Charles James Fox

Andersons Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Anderson explores conflicting identities in a family setting. Anderson uses quirky dialogue and unique visuals to help the audience identify which characters are struggling with their identity. Wesley Wales “Wes” Anderson is an American director, screen writer, actor,…

A long while ago a young housewife became an international icon in a matter of days. That lady’s name was Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn could do whatever her heart desired. She went from a housewife of a soldier, to a model in a few weeks. Why was Marilyn so famous? How did her picture on the air vent become so popular, and lastly, why is she still popular today? Marilyn Monroe was an icon of her era. How did Marilyn become popular? There are many reasons why, and many other opinions, but this is…

Media Literacy is defined as the ability to analyze and understand what we see in the news everyday. Media literacy is super important in today’s society. It is clear in examples like the case of Michael Brown that media perspectives warps everything we see today. One example that stands out to me was the activity we did in Contemporary Social Themes examining different perspectives in articles about the Murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Most of them seemed to take the side of Michael Brown.…

and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo descent. Jim Thorpe was baptized “Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe” in the Catholic Church. He was born in Indian Territory of the United States (Later Oklahoma) but no birth certificate was found. Jim’s parents were Roman Catholic, a faith which Thorpe observed throughout his adult life. He grew up with five siblings, although his twin brother, Charlie, died at the age of nine. Jim's athletic…

TV Series Review: Empire “Empire’s are not built in a day but this one was created in one season. Writer and Producer Lee Daniels has once again out done himself with his creativity and adaption of his new hit series Empire which first aired on FOX news last spring. Daniels directed and produced many other hit movies such as Precious and The Butler which won several awards for its outstanding production and outstanding performance by the cast. Empire, a new television series created by…

by grounding troops after President Obama has vowed to not get into another ground war in Iraq. Both Fox news and CNN news have made it clear to specify and show who the “good guys” and the “bad guys” are. To CNN Ray Rice is the bad guy in the story once the video of him hitting his now wife Janay Rice in an elevator in Atlantic City. To CNN the NFL and Janay are the good guys in the story. To Fox news, the main story they focused on was Obamas foreign policy and how he vowed to not get…

were gripes about coverage, with party aides dismissing the MSNBC host Steve Kornacki as a “hipster pit bull.” And there was disdain for the frequent flattery by television journalists. When Fox News sought permission to sponsor a Democratic primary debate — “Please know that you are always welcome at Fox,” an executive wrote — the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, seemed unimpressed. “Boy,” Ms. Wasserman Schultz wrote to an aide hours…

Many people live in a world that leads them to struggle with social problems regarding their physical appearances and family relationships. However, this can easily result in a limiting mindset and disappearance of individuality as others struggle to fit into society’s “correct answers.” Instead of questioning society’s views, people are submissive and fail to rise up for changes. The film Little Miss Sunshine is an effective contemporary interpretation of an archetypal journey based on…

Darwin’s theory of evolution is an example of discovery that is generally believed to be one of the most controversial of all, but it is forgotten that some of the earliest supporters of his theory were Christian clergymen Charles Kingsley and Frederick Temple (Brooke, That Modern Science has Secularized Western Culture 227). They suggested that a “God who could make things make themselves was more admirable than one who simply made things” (Brooke, That Modern Science has Secularized Western…

Jeff Ashworth and James Ellis wrote, “Marilyn Monroe 's looks and allure made her a desirable subject for photographers around the world, and several photographers built their careers by documenting hers” (Ashworth 1). Her effortless beauty was the key to her success. She…