Amber Lee Ettinger

One of the most obvious cases of this in recent years came in 2007 when the popular YouTube channel BarelyPolitical debuted their Obama Girl character. The channel’s first viral hit, an original music video called “I Got a Crush on Obama,” comedically told the story of a woman who was attracted to the then presidential candidate not only because she found him to be good looking, but also because she agreed with his politics. Lyrics such as “You’re into border security/let’s break this border between you and me” commented on his physical attributes. Other lines from the song, such as “Universal health care reform/it makes me warm,” indicated Obama Girl’s support of Obama’s political ambitions. The viral video, which starred actress Amber Lee Ettinger as Obama Girl, achieved considerable success and cultural impact. As of December 2016, 26.9 million people have seen the video on YouTube. After the successful introduction of Ettinger’s Obama Girl, NBC’s famed television series “Saturday Night Love” invited her to perform in a small cameo role. The video even caught the attention of the Obamas themselves. In an interview with the New York Times, Michelle and Barack Obama admitted that “Crush On Obama” was the source of some awkward and uncomfortable conversations with their then preteen daughters. “I guess it’s too much to ask, but you do wish people would think about what impact their actions have on kids and families,” Obama told the famed newspaper. This past election cycle…

late for school. Amber jumps out of bed and slams her toe on the corner of her bedside table. Her face turns bright red with anger and frustration. Amber just woke up and is already having a terrible day. Amber walks downstairs to see her mother standing there with Sammy, her dog, on a leash waiting for a walk. She tries to tell her mom how late she is, but to no avail. They bicker back and forth for a while until Amber storms out of the house with Sammy. Amber is boiling mad. From the moment…

not the case; however, it should never be ruled out. Instead, Commander Dickson of the D.C. Metropolitan Police department claimed that the majority of missing children of color are typically runaways, which many people claim is the reason why these cases of missing children lack the sufficient effort and attention they deserve. Unfortunately, runaway children are regarded as less critical than those who are kidnapped. This offers a reason as to why they are usually not publically broadcasted…

In an Oklahoma City suburban area, police arrested a man in an 18 year old child abduction. On 1997, Kristen Hatfield, 8 years old at that time were abducted from her home. Her window was cracked open and her underwear were found in the backyard from then on they did not find Kristen. Last June, the case were revisited and the new investigator found out that some of the evidences were not tested and those evidences led to Kristen’s former neighbor, 56-year-old Anthony Joseph Palma. The…

A. Attention getter: Amber Hagerman’s Story B. Relevance: You know how occasionally we all receive these loud alerts on our phones that say AMBER Alert along with other information that well it’s because of Amber. AMBER has a double meaning is still an acronym. (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) C. Credibility statement: We all got the messages before multiple times, recently I just got one. I play a memorizing game, so whenever I get an AMBER Alert I memorize the plate numbers…

One specifically interesting occurrence one can see in To Kill A Mockingbird entirely evident of Scout’s internal struggle is one we see after Atticus has announced the death of Tom Robinson, “I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk toward Mrs. Merriweather. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.” (Lee 241) Scout has always prided herself on the way that she does not act like the other…

Lessons from a Mockingbird “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat people 's’ gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, that is set in the 1930’s during the great depression, it teaches many lessons throughout the book. One of the most memorable, is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. With this in mind, many lessons…

Most people will agree that good parenting is based on love, respect, support, authority and understanding. In order to have a good relationship with your child all those ideas are a necessity. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee portrays Atticus Finch as the perfect father and man. He is seen to show all of these characteristics to his children inside the house, and out in public. He does have a weakness though that readers seem to overlook along with his many strengths that give…

To Kill a Mockingbird: Jem Finch No matter if someone has a older brother or sister, they will always try to be a role model for them. Jem Finch is a young boy who lives in Maycomb in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee. He has a sister called Scout who is younger than him and he wants her to look up to him. Hem is influenced by his father, Atticus Finch because Jem’s mother died when he was younger. His father is one of the only people who is his role model and who takes part…

The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by Harper Lee. The book is narrated by a girl by the name of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. The book takes place during the1930’s in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Scout talks about her childhood with her friends like Jem, and dill, and how she began to see the evil side of the human nature, with things like the way Scout is treated in school, the end result of a black man’s trial, Bob Ewell’s need for revenge, as well as many other events that…