Audrey Richards

Ulysses S. Grant was a great general, and a great president for many reasons. One may look at the first major win for the Union as a great pivot point for them, and guess who was leading them, General Grant. While in his presidency, he established the national park service, which includes a list of nearly 79000 parks, national monuments, historic battlegrounds, and memorials. He also pushed through the ratification of the 15th amendment, the right of voting for blacks, and all other races in the…

The Cat or the Mouse What is the difference between hunting humans and hunting animals? One would think that hunting humans is wrong and unethical. But for two world renowned hunters, they have two differing perspectives on this issue of hunting humans. While they both are intelligent men; one tends to approach the issue more ethically than the other. Zaroff looks at hunting humans for his own self interest, while Rainsford looks at it from a selfless view for the human population and thinks…

In the speech “Beyond Vietnam,” written by Martin Luther King Jr in 1967, King discusses the importance of breaking the silence about America’s relations with the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War began over the rise of communism. America’s tie to the war led to the killings of U.S. troops, which King was not in favor of. King strongly believes that it is important for American citizens to open their eyes, and face the reality of this war. He does this by talking about seven different reasons “for…

The word Chav has been described in the Cambridge English dictionary as “an insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class”. It’s used in the British slang as an informal derogatory word. When looking at the Oxford Dictionary they use a description of origin as a youth who is described as being ‘Romany’. The word Chav is thought to have come from the Romani word ‘boy’ or ‘chavvy’…

George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924. His family was very wealthy yet raised their children to be above no one. Although they did stress the importance of public service and giving back to society. As just a teenager , Bush left home to become his own person and start his own family. He later began his political career becoming the Republican Party chairman in Harris County, Texas. Bush was always good with people, and as chairman he was able to build…

Richard Wright’s Story Native Son is based on the racial situations in the 1930’s. The novel is focused on the life of Bigger Thomas, a poor 20 year old Negro, living in poverty in the poor black area of Chicago south side. The setting emphasizes the effect that racism restricts blacks in value and opportunity. In response to which, Bigger commits multiple and progressively violent crimes including rape, murder, and a couple atrocities that seduced him with hint of freedom in return, up until…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29, 1917 and was a young and smart boy who had a rich and wealthy family and also had eight siblings and John had a nickname and it was Jack and he had a father and a mother, Rose Kennedy, Joseph P.Kennedy Sr. the family was raised in Brooklyn, Massachusetts. John was often sick and was not feeling good John was missing school because of his sickness, but did succeed through elementary and middle school and high school when John came out of high school, he…

I never considered paintings to be the beginning of photography, nor have I ever considered rough sketches of city streets to be its humble beginnings either. I have never gone to an art museum and thought, “hm, maybe this artist was using some sort of camera obscura technique to help see an image clearer, or to see different angles of the image at the same time.” From now on, I will. It is an extremely innovative technique that has never once crossed my mind. Looking at the images in the power…

Secret documents released back in 2000 by the Australian National Archives gave us just a glimpse of how one of the most murderous events of the 20th century was conducted and covered up. These documents were written by diplomats in the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.The hundreds of official documents that were released reveal a close but private relationship between Indonesia's Suharto and Australia's Whitlam leading up to the invasion of East Timor. Later, we come to find out that the US also…

In one of the most infamous horror film scenes from Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme), FBI agent Clarice Starling played by actress Jodie Foster staggers shaking and gasping for air as she tries to escape serial killer Buffalo Bill’s (actor ted levine) basement in the pitch darkness. The audience sees and follows Clarice through Bill’s night vision goggles. Placing the viewer in Bill’s perspective gives the popular human fear of being watched in the dark a terrifying realness.…