American television actors

Some people say that opposite personalities attract. This is true in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston have their differences. One is tough, cool, and likes to break laws. The other one is compliant, quiet, and would never think to even shoplift. Even though Dally and Johnny are the complete opposite of each other, they still have their similarities. They both care about each other, and they both happen to have neglectful parents that raised them. Even though they…

Introduction Abby Smith is a 22 year old Caucasian female whom has recently experienced the loss of her mother. She is currently living with eleven other family members in a little house in Smallville, MO. Abby is struggling with making decisions on her own regarding her current housing situation. She relied heavily on guidance from her mother in the past and is struggling with making decisions on her own. She desires to live on her own but needs assistance due to her low socioeconomic…

Last fall, I was immensely intrigued and entertained by the original holiday film October Kiss that premiered on the Hallmark network. I will admit that I knew very little about the lead actress, Ashley Williams, but I never forgot her. Imagine my surprise when I found myself reading a poignant blog post a short while ago that was written by that very same actress. And not only did I discover that she was the star of the upcoming Hallmark film Love On a Limb, but in that same evening, I made a…

Aunt Alexandra and Calpurnia act as mothers to Scout throughout the entire novel. Though Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra have very different parenting techniques, Scout is still given a great example of what a woman, as well as mother, does and is. Even though Calpurnia is the hired help at the Finch house she acts as a very strong and ever present mother figure to both Jem and Scout. She has been the one to care for Scout and Jem since they were young. She is regarded as a very important person in…

Laurence awoke to an awful racket of Nuthatch’s chattering outside his bedroom window. It was not quite seven o’clock and Mrs. Rayes would not rise for some three or four hours. After finishing his second cup of coffee, Laurence headed off in the direction of town. Though it was called Sierra City, the place Laurence now trod, was indeed a town and not a city, a city, to his knowledge, possessing a more sophisticated weather forecasting system than a suspended rock hanging above a sign that…

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." Many people adore this author, Dr. Seuss. He wrote numerous books; several have morals in them, such as this. If you want something to change, you have to take the initiative and make the change. In John Mayer's song Waiting on the World to Change, he declares that he can not beat the wrong in the world so he will wait until things get better. Mayer says the fight is not fair and he does not have the…

If you've been on Twitter, Facebook, any number of clickbait websites, you've probably noticed that the new Ghostbusters trailer has been posted. I have been pretty indifferent to the whole thing ever since the original cast has pretty much had nothing to do with it. The big thing that will slap everyone that has a criticism about the film is that the new cast is female. That has nothing to do with a movie being good or not. Sure, there are probably those Men's Rights douche bags that will…

Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “The Lesson”, is about a young black girl named Sylvia and her neighborhood friends. Sylvia and her friends live in the projects of New York City. Miss. Moore, who is an educated black women, wants the children in the neighborhood to be more exposed to the life outside the projects. She takes on the role as their “teacher” to help educate them to the more cultural aspects of life. Just as the title suggests there is many lessons to be learned throughout this…

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is far more than just an uplifting story of a lower class little girl, out of her element in an overpriced, high-class toy store; it is a social commentary. "The Lesson" is a story about a young African-American girl's struggle with her increasing awareness of class inequality and discrimination. Her teacher, Miss Moore, introduces the facts of social inequality to a very inattentive lower class. Sylvia is the most cynical; the other children in her class see…

One “Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!” a high pitched voice screamed in fright. Prentice and Mr. Forkle turned outside. “Who was that?” Prentice asked, but the answer came as quickly as the words. Mr. Forkle got up and ran for the door. “Come on,” he ordered. Prentice got up and followed him, activating his obscurer. Outside, Sophie, on sprawled out on the ground. Mr. Forkle, pulled out a strange device and hit a few buttons. A phone, that’s what the humans call it, Prentice remembered. He then knelt…