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Richard Florida, author of “Rise of the Creative Class Revisited” state that “Cities are the true fonts of creativity.” Florida goes on to state many different examples like Athens, Paris, and even New York. He explains the different advances that have come…

reputation and image portrayed by the candidate; arguably the most important aspect of a presidential campaign. In Joe McGinniss’s “The $elling of the President”, he explores the complications and factors concerning the 1968 presidential election about Richard Nixon. Nixon is regarded as one of the most influential and impactful presidents to have been a part of our American history, with many factors to support this claim. However, in order to better understand this book…

Ulysses S. Grant was a great general, and a great president for many reasons. One may look at the first major win for the Union as a great pivot point for them, and guess who was leading them, General Grant. While in his presidency, he established the national park service, which includes a list of nearly 79000 parks, national monuments, historic battlegrounds, and memorials. He also pushed through the ratification of the 15th amendment, the right of voting for blacks, and all other races in the…

The Cat or the Mouse What is the difference between hunting humans and hunting animals? One would think that hunting humans is wrong and unethical. But for two world renowned hunters, they have two differing perspectives on this issue of hunting humans. While they both are intelligent men; one tends to approach the issue more ethically than the other. Zaroff looks at hunting humans for his own self interest, while Rainsford looks at it from a selfless view for the human population and thinks…

In the speech “Beyond Vietnam,” written by Martin Luther King Jr in 1967, King discusses the importance of breaking the silence about America’s relations with the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War began over the rise of communism. America’s tie to the war led to the killings of U.S. troops, which King was not in favor of. King strongly believes that it is important for American citizens to open their eyes, and face the reality of this war. He does this by talking about seven different reasons “for…

The word Chav has been described in the Cambridge English dictionary as “an insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class”. It’s used in the British slang as an informal derogatory word. When looking at the Oxford Dictionary they use a description of origin as a youth who is described as being ‘Romany’. The word Chav is thought to have come from the Romani word ‘boy’ or ‘chavvy’…

Richard Wright’s Story Native Son is based on the racial situations in the 1930’s. The novel is focused on the life of Bigger Thomas, a poor 20 year old Negro, living in poverty in the poor black area of Chicago south side. The setting emphasizes the effect that racism restricts blacks in value and opportunity. In response to which, Bigger commits multiple and progressively violent crimes including rape, murder, and a couple atrocities that seduced him with hint of freedom in return, up until…

I never considered paintings to be the beginning of photography, nor have I ever considered rough sketches of city streets to be its humble beginnings either. I have never gone to an art museum and thought, “hm, maybe this artist was using some sort of camera obscura technique to help see an image clearer, or to see different angles of the image at the same time.” From now on, I will. It is an extremely innovative technique that has never once crossed my mind. Looking at the images in the power…

In one of the most infamous horror film scenes from Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme), FBI agent Clarice Starling played by actress Jodie Foster staggers shaking and gasping for air as she tries to escape serial killer Buffalo Bill’s (actor ted levine) basement in the pitch darkness. The audience sees and follows Clarice through Bill’s night vision goggles. Placing the viewer in Bill’s perspective gives the popular human fear of being watched in the dark a terrifying realness.…

Richard Kearney, a twentieth-century Irish scholar, stated that the culture-crisis of his homeland has been a result of clashes between generations. Typically, the older generation favors national traditions and the revival of past customs while the younger generation favors more cosmopolitan and international lifestyles. This generation gap is apparent throughout James Joyce’s short story, “The Dead,” as the main character—a young modernist—is disconnected from his family—mostly revivalists—due…