Ames

When deciding upon which play to go and provide a critique for I looked at the synopsis on the Ames Community Theater’s website. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrel’s synopsis caught my attention for being a musical comedy which is why I picked it. Once I decided upon the play I decided to do a little research because I did not know very much about it. According to Musical Theatre International, the play was written by David Yazbek and Jeffery Lane. They created this play based off the movie that was…

comes down to Collis Hunting and his partners, as well as the mastermind himself Thomas C. Durant. These men escaped punishment for their part in money laundering because they hid the evidence extremely well or destroyed it, leaving Oak Ames to take the fall. Poor Oak Ames…

Elias Howe – Sewing machine ⦁ American, pioneer, a man of many things, inventor of the new constructed sewing machine, Elias Howe Junior, was born on the 9th of July 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts to Doctor, Elias Howe and Polly Howe (Bemis). He died on the 3rd of October 1867. He had eight siblings, three brothers, Amasa Bemis Howe, Sylvester Howe, Horace Smith Howe and five sisters, Eliza Howe, Corintha Howe, Juliett Howe, Fannie Howe and Mary Howe. ⦁ At age eleven, Howe was apprenticed by…

as Jeffrey Bowman and C. Ames Cushman claims, “undocumented immigrants do not pay the taxes that American citizens pay, but still take advantage of many public services, such as public hospitals and public schools” (Bowman & Cushman). However, if immigrants were granted social services it would save taxpayers money (Pawlick & Finley). Therefore, undocumented Americans would tremendously be helpful to the economy and America. Works Citied Bowman, Jeffrey, and C. Ames Cushman. “Counterpoint:…

Adam Christian Mr. Sidella English 4 May 8, 2018 Animal Rights: Animal Experimentation The government needs to establish and enforce stricter regulations for animal experimenting, or end it if possible, to protect these living beings from the torture and pain that is inflicted upon them. Animals are subject to treatments and experimented on “in the name of science.” However, a lot of these experiments are conducted under terrible conditions, and the results cannot even be applied to human…

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a leading abolitionist after escaping slavery. She has led hundreds on hundreds of other slaves through the underground railroad. She was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820. She has became the “most famous conductor” of the underground railroad. She took hundreds from safehouse to safehouse to lead them to their freedom. Tubman also helped the union army as a spy during the war including other roles while helping. In honor of her life and also by a high…

attorney, Walter Ames. The affluent Putnam sisters arrived in San Diego in the early 1900s from Vermont, accompanied by their elderly parents and preceded by a millionaire uncle, Henry Putnam. The two sisters never were married, spent decades obtaining Old Masters. Initial paintings were donated to San Diego s Fine Arts Gallery. Later, the sisters acquisitions remained in their possession and were loaned to prestigious institutions around the country. Next, attorney Walter Ames appears on the…

sons. Quite often, readers are able to base their “good” or “bad” judgement of a character on who they are found to be paralleled to. In East of Eden, an overlooked and untouched character parallel is between Alice Trask, Adam’s step-mother, and Cathy Ames, Adam’s wife. Since many readers…

Gender roles and performance are often the first visual cues many people have when meeting another person. This seems to have been a primary concern for many young gay men in Lawrence and Ames. Members of society discovering they are queer based on their appearance and mannerisms. In Lawrence a young gay man wrote a coming-out story in the Vortex that discussed his struggle not only with homosexuality but with his effeminacy. He said for many people it was his rejection of masculinity that…

For this week’s discussion, we focus on the topic of rhetorical appeals. Rhetorical appeal is the skill of using language to persuade readers. There are three types of rhetorical appeals ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is an appeal based on the author or a character’s credibility. An author must convince its audience that they ethical. Pathos appeals to an audiences emotions. The main focus of pathos is to connect with the audience through personal experiences. The final appeal is logos, an…