Barbara Tuchman

Gaelle Medidor Civil Rights Activist February 22, 2017 Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges is famous for doing something most of us take for granted today: going to elementary school. But that simple act by one small girl played an important part in the Civil Rights Movement. Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, and grew up on the farm her parents and grandparents sharecropped in Mississippi. When…

In the 2008 movie, The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, multiple explosions occur in the Gotham City Hospital as the Joker walks down a street like nothing happened. Mayhem breaks loose as there is another possible two hospitals that he may blow up as well, how does the community deal with the Joker? Do they kill him or leave him be? This might be one of the most controversial debates in the comic community, should Batman kill The Joker? The Joker has done many Per many different…

Designers of the 1960s that Redefined Fashion Barbara Hulanicki and Mary Quant were two of the most revolutionary and iconic fashion designers, forever changing today’s fashion. These women were both set on a goal, determined to change fashion- and the mark they left on the fashion world will never be forgotten. These women designed every piece of clothing by scratch, and made their clothes affordable and stylish to reach out to the younger crowds. Barbara Hulanicki and Mary Quant were some of…

In an attempt to expose the poverty and limited opportunities of poorer class citizens in the American economy, Ehrenreich utilizes personalized anecdotes to demonstrate the workers’ struggles. By discussing her temporary experience in the workforce, Ehrenreich provides compelling examples of her social experiment to promote awareness of the lower class situation. Specifically, Ehrenreich attempts to convince the reader that it is more difficult for a person to exhume themselves from poverty…

Junayd is an 8-year-old third-grade student in the Paumanok Elementary School. Junayd has a current special education classification of Autism. He is educated within a Special class placement with mainstreamed for math and science classes. In addition, Junayd receives Speech (3x/week) and Occupational Therapy (1x/week). As per his IEP, Junayd’s testing accommodations include extended time (1.5), revised test directions, flexible settings and directions repeated. Junayd currently resides with…

elite drivers with an affinity for robbing banks at high speeds. Ultimately, family is what people make of it, and it can be the ‘traditional’ two parents, one brother, one sister, and one dog, or it could be a girl and a baby she was left with. Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees is the story of a poor Kentucky girl with small town thoughts and big town dreams who escapes her hometown without getting pregnant, but manages by the hand of fate to be left with a child that was never her’s in the…

Barbara Ehrenreich decided to see how her life would be if she had to work for low wages. Ehrenreich, first, decided she was going live near Key West, Florida. Next, Ehrenreich tried to find a job with the ads she had acquired. She then went to the hotels and supermarkets, which were in the ads, in order to get a job. Ehrenreich obtained a job, as a waitress, at a place she supposedly called Hearthside. Barbara Ehrenreich discussed the various people that she worked with at Hearthside, and how…

Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed, Serving in Florida details the struggles of low wage work and the lack of social mobility. Barbara tries to find work and believes she can afford to live in the Key West area of Florida, a rather cheap part of the country. She eventually receives a job at Hearthside, and learns how to be a waitress from a nice lady named Gail. Barbara feels like the job is okay and that she can live on the low wages for a while. But, there are several problems, which…

In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, Leah has a reveals, “God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves”(327). This relates directly to Nathan’s life, as his life begins a long downward spiral to his own demise. The Poisonwood Bible shows how stress from war can affect human relations and cause deep emotional problems. The book begins with the Price family going to the Congo unprepared, and trying to convert the locals. The failed attempts of…

Tamara: Good morning, this is Tamara Benson, host of Book Talk. On today’s show, I’m interviewing Alex Quentin, the author of the new book Unlucky Penny. Alex, could you tell us a little bit about the book? Alex: Thanks for having me on the show. To put it simply, Unlucky Penny is my attempt to convince the United States government to get rid of the penny. Tamara: That certainly seems like quite the undertaking! What inspired you to write this book? Alex: When I was young, I used to collect…