Stanley A. McChrystal

The line between hilarity and seriousness is tested when David O Russell approaches a new film. Known for his eccentric behaviors and powerful displays of ordinary people in film, Russell develops himself as a household name in correlation to the film industry. Having been nominated for both, Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, it’s no wonder that David O. Russell is a powerhouse for entertainment. His resume is filled with films that balance comedy and drama including, Joy, The Fighter,…

of Stanislavsky. Leigh, in contrast, came from an antithetical tradition: Stylized/Classical Acting, a tradition which, at the time, the Method Actors had rejected as formulated, as rigid ” (73). Originally in the play and on camera, Blanche and Stanley always had tension between them and they both seemed to always insult each other. Equally, Vivien Leigh “was quoted in print as having said that Brando was ‘a slob’, the tension between them on the set was rumored to be as ‘thick as New Orleans…

his iconic play, A Streetcar Named Desire, eloquently illustrates the life of Blanche DuBois, an impecunious woman that has moved to New Orleans and is now living with her sister Stella and her sister’s husband Stanley, after being evicted from her ancestral home in Laurel, Mississippi. Stanley is a catalyst in Blanche’s fall from reality, as he makes it his mission to exploit the secrets of her past. When all her hopes for the future have collided with her sins from the past, Blanche falls off…

Professor Blackmon, Those are two very good questions! In the 1960’s there were many unanswered questions in the field sociology, which was still growing into what it has become today. The curiosity of Stanley Milgram led to some questionable decisions in the name of research that provided some very intriguing results regarding authority and obedience. In a world constantly in fear of a third world war and mass atrocities are still being carried out at the hands of dangerous dictators, over…

turned on the world was turned off again and never for one moment since has there been any light that’s stronger than this — kitchen — candle…” This line describes the love she lost and how her life hasn’t been the same since. After moving in with Stanley and Stella, Blanche began to look for a new man to take care of her. First, her eyes were set on Harold Mitchell, also known as Mitch. Out of Stanley’s gang of friends, he was the only one that she was seemingly attracted to. They began to go…

"Obedience is as basic an element in the structure of social life as one can point to," says Stanley Milgram in his essay, "The Perils of Obedience" (Milgram 78). As he prepared to conduct a more extreme case of analyzing obedience in which test subjects would read off a group of words while the "learner," who was an actor, would have to pair the two correct words together, only to be shocked in an electric chair if they failed, Milgram hypothesized that the test subjects would listen to their…

Comparing the two characters from the novel The Awakening and the play A Streetcar Named Desire, Edna Pontellier and Blanche Dubois, there are clearly inherent differences between the two. Some differences being: Edna being an artist and Blanche being a teacher, Edna having two children and Blanche having none, Edna being a married women and Blanche being a widow. But, despite the differences the between the two characters there are also many similarities. The three most important similarities…

She realizes that she isn’t as beautiful and pure as she once was. She knows her youth is lost. When Blanche was staying with Stella and Stanley a Mexican woman, trying to sell flowers, walks by saying, “Flores? Flores para los muertos,” (148). It translates to, “flowers? Flowers for the dead.” It represents how her youth withered away from her, and all this time was wasted on trying to keep…

“The Shining”has very powerful meanings. “The Shining”, directed by Stanley Kubrick, was released May 1980. This movie is about a family who takes the job of taking care of the hotel in the middle of nowhere.In “The Shining”, Jack went from being loving , to being distant, to being mentally ill and violent , in just of a couple of months. Although “The Shining is one of the best horror movies , it is more than that. It has a deeper meaning through the use of symbolism , and scenes depicting…

thought to have to battle to make the playoff lineup, seems to be in now. Steve Bernier might be lacking the offensive skills of Lee, but does bring a very valuable intangible to the table. 68 career playoff games, including a 2011-12 run to the Stanley Cup finals with the New Jersey Devils. He has even pitched in with a career playoff stat line of 9-14-23. We have said before how strange this season has been. Today, when we look at the injury report, especially in the Eastern conference, we…