: The Get Down focuses on 1970s New York City broken down and beaten up‚ violent‚ cash strapped dyin. It turned to rubble‚ a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other‚ armed only with verbal games‚ improvised dance steps‚ some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements‚ to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the justbuilt World Trade Center‚ The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York
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Remember when you were little‚ and you had wanted‚ dreamed about being an adult and getting to do all the things that adults get to do? Well‚ “Settle Down‚” by Kimbra‚ is a song about just that. The song is about marriage and “settling down” from a little girl’s point of view‚ as well as adulthood‚ with her idealism of what being married and growing up actually means. From the imagery in the video‚ it seems like the woman in the relationship is the ideal wife‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ keeping house‚ while
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In Watership Down‚ a group of rabbits consisting of ‚Hazel‚ Fiver‚ and their companions travel away in the search of a new warren. On their journey‚ Hazel and the rabbits he brought went through many troubles including‚ crossing a river and Cowslip’s warren‚ a warren that was surrounded by snares‚ until they reach the down. Though they had found their home they wouldn’t keep it for long if they didn’t find does. Kehaar‚ a gull they found at the down‚ told them how to find does. They traveled to
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position to build a reputation amongst their surroundings. For the feeling to be equal and considered on the same level as the popular one is what most want. But people fail to realize that just wanting to be down with people that you are not can lead to a life full of difficulties and struggle. In Down These Mean Streets‚ Piri goes through a point in time where he moves from one place to another‚ and when that happened he had to find himself. He was a new kid in a new surroundings. He was different than
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Patting Down The TSA Before 9/11 happened our country was not as strict with security as we are today. You could once go through air travel without the hassle of having to go through full body scanners and taking off your shoes‚ belts‚ hat‚ etc. Ever since 9/11 our country has made a huge change in the security industry. They haven ’t made many changes to buses‚ ships‚ and trains. Buses may have security cameras‚ but no one is checking people for bombs or weapons. Cargo ships get searched‚ but
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of weeks I have been reading the novel Watership Down. In the beginning‚ two brothers‚ Hazel and Fiver‚ lived in a rabbit warren. Fiver saw blood in the future and decides to run away from the warren. On their adventure some rabbits join them‚ in the forest they come across a river and use a board to cross. Later on the group is invited into a strange warren‚ Bigwig gets caught in a snare and the group‚ including Bigwig‚ left. Finally they find a down (hill) to live in. The group realized they needed
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Kye Schnittgen Kill In the book “Killing Mr. Griffin” written by Lois Duncan‚ there is a character named Mark and here’s a few of his attributes; He’s quiet‚ a leader‚ and he is pretty calm. Mark doesn’t talk unless he feels like what he has to say is important. He doesn’t even tell him family he’s leaving to school or answer any of his aunt’s questions. “Jeff came by for him earlier than usual this morning. He was honking the car horn out there at seven-thirty and Mark was out the door before
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In this essay‚ the human nature of physically killing its own specie and however it’s morally right to do so‚ and if so; when‚ will be analyzed in different contexts. It’s however important to show consideration and understanding to the fact that it’s also in the humans nature to not kill its own specie. Before discussing the subject itself‚ it’s important to define certain terms that will either appear or have an important purpose to the subject of the essay. Morality‚ the most common definition
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hands sweat and your heart is about to explode but you are still there‚ sitting‚ hoping for the ride to start. And when it does‚ all of a sudden it is over. Just like secondary school. You want to take another ride even though you had your ups and downs‚ but you are required to stand in line again. The only difference is that‚ when you get on the roller coaster again‚ it is not the same‚ it has changed and it is college now. So you are in a whole new roller coaster now and the turns‚ slides and
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English 2010 March 20‚ 2013 “A Rose for Emily” vs “Killings” The story “A Rose for Emily” was written by William Faulkner. The other story I am using to compare and contrast with is “Killings” written by Andre Dubus. These stories are similar in plot and theme. Both of these stories deal with murder‚ love and revenge. Though‚ love and murder are presented in different ways in the two stories. The main character in both these stories are of the opposite sex and they are both the protagonist. “A
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