Michael Healey

I watched the documentary Blackfish written by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and Eli B. Despres for the second time last week. The documentary is about Tilikum, an orca that killed three people at SeaWorld. The directors wanted to build a case against using wild animals for commercial value and against keeping wild animals in captivity. The first time I watched the film was shortly after it came out in 2013. I was sitting in my family room with my two friends who had seen it before and had strong…

Establishing the hierarchy of NBA Legends: Michael Jordan versus LeBron James Have you ever wondered about who is the best basketball player ever? Although there are literally hundreds of players to choose from, the general consensus usually boil down to “His Airness” (Michael Jordan) and “King James” (LeBron James). Authors and journalists get nostalgic about the “tireless machine” known as Jordan; while others rave about the “runaway freight train” named LeBron. Let’s make the comparisons…

Power: the leader giving out orders. 4. Laissez-faire Leadership: the leader gives up and everyone splits. 5. Coercive Power: threatening someone to get something done. I recommend this movie because there are hilarious actors such as Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone. If you’re into comedy movies with crude humor, then you’ll love…

Power is a concept that is different from control for without power there is no control. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Shakespeare shows the impact of both on relationships with an awareness of the roles of race and gender. Power can be executed in different ways and often derives from reputation or privilege which affects the sense of control a person has. Shakespeare explores the significance of both power and control to a great extent through the relationships of Iago and Emilia, Iago and Othello…

serves as a great resource. Many notable persons grew up in the Boys and Girls Club. Earvin “Magic” Johnson is one that numerous adolescents look up to in the basketball world. Being that he is was apart of the Dream Team alongside Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, he also leads the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the most assists per game. He, too, went to the Boys and Girls Club which many of the clubs worldwide make known while trying to gain members. Johnson says, “The club taught me…

the Brigada Exterior, which was described as ‘DINA operatives who conduction traditional intelligence opperations in foreign countries’ (Kornbluh 187). The Brigada Exterior acted beyond the borders of Chile through international DINA agents like Michael Townley. Townley was an American citisen born in Waterloo, Iowa (Kornbluh 167) although his background being American Augusto Pinochet and his regime heavily influenced him as he spent quite a bit of his life as an expatriate kid in Chile.…

When one hears the name Shakespeare, what comes to mind? A playwright and a poet, love or death? Possibly both. That timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, Rome and Juliet. Shakespeare might be dead, but his stories and characters are still very much alive. “Shakespeare, after all, has long enjoyed more prestige than any other English–language author” (Evans). One of Shakespeare’s most widely known Plays, Othello has been remade into movies, and some T.V shows have even taken to borrowing similar…

by Othello’s side to lead him to the right moment of Cassio and Desdemona being together. Othello asked Iago if Cassio was with Desdemona and Iago replied in a manner that made Cassio looked guilty. Once Desdemona leaves, Iago asked Othello, “Did Michael Cassio, when you wooed my lady, know of your love?” (123). Iago wonders if Cassio knew that Desdemona and Othello were together? Iago’s innocent question piques Othello’s interest and Othello starts to bombard Iago with more questions. Iago…

Since 1929 marijuana has been illegal in the United States of America. Marijuana was and still is viewed as a terrible substance that will harm you, but that is not the case. Marijuana, also known as weed, is not as bad as people make it seems and if legalized actually has some benefits to it. Marijuana is much healthier for you than alcohol or tobacco yet they are legal and marijuana is not. If it was legal, almost one million people would not even be in jail today, saving the government a lot…

today’s society, there will always be some element of truth amongst the lies, from horror films based on a “true story” to documentaries that present their opinion as fact. Award winning documentary maker, Michael Moore takes this idea and strikes hard with it. In the 2002 film, Bowling For Columbine, Moore successfully produced a documentary that conveys only a single side of the American attitude towards guns. He convinced audiences across the globe that strict gun control was the only way…