The Truth about Alice is a novel written by Jennifer Mathieu. The purpose of writing a project is to educate the readers about the book that they may be interested in. By reading a report on a novel you will be able to see if you are interested or not in that book. Within this book, the author, Jennifer Mathieu has included three themes. These three themes are texting and driving, partying, and how word travels fast when you live in a small town. I chose these three themes to write about because…
The fame of the Kardashian family did not originate from Kim Kardashian, nor the O.J. Simpson Murder case. Before the family receive the immense amount of fame they have today, the Kardashians were a small part of the Bruce Jenner popularity. Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Jenner, is one of the greatest American athletes. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympic games for his success in the decathlon, which is 10 different track and field events and is said to be one of the most difficult olympics…
Go Ask Alice was written in 1971 by Beatrice Sparks. Sparks was born on January 15, 1917 and died on May 25, 2012.She was an American therapist and Mormon youth counselor who was known for writing books that were from the real diaries from her patience and from the girls she counseled. It Happened to Nancy(1994), (where a fourteen-year-old girl, was raped and received AIDS from a college boy) and Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager, are just a few of Sparks other famous…
Gene doping is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the transfer of genes or genetically modified cells into an individual as a potential method for illicitly enhancing athletic performance.” It is is a relatively new method of modifying the human genome for the purpose of increasing athletic performance. Gene doping can be traced back to research presented in the late 1990’s concerning genetic modification of skeletal muscles (Barton-Davis et al., 1998; McPherron et al., 1997). The research…
The character Jesse Owens shows moral courage by valuing integrity in the face of personal adversity. Owens begins his story as a student at Ohio State University, where he joined the institution’s track and field team. It is here that he establishes the fact that he is an exceptional runner, albeit one needing just a few adjustments to truly perform his best. He receives help and support from his coach Larry Snyder, a former runner. With Owens’ mastery of his skills and the breaking of three…
“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Alabama. His real name is James Cleveland but is commonly known as Jesse. He was a black track and field athlete. This made it harder on him competing in high school and the Olympics. Because of his race, racism troubled his life, but that did not stop Jesse Owens from becoming one of the…
Maria Sharapova a famous athlete in the sport of tennis was recently caught using performance enhancing drugs. Meldonium is a drug that is quite often used amongst tennis players and other athletes. As of Friday the number of positive tests for the substance in 2016 across the sporting world was up to 140, this is becoming a huge problem for not only tennis athletes but athletes across all sport codes. What do we know about the substance, why was the Russian taking it and why was it banned…
Ever fallen deep into a place of the unknown? Ever wanted to ? The alice in wonderland poster makes me want to fall deep into this place where everything is backwards and nothing is right. The alice in wonderland poster provided by imp shows lots of characters such as the white rabbit, the evil queen of hearts, mad hatter , blue caterpillar, Cheshire cat, White queen, tweedledee and tweedledum, and of course alice herself. The white rabbit is pointing at a pocket watch he’s holding in his…
homeless in the projects of Memphis, Tennessee is quite another. Micheal Lewis; the author of the true story about Michael Oher shows how the main character faced many struggles throughout his life, including leaving his drug addicted mother behind to scavenge his way from place to place; yet, his message of positivity and his drive and dedication to become something greater than his status allows is the basis of the Michael Oher story: The Blind Side. One of the first major steps in the life…
acknowledgement it deserved. Over the next 4 years, Jackson would break from her artistic formula of working principally with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and release 2 records (2006's 20 Y.O. and 2008's Discipline) her fans would find unflatteringly aberrant and insipid. She also left Virgin…