Dixon Lanier Merritt Essays

  • Breakdown By Del Quentin Wilber

    713 Words  | 3 Pages

    RAWHIDE DOWN RAWHIDE DOWN was written by Del Quentin Wilber. This story is about when President Ronald Reagan was shot in a assassination attempt on March 30th, 1981. President Reagan survived because of the quick actions of Secret Service men and doctors. The main character is Ronald Reagan. He was a successful politician, actor, and radio announcer. Other Characters are John Hinckley Jr, Jerry Parr, James Brady, Timothy McCarthy, Al Haig, Nancy Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush

  • Schizophrenia Disorder, Coraline By Henry Selick

    693 Words  | 3 Pages

    Elisa Pandy-Martinez Case Study Paper: Schizophrenia Disorder, Coraline University of Bridgeport Abstract Coraline, directed by Henry Selick, is about a young girl who is eleven years old and finds another world. The other world is a strangely idealized version of her home that is frustrating, but the second world has sinister secrets. The hidden message is the programming of a mind control slave at the hands of a sadistic, manipulative handler. In the beginning of the movie it shows a

  • Muddy Waters Research Paper

    771 Words  | 4 Pages

    Muddy Waters When people think of Chicago blues they think of Muddy Waters. Mckinley Morganfield or Muddy Waters was a very popular and influential blues artist during the mid 1900’s. Even though he was from Mississippi, most of his adult life and musical career was centered around Chicago. Muddy Waters was a very famous and influential blues artist whose legacy is still known today. Muddy Waters, or Mckinley Morganfield was born in Rollin Folk Mississippi on April 4, 1915 (Tirro). As a child

  • Pittsburgh Cycle Play Analysis

    1911 Words  | 8 Pages

    August Wilson, as chronicler of the African American diasporas, has written “Pittsburgh Cycle Plays,” that consists of ten plays, each play set in a different decade. August Wilson aims to sketch the Black experience such as anger, agony, aspirations, and spiritual trials of the African Americans in the twentieth century. Wilson has not written about historic events or the pathologies of the black community, but presented the unique particulars of the black culture on stage in all its richness and

  • Essay On Chicago Blues

    1005 Words  | 5 Pages

    The Chicago blues is a subgenre of blues music local to Chicago, Illinois. It 's foundation is revolved around the sound of the electric guitar and its enhancer. In this paper, I will investigate what made is the essentialness of Chicago blues and what prompt to production of this subgenre in the city of Chicago and it 's legacy in the present setting. The blues initially started to show up close to the end of the 1800s after the Emancipation Proclamation. Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation

  • Persuasive Essay On Role Models

    813 Words  | 4 Pages

    Role models. A very controversial topic, to be honest. There are good role models and bad role models, but what exactly is a role model? A role model is someone who one can look up to, aspire to be and be inspired by. A good example of role models is celebrities. They have a massive influence on people all around the world, especially teenagers. Many teens idolize celebrities aspire to be them. They are famous and many people try to imitate them. This is the perfect way to get them to do good things