Crass

that I did not sign up for. That class was choir. I was horrified at the thought of publicly exposing myself to the mass of cruel, evil monsters commonly referred to as middle school students. I knew I would face constant, unrelenting ridicule and crass remarks would be hurled at me on a daily basis. Choir students were at the bottom of the food chain. Choir was the equivalent of being sentenced to capital punishment, or so I thought.…

In 1844 the French were at war with Algeria, the troops stationed there used absinthe as a deterrent of bacteria; when the troops came home in 1847 they still had a penchant for absinthe. Mixed with some sugar-water to make it sweeter, the French populace began imbibing themselves with absinthe, starting the rise in absinthe popularity. A pest pandemic plagued Europe and all of France for 25 years beginning in 1870, aphids by the name ‘Grape Phylloxera’ destroyed hundreds of…

Mandatory voting is a poignant subject that would change the political map of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt once said, "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." In the most recent 2014 midterm elections, voter turnout rates were at their lowest since 1942, with less than 37% of the eligible population making it to the polls. People with higher political education should be focusing on educating the people as a whole, rather than forcing people to…

After a conversation where Hale explains what he encountered when he entered the home the previous morning, the County Attorney wants to get started with the investigation of the crime scene. The County Attorney says after looking around “I guess we’ll go upstairs first – and then out to the barn and around there.” This is the first verbal inference about the County Attorney’s chauvinistic feelings. He is thinking along more of a man’s self importance not stopping to think about this is where a…

of the dangerous spurs on his boots. In other words, Boswell gave McPherson another chance to speak up and actively pursue Lawson. As can be seen by these examples from "Why I Like Country Music" by James Alan McPherson, although Mrs. Boswell is crass in her methods, in the long run, she seeks McPherson's…

“I can’t believe I beat myself club” this report are: Family Affair – Phillip Dinger, 88 pins over with 233; Monday Madness – Tommy Pollard, 75 pins over with 215; Young at Heart – Lennie Anderson, 90 pins over with 257; Senior Merrymakers – John Crass, 90 pins over with 265 and Umchu Full House – Linda Whitney, 75 pins over with 218 and her first 200 since bowling at Black Oak. Entering the “Youth over Average Club” is James Ford, who rolled 67 pins over for a 217…

To become a Disney Princess, by Disney’s standards, the character has to be born royal or marry royal, not be the star in a sequel, cannot be an animal, or the character has to embark on an act of true bravery. These rules are crass and are formed to Disney’s very frugal liking. Jane and Meg make at least one of these qualifications Nala should be in this group but Disney created the “cannot be an animal” rule just to keep her out of it! Meg, Megara how can I begin to discuss…

everyone and tonight we look how real estate billionaire mogul Donald Trump became America’s first postmodern president, mocked and then broke every rule about how to run for office. John: That’s right Brian, Trump’s long road to the White House, as a crass, arrogant, buffoonish, ruthless, and mean-spirited individual. He made fun of his opponents’ intelligence or physical appearance, delivering insults with the zest of a poor comedian. Tim: "Make America Great Again." The four words that would…

When being asked by a pleading mother to help get her son into the University, Samuel Johnson guiley crafts his response. He appeals to the emotions of the imploring mother instead of shutting her down completely at the beginning. His mood then shifts as he castigates the women for asking this of him. Throughout his response he uses great diction, parallel structure and the repetition of words to emphasize his reasons he must deny her request. Johnson recognizes in the first paragraph that…

several board games and the mental faculties they require, according to narrator, sets the stage for the following murder mystery narrative in the short story. By doing so, Poe is using two seemingly unrelated topics, which could be seen as quite crass in being compared to each other, in order to draw distinctions between several abstract concepts. First off, by interjecting this obscure explanation on games and what they reveal about a person’s intellect and then moving into the explanation…