In 1975, two sisters, Katherine Lyon aged 10 years old and Sheila Lyon aged 12 years old went missing after a trip to a shopping mall in Maryland of Washington, D.C. The girls’ bodies were never found until now. This was one of the longest unsolved cases in Washington D.C.. These sisters were known as The Lyon Sisters and were born in Kensington, Maryland. Their parents, John and Mary Lyon, and brother, Jay, who is a police officer. John Lyon used to work in a local radio station, WMAL, which is…
comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show hinted that he may quit the BBC next year. The show’s been running for almost a decade and its guests were most famous actors and actresses, singers and writers of our contemporary pop culture. Among the high profile celebrities are Madonna, Will Smith, Tom Cruise and many others. The Graham Norton Show’s been extremely successful, and its charismatic host won 5 BAFTA TV Awards for Best Entertainment Performance. Who would’ve thought that the show which is…
You know her from her antics when you tune in to “Saturday Night Live” but Amy Poehler is more than just humor and wit. Amy Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She attended Burlington High School and graduated in 1989. She then went on to Boston College. From there she found her skills in improvisation. She joined an improv comedy troup called “My Mother’s Fleabag.” Afterwards, Glamour cites, she received her bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications in 1993. She then decided to…
“Mark, did you hear that?” I asked my older brother. “Go to sleep, it’s one in the morning!” Mark said. I closed my eyes but lied there perfectly still listening for the sound again. I didn’t hear it, but I fell asleep trying to listen for it. The sun woke me up shining on my face from my window because we haven’t put up any curtains in our room yet. We have a lot of other things we have to do on the house since we just moved in. I get out of bed and Mark is still snoring, so I grab my pillow…
“Cowboys and Indians, and President Ronald Reagan portrayal of the deceased in the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle challenger as settlers in the old frontier, several ideas associated with Frontier myth lived on. For instance Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Lone Ranger, and Gun Smoke, the Frontier myth exerted its influence on America’s social…
explaining how the talent coordinator for the “Oprah Winfrey Show” calls him, and how she wants the writer to come on the show to speak about self-hating ethics. This is the author’s first impression to the reader and he effectively shows that he is a credible writer, due to the fact that he is wanting on the “Oprah Winfrey Show”. Within the next paragraph the writer explains to the reader how he wrote a book about his Americanization. This shows the readers that he has first-hand experience…
When he says, "They congregated round me; the unstained snowy mountain-top, the glittering pinnacle, the pine woods, and ragged bare ravine, the eagle, soaring amidst the clouds – they all gathered round me and bade me be at peace," (Shelley 66) shows how Frankenstein, after having created his prized monster and then realizing the horror he created, finds peace and refuge in nature. This is depicted through the descriptions of the "unstained snowy mountain-top", "glittery pinnacle", "pine woods"…
In the 1950s, the civil rights movement gained popularity. Rosa Parks remains one of the most prominent and impactful leaders of the civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks sat in the front row of the “colored” section of seats on the bus. When the “white seats” filled up the driver asked Parks to move from her seat to make room for a white person. Rosa Parks refused and stayed seated. She then got arrested and fined for her act. The social norms targeted and harmed Rosa Parks and…
Hollywood movie goddess Angelina Jolie Workout and Diet Plan Born on June 4, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, Angelina Jolie is one of the most popular and celebrated American actress and filmmaker. Ex-wife of wealthy Hollywood star and producer, Brad Pitt and mother to six children (three children are adopted), Jolie is a woman of substance who is known for her work for humanitarian causes. She has been leading actress of many Hollywood hits - Tomb Raider, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt and…
his hotel and he wanted her enter a contest that began her whole career. Then enough she became the woman that we know for her really good skills. She is known for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. She and Frank also acted for commercials and shows when she was not doing her performances. Annie did this show until she retired and she liked to do this because she was really good at her job and she enjoyed it and if she didn’t then why did she do it for 16 years. Annie is also known for sending in…