Gabrielle

Anyone with access to a touch screen phone or tablet has immediate access to a free piano in today’s time. To a student in the digital age, the art of the piano reflects a technology far advanced to that of the original pianoforte. The history of the piano is broad and complex; it shows not only a change in music and style but allows one to see into the technological changes of the world in the last four centuries. From the origins of a harpsichord came the pianoforte, the original piano,…

The Oppression of Women For hundreds and hundreds of years, women have fought for equality. This fight for equality, commonly known as feminism, has the ultimate goal of finding fairness politically, socially and economically for men and women. The movement is pushing for rights that women have been fighting passionately to receive for years. Women are mistreated because of their gender. This is especially prevalent in both Hamlet by William Shakespeare and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled…

“A man 's face is his autobiography. A woman 's face is her work of fiction” (Oscar Wilde). As the media expands, the more diverse feminism and masculinity has become. Over the previous years, the expansion has caused a drastic move in the “feminist world”. This expansion has been exposed through television shows, movies, commercials, newspapers, and etc. Being a young lady in this twentieth century day, watching television has opened my eyes to a new aspect of the media. The way the media is…

On the surface, one might not think that the great Italian opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi and the acclaimed indie group Dinosaur Jr. have much in common. One concert, for instance, took place in an intimate performing arts center to an attentive and quietly reverent audience while the other in a loud, rough-and-tumble rock venue to a lively and informal audience. Indeed, there may appear to be no similarities between the effortlessly skilled classical stylings of the UNT College of Music…

Three hours after lunch and three seconds after Harley dropped her off at the door, Alina entered her quarters alone. The afternoon hadn’t been bad but it had not been good. She had so much to learn about The Light. Though her uncle had taught her much over the last five months, her knowledge couldn’t compare to her classmates’ who had been living it and studying it all their lives. Evidence of that became painfully clear when Professor Berit handed her a huge stack of books at the end of class,…

What is the legal standard to determine if a defendant is competent to stand trial? Competency to stand trial (CST) came about to light in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dusky v. United State which established that in order for a defendant to be tried that they have must have sufficient present ability to consult with their lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and factual understanding of the proceedings against him (Dusky v. United States, 1960). Kruh and Grisso (2009)…

There is always a first for something and this would be the first time I am writing a spiritual autobiography. It’s different from an actual autobiography because a spiritual autobiography consists of details of person mindset towards their religion. Nevertheless religion has two aspects either the people are deeply religious or the people are laid back spiritual. Having a rock bottom solid knowledge of the cultural facts and heritage behind any religion helps any person to discuss…

The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited the sale of guns to several types of individuals consisting of minors, people with criminal records, disabled, illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged military personnel and others. In 1993 the Act was changed by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. This Act said that background checks for all unlicensed carriers had to be done before they could purchase any firearms from a licensed dealer. However, there has been discussion that there is a “gun show…

Friends is a show where there is diversity in extras (being that it’s set in New York so it’s inevitable) but not much else. In season 7, Gabrielle Union Wade AKA Kristen Leigh was unknowingly the center of a love triangle between Ross and Joey. Then again in season 9 with Aisha Taylor AKA Charlie Wheeler who is also in the center of a live triangle. With Charlie, her role developed a bit more…

Nathanial “Nat” Turner was born October 2, 1800 on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner. He is recognized as the only Black American slave to led one of the most gruesome sustained slave rebellion that took place on August 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turners’ revolt (also known as the Southampton insurrection) was the most effective rebellion in U.S. history. Spreading fear through the white South. During Tuners’ life on the plantation, Benjamin allowed him to be taught in…