Review

While reading chapter 17, I began to realize where Machiavelli is coming from from when he states it’s better to be feared than loved. He believes a prince should be cruel to gain respect from his subjects. He states “…it is desirable to be both [loved and feared], but becasie it is difficult to join them together, it is much safer for a prince to be feared than loved, if he is to fail at once of the two.” If a prince is generous and loved by his people, they will leave him as soon as trouble…

Schizophrenia is considered the most severe of the mental disorders, a disease with the potential to devastate not only the person diagnosed with it, but that person’s family as well. With one hundred thousand Americans newly diagnosed with the disease each year, the disease has become a widespread problem. Because individuals with this disease suffer from disordered thought processes, they frequently become less able to communicate clearly. They show signs of strange speech and behaviors.…

The World Goes Round at Theatre UCF was a spectacular conglomeration of musical performances that were brought to life through excellent acting and use of lighting. Throughout my years as a student I have seen a plethora of plays ranging from high school productions to off-off Broadway. Walking into this production I expected the same level of performance as in my local community college (with a slightly bigger budget). However, after the first song I knew that I was going to be proven wrong.…

After each book I read I usually learn a valuable lesson. One of the books that taught me a valuable lesson is “Buck” by M. K. Asante. This book taught me the true meaning of friendship, and how powerful love can be. Although the whole book taught me meaningful things, chapters thirty-three through chapter thirty-five spoke to me the most. In these chapters Asante feels numerous emotions all at once about his mother, school, and life overall. In chapter thirty-three Malo’s mother is in the…

Throughout the duration of the summer, as you most likely know, the eleventh-grade AP language and composition class was assigned to read the book Zeitoun written by Dave Eggers. It eloquently elaborated upon the heroics Zeitoun, the protagonist, had done during his time in Hurricane Katrina. As it had been described in the book, it was his civil duty to tend and rescue people and animals in need. There wasn't a time in the story where his actions were surrounded with glory and nobility.While…

Blackfish had been, and continues to be, a controversial film. The film aired on July 19th, 2013 and was produced by Judy Bart, Rick Brookwell, Gabriela Cowpertwaite, Erica Kahn, Manny Oteyza, Tim Zimmermann. Gabriela Cowperthwaite is also the director of the film. In the documentary film former SeaWorld trainers and Sealand trainers and employees, witnesses of killer whale attacks, OSHA employees, whale experts, SeaWorld’s killer whales, and employees at SeaWorld are casted in the film. With…

Grappling The reading starts with a discussion of Carl, a student, who feels ineffectual in the school environment. He listens to the teachers’ answers to question, being told his poetry is substandard and his help with computers is unwelcome by a substitute. Sizer and Sizer (1999) suggest that it is unwise to underestimate young people. Students should feel empowered, competent and that i talents are valued by a broad audience. This leads to a stronger sense of agency than just focusing on…

This book provides readers with a comprehensive analysis of biocultural co-constructivism across the lifespan through focusing on the brain-culture environment interactive and reciprocal dynamics. Information for the content of each chapter is provided by a host of renowned researchers from the areas of cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and developmental psychology. Chapter contents include: biocultural co-construction of lifespan development; adult neurogenesis; sensory input-based…

At the concert, I was a perspective listener. The perspective listener is a combination of all of the listener types. A perspective listener enjoys the sound of the music but is also critically aware of how it makes them feel and why and it also makes associations with the music whether it being from a feeling or a memory. Going to the concert I was listening with great concentration, trying to hear every aspect of the piece. I through the concert tried to find meaning and purpose in the music.…

In this article, Fassinger aims to illustratively tie together small fragments of literature that can offer promise in reviewing LGBT leadership issues. She uses a multidimensional model to suggest that the literatures used in this piece intersect in complex ways. It is important to note that her discussion is affirmative in that is does not create a problem of LGBT identity, but instead her discussion attempts to envelop the ways in which stigma and marginalization can affect both LGBT leaders…