A. Philip Randolph

Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.): I was born November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England. I was born in the Blenheim Palace, and my religion was Anglican. My father was Lord Randolph Churchill, and my mother was Jeanette Jerome. I grew up in Dublin, Ireland. My real name is Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill. What led up to the main event?: I did quite poorly at the first two schools I attended, and within weeks of…

Churchill is known for many things, but his children are not as known. Winston and his wife, Clementine, had five children together. Four out of the five were girls, which at some times took a toll on Winston himself. Winston and Clementine had Diana, Randolph, Mary, Sara, and Marigold. Winston loved his kids very much because his father was not there for him that much. All of his kids except one grew up to live somewhat successful lives. Some kids were more well known than others, but just…

Orwell takes us through the process of piecing together the puzzle of a man’s significance in life. As a debuting director, he does this in a way that is in no way mediocre, and if anything- brilliant. Basing the film off of a real life mogul, William Randolph Hearst, Orwell immerses himself into the work, by acting as the lead – Charles Kane. The dedication and importance he placed in this film is shown through his attempt to master the character and his experimentation with fresh and…

a.) I think that Citizen Kane is frequently selected as the greatest film ever made because it pioneered many important film techniques and it attacked the most powerful newspaper man in the world at the time. Lastly, the film is socially relevant and the film’s message. Citizen Kane is socially relevant because it showed American society of the time, the class structure and the nature of money. According to an article posted on Spark notes, Citizen Kane made many cinematic advances, and its…

In 1899, the newsboys of New York rose up against the high prices for 100 papers from the Pulitzer’s paper, “The World” and Hearst’s “The Journal”. Many years later, the musical Newsies came out. During the Spanish-American War the price of papers rose from 50 cents to 60 cents per 100 papers (Li, Extra, Extra, read all about the newsboys strike of 1899). What made them strike was when the rest of the newspaper prices went back down to 50 cents; Pulitzers and Hearst’s did not. In the musical it…

Joseph Campbell is a professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C and has a Ph.D. in mass communication. He has also received the Society of Professional Journalists’ national award. His books about yellow journalism are mainly to “debunk” the myths that are historically widely believed by most historians and students. These books are very valuable to those who study journalism because of their ability to go against the popular notion and question the myths…

After watching this short clip of Citizen Kane one would believe that the film's plot would be that of conflict over the death of Charles Foster Kane. Kane lives in a castle showing he is wealthy or important, however, he is dying and all alone. He utters the name, Rosebud, as he is dying, therefore, one could assume that she is a long lost love or enemy. The plot could involve a conflict over his assets. However, the plot will most likely involve the discovery of, Rosebud, and her relationship…

American media and the influence that it had from1895 to 1941. Citizen Kane describes the life of a media mogul who used his power to achieve his goals and push through his agenda. Citizen Kane was a movie based on a real life media mogul named William Randolph Hearst, who played a major role in controlling the media and influencing politics in the early 20th century. Charles Kane took over a failing newspaper and turned it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country. The way that…

workers and soldiers. Since it is believed the Taliban (a terrorist group) are unjust in committing such evil deeds that affect a whole country and the innocent, are they naturally automatically evil? In his ted talk Philip Zimbardo-- How Ordinary People Become Monsters...Or Heroes, Philip Zimbardo reveals that bad apples are originally good, that people turn to bad, not because they are naturally “bad apples”, but because of the situation,environment or system that they are in which creates…

The psychologist William James once said, "the greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." James, a prominent figure in the functionalism branch of psychology, believed that psychology could alter a person’s view of life. Phillip Zimbardo argues in his essay “Does Psychology Make a Significant Difference in Our Lives” that psychology does in fact make a significant difference in our lives. He writes about how psychology…