Half & Half

The Half-Blood blues, by Esi Edugyan, is an intriguing novel that intertwines two haunted histories, in to a great story about the black experience in Nazi Germany. The novel revolves around Hieronymus Falk, a very talented trumpet player in a jazz band. The jazz band goes through many obstacles, while trying to record their music. Due to the circumstances and the setting of the play, the band ends up being split as Heiro gets taken away by the Nazis. Due to the Setting of this play there are…

In the book Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the stories of multiple women and their internal struggles were foretold. Half the Sky discusses the following health topics; maternal mortality, rape, violence, honor killings, lack of education and health ethics that occur in many low income countries. In class, we have discussed many topics that were brought up in the book. Topics such as women’s health, cultural differences, vulnerable groups and the importance of proper…

Haileigh Williams Writing assessment #2 Jeannette Walls wrote Half Broke Horses in first-person. Do you think that was the right choice considering she never really knew her grandmother and gathered her life story through conversation and research? What is your response to the first-person voice in the book? The book Half Broke Horses is written in the first person narrative as what is meant to be a type of memoir. The author didn’t know much about her grandmother, Lily, and wrote about her…

The part of the dummy half pass I am doing is the preparation. The aim of this document is to show you how to evaluate the authors touch acting half long pass skill and seeing how to improve the pass and discuss about applying the most relevant biomechanical principals The main phase of the pass that was focused on the most was the preparation phase. Which this phase consists of the following actions made by the acting half  Outside foot is placed near the ball  Base of support is wide and…

1. In the stories of Faith (African Women Writing Resistance) and Amina (Nairobi Half Life) and Maisha (Say You’re One of Them) we see the topic of female sexuality. What evidence do we see of each of these women resisting attempts to control their sexuality? Female sexuality is often undermined and overlooked in many African cultures. These cultures disallow any semblance of promiscuity and disdain women who embrace their sexuality. In light of these overwhelming cultural affirmations, there…

The documentary "Half Ton Man" that was shown in nutrition class focus on a man that was so obese that his weight exceed what any doctors have ever seen before. His entire life he had issues with his weight eventually leading him to be stuck in his house for about 7 years. His obese issue became known to the world after he was move from his home to the hospital by breaking the wall of his house. The movie revealed that his life was in danger due to being obese and that he may not live. However,…

Half A Chance Half a Chance will make bird-watching seem like the best summer activity ever. The book I read for my book report is called Half a Chance. This book was written by Cynthia Lord. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. The setting of this book takes place in many different places. The old lake house is where Lucy and her family move because of her dad’s job. The lake in front of her house is also a big part of the story. Lucy is a shy young girl who loves photography. Nate…

Global Violence Global health concerns have the topic of conversation for many years, where this video documentary, “Half the Sky”, has placed a specific focus on several particular issues. Female genital cutting, oppression of women and the lack of healthcare resources lead to unhealthy environments and even death. The World Assembly is the world’s governing body. This assembly, working with the World Health Organization draws attention to the consequences of issues and their effects on…

Statistics show that “85% of teens” (Callister, Clark, Robinson, Phillips 1) play video games, “77% preteens own a console” (1), and 75% of the video games consist of gore/violence. The violent acts shown on the news seem as if they were taken out of a video game. Similarities are seen in the actions and behaviors between virtual character in video games and actual homicides, Shoot out, and any other kind of violent actions. One great example is the case of James Holmes and a shootout in a movie…

The years of the 1970’s is famous for the groovy bell-bottoms, the rise of disco and how could anyone forget, the invention of video games. However, it wasn’t all fun and games. It was an era of economic struggle and cultural change. Many American groups fought for social and political rights, one being a combat for women rights. Women are being objectified by men and politics. They did not have the right to vote, to hold public office, to have reproductive rights, to work or to have fair wages,…