would freeze and the cameras would focus on both their reactions in a very dramatic manner. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (irony to harsh life in the ward) I really love irony in a film, therefore I would have this song play over the loudspeaker, which would drive McMurphy insane. This songs portrays the complete opposite of what life is in the ward, it promises love and adventure when the ward only offers isolation and boredom. I’m Believer by The Monkees When Billy first lays…
Department of Animal Services in Los Angeles, is no stranger to animal rights protests directed at him, and has stated that “My house has been vandalized, my car has been vandalized, my house has been picketed twice, ugly things have been said over loudspeakers in my neighborhood, and as a matter of fact, My wife had a heart attack after the first protest”. Ted Nugent, rock star and avid…
Marina Abramović is one of the greatest female performing artists of the 20th century, known as "performance art" mother and as a self described "grandmother of performance art." Marina, as an early creator of long-term cosmopolitan, no fixed abode living, has lived in Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, the United States, and as such is truly a "global citizen." Marina began her nearly four-decade long performance art career in the 1970's. She uses her body as her raw material and as her original…
Imagine growing up on the streets for your childhood, and actually being successful in life. That’s what Daquandre Johnson (D.J.) age 24, Darius Brown age 22, Jerome Baker (JB) age 23 and Shawn Stevens age 22, have all done. Daquandre ended up on the streets of Atlanta at age 14, after a breaking and entering in his home went wrong, that ended in both of his parents getting shot. Daquandre still resents the government and law enforcement, as his parents murders were never solved and the killer…
The story of the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall begins after the end of the Second World War. With the allies victorious, the British Government is determined to restore London to its full glory, after it had suffered a tremendous amount of destruction due to bombing Raids, leaving much of london in ruin and in desperate need of reconstruction. From the year 1947 to 1948 the British government planned the Festival of Britain, which was to be held across the country, but…
warfare that was used during the Vietnam War and those two tactics were tactical and strategic psywar. Tactical psywar is “typically an opportunistic operation whereby prisoners or those wishing to surrender in a combat situation are employed to make loudspeaker broadcasts to their comrades still fighting.” While strategic psywar is “ primarily involved leaflets which were dropped or otherwise distributed in three principal areas South Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail and North Vietnam.” These…
Freedom of speech and the Constitution We are all fortunate enough to have the freedom of speech, it is given to us as americans being ruled under the american constitution. We find the right to speak our minds in the first amendment of the constitution. Freedom of speech is taken a couple of ways, some of these are positive some may not have the same positive spin. Some people think we can say anything we like, no matter how controversial it maybe, without fear of punishment. Some think…
I was going through my day like any other day and around lunch time I was in my least favorite class at the time science. I really dreaded science throughout grade school and high school. But about fifteen minutes into the class I hear on the loudspeaker “Ms. albert will you please tell Lewis he is to be dismissed”. I was really surprised but also kind of happy because I was getting to leave the lab early but I didn’t know why I was getting out of school. So I went and got all of my things in…
I was excited to see my sister after not seeing her for more than two years. I was waiting outside my apartment, in my black, sleeveless dress that barely went past my knees, for about ten minutes before the dimbox pulled up in front of me. All the while many traditional folks gave me some dirty looks for showing off my gam. When I entered the taxicab, Ellie was wearing a full length dress in which I could only see her hands and her face, we hadn 't been talking for more than five…
Name: Vrinda Datta Roll no : 60065 College: Hindu Professor: Dr Anil Aneja. M.A English fourth semester. The Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits 1) According to Hindu mythology, the valley of Kashmir is said to have been named after the ancient sage rishi Kashyapa. Kashmiri Pandits are said to be the original inhabitants of the valley. The term Kashmiri Pandits refer to the Hindu Brahmins who have a five thousand year old ancestry and culture . There roots can be…