Robin

Blurred lines is a song produced by musical artist Robin Thicke , and is one of the most controversial songs of this past decade, the music video basically promotes sexism which shows that rape themes are accepted in current society, here is why. In one of the scenes models pass by Robin and he starts playing with his fingers, this implies that the reason women get raped or sexually harassed is because of their body language, promoting things like “rape myths”, it is said in an article that the…

Both the “Never Give In” speech by Winston Churchill and the “Good Will Hunting” monologue delivered by Robin Williams, are similar speeches in their themes and stylistic features. On October 29, 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School to give an inspirational speech to the students. The world was an extremely dark place, World War II had just begun and the United Kingdom was struggling. The speech was optimistic, concerning the outcome of the war and referred…

various footage. The story begins with a young Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) and his mother in Greenbo, Alabama. As a child he is often mocked for his lack of intelligence by the majority of his peers, except for Jenny (portrayed by actress Robin Wright), who befriends him when they first meet. Despite Forrests’ love for his childhood friend, they soon grow older and go their separate ways. With nearly no…

The music video “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke might have won its controversial fame because of the lyrics or the exposed nudity, but one thing is sure: it was the moment for Emily Ratajkowski to shine. Emily started her career at the age of 14, signing with Ford Models. After that, she tried auditioning for several productions like Nickelodeon or Disney. She tells me “At the beginning I was exited to start an actress career until I notice that the only they offered me were the mean girl or…

Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I.’s 2013 music video for their hit single “Blurred Lines” depicts three females in little clothing performing seemingly innocent acts that have sexual connotations while dancing around and engaging with the three well dressed men who seem to only be watching the women, which sets the tone that the women are only there to serve as eye candy for the men. The first thing the 503.3 million viewers of the “Blurred Lines” music video on Vevo saw was Thicke…

Robin, the main character of The Door in the Wall, is the son of a knight and to be trained as a knight, but is faced with multiple difficulties. The title, The Door in the Wall, foreshadows the entire book. As a matter of fact, Brother Luke, one of the main characters, uses those words to help Robin understand there are always problems in life. He also helps him understand that with problems come solutions. If it were not for Brother Luke, Robin may not have found the doors in his walls.…

Robin Williams, a seemingly, daring, American Actor, full of wisdom, fortitude and laughter was in the end but a man of loneliness and depression. “There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt,’ said columnist Erma Bombeck. Williams childhood was one of loneliness. He was bullied by peers, he suffered a low self esteem. Williams’ father, Robert, was away much of the time and when he was home, Robin found him “frightening”. His mother, Laurie worked…

the meaning of the text or gaining a deeper understanding of the text. In book clubs, the main goal is to build an interpretation of a text by visualizing and talking about the text with peers (O'Donnell-Allen, 2006, p.13). Since about 1979, round-robin reading has not been recommended as a teaching strategy in classrooms (Opitz, & Guccione, 2009). First of all, struggling readers find reading out loud to be embarrassing. Their reading can be hard to understand as pronunciation of difficult…

who did not see a difference between people. Differences such like color, race, generation, or weight. I want to think that I was raised to treat everyone equal and treat people the way I want them to treat me. But in the the keynote presented by Robin DiAngelo states that one can not be taught this just told. While that presentation I realized that it is true. I decided to do the weight test. I didn’t think much about the test. While doing it, I thought to myself that I would do good and get…

I chose to intern at Camp Robin Hood because of how well it applied to my major. Currently I am working towards my goal of becoming an art educator as well as a part time photographer. By working in the field of art and teaching as a camp photographer/counselor at camp robin hood, I experienced informal education first hand. Before doing this I had taught in several classrooms K-12 but had yet to experience the informal side of education. Camp Robin Hood offers kids many classes/activities…