Elliott Smith

What effects do connotation, bias, and rhetoric have on the author’s argument, and how does it affect the audience? In the editorial “‘Boobies,’ the courts and free speech” by the Times Editorial Board the author uses connotation, bias, and rhetoric to help sway the audience toward believing in their side of the argument. To start off, the author uses connotation a lot in his editorial. These are some examples of those words, “Constitutional rights, wrongly, disrespect, defiance, and…

Glover’s DC crew for three years and in high school started working with Debbie Allen and has continued to partner with her ever since. She has been greatly influenced by the styles of the Nicholas Brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Gregory Hines and Jason Samuels Smith and in contrast with Prince’s style, which keeps a fairly constant speed with different fast rhythm patterns, Arnold has more pauses and plays more with the music of…

as soon as I heard the captain, a bolt of excitement had ecstatically rushed through my spine. I rested my head back as my brother tugged my shirt indicating that the plane was leaving the runway. The plane had starting leaving the Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. I looked through the small window and saw the once what seemed humongous buildings, slowly minimising. I thought of all the amazing things Los Angeles had to offer. All the places that only seemed to exist through my TV and laptop…

Mormons where do they fall on the Church-Sect continuum? I’m going to say and stand with my answer that the Mormon church is nothing but a fancy cult. There are many examples of why they are a cult. One of the very first ones is they have a reward base structure way into getting into heaven. Their structure of leadership is funky yet it works. They have been known for their problems with society. They never seem evolve to the times in all truth honesty unless it’s for the better of the church.…

Day Saints. It is the fourth largest Christian religion in America. This religion was founded on September 21st, 1823 by Joseph Smith. Smith was said to be visited by the angel “Moroni” meaning son of Mormon. The angel appeared to him three different times and Joseph Smith was chosen to translate the Book of Mormons also known as “golden plates”. On September 22nd, 1827 Smith received the golden plates and began translating them. The Book of Mormons was officially published in 1830. Mormons…

Frederick W. Smith graduated in 1965 from Ivy League Yale University. During his time at Yale, the young Smith wrote an important document about routing systems that were used by aerial consignors when transporting packages, cargo, and documents. He came to the conclusion that the systems were economically inadequate at the time. Smith wanted to create a system in which packages and other cargo were effectively delivered at guaranteed times and organize the shipments by priority. He realized…

If there is anyone who is known for being known for, it’s got to be Anna Nicole Smith. Controversial for her beauty and exploits, her claim to fame started with being the world’s favorite centerfold. From her discovery up to her tragic demise, Anna Nicole’s life and death became a constant source of shock. Behind her confident, brazen and beautiful exterior was a girl that was all too different. Anna Nicole Smith was born in the quiet town of Mexia, Texas on November 28, 1967, by the name of…

feature length episode for each character to be developed. Sarah Jane Smith as an example is introduced at first in only a visual manner, where her presence is recognised by Maria and she gets a smile of recognition back. The costume is not of much prominence in this episode but does help to emphasise the characters within the narrative of the episode. It can be understood that through dress we have an older, mother figure (Sarah Jane Smith), a casually dressed young female, not to stood out…

Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The university was founded in 1826 and it is a private liberal arts college. Furman is known for being one of the most selective and oldest private universities in the state of South Carolina. Furman University sprawls for 750 acres in its suburban setting and the school’s colors are purple and white. Furman’s mascot is the paladin (a warrior). Furman offers programs and majors in 42 different subjects. Some of the most popular majors…

Joseph Smith was a charlatan with a God complex. He claimed he was a prophet of God, used his social status to gain control over the people of Nauvoo, and led them into what became the fastest growing religion in America: Mormonism. He experienced “revelations” that led him to polygamy, The Book of Mormons, freemason rituals, and ultimately his demise. On his eighteenth birthday, Joseph Smith claimed that he was visited by an angel in the woods that told him of a book that he would one day…