Miss Independent

In December of 1965, a group of adults and students in Des Moines planned to protest the War in Vietnam and show support for a truce by wearing black armbands during the holiday season. The schools of Des Moines became aware of this plan and adopted a policy that would require any student wearing an armband to school to remove their armband. Failure to do so would be met with a suspension until return without the armband. On December 16th, Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore black…

Tinker v. Des Moines case Complete Citation Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) Parties Involved in the Case John F. Tinker, fifteen years old, his younger sister Mary Beth Tinker, thirteen years old, and their friend Christopher Eckhardt, sixteen years old. Date and Place Where the Case Was Tried This case was contended on November 12, 1968. The court was chosen February 24, 1969. In a 7-2 choice, the Supreme Court decided that the…

On September 21, 2007, the court case Palmer v. Waxahachie I.S.D. took place because a student by the name of Palmer wore a t-shirt with the words “San Diego” on it to school. The administrators at school informed the student that he was in violation of the school dress code, which states that t-shirts with printed messages were not allowed. As a result, the student called his parents to bring him a different shirt. When they arrived, they had another t-shirt, but this time the message…

In December of 1965, Mary Beth Tinker, her brother John Tinker, and their friend Christopher Eckhardt, students of Des Moines public schools, decided they were going to wear black armbands to school for a period of time in protest of the Vietnam war. The school board found out about the students’ plan to protest, and decided to put a ban on the wearing of black armbands on school property. If any student came to school wearing an armband, they would be suspended. The three students decided to…

December 1965, a meeting was held in Christopher Eckhardt’s, a 16 years old student, house to strategize a plan to show their support to end the war in Vietnam. This meeting contained adults and students in the Des Moines school district who all had a similar goal, a truce between America and Vietnam. To portray their support the group decided to wear black armbands throughout the winter holiday season. Even though this is a peaceful protest, the Des Moines school district did commend these…

Chris Noonan brings a vivid biography of one of the most popular writer, Beatrix Potter, into live. The movie is a beautiful story of an independent spinster who strives her best to fulfill her passion and ideals of life. The story begins with the image of nervous Beatrix Potter trying to persuade tradesman with newly drawn book with an ambition to become a children author. At first, the publishing house owners, the Warne brothers, think that her drawing of a rabbit is ridiculous and unpromising…

personality too. In Bronte’s Jane Eyre, the relationship between Jane Eyre and Helen Burns at Lowood influences Jane’s lifelong decision to stay independent, which ultimately reveals that independence must be demonstrated to be learned. Helen Burns's reaction to her punishments, extensive knowledge, and view of religion influences Jane to stay independent. Though there are many ways in which Helen influences Jane, her most important influences help Jane look beyond a situation to solve problems…

by Mark Twain. One of these people is a slave named Jim. He is a slave that belongs to Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. He runs away and joins Huck on a flight down the Mississippi River so that he doesn’t have to get sold. Huck is the narrator and the main character in the novel. He wants freedom as well, but he wants a different kind of freedom. He hates having to be civilized because he prefers to be independent. He also hates getting abused by his dad, so he fakes his death by killing a pig…

intentions and expectations are well both parties are in agreement. As was his case there is a contract from the agency that the Lahoski went through to find Miss Walker. According, to the text the contract states that Miss Walker is an independent contractor although she did argue that’s Lahoski were her employers that she was not an independent contractor. One of the fax that or not representing the text, what the payroll tax situation was was she paid 100% of her earnings without anything…

It begins with an imagery of large-breasted women in a bikini, similar to what you would potentially find in a playboy magazine. This first scene moves in slow motion with the camera switching back and forth between close-ups of the women surrounded by a beautiful atmosphere as she makes seductive facial expressions. The slow motion effect which moves back and forth with flashing images of the women’s essential parts such as the bottom and breast, this indicates that the artist’s associated in…