Al Smith

September 11, 2001, a day of grief and courage. Many men and women risked their lives that day: firefighters, police, and civilians. The United States was attacked by cruel people for unjust reasons. We were attacked by a terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda. While the day was coming to an end, many were feeling overwhelmed and terrified. People feared that their loved ones were dead under the fallen towers unidentified. 9/11 changed the outlook of civilians in both the United States and around the…

the interrogation tactics were in his mind, “Torture and betrayal of American values.” (Smith, 2015). One of Obama's campaign topic points was about his decision to eradicate and remove the detainees at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Just a short week into Obama’s first days as President in 2009, he signed executive orders to shut down the C.I.A.’s secret overseas prisons and eradicating unsound interrogation methods (Smith, 2015). Unfortunately that was never the case, rather the detainees were…

Robert Neville was the only known survivor in the entirety of New York City. “The city that never sleeps” was dead. Neville, played by Will Smith, an African American man, is alone in the world with no one but his dog, Samantha (Sam), who was the only remaining connection he has to his wife and daughter, who were both killed in an accident while trying to leave the city in an aircraft just before…

president of the Reorganized Church in 1860, Smith asked the church during his ordination, to bear with him as he tried to direct its matters with reason and faith. In May of 1865, he brought forth this discussion on one of the weightiest issues facing the reorganization and society. The Civil War had sown deep roots of division through the social, religious, and political cultures of America. It is recorded, in The Memoirs of President Joseph Smith, “The settling of the New World and the…

Alexander, David A, and Susan Klein. “Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking: A Review of Effects, Coping and Resilience.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 102.1 (2009): 16–21. PMC. Web. 4 Dec. 2015. In this article, David Alexander describes the background, effects, coping strategies, and issues requiring more research of the event of and events surrounding an abduction. The largest studied reactions include the cognitive, emotional, and social relations to a trauma. The main point…

first time in American history, white people knew how African Americans felt. To live with the fear that one can be terrorized anywhere and at any time, is a feeling that only African Americans could understand. When Will Smith was asked if 9/11 changed anything for him, Smith answered: “No. Absolutely not. When you grow up black in America you have a completely different view of the world than white Americans. We blacks live with a constant feeling of unease. And whether you are wounded in an…

On September 11, 2012, there was an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. During this attack, four Americans were killed: U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and CIA contractors and former Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. The attack began during the night and lasted through the next morning with ten people being injured as well. This attack has become a source of mistrust against President Obama and…

results of the nominations, pointing to the fact that all acting nominees were, for the second consecutive year, white. This enraged Lee which caused him to boycott the award ceremony, joining many other famous actors including Will and Jada Pinkett Smith as those who would not attend the ceremonies. This is why Spike Lee stays relevant and influential, even almost 30years after his arguably best film was released. He continually fights injustices at all levels, whether it be from the…

What effects do connotation, bias, and rhetoric have on the author’s argument, and how does it affect the audience? In the editorial “‘Boobies,’ the courts and free speech” by the Times Editorial Board the author uses connotation, bias, and rhetoric to help sway the audience toward believing in their side of the argument. To start off, the author uses connotation a lot in his editorial. These are some examples of those words, “Constitutional rights, wrongly, disrespect, defiance, and…

Glover’s DC crew for three years and in high school started working with Debbie Allen and has continued to partner with her ever since. She has been greatly influenced by the styles of the Nicholas Brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Gregory Hines and Jason Samuels Smith and in contrast with Prince’s style, which keeps a fairly constant speed with different fast rhythm patterns, Arnold has more pauses and plays more with the music of…