Running through the woods, trying to find the creature that just ran off after kidnapping a young girl’s older brother, Dean and Sam hurried along hoping it wasn’t too late. “What if we don’t find it?” a nervous Sam asked his older brother while following closely behind. “We will, Sammy. Trust me,” so sure as to what he said that he was almost believing it, Dean replied to show some form of courage to his younger brother. While spending some much needed time with family, continuing to follow the…
Growing up can be a difficult task to accomplish. However, growing up with a sibling is even more challenging. This ideology is seen throughout John Steinbeck’s novel, East of Eden ,which has many different scenarios in which two siblings are pinned against each other to repeatedly compete for the love and affection of their parents, and to make a claim about who they are. John Steinbeck’s East of Eden constantly demonstrates the effects that sibling rivalry has on the characters in the story…
Supernatural is a popular T.V. show on CW that currently has a total of eleven seasons. It is about two brothers named Dean and Sam Winchester who go around hunting monsters but as the seasons progress that all changes. It isn’t just about two brothers hunting monsters anymore. They have a lot going on along with hunting monsters such as stopping the apocalypse, getting Sam out of the literal Hell where he is being tortured by Lucifer, getting Sam his soul back, stopping Leviathans, Eve, and the…
In the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac, we follow Sal as he travels the country bouncing state to state and friend to friend following the crazy wild lifestyle of Dean Moriarty. Throughout the novel Sal and his friends indulge in sex, alcohol and drugs, and are constantly moving around contradicting the idea that in order to be happy you must find a job, a wife, have kids, and live in a nice home. During his journey we witness Sal and his gang of “mad men” counter societal norms by living life…
Journal - Kc Adams 1. Give a full description of where the issue discussed was observed. This is a song that I have listened to for several years. I liked it when I was younger, so I bought it, but I have never looked closely at the lyrics before now. 2. Give a brief statement as to why this issue was chosen. I chose this song because the title of the song itself "Angel With a Shotgun" feels like an issue immediately and because I wanted to look closer to see how the image of an…
Mentally, courage is boldly standing up to hard times and abusive feelings. But is courage conquering a fear, or could it simply be completing a task that was once thought impossible? Just saying, tomorrow is another day? Those criteria are thought of as courage to some; however, it goes deeper than that. It is the adrenaline that is pumping through your blood in a time of great anxiety. Courage is what led to the survival of Louie Zamperini, a war hero from WWII. Fading, beaten and battered, it…
In East of Eden, John Steinbeck introduces Adam as young, naive boy whose graciousness leads him to be ill-treated by both his father, brother, and future wife. Adam’s refinement and ability to have empathy for others cause him to be physically weaker compared to his brother and to have a mindset that opposes brutality. Adam is unable to see how corrupt his father truly is, unlike his brother Charles, whose naturally dark and violent temperament allows him to see Cyrus’ true form. Similarly,…
until Dean Moriarty turned his apathetic emotions into the love for adventure. Dean was a poor con–man who just ran around from one city to the next, wrecking whatever comes in his way and always feels the need to move again once he becomes uninterested. In conclusion, Dean’s life is in a clutter, yet Sal inexplicably seems to envy Dean’s “madness” as he wants to live an adventurous life with Dean; a life filled with animosity, however, in actuality he wants no part of it. Sal consorts with Dean…
in the two dozen years of this cultural icon known as the “Rebel Without a Cause.” James, named as James Byron Dean, was born on February 18, 1931, in Marion, Indiana. At that time, the Depression era hit the state hard. His father, Winston Dean, decided to leave the life of farming and moved the family to Santa Monica California. There, Winston started working as a dentist. The Dean family stayed in the middle-class town for years and James attended the Brentwood Public School. However, the…
When we think of Frank Sinatra we think of a man in a fedora singing and dancing in front of a big band or a main character in one of our great grandparents favorite movies. Well you're right but Sinatra had a different side that was a little scandalous. He was on the FBI watch list for being a possible communist sympathizer and having ties to the mobs. Sinatra lived a lush and lavish life while still beating to his own drum when it came to ethics. Sinatra never had any luck or self control when…