Damon Wayans

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a true genius? Good Will Hunting is a movie about just that: a young boy who has experienced a less than satisfactory upbringing, but through reading informational books at a public library in his youth and through having a photographic memory that allows him to remember everything he reads has resulted in him becoming very intelligent. It is shown just how intelligent he is when he solves a proof that is written on a chalkboard at Harvard University…

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” said Nelson Mandela one day. But if there is no education how can we change the world? Shannen has done a lot of great things to Attawapiskat where Shannen lives. This video made me feel how youth can make a difference. This video inspired me and now I want continue Shannen’s dream to make First Nations education better. Shannen is a very brave girl because she is standing up for her own rights and she has lots of…

The largest theme of the movie is most definitely over coming trials placed in front of you and focusing on the hope for a better future. In the case of Nelson Mandela, he overcame an endless number of trials over the course of the movie. Not only did Mandela have to survive a long, and unjust, imprisonment, but he also had to face the challenges brought on of his presidency. The divide between the two cultures of South Africa was a seemingly impossible challenge to fix, but Mandela never loses…

Invictus and Mandela: “Is it Hollywood or is its History? Mandela once said,”A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” I watched the movie Nelson Mandela .After viewing the film Invictus and researching the true historical people and events, it is evident that the movie is more history than hollywood. During Nelson’s childhood, the white population increased in South Africa. This was because the discovery of gold and diamonds which started changing the country. Blacks were treated way…

The TV series Lost is one of the few mind blowing and outstanding shows with perfectly layered writing. Lost ended with six season in total. It features many themes that seem to always be changing, leaving the watcher always on edge. Lost was a very expensive show to produce. The pilot alone cost $10 million dollars to create, ending the first season at a total of $50 million dollars. 23.47 million viewers tuned in for the premier of season 2. Lost started off with cast members raking in…

The file Invictus starts off with Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) being released from prison in 1990. After being on Robben Island for nearly 26 years for planning acts of sabotage against the South African state, when Mandela was released the white’s and the blacks realised Mandela being released also marks what will become the end of apartheid in South Africa. A new election was in commenced and the blacks were able to vote, in which Mandela handily wins for his deposition, at the sage Mandela…

What started as a short story written for a Harvard writing class, life mirrored art ever so slightly for Matt Damon when he wrote Good Will Hunting—earning an A for his work on the assignment and an Oscar for his work on the screenplay for the film. The two childhood friends from the south side of Boston, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, wrote a script together that some might say is the greatest piece of writing ever done for a film. The two of them sold the script and turned it into a movie that…

In the process, he met and developed a friendship with Damon Wayan with whom they co- starred in the 1989’s `Earth Girls are Easy’. Damon would then introduce Carey to his brother Keenen who landed him a role in the comedy show, `In Living Color’. This sharpened Carrey and he was now ready to move on to blockbusters.His success did not come until…

Diversity on American Television Since 1968, there have been dozens of programs on American TV featuring a relatively diverse array of black families. But for many years within this span of time, there has been what has felt like a drought of Black imagery, a “whiteout,” if you will. Many of our shows essentially came and went, while programs featuring White families continued to dominate the airwaves. Today, however, Black faces are finally all over the network and cable television lineups,…

filed a trademark application with the PTO for the words "Naturally Intelligent God Gifted Africans," and its acronym. The application was rejected, as were numerous subsequent applications for variations of the word nigga. Most recently, comedian Damon Wayans twice attempted to trademark a brand name called Nigga, "featuring clothing, books, music and general merchandise." The PTO refused the application, stating "the very fact that debate is ongoing regarding in--group usage, shows that a…