Terry Fox

Representations of non-dominant identities in broadcast television have been on the rise in recent years. Along with these increased representations, comes the careful navigation of avoiding inaccuracies and making generalizations, sitcoms are no exception to this. Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation are the product of showrunner and co-creator Mike Schur (Evans). These two shows do exceptionally well with the inclusion of diverse cast members and main characters, they reflect how…

with a high concentration of a Muslim population and far too often the citizens of Dearborn have to fight against the majority’s perception on Islam. In April, of 2012 was the first time I personally had experienced seeing something of that sort. Terry Jones is a pastor from Florida had burned the Qur’an which is the holy book for Muslims. After his story of burning the Qur’an became somewhat known, he had come to Dearborn to preach about how Islam is bad and instigate more on the situation. A…

Prior to the turn of the millennium, video games were practically spat upon by those in “high-art” circles. Seen as mindless time killers, barely worth a mention, they were isolated from discussion for the better part of a quarter century. However, as years passed and technology evolved, the medium as a whole evolved with it. Development tools became more accessible to the masses, providing any person with an idea to tell a story that pushes the boundaries of the medium and of art itself.…

unconstitutionality. Even fellow republican candidate Jeb Bush, who has republican blood literally running through him thanks to his father and brother, declared, “I am against the government shutdown. That’s not how democracy works” while being interviewed on fox news (Barbaro). One cannot force their views, mores, or beliefs on others, that goes against the very foundation of the United States of…

unacceptable living conditions,’ (Balfour and Culpan). Even though Steve Jobs stated that he was ‘all over’ (2010) the incident, he would never cut off any ties with the factory or Terry Gou the owner, as Chang Tien-wen writes, "Steve Jobs' achievements wouldn't be possible without Terry," (Chang Tien-wen, The Tiger and The Fox: Terry Gou's Global Competitive…

(2005). The ins and outs of homeschooling: The determinants of parental motivations and student achievement. Education and Urban Society, 37(3), 307-335. doi: 10.1177/0013124504274190 Fox, C., & Harding, J. D. (2005). School shootings as organizational deviance. American Sociological Association, 78(1), 68-97. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4148911 Isenberg, E. (2007). What have we learned about homeschooling?. Peabody Journal…

sitcom Growing Pains.[15] He appeared in four episodes of the CBS primetime series Dallas between December 1987 and February 1988 as Randy, the boyfriend of Charlie Wade (played by Shalane McCall).[16] Later in 1988, Pitt made a guest appearance on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street.[17] In the same year, the Yugoslavian–U.S. co-production The…

for sleep-deprived people is their lack of awareness and safety. Researchers at The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia mentioned, “Less sleep per night significantly increased the risk for car crash for young drivers” (qtd. in Fox). Researchers also discovered that an estimate of five percent to thirty percent of crashes is recognized to fatigue in the United States, Australia, and United Kingdom. Not only are sleep-deprived teenagers losing their sleep, they are also…

Education Assistant/Classroom Volunteer from September 2011 to Present, (6 hrs per week, 50 weeks, total 300 hrs) Burn Elm Public School, 85 Burnt Elm Dr, Brampton, ON, L7A 1T8 As an Education Assistant/Classroom Volunteer in a Grade 2 classroom for Mrs. Goraya, I supported with providing differentiated instruction in learning to accommodate various types of learners. I was able to consistently use various creative and effective classroom management techniques such as stoplight and visual…

Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, with the humidity being 84 percent throughout the year and the substantial rainfall leaves the ground a swamp (globalsecurity.com). Soldiers then had to dig fox holes in the ground as their sleeping quarters. Can you picture yourself sleeping in a dark hole in the ground, feet away from blood, urine, and feces? Every night troops were sleeping in these conditions, knowing that they were never truly safe or…