Clarence Holiday

Who truly is the best American? It’s surely a tough question to answer, considering there’s so much debate about the topic, but I feel compelled to say Billie Holiday. First of all, Holiday made a plethora of contributions to society and the way we look at each other. She was a fascinating black role model despite her flaws and an abundance of vices. Her stance on prohibition also aided in it being repealed. She expressed her disdain for racism boldly with her music. In addition to these factors…

world where he doesn’t exist. The short story version was written by Philip Van Doren Stern. He sent his story on the back of Christmas cards, however with the help of publishers it was on the back of newspapers. It was made into the present day holiday phenomenon known as It’s A Wonderful Life. The story, “ The Greatest Gift” and the movie, It’s A Wonderful Life share many similarities and differences in plot and theme. Plot refers to the sequence of events in a story. The story and…

How can two films both be considered classic holiday movies, yet be so different? Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life shows the life of George Bailey and his impact on the people around him. In contrast, George Seaton’s Miracle on 34th Street is a story about one man who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Both films exemplify all of the qualities of a classic film. However, these films focus on different ideas about life as well as life’s meaning. Viewers of both of these films will…

In “Redeeming America: The Narrative Constitution of American Citizenship in Collective Memory,” Shoon Lio explores the constant revision of history utilized by Americans to position movements and events as redemption narratives of society. While not exclusive to Americans, collective action groups aim to define the talking points of historical events, shifting public perception to favor ulterior motives by shining the talking points as parables. Ch.2, “Whose Collective Memories? The Social…

A Hardworking Immigrant Before Ruth Day retired at the age of 75, she was a cashier at a food supermarket called Casey Jones for merely 25 years. Unlike most cashiers, Ruth was a short elderly woman with square-rimmed glasses, aging skin, and grey, curly hair. She knew how to make her workplace seem like a big family. Every customer who walked in the store knew Mrs. Ruth. Once they finished walking the aisles shopping, they instantly looked for register six, where she normally worked, to check…

technological knowledge to assert his power among the people, and uses it to model Camelot similarly to Nineteenth-Century America. One of Hank’s main obstacles in becoming the boss is Merlin. The people fear Merlin, and Hank notices this when speaking to Clarence about reasons he should not escape: He hesitated, pulled one way by desire [...] he stole to the door and peeped out [...] crept close [...] and told me his fearful news in a whisper, and with all the cowering apprehension of one who…

Chief Justice John Roberts The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. The modern Supreme court is As envisioned in Article 3 of the…

Francis Townsend Dust Bowl The Three Rs NRA Bank Holiday Fireside Chats Huey Long Social Security NRLB 1. What qualities did FDR bring to the presidency, and how did he display them during the New Deal years? What particular role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in FDR’s political success? (15pts) 2…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…