Alfred L. Kroeber

How many movie directors have you heard of? Well, you simply must have heard the name Tim Burton in that mix. He is a famed director who is well known for his use of fantasy, innocence, and horror that is included in each movie he has creates. Tim Burton has been inspired by many people like Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Seuss, Vincent Van Gogh, and many more. From all of these people he has been inspired by, he was influenced to create an unusual and unique style. Three movies I have chosen to analyze…

Lakeview Terrace, a thriller directed by Neil LaBute in 2008, features Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson), an LAPD officer who terrorizes the newlywed interracial couple in Chris Mattson (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa Mattson (Kerry Washington), who recently purchased their first home and are the newest neighbors of the local policeman. Abel Turner is highly uncomfortable with the relationship of his newest neighbors, disapproving of the courtship between a Caucasian male and an African American female.…

On January 28, 1986, heartbreaking tragic event of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger took the lives of beloved people; Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and school teacher Sharon Christa McAuliffe. This event of the take-off was viewed by many Americans, including school children. President Ronald Reagan delivered a comforting and honoring speech, the “Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address.” In this…

couple of clicks later, I discovered the test was not developed by Oxford University at all, but by L. Ron Hubbard followers Julian Lewis and Ray Kemp in the 1950s. Rubbished by many psychology organisations as manipulative and unethical, the Oxford Capacity Analysis is not even scientifically recognised. Phew, I guess. From all reports, the test usually produces a disturbing negative assessment. L. Ron Hubbard advocated reinforcing the “ruin” of the subject’s personality, followed by advice…

The Wizard of Oz is a story of a girl named Dorothy and her pet dog named Toto. The two become lost when a cyclone carries them away, from their home in Kansas, to the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto need help in getting back home. Along the way, and in so doing, they make enemies with the Wicked Witch of the West. And they make friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. The friendship helps the five to survive many adventures, and to make each…

“Oh, I have been in this group for more than 12 years” shared by a gentleman from a gambling anonymous (GA) group that I attended as a homework assignment. My first impression for group psychotherapy is that group will help people to reduce stress level without knowing how, why or what group counseling actually is. With the limited knowledge regarding group counseling, I am surprised to learn how much impact a support group can have for each person who participates. During the first lecture,…

Analysis of “Finis” The “Finis” by Frank L. Pollack is story about how the city of New York was waiting for this gigantic mass of glowing matter; then after twenty-six years the rays of that second sun caused a huge disaster to the city. The story begins in the newly built Physics Building of Columbia University that was about twelve stories high. In the building, there was a physics laboratory that had many people inside of the room, their names were Davis, Eastwood, Alice Wardour, and…

“If you lose military people during a military operation; it’s sad and it’s tragic, but they’re professionals doing a job… But you’re taking someone who’s not a professional and it happened to be that mission that got lost- it added to the shock.” said Chiao, a former astronaut. The shuttle Challenger had gone into space nine times before this mission. All nine of those missions had launched and landed properly without any trouble, so they were not expecting this shock. The Challenger shuttle…

The stories “Strong Poison/A Room of One’s Own,” bring up many points and the ideal roles of the norms of what men and women should be doing in society. Mr. Wimsey was one of the only men in Strong Poison that behaved outside of the norm of “masculinity.” He actually believed that women had rights and should be treated like human beings. This can be shown when he speaks to other women and when he gives them opportunities to help with his investigation throughout the novel. Other men in the novel…

On January 28TH 1986, President Ronald Reagan gave his speech famously known as “The Speech on the Challenger Disaster.” He gave this speech in a presidential, hopeful, and very American way. He acknowledges The Challenger Disaster in such a way to address the families of the lost and the school children whose teacher was involved in this terrible disaster. He also creates a positive opinion towards the United States Space Program. He continues to honor the astronauts and tries to help…