Into The Wild

1.My initial impression of Into The Wild was not that good, this is my third time reading this book and I never find it anymore intriguing than before. The events and character(s) especially Chris McCandless seem just to be individuals who starve for attention and try too hard to be non-comformist.



2. Absorbed- because in the entire book he makes decisions based on only the repercussions he will reap. Particularly the whole basis of the story is based on that, how he just wants to mature and not worrying about his parents feeling and even his little siblings



3. The writer tries to portray the theme of individuality and the need to break away from the norm and be their own person and show other people around you that you don't need them.



4.Chris and the guy from Rebel Without a Cause, he seems to very influenced by the people around him.

5.I can not seee any particular connections between me or any other characters in the novel Into The Wild

6.This sitauation pertains to the rebelliousness todays teen have against authority and everything that opposes their opinions or thoughts. Kids have many opinions and positions on where they stand on certain issues and argue them to no no end.

Lupe Fiasco's:The Cool Review

The over all quality and lyrical content of this album is probably the best out of all of Lupe Fiasco's other works. Lupe Fiasco is a twenty-five year old lyricist who grew up on the seedy West side of Chicago, Illinois, who was turned off by the negative messages West Coast rappers emitted throught their lyrics and decided to lean towards more positive ones that were being delivered by such artist as Nas and Mos Def. Lupes' album The Cool is very similar yet different from Mos Def's album True Magic that was released in 2006, this album True Magic was more of a promotional type CD and was commercialized alot more for the sheer fact of recognition and advancement in the music industry. The Cool is more low key and mostly known through underground sources and is and was enjoyed mostly for its unique lyricism and social comparisons to real life. The two songs for instance Go Baby and Hello/Goodbye (Uncool) has multiple collabarations that give the songs a different sound and feel to them in a positive way. They show the different types of emotion and truth an array of artist can bring to the table. This album in general is worth supporting and enjoying, no matter what anyone says at the end of the day " If you are what you say you are a super star, then have no fears, the cameras here and the microphones and they wanna know, oh oh oh oh"

Tony Hawk's:Proving Grounds Review

During gameplay one takes on the role of an amateur skateboarder who is seeking to become a career skateboarder such as Tony Hawk himself and perform at various events like the X-games, or become a hardcore skater and live for massive gaps and the largest amount of air possible. The plot of this story is slightly similar to many other Tony Hawk games, but in this one you have a path to choose and various missions to accomplish that send you on different paths while. While the older ones only allow you to become a career skater and that is it.The main character is who ever you decide it to be, they give you a large selection of races and facial features to choose from. Your character is customizable from head to toe and even the gamer chooses the name. In this release version of Tony Hawk, the programmer tries to give the game a real urban east coast look. Since the game is set in various East Coast cities, multiple docks and water fronts are visible along with industrial areas and rail systems. This game is truly one of the best skateboarding games of its time. Its really a player driven game, " Will you be the career-driven skater that scores huge demos, or earn the crown as the most hardcore skater the East Coast has ever known."

20 min w/ Obama; Future Issues

If I was able to have a 20 minute discussion with Barack Obama, I would start of asking him what his initial reaction was when he found out he won the election other than the feeling of joy. I would bring up his views on healthcare and what he plans on doing about the war instead of just a vague response of that we need to evacuate soon. This issue is a major concern to me because even if he is personally against the draft, If we hit rock bottom would that be his first option of would he have effective alternatives.

A particular future issue that concerns me other than the one stated above would have to be the state of the enviornment. Most of the people who are polluting our air such as Executives of major companies like Exxon won't be around to fully experience the damage they have caused. The majoprity of these companies don't care what happens to the planet as long as their profit is high. The people or the things they take advantage of are just collateral damage to their overall selfishness.