Jan Neruda

Pablo Neruda was a poet by the age of 10. He Wrote in a variety of styles such as a epics, historical poems, love poems and many other styles. Pablo was a senator of the Chilean Communist Party for one year. Pablo was hospitalised with cancer but left five days later after he suspected a doctor of ingesting an unknown substance in his stomach for the purpose of murdering him. Neruda died six and a half hours later after the injection on September 23, 1973. He was 69 years old. The government…

Debbie Allen: A woman of many talents Debbie Allen is a well known figure in the entertainment industry, who has been around for years and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Debbie Allen is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Debbie Kaye Allen was born on January 16th, 1950 in Houston, Texas. Allen was born to the poet Vivian Ayers and a dentist Arthur Allen. She has two siblings. One of her siblings is the famous actress, director, and singer Phylicia Rashad . Her other sibling is…

Gestapo, German police, who then broke her limbs. She was sentenced to death but managed to escape. Irena Sendler and what she did was not recognized until 1999 by four high school students, in 2001, her story finally came to be known. She was given the Jan Karski award for Valor and Courage in 2003. Irena Sendler saved many lives and we owe her a great debt. In this essay, I would like us to honor and remember Irena Sendler, who died in 2008.…

According to Oldenburg (1999) the term third place is used to “describe the public spaces used for informal social interaction outside of the home and workplace.” (Soukup, p.421). Third places are public spaces that provided “unique functions within a local community.” Oldenburg’s criteria for traditional third spaces stated that they must be on a neutral ground, must be social leveler, must be accessible, driven by communication, must have regulars, and a playful mood. Furthermore, third…

Analyzing one of the opening scenes of the film “Little Otik”, directed by Jan Svankmajer. This scene begins with a black and white version of two mannequins in many different sex positions. Preceding that scene is a colored close up of a tree being sawed and chopped down. We see the wife of the man cutting the tree down looking out the window with a saddened face. As she glares at her husband cutting down the tree she comes inside to open a trunk that seems to have a lot of sentimental meaning…

People have personal definitions of home. It could be where their loved ones are, where they grew up, where their heart is, or where their dog is. If one thing is certain about all these, it’s that home is where you feel a strong sense of belonging, security, and love. Finding all of these things in one place in your life can be a challenge for some, but everyone has some form of home. I have found my own definition in home. Home is no specific place and in fact can be multiple places; however,…

illegal ration cards her husband had procured as part of the Dutch resistance. Miep and her colleagues also made sure that the building was in a low-profile, so that suspicion was not brought amongst them. At their suggestion, Miep and a woman named Jan even spent a night with the eight people in hiding upstairs, where she said, "The fright...was so thick I could feel it pressing down on me." She and her “co-workers” were able to keep the family hidden for over two years, but eventually they…

In our day and age, many people live negative lives, but Anne Frank was not one of those people. Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager at the times of the Holocaust, and although she was sent to a concentration camp at the age of 15, she was very positive and always tried to see the best in everyone. Her character could be seen through her speech, actions, and interaction with others. One of Anne’s most famous quotes, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart,”…

Do you like music? How about country music? Patsy Cline was a country singer whom loved the stage and loved to perform. Patsy Cline was a talented and gifted singer who had a bad start, but went into a good career to a tragic death, but she still has music that people listen to and enjoy. Patsy Cline became a very known country singer, but was always not so lucky at the start of her life. Cline was born September 8, 1932 in Winchester, Virginia (Source one). Her mother was sixteen when she…

teachings and everything they had to say. The church slowly became corrupt because the leaders were trying to maintain a prideful facade. Leaders of the church decided to excommunicate and even execute people who challenged the church 's teachings. Jan Huss was one of these men that did not accept the church 's teachings. He was a Czech priest that was highly influenced by John Wycliffe. He was burned in 1415 after being accused as a heretic. One of the reasons why Huss was executed was because…