Graduation Day Essay

Basic Information Title: Thirteen Days Classification: PG 13 Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Bill Smitrovich, Frank Wood, Ed Lauter, Kevin Conway, and Michael Fairman Director: Roger Donaldson Writer: David Self Producers: Armyan Bernstein, Peter Almond, and Kevin Costner Country of Origin: United States Genre: Historical, Drama, Thriller My assessment of this film would be that the acting was amazing but with the special effects it would get confusing at…

‘Thirteen Days’ is an American historical drama-thriller film. This film is directed by Roger Donaldson. The actors of this film are Kevin Costner, who featured as President John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The main character in this movie is President John F. Kennedy. This movie shows what action does the President John F. Kennedy takes from preventing the nuclear warfare happen. The plot for…

The Lansdowne portrait is a famous painting of George Washington which now resides in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. (George, np). The painting itself has become a national symbol of America and the freedom of democracy. The mastermind behind the painting, Gilbert Stuart, used subtle symbolism to evoke a sense of freedom and triumph in order to portray Washington as the ultimate American and the father of freedom. Gilbert Stuart was a native to the colonies of early America.…

bring down to the locker room. A pond arrival my friends and I set our bags down and begin to converse about what we should do in the mean time before the game starts. As we get snacks before the game the savoir taste is wonderful after a long school day. We move on to trying to finish our homework in the hallways. Other conversations start to occur and are minds wander off away from the homework. We proceed to different things, whether it is doodling or attempting hallway swimming we were…

Today care or not to day care that is the question, an article based on a descriptive research. Descriptive studies are used to describe an individual or group through systematic observation. The case studies look at one individual to reveal something about people in general. The article also describes surveys. Which describes a population by looking at various cases it explains physiological states that would be difficult to observe directly. The individuals in this study was randomly selected…

mother. Most mothers set off to work to bring in more income for their household. Most mother’s in today’s world deal with the daily tasks of waking up before the household in order to wake the children up on time and prepare breakfast and lunch for the day, all to have her child ready on time. Meanwhile, the mother may have little time to tend to herself before she sets off on the road to send her child to daycare and herself to work. The working mother may be in question of whether it is…

thought best would support the success of our country. Fourth of July brought around the chance for people to celebrate the positive changes and evolutions that had been made throughout the country in previous years. With its title as Independence day, the Fourth of July, in the nineteenth century, enabled more of a division amongst people rather than unification due to women still living under mens superiority, blacks and indians still not receiving equal rights, and the misuse of the…

Today is the day that my team and I had been working on all season. It’s competition day. Now this year I feel we have a good chance. We have been practicing non-stop from the sun up to sundown; there was no such thing as downtime. We had an awesome dance routine and one of the best crowd-pleasers around. But to top it off we had a killer stunt at the end that was sure enough going to win us first place. “Alright, ladies. It is time for everyone to get up and get dressed.” My coach said as…

Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a traditional two day festival which originated in Mexico. During the holiday communities gather to celebrate the lives of friends and family who have passed away. This holiday which incorporates ancient indigenous rituals with Catholic beliefs focuses on welcoming back the spirits of loved ones to honor them, celebrate their lives and acknowledge ones eventual fate. Recently, however, Day of the Dead has come to be associated with Halloween,…

The early childhood administrators I interviewed are Linda Ackles, Jackie Zeckser, and Shelly Wright, all from Hastings. Ackles is a retired Family Childcare Provider. Zeckser used to be a Program Coordinator for Head Start. Wright is a Preschool Teacher and Director at St. Michael’s Preschool in Hastings. When asked about the mission and values of their respective programs, Ackles wanted to provide quality care at affordable rates. Zeckser said the values at Head Start are providing for the…