District

No text is neutral. The documentary, Born into Brothels, shows the harsh conditions of Calcutta’s red light district. By using fast paced scenes and chaotic music, the film places the audience to understand exactly what the area is like. The purpose of the documentary is not to shed a negative light on the situation but show that there is a way to help the children who do not want to be subjugated to the will of their parents. As these children have grown up in such a hostile environment they…

Banning Smartphones in Schools in the Westminster School District The Westminster School District has been around for over 70 years, providing over 15 schools in the District. The district is in the center of the city of Westminster, which has gone through becoming a thriving and multicultural city since the 1900’s. The test scores of Westminster District are remarkable measured above 90 percent from grades 2-11 (See Figure 1). But as time goes on, we are faced with new generations and…

I am writing this proposal to help solve the issue of funding Bartow Fire Protection District. This facility has been suffering from the low revenue and has been put into a debt. Now, this facility will be handed over and put under the jurisdiction of San Bernardino County if the citizens of the City of Barstow do not help with funding the facility’s needs. Barstow Fire Protection District needs more money so that they can repay the debt, buy more equipment, and reduce the response time. As a…

When a city and its metropolitan areas are designed and settled, the purposes for which an area is used are taken into consideration. This subject is examined by Sociologist Ernest Burgess in "The Growth of the City," in which he examines Chicago and vicinity. In addition, Bruce Epperson (2007), the author of “Eminence Domain: Reassessing the Life and Public Works of Robert Moses” examines the way in which Robert Moses geared his projects for New York City and the surrounding area (p.1). However…

Between the two films there are many themes that have evolved. The film techniques manipulate us by thinking the movie had evolved but in my opinion, Avatar is more evolved than District 9. They are both believable movies, however Avatars technology and the human knowledge is more advanced and evolved than District 9. District 9 has evolved weaponry and governance but the human technology and genetic transformation is yet to be discovered. Us, humans, are still way behind the evolution of…

Born Into Brothels Reflection This documentary about the red light district really opened my eyes, and helped me learn about the hardships some kids were facing in parts of our world that I knew very little about. I noticed three main things about the lifestyle and personalities of the children. First, they had nothing: no love, no care, and no one to support them. Even so, they seemed full of joy, never complained, and persisted on with life. After meeting Zana, their lives had changed so…

Language is used to give tone, and the author’s word choice is exceedingly important regarding any connotations to the subject. Garcia Marquez takes a brothel; a place normally associated with dirty, degrading activities and glorifies it through the use of language. At Cervantes’ brothel, there are musicians who plan in an “enormous courtyard for dancing lit by lantern gourds bought in the Chinese bazaars of Paramaribo.” (Page 64) The atmosphere created by these words quite serene, the dancing…

Using theatre to help the homeless Homelessness is a huge problem in the United Kingdom, homelessness doesn 't just involve people sleeping on the streets it also encompasses families living in temporary accommodation or in substandard housing. My idea is to devise a piece of theatre using workshops with some people who have gone through or are going through homelessness, once a piece has been devised then a short tour will take the production around schools and areas with higher than normal…

By comparing the Capitol’s view to District 12’s perception of plastic surgery and their looks, the readers are given insight into what is important to the people in these two areas. In the Capitol, the “perfect” image is described as no wrinkles, flat/ toned figure, and overly extravagant makeup, hair, and clothes. This included plastic surgery, liposuction, and the related. They want to preserve their youth instead of age gracefully. In District 12, having wrinkles is something to value…

It is difficult for school Districts to prepare educational leaders during such scarce economic times. Many of the school districts in urban and rural areas are being impacted with financial crisis. For example, public schools in New Jersey and Oregon have been impacted with teacher lay-offs and are struggling to survive in the educational world with limited resources. These public schools have formed partnerships with universities, in order to cope with responsibility of educating the students…