“Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli” Film influences our lives in multiple aspects. New films are released every day; however, only a great film can make a lasting impact on society. In 1972, America was faced with national cynicism and an ever-changing cultural view, due to the Watergate Scandal, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Equal Rights Movement for women. Francis Ford Coppola made a bold move by producing a film called The Godfather, which detailed the inter-workings of the Mafia in a…
the past three years that Peggy Ann was in charge for. Her friend Danny Martin helped her catch up on what she missed but when he left in the sixth grade Sybil became lonely and Vicky took over for her. These blackouts continued on and off for years including many of her personalities; Peggy Ann, Peggy Lou, Vicky, and Mary. Along with the blackouts Sybil was subjected to what is called a primal scene. Primal scene is another way to say that…
Although they may not know it, birth order and siblings a person grows up with help shape their future for the rest of their lives. Sibling influences can determine what type of career person grows up to pursue, mental behavior and health, their personality, and even how responsible a person can be later on in life. The impact of a sibling can be subtle such as the order the children in a family were born, and how many year apart each one was from the other, to more overt impacts like future…
Catharsis, and the overall narrative of the art of Greek Tragedy, has always played an immense part in the storytelling of the horrific within the Disney filmography, ever since their first feature-length film venture in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). As a form of dramatic release, catharsis is best described as a form of tragedy that “…brings recognition of who and what we are.” (Rorty, 1992), and “…provides us with the appropriate objects towards which to feel pity or fear." (Lear,…
“Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance,” says politician, philanthropist and cricketing legend Imran Khan. The British approached India at the commencement of the seventeenth century. With time, The British East India Company accumulated power and began to administrate the country. Nonetheless Indians detested its policies and together they revolted against the company. This led to the downfall of the company and the…
Also on board: Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn, Robin Harris, and Lee himself as the pizza-delivering, trash can-throwing Mookie. Do the Right Thing stands up today as a piece of art, as a milestone in African-American cinema…
Genevieve is also the author of the published short story titled “The End” and poem titled “My Fire and Ice.” In her free time, she plays soccer and volleyball. A long time ago, deep beneath the deep blue sea, there was a beautiful cream-coloured shell that lived with her two coral-coloured starfish parents. Shell was happy, but she always felt as if something were missing, as if she were different than everyone else. Unfortunately, different was not a good thing at her school. All different…
World war two ended in September 2, 1945, however, this was not the complete end of all the battles. The post-war was a time of more conflicts such as juvenile delinquency and civil rights for equality in the United States. There was racial tension between blacks and whites that caused complications for both parties. Whites did not show equality towards blacks, they discriminated them and treated them in an inhumane manner. Blacks always fought for equality and whites fought against them. Racism…
this question to a group of four to eight year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they received were incredibly deep and extremely profound. Four year-old Billy replied, “When someone loves you the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." Danny, age seven, responded, “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is okay." And Bobby, also age seven, answered, “Love is what's…
But their relationship didn’t work out which broke her heart. She said in the Rolling Stone that «I was his Sandy, he was my Danny.» This was also her inspiration to her debut album «THE FAME» ( I had all of her albums but have lost all of them because I have been bringing them everywhere). You can hear in some of her songs that there are some metal elements in them. She got her…