Pink’s 2006 film Accepted starring Justin Long, describes the comical story of a recent high school graduate, Bartleby Gaines who was denied of acceptance from each college to which he applied. In lieu of these multiple rejections, Long’s character, Bartleby Gaines, decides to start his own college, the South Harmon Institute of Technology. He and his friends are accepted to South Harmon Institute of Technology (not surprising, right?), and to make Bartleby’s high expecting parents believe that this Institution is legit, he and his friends make a webpage, hire a dean, etc. Little did they know, this well-formed webpage drew hundreds of other acceptance-rejected college…
Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette has been at the center of movie critic controversy since its release. It has been regarded as stylistically beautiful and fun to watch, while also accused of being devoid of any historical significance. While the film nods its head to popular culture, it does follow the life of the Austrian Archduchess turned French Queen Marie Antoinette. The film opens as Marie Antoinette begins her journey to France to meet her future husband, Louis Auguste (Louis…
On June 19, Andy Murray defeated Milos Raonic in London at the Aegon Championships. Murray won the Queens Cup for the fifth time, which is a record setting amount. He hopes this win can propel him to another Wimbledon title. Raonic did not allow the current World No. 2 to walk away with the title easily. Murray came back to win in three sets 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-3. Throughout the tournament, Raonic won his serve 55 games in a row. In the final match, Raonic was on pace to hold his serve again.…
Catch a Break with the Jazzy Prints of Wildmant WildmanT, the sexy men’s underwear brand offers stylish yet comfortable underwear in the market today. Their assortments usually concentrate on providing the best of fashion with the jazzy prints on the underwear styles. However, they do not compromise on comfort as well. Most of their products come in an awe-striking prints that makes all the eye’s around you to follow you. Apart from that, how does the brand make itself a craze among the modern…
Abbie Robinson passed away on August 31, 2017. She was born on June 5, 2003 in Des Moines, Iowa and lived with her mom, dad, and two brothers. She died doing what she has always dreamed of doing, skydiving. When Abbie was just a child, she had always wanted to skydive. She traveled to Kauai, Hawaii on a family vacation to complete this dream of hers. Sadly, the parachute didn’t open and she landed breaking almost every bone in her body. When Robinson was a child, she lived in Denver, Colorado…
Brianna Latham: The Driven and Cognizant Pilot Brianna N. Latham, born on December 12, 2000, in Nashville, Tennessee, operates herself as if she was a “pilot.” She does her regular activities scrupulously and organized while flying, but once she starts to become apprehensive of her current assignments or plans, she opts for “autopilot.” Latham’s “autopilot” is her inner conscious which coerces her to complete whatever’s done, with little doubt otherwise. It keeps her back on track towards her…
concerns over guns as some people in America do like what if a gun would to be obtained illegally. However. Something interesting to note is that the U also has one of the lowest rates of death by guns in the world. This contradicts some arguments by people against gun control as the believe countries with less gun control end up having less violence involving guns. Fisher, Max. "A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 23…
Persuasive Speech Analysis - Hillary Clinton Speech in Beijing (1995) On September 5th, 1995, Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the famous line, " human rights are women 's rights and women rights are human rights once for all" (Clinton) during the U.N conferences set in Beijing, China. During her time as the first lady, Hillary Clinton gave this speech on Women Rights as it was leading concern to her. Furthermore, the historical significance, delivery, organization, and persuasive…
popular 1924 musical, and the next year she played in Rhapsody in Black. In 1933 She acted with Marilyn Miller in Irving Berlin’s musical As Thousands Cheer, her first show without an all black cast. Her rendition of “Heat Wave” in that show linked the song to her. While being considered one of the greatest blues singers, Waters also performed and recorded with such jazz greats as Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington . Several songwriters wrote songs especially for her, and she was identified with…
that there is a connection between corruption and organized crime. He shines the light on the connection between corruption and crime when he states, “To reiterate, the prevailing patterns of corruption associated with drug trafficking and organized crime not only facilitate the illicit businesses of these organizations, but also effectively handicap official state efforts to control or contain them” (Morris 34). This shines the light that Mexico is a weak state because it is unable to stop…