James Murray

long time, from ancient times to now. The leadership that comes with sports is a big deal in my life. A leader in a sports team doesn’t have to be a great player, just a person who is there for their team. A good example of a great leader is LeBron James. Even though he is a great player he is a great leader. He led his team, which was a terrible team the year before he got there, to the NBA finals in just one year. Throughout my…

As novelist and playwright Gao Xingjian states, "It 's in literature that true life can be found. It 's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth” (Xingjian 2008). I begin to wonder if Xingjian 's insight can be applied to all texts in literature, and whether the truth is in fact guarded by the writer 's literary style. Perhaps it is the technique that gives clues to allow me, the reader, to decipher the hidden truth. I wonder if the writing style highlights the philosophy, or if the…

Have you ever been to a Catholic School before? Well I have basicitly my whole life from kindergarten to eighth grade. Going to a Catholic School is very different from going to a public school. The school runs things distinctly, they teach differently, and the sports are very different too. At this Catholic school it was very small everyone knew each other, everyone knew what was going on. It was just like a little town. Since it is a small school we didn’t have many sports we had basketball,…

America has been built off of the goods produced from generation to generation. It has been acknowledged that American people are known for their patriotic acts. Americans are always trying to give back to their community, develop jobs, show patriotism, and grow the economy immensely. America was formed from the hardworking man. Giving foreign countries the jobs that the American people deserve is an abomination. As American people we need to show patriotism and give the country hope once again.…

war broke out, he became the majority floor leader. After the Treaty of Ghent, he was responsible for the establishing of the National Bank. He also wrote a bill to establish a nationwide network of roads and canals, which was vetoed by James Madison. Under James Monroe, he acted as the Secretary of War and in 1824 ran campaigned for the presidency as a nationalist and advocate of states’ rights. However, due to partisan attacks by other contenders, he dropped from the race and ran for the…

Fearing the Leap James Joyce’s “Eveline” is a short story depicting a young woman with a chance for new life and a glimmering future. The story is dark and dreary as it unfolds itself, drifting between memories and current time spinning around the mind of young Eveline, who longs for a world that she will not let herself be a part of. In “Eveline,” by James Joyce, though the character of Eveline wishes to escape the life she’s living, she is bound tightly by her abusive relationship with…

in the U.S. in 2016, while ranking #38 globally. Opening its first location in 1983, Costco was not the first warehouse retailer. Companies like Sam’s Club and Price Club were the major competitors in the business of wholesale retail. Co-founder James Sinegal worked for Sol Price at FedMart and developed a business relationship with him. Later Sinegal would work with Price in developing Price Club in the late 1970s. With his knowledge and experience of the…

Have ever seen the James Bond movies or books before? While watching a movie have you ever thought “I don’t agree with that?” You want to know the opinion on this movie? People have families and live together with happiness. Some people do not have families and live alone because they decided not to get married. Some people around me who does not have families say it is really comfortable being alone, if they have to care about someone else it is too much effort. Also it is uncomfortable. There…

Victor is the true villain of the story. Based off of his creature 's looks, he was disgusted and left him all on his own. The creation wasn 't nurtured and "raised" to act morally so he was forced to teach himself everything. Although it wasn 't right for the monster to blame all of his decisions on Victor, he was right about the fact that he deserved to be nurtured and treated humanely and taught how to live in the real world. Plus, Victor went back on his word when it came to creating the…

#1 In the short story “Eveline” by James Joyce, the first paragraph helps to introduce the theme of not taking the opportunities presented and letting life just go on without enjoying it. In the short story, it states “She was tired.” because she was living her life as she always had; without any real excitement. Instead of getting ready to leave to go somewhere more enjoyable, she was sitting there “watching the evening invade the avenue.” She was doing what she always has:…