Charles Richard Drew was an african american surgeon who first discovered methods for storing blood plasma and organized the first large scale blood bank in U.S. He was born on June 3, 1904 in washington D.C. and died on April 1, 1950 in North Carolina. Charles got his education from Columbia University, Amherst College and McGill University. He was the first african american to earn a degree from Columbia. Drew was a doctor, surgeon and educator. Drew is very well know as “The father of blood…
In this short play, “Good Night, and Good Luck.” based off the CBS news show See It Now in 1954 that was later made into a movie directed by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy makes a rebuttal to the statements said by newscaster Edward R. Murrow about McCarthy. Murrow stated that his methods towards Communists were unfair and unethical. Murrow did not agree with McCarthy, he believed in the something completely different. Murrow shared this belief, going against…
About the Author Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam more often than not alluded to as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was one of India 's most recognized researchers. He was an Aerospace architect, educator, and chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), who served as the eleventh President of India from 2002 to 2007. Amid his term as President, he was famously known as the People 's President. Prior to his term as India 's leader, he filled in as an aeronautical…
Yelp is a perfect example of the Modern Corporation in R. Edward Freeman’s essay “A Stakeholder Theory of the Modern Corporation”. Freeman argues that modern corporations don’t just have an obligation to stockholders in the drive to make a profit where all benefit. Instead, the modern corporation has a “fiduciary…
When faced with trouble, the outside of a person is stripped away, layer by layer, until all that’s left is their spirit. What happens then is what defines the human race as a whole; ordinary people are turned into persistant, determined, relentless fighters. When one is backed into a wall and all hope seems lost, the human spirit comes out to play. It laughs in the face of asperity, saying,”You can’t scare me, I always win”. One might even call it stubborn, but, at the end of the day, the human…
development of modern days neo-soul music in America, what makes this style of music fascinating to a lot of music lovers, artists that excels in this style of music and how it influenced musicians around the world. It is extremely difficult to separate R&B, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul as these genres of music are closely tied together in history. In this research, focus will be heavily put on artist such as D’ Angelo, Questlove, Robert Glasper, Hiatus Kaiyote, etc. Music itself has no…
Retaining Innocence In Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life, Cory Mackenson reflects “the murderer had handcuffed my father to that awful moment in time just as the victim had been handcuffed to the wheel” (McCammon 31). By this point Cory had accepted the murder as much as he could, given the circumstances. Despite this, the quote shows that his dad had not able to do so. This in turn illustrates to the reader the importance of holding on to one’s innocence. Throughout Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life,…
Do you know how many Americans would die each year if they did not receive a blood transfusion? The answer is 4.5 million. If it wasn’t for Charles Richard Drew, an African-American surgeon who founded procedures of strong blood plasma for transfusions, those 4.5 million American would not have the option of receiving the lifesaving procedure. Do you know how many people are diagnosed with cancer per year? The answer to that question is 12.7 million. Which mean12.7 million people with cancer may…
Filmed roughly in the style of a documentary, All Divided Selves is composed of archived clips of the psychiatrist R. D. Laing, the subject of the film, his pertinent contemporaries, and Luke Fowler’s original footage, edited by Fowler and overlaid…
Good Night, and Good Luck the newsman Edward R. Murrow and his news team must decide whether to pursue investigating claims by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin or to focus on less controversial news. Eventually they choose to go after Senator Joseph McCarthy and his senate committees which investigated Americans of being suspected communists. The committee oftentimes would ignore due process and guidelines set by the U.S Constitution. This led Edward R. Murrow and his team to go after…