Monroe County

The Article “Peaking at the Negative Side of High School Popularity” written by Alina Tugend, this article talks about the effects that people who were popular ended up peaking in high school and then life never went anywhere with meaning for them. This is a great explanation of two characters from the play write “Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller these two characters are Willy Loman and his son Biff Loman. Willy being in the mental state that he is sets the play up with many…

The American Dream's success can be found in many ways and be explained as they are. Death of a Salesman, which was written by Arthur Miller concentrates on the American Dream. The American Dream is an opportunity to achieve success and be great through working hard. Additionally, tragedy is "an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude (Aristotle 1), as stated in Aristotle. He was never a perfect man; he had many problems in his life. In addition to this,…

Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed explains the true life of Marilyn Monroe, giving the exclusive stories on what happened behind closed doors during her lifetime and why she lived the life she did. Marilyn Monroe, originally born Norma Jeane Mortenson did not live the traditional life like any other child. Her impact in history was brought up through the movie industry because she revolutionized the female image by being more revealing, therefore making her a “sex icon.” This book was…

The United States long before its independence operated under a slave ran economy. The slaves were imported from Africa and brought to the southern part of the country to work as animals in crops for food and profit. The establishment of such society institutionalized the subservient economic practices as seen by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Similarly, Native Americans also suffered institutionalized racism because of the expansion of the United States. The nation aspired to build railroads , in…

he became the majority floor leader. After the Treaty of Ghent, he was responsible for the establishing of the National Bank. He also wrote a bill to establish a nationwide network of roads and canals, which was vetoed by James Madison. Under James Monroe, he acted as the Secretary of War and in 1824 ran campaigned for the presidency as a nationalist and advocate of states’ rights. However, due to partisan attacks by other contenders, he dropped from the race and ran for the vice-presidency…

Hemisphere.” The US backed this statement when they made it clear that they would fight any European power that got involved in their internal affairs. This was to protect the North American republic, the US itself, and its future states westward. The Monroe Doctrine was seen as communication from the United States to European powers. It is also said that “the doctrine itself was not written in a friendly-spirit toward the European…

on the sensational hemisphere of being a woman in New York back then. I got home that day and tried to be a girl. I lit my favorite jasmine candle, climbed into my oversized stolen Men’s hoodie, and knee high socks, and I leisurely wrote about the Monroe I aspired to be, the Moss I so deeply wished to associate myself with, and then some in order to create the substance of who I wanted Sophia to…

Andy Warhol, an American artist who painted post-World War II, once said, “Everybody has their own America, and then they have the pieces of a fantasy America that they think is out there but they can 't see” (“Sunbeams: Issue 447”). The American Dream incorporates this sense of imagination and hope: it creates motivation to fully commit one’s time and effort in order to accomplish his or her ambitions. Warhol, however, warns people that aspirations requiring hard work can evolve into…

I chose the Ted Talk, “My year of saying yes to everything”, by Shonda Rhimes. You may recognized the name Shonda Rhimes from many popular TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. All these shows are produced her own production company, Shondaland. She produces and/or screen writes over 70 hours of television per season. Rhimes was born on January 13, 1970 (age 47) and lives with three of her daughters, two of which were adopted. This Ted Talk was recorded in…

Padmini was a visual treat and a connosseur’s delight on the silver screen, a damsel who was admired and acclaimed not only for her classic beauty but also for her memorable histronics. She was hailed as the queen of south indian cinema in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Born in Travencore, Kerala, on 12th June 1932, she was the middle sister. Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini became popular dancers in different genres like Kathakali, Bharatnatyam and folk dance and came to be called the Travencore Sisters.…