Richard Linklater

11/4/16 8-3 English FLE Black Boy by Richard Wright is an autobiography depicting Richard’s childhood through young adulthood. Richard is born on a plantation in Mississippi, where he is brought up until the age of four after an accident in which his curiosity leads him to burn down the house. This is the first display of Richard’s burning curiosity that stays with him, continuing to land him in trouble and sparking his desire for knowledge. Richard eventually moves in with his…

Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Texas, had served in the military, and had became America’s 34th president. Throughout his life, he had accomplished many great things, from signing the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1957, to keeping America at peace with foreign countries. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American politician and general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Eisenhower was an amazing person, and helped America become what it is today.…

Introduction Thesis: In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (“FISA”) to limit the power of the Executive Branch for the secret surveillance activities. Hence, to protect citizen privacy, FISA requires the government to attest that "the objective" of the surveillance is to gather foreign intelligence information. However, the difference between electronics surveillance conducted for national security and law enforcement…

The Vietnam War In times of war there are generally three people, the people in the war, the people watching the war, and those who don’t care. Photojournalist Larry Burrows happened to be two of those people. Larry Burrows died when his helicopter was shot down over laos while collecting photos of this gruesome war that claimed thousands of lives. Originally written January, 25th,1963 the Times article “America in Vietnam, 1963: Deeper Into War” provided a much deeper out look into the…

All the President’s Men was a film produced to examine the journalism investigation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein which centered around President Nixon’s Watergate scandal, in result of the break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Unable to grasp the full nature of the scandal at the time, the investigation put forth by Woodward and Bernstein would eventually uncover a deep knowledge of the break in and attempts the Nixon’s administration went through to cover it up.…

To unravel a murder, you have to strip it to the bone. Over my summer break, I spent much of my time watching a show called Bones. Bones was created by Hart Hanson and directed by Dwight Little and is still currently in production. It features the work of Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Eric Millegan, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, and John Boyd as the main cast. The show has a recurring cast consisting of Patricia Belcher, Ryan O’Neal, Eugene Byrd, Michael Grant…

Hunting Obstacle By: Mikel Vance A very hard obstacle I used to have problems overcoming was hunting. Some reasons hunting was an obstacle for me to overcome was it was hard to shoot the gun, hard to figure out where exactly to hit the animal, and staying extremely quiet when stalking an animal. Part of the reason I saw hunting as a obstacle was because I had troubles learning to shoot the gun. One reason I had problems shooting the gun was because I had problems keeping the gun in one…

Being deserted by your own deputies fighting your own rival with a couple of his gang members by yourself with no hope of survival. High Noon's main character is Will Kane. Will Kane is a sheriff that has to fight Frank Miller, a criminal, who comes back to seek revenge. Imagine traveling up the Amazon river at night and you hear a gunshot from afar. You want a closer look so your hop on top of the railing of the boat, but by accident you fall into the water. You realize that you are on…

The Vietnam War is a violent and drastic war that is highly frowned upon. The United States is losing many lives and much confidence from this event. Some still question whether getting involved is a smart decision or a severe mistake. This war is lasting for roughly 20 years and has such a great impact on America. The U.S. wants to protect Southern Vietnam from being under a communist government which escalated to a war with Vietnam and many lives from both countries being lost. The U.S. should…

Margret Thatcher's sole purpose of writing her eulogy was to make the American people remember all of the great deeds Ronald Reagan did for the country. She comforted the grieving nation by sharing her own personal experiences that had with the now deceased president. Along with this, Thatcher also uses repetition to get her point across to the American people. Thatcher uses direct quotes from the late president in order to show how much of an influence he had on the country. In the beginning…