingly privileged
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Laverne McGee Dr. Reginald Martin English 3326 October 23‚ 2012 "Long Black Song" "Long Black Song" narrative highlights several themes by exposure of the characters in different arenas or acts. The characters: Sarah‚ sila who is Sarah’s husband Tom and many other small characters reveal the themes of: racism‚ immorality‚ race superiority‚ and marriage betrayal. However betrayal is best highlighted by the characters
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The Yards Park can be described as a new and refreshing waterfront destination‚ along the Anacostia River in Washington‚ DC. The overall purpose of the park serve to provides green space and water features for the public to enjoy the outdoors. The park incorporates modern and contemporary park design which complements the growing technology and design of Washington‚ DC. The park is a privately-owned park by Capital Riverfront BID which operates and maintains the park and allows it to be open and
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Atlantic Yards Project The Atlantic Yards Project is a mixed use commercial and residential development project in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn‚ New York. It is a project that was first started by the Cleveland‚ Ohio based company Forest City Ratner Companies‚ a subsidiary of Forest City Enterprises. Their goal is to redevelop 22 acres of Downtown Brooklyn that will include 6 million square feet of residential space‚ 247‚000 square feet of retail use‚ 336‚000 square feet of office
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daze I rushed to the hospital and found a way into the Intensive Care Unit. There in the bed was my friend with two broken arms and internal damage to his kidneys. At his side sat his mom. When I asked what happened‚ she said that Cj was hit off of Brooks Bridge by a drunk driver. A thirty-foot fall into the ground below‚ landing in the grass. Cj was two-inches away from the stone hard concrete that could’ve ended his life. It takes something very immense to show who your real friends are. It could
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Jack Brooks once stated that “Every disaster is an opportunity‚” and he was absolutely correct. Brooks’ statement especially holds true to politicians. Politicians are in a constant struggle to gain the support of the citizens‚ and to be successful they need take advantage of every presented opportunity to get seen and heard by the public. Disasters stimulate fear and excitement in the public‚ therefore the public pays a lot of attention to them (Popkin‚ 25). In turn politicians are attentive
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How are you? Tiny: I am fine‚ thank you Namgay. Namgay: What did you do during the weekend? Did you do any exciting work? Tiny: Nothing much. I was reading a poem “Song of Myself”. I found the piece eccentric. Namgay: Wow “Song of Myslef”? Why do you find it strange? Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” is one of his well-known writings. The poem depicts incredible celebrations‚ an idyllic celebration of human where he states the mysticism and purity of the entire universe‚ including human body and
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