Katherine

an American screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for his debut film St. Vincent, starring Bill Murray. The studio that produced Hidden Figures was 20th Century Fox and was released Dec. 25, 2016. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other missions. The film also features Octavia Spencer as…

This scene directly addressed the concern for the anti-viral cost. If those living in America could already barely afford it, how could people like Katherine even think of treatment? This question of clear inequity paved the way for people such as Dr. Peter Piot to lead a new agency created by the UN to fight AIDS. His top priority was to put AIDS at the top of the political agenda. 200 million dollars…

I was completely alone as I walked down the escalator into the installation, there was no music playing and the lights were dim as I approached the beginning of a series of photos. I was welcomed by a large quote painted directly onto the white walls of the museum by movie star Katharine Hepburn. It read: “Isn’t it wonderful to have has such a great career, when you had no right to have a career at all?” The eye opening exhibition that recently ran at the Museum of Modern Art, “Making Faces:…

the final Queen in the reign of Henry VIII, is the subject of this latest piece of historical fiction. Picking up shortly after the execution of Katherine Howard, King Henry’s fifth wife, this book introduces the world to the little known Queen Kateryn. With most of the attention given to the more eccentric and flashy queens like Anne Boleyn and Katherine of Aragón, little has been published about Queen Kateryn until recently. I was pleasantly surprised to find that she is just as noteworthy as…

Wellesley College, is depicted as a prestigious and a conservative college for smart female students. In reality, it is a college for females that was established in the 1875 and has some notable alumni namely; Hillary Clinton and Pamela Sawyer. While Katherine Watson, the lecturer for the art history course, came from Oakland State, California. Betty Warren, one of the students, noted her reason to teach at Wellesley College which is to make a difference. The Italian professor, Bill Dunbar also…

Lewis, Sarah, and Katherine Anne Ackley. “Scientists Aren't the Only Innovators: We Really Need Artists.” Perspectives on contemporary issues: readings across the disciplines, Eighth ed., Cengage Learning, Boston, 2018, pp. 197–200. Author Sarah Lewis states her opinion that artists are very necessary in today's world. Starting out, Lewis gives her audience background to her viewpoints. Lewis explains a personal experience in which she came to understand the common misconceptions about art and…

detailed meticulously researched history book. Alison explains misunderstood queens and their lives. These queens come to life with this book: Katherine of Aragon, was stubborn and devoutly catholic; Anne Boleyn was proud and fiercely ambitious; Jane Seymour was deceptively strong -willed woman; Anne of Cleves, was unappealing and uncomplaining; Katherine Howard, was young and foolish, Catherine Parr was brave, practical,…

better rights. However, inmates broke the law. In the article, “On the Rights of Prisoners,” by Katherine Aguilar, informs those for non-prisoner rights how certain punishments are needed because the inmates need to learn their lesson. In Aguilar’s understanding, prisoners need to have their rights stripped from them, but certain punishments such as solitary confinement should not be allowed. Katherine Aguilar states, “Prisoners placed within a prison deserve to be there, for whatever crime…

sure you guys will be interested at this war, because our opponent are the Crusaders. Now let’s let our little friend introduce himself with you all.” I walked up to the stage and explained myself, where I came from, why am I here, and my friend Katherine. Many of them seem to pay attention to my speech, feeling the same way as I do. With the conclusion, I said, “ So, I hope you all, the Men of the Jews can give a support to me. We will save my friend and wipe out the Crusaders.” All of them…

and sexualities. In the articles “How Diversity Makes Us Smarter” by Katherine W. Phillips and “Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion” by Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid, we are given the advantages of diversity and also reminded that inclusion is critical with diversity. These ideas are important because diversity allows for an assortment of ideas and thoughts while inclusion ensures the potential of a diverse workplace. Katherine W. Phillip’s “How Diversity Makes Us Smarter” focuses on the…