Isabella Stewart Gardner

There are many hidden things in the book Speak such as pop culture references,and allusions to other books. The one thing in Speak that is most often shown is the symbols that repeatedly show up in the book. Four symbols are hidden in the book such as trees, mirrors, lips, and closets.But lips in Speak have the greatest impact to the story. Melinda's lips represent her emotions, communication,and expressing freedom of speech throughout the story and melinda's life. Laurie Halse Anderson uses…

Sexism and the Crucible The Technology era glorifies all unethical situations. Shootings, rape, kidnappings, and cheating seem to be all over the media today. However, they do not focus on what actually happened, but instead on who is the victim and who is the villain. Has sexism changed since 1692 and what beliefs about it stayed the same? Adultery, slut-shaming are examples of how sexism still prevails as an issue that women must face, however, the social effect today is still worse for women…

From the films we watched this semester Vertigo and Bicycle Thieves Vertigo somehow seems to transcend these concerns and instead offers a compelling psycho-drama that has complex layers of meaning and employs carefully crafted film language to present a narrative that aligns the audience so completely with the protagonist.Perhaps the simplest application of this idea is to suggest that Scottie represents us, the audience, the spectator and the constructed version of Madeleine represents the…

Harry Salvo is a passionate working class man who was targeted by the police. It was after 7:30 pm on October 21, 2016, when two uniformed police officers banged on Harry’s front door. (Tr. 18:23-24.) Harry answered the door and discovered that he was being accused of kidnapping a former student, Lyndsay Elliot. (Tr. 18:32-33.) Shocked by the accusation, Harry informed the police officers of his innocence and offered an alibi. (Tr. 18:33-34.) The police intimidated Harry into going to the…

of old, [Jon] Stewart and [Stephen] Colbert – politically marginalized with their “’fake news’” formats – criticize the ruling administration in a manner that is humorous and therefore non-threatening while also insightful and brutally honest” (Julia Fox, 2011). For years, Stewart and Colbert have used their “fake news” programs on Comedy Central to shed light on important political issues and governmental missteps to viewers who shy away from traditional journalism sources. Stewart and…

I hear myself huffing and puffing as Lena and I run away from the terrifying loud cops chasing after us for stealing some food. I start to slow down exhausted but what keeps me going is the terrifying look on my poor sister's face, so I have no choice but to keep going. The police are getting closer and I am thinking thank god they didn't bring the dogs. I grab Lena´s hand and I pull her into an alley that is completely dark hoping to lose the police. We lean against a wall covering our mouths…

The Mystery of the Robo-Knapping Hi my name is Matthew Wilson and i’m a victim and a detective of my own mystery. I am home and it’s Sunday October, 4, 2015 and last night a crime happened to me my robo bro got robo-knapped. Okay so last night I wanted to tell M (robo bro) that I love him because he was like the brother I always wanted but I couldn’t because he was charging and of so I couldn’t and I don’t know if I forgot to lock the door but I think I did but after I shut the door I left to…

Joshua grew up about fifteen minutes driving from a bar called The Shrew. The Shrew itself was located in small laundromat/fast-food complex built sometime in the 1980s. It was a den for odd-looking old men and teenagers, with no one in between. Slowly, laundry found its way into people’s houses and that laundromat stuck out more and more and one week in the middle of summer, a brown-stained bag was discovered by a few teenagers behind the laundromat; that day end with a crowd of teenagers…

Jon Stewart is a comedian who worked on The Daily Show, which recently ended, and others. In the Daily Show, a lot of work, research, and other things had to be done before the show aired each night. That required a whole team to help with the many tasks. Jon Stewart appears to be a nice and humorous person on the television, but he is not the same towards his writers and other staff. He has a low temper, and sometimes takes it out on them. “A staffer recalls the time when Stewart’s temper got…

"You okay?" Nikki asked and knocked on her window. She regained composure and wiped her tears in her rear view window before shutting her car off and grabbing her things. "Yes. I'm fine." She said and got out of the car and closed the door behind her, immediately locking it and looking over her shoulder. "Nervous?" Nikki asked as they began to walk inside. "A tad..." She laughed uneasily. "Understandable." Nikki responded. "I'm sorry." "For what?" She asked and quickly unlocked the door…