Lily Allen

population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination. or kidnapping”(Definitions of Terrorism). This definition describes the case of John Allen Muhammad, 42, and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17 . Although they did not have an agenda, people to persuade, or a government to attack, clearly their assault on was meant to intimidate and frighten the citizens of the Washington D.C. area. This was…

13 Going on 30 is a romantic comedy fantasy film, written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, produced under the direction of Gary Winick – who is well known with this kind of theme, his other movie “Bride Wars” also got a big applause since it released. 13 Going on 30 was a successful production in 2004, both on DVD rental and box office, grossed over $90 millions just after a few weeks. The movie is a story of a 13 year old girl Jenna, who desperately want to become a “Thirty, Flirty, Thriving”…

Brothers, John Foster and Allen Welsh Dulles were born into a power and influential family invited America’s highest political circle. The brothers served as diplomats and lawyers, having both attended Princeton University and George Washington Law School. Under the Eisenhower administration the brothers gained power within the United States with John Foster Dulles becoming the Secretary of State and Allen Dulles becoming the Director of Central Intelligence. John Foster and Allen Welsh Dulles…

cosmic ray detector and a tape recorder into orbit with it, and unlike Explorer 2, this satellite was able to get results. Explorer 3 deceased after 93 days in orbit. Next up in the Explorer Program was Explorer 4, it was created to study the Van Allen radiation belts and the effects of nuclear detonations on it. It became the first satellite to evaluate electric particles in the radiation belt. This was the last Explorer satellite (in the series) to make it into orbit. The last satellite in the…

Lily Allen, a British pop artist, is well-known for her unique style that takes light and fun beats and puts them behind intense and socially relevant topics. In this essay, I will dive into an assessment of her 2009 hit “Fuck You” and the commentary it makes on intolerance of homosexuality and a continued adherence to outdated beliefs. Though the song reached its peak popularity in 2009, and was inspired by the American politics in the few years prior to its release, its relevance extends into…

Lily Allen’s “Hard Out Here” it is a work of light satire which mocks modern day consumerism and stereotypical society’s views of women in media. In her music video Allen immediately points out a few of society’s views on consumerism. In her first lines she used a very common term from society which from a misogynistic background, is used to describe a female and continues on with a list of other common stereotypes such as women in the kitchen, in media it is all about materialistic possessions…

Through numerous techniques both William Blake and Lilly Allen scrutinise the troubles of society in the 17th century Romantic era as well as the 21st century modern era. Both artist have influenced both their generations to realise there are more ways of life. this essay will feature both similarities and differences between the two pieces, as well as highlight their influences to the targeted generations. Body .1 Both William Blake and Lily Allen reveal an insight of inequality in their…

passionate about finding these songs-- so much that she leaves her previous life to pursue this journey. As opposed to being an occupation title of Lily, being a “song-catcher” becomes her entire identity, characterizing her to be passionate and tenacious about spreading these ballads to life outside of the mountains. This title, however specific to Lily, can apply to the majority of the people in the movie. From elderly Viney to naïve Deladis, everyone grew up with the songs in their families…

books in existence. “…He [Vonnegut] has resisted the temptation to overdramatize it [Slaughterhouse Five], to raise it to an apotheosis of the sort of Hemingway did of his wounding in World War I at the Italian Front,” according to William Rodney Allen. Overtime, Vonnegut had to develop the self-control to not portray Billy Pilgrim’s experiences in the war in a fictitious manner, but instead develop them with as much realism as possible. The blatant, truthful, hopeless style of Slaughterhouse…

tuberculosis, poet Edgar Allen Poe is quite familiar with being faced with isolation. Isolation; the process or fact of isolating or being isolated. Being no stranger to this, Poe uses not only mood, but imagery and diction to illustrate isolation in his work. Imbedded in each piece of writing by Poe, whether it be a poem or short story, is a mood. Lakes that endlessly outspread Their lone waters—lone and dead,— Their still waters—still and chilly With the snows of the lolling…