Sideshow

The overall theme I found in Freak was that no matter what, it is good to be different and to stand out. No one is the same and don’t try to change yourself to be like other people. Even though it might get hard because you don’t fit the “standards,” don’t try to be like others. You are beautiful just the way you are. At the beginning of the book, Miriam said it herself, ‘“It’s good to be weird. Who cares if people think you’re weird?”’ This quote from Miriam tells the reader that she doesn’t care that people think she is different and weird. Miriam is not ashamed to be different because she knows that standing out is perfectly fine. Though, as the story progresses, she starts to feel self conscience about being herself. So, she decides to…

Jessa The Bearded Woman Jessa is one of the new additions to the Freakshow per episode 101. It’s Poncho and Lefty the two headed bearded dragons 3rd birthday (here is a clip), Todd is determined to have the best plethora of “original like” sideshow performers as possible. We see Todd searching for bearded women with a “real beard” and not peach fuzz like many women try to claim. Todd compares Jessa to Annie Jones one of the most popular bearded women of all time. In this…

Nationalists that rage war or genocide create terror and the destruction of society and relationships. In addition to supporting the cause of violence, this hostile environment is also achieved through extra -lethal activities. From the book Show Time: The Race, Power and Violent Display by Lee Ann Fujii, chapter 7, called Sideshows, explains why is it important to look at ‘extra-lethal’ activities that are sideshows of a war or genocide. The ruthless acts of nationalists are extra lethal…

Kreg Yingst gave a talk titled Mystery: Magical Mystical Musical. His artwork is being displayed through the visiting artist program. He comes from the Southwest. He likes artist installations. He talked about the retro prospective. He relates it to the perspective of blending magic and math together to form art. He showed a piece that was in allusion that look like doors. He talks about the Chicago area and his dad was from a family of six. He also mentions the cabin and syndrome is very where…

Would be at the end of the letter that Tiago furiously crumbled. “No police.” He shouted towards his workmen. “We do this our way.” He said looking over to Wilfred and Matilda. They would bury all of the fourteen sideshow bodies in a shallow grave, precisely where Wilfred’s mansion now stood. While Tiago The Ringmaster traveled the world struggling to find new acts to to fill the obscure voids for the rest of his show he would leave Wilfred in charge of running the rest of the circus.…

The Ringling Circus Museum: A Treat for All Ages The Ringling Circus Museum is a treat for all ages. The museum is located in Sarasota, Florida, on the grounds of what once housed the winter home of the renowned Ringling Brothers Circus. The museum, first established in 1948, was the first in the country to record the rich history and splendor of the circus. It gives visitors an opportunity to view rare relics and other items affiliated with “The Greatest Show on Earth” and its relationship to…

“The Butterfly Circus,” by Joshua Weigel is a short film about a limbless man with a circus crew fighting against what society thinks of him. Within Catholic Social Teaching, there is a set of moral principles that provide a foundation for making social policy decisions. The eight principles are Human Dignity, Community, Common Good, Participation, Subsidiarity, Preferential Option for the Poor, Stewardship, and Solidarity. There are many examples of Catholic Social Teaching being applied in…

involvement of Africa in the Great War, it did play a significant role in the start and conclusion of the war. Africa was not a sideshow of WWI, but was vital to the war effort in Europe due to resource contributions, territorial disputes, and the death toll seen in Africa. One of many reasons that Africa was essential to WWI is coined in the phrase “Scramble for Africa.” There was a strong European presence within Africa during the period leading up to and during WWI. It started with the…

wasn’t the worst. “What the-” My school-travelling, house-escapee mode of transport, classed as vintage by my peers, because no one would steal the hunk of metallic relic of a pushbike, lay right beside me. “What the fuck!” Amazing how those three little words echoed inside the cubicle cell. “You don’t have a license to book your drink riding on the road, and we didn’t find you with any alcohol. Your father said to let you sleep it off and he‘ll come an’ fetchya after he’s dropped your Nan at…

Known as the Mesa Verde Crusader, Virginia Donoghue McClurg was a newspaperwoman for a New York publication the” the New York Daily Graphic who while on assignment for the paper visited the Anasazi Cliff dwellings to write a story, who was so impressed by their ingenuity and technological advancement that she would later move to Colorado Springs and devote much of her life to their preservation and study for future generations and is widely considered to be one of if not the greatest factor in…