2006

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…

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…

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…

Ethel Waters was an american singer and actress born on October 31, 1896 due to her mother being raped at the age of 13. She died on September 1, 1977 due of a kidney failure. She frequently played Jazz, Pop, and Big Band music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. Although she began her career in the 1920s Singing The Blues she didn’t blow up until years later. Waters grew up in poverty and married at the age of 12, while she was still attending school. At 13 she became a chambermaid in a…

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic Candidate running for the position of the President of the United States. The former first lady born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago Illinois, has always been an active advocate of the party. As a young woman she campaigned for the then Republican candidate nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964 and after listening to a powerful speech by Reverend Martin Luther Ling Jr she entered into public service and became a Democrat in 1968. Hilary graduated from Yale…

Steroids should be illegal in professional sports. Steroids should be illegal because they provide an unfair advantage, tarnish a role model’s record, and lead to serious and even unknown health risks. Steroids are, “any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance (Merriam-webster).” Steroids…

A half decade after the conclusion of the National Literacy Crusade, Deborah Brandt composed an analysis on the history of Sandinista education entitled, “Popular Education” in Nicaragua: The First Five Years (1985, edited by Thomas W. Walker). Brandt argued the symbiotic relationship between the militia members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front or the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) and the historically disenfranchised rural peasants through popular education programs…

Spa explosion in southern California: One woman killed! Was the blast intentional? By Paige Wyatt A spa explosion in southern California, just south of Los Angeles, occurred on tuesday of this week. The owner of the spa Iidiko krajnyak, 40, was killed in the blast, where two others were severely injured. When the police checked the crime scene they found , “ items that were found at the scene were not all consistent with items found in a day spa,” as one officer stated. In a conference held…

Mina Harker’s Diary 6 November. -- It has been ten years since Quincey Morris died, but I still dream of that frightful day. The nightmares are a nightly occurrence these past weeks. Every time I close my eyes, I see the red glowing eyes of the Count watching me. Jonathan tells me I wake him up screaming about bats and blood, but I have no memory of these events. Jonathan Harker’s Journal 10 November, midnight. -- Mina wakes around this time nightly; however, when confronted, she has no…

Theresa, I remembered in our Med-Surg 1 when we were learning about MI, professor Teri Reynolds taught us a acroyname that helped the class to remember immediet treatment for MI, which is MONA and it stands for morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and aspirin. It does not need to be in the same order, but it is want you administer for a patient that is experiencing MI. After a patient is stable from a MI, it is very important to assess and provide intervention to the patient to prevent for future…