The Defining Moment

occurred for the most part amid the 1960s. However, during the 1950s, there was minimal reasonable advance made in civil rights, but it was the Montgomery Bus Boycott, an example of non-violent direct action and self-determination, that created a defining moment for social equality; it indicated that African Americans were not kidding, and were willing to put everything on the line to vindicate their argument of gaining social equality. A non-violent direct action is based on the rule that…

O’ Reilly and Martin Dugard took it upon themselves to continue their popular series with an attempt at telling the great story of Ronald Reagan. Reagan was the 40th President of the United States and his story is very remarkable including a defining moment in his life when John Hinckley Jr. took an attempt on Reagan’s life. In Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency, the authors use that event as a basis for the book and look to show the significance of that event. The…

the divine, further creates a painting of presence, inducing a transformative experience. Despite clear religious order the tightly cropped composition allows for a physical and psychological overlap where a sense of unity and order is created. A moment in which a shift in focus occurs, where the spectator feels complete involvement with the strength of faith.…

of the social work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help meet the basic human needs of all people, which particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. A historic and defining feature of social work is the profession’s focus on individual’s wellbeing in a social context and wellbeing of society (McVeigh, 2015). Both statements of Alexander and McVeigh was taken out of a handbook they have located close to their…

In August Saint-Gaudens’s masterpiece, Colonel Robert Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Infantry march perpetually southwards towards their impending faith on the sandy shores on Morris Island, South Carolina. The monument recalls the 28th day in May 1863 when “one thousand men strode with swaying steps and swinging flags through the streets of Boston and into glory.” Col. Shaw riding his horse with his back straighten and eyes firmly affixed towards their final resting place. The drummer…

Rachel Fortumase A Moment in History During the Roaring Twenties, many things changed in America that were culturally defining. Women began to wear shorter dresses and indulge in more promiscuous behavior. Young people enjoyed drinking and dancing and embracing aspects of the new consumer society, and the economy grew drastically as more people migrated to cities from rural areas of the country. These were all things that would have been out of the norm a decade before, when women wore long…

third consecutive year. As I looked over the field, I knew I belonged here. Before the game, the coaches warned us of the visiting team, Morristown High School. Morristown suffered only one loss this season. The outcome of this match would be a defining moment for…

always working late hours and weekends, and I knew I wanted a better life for myself. This hope for a better life, which my parents have instilled in me, and my academic interest in science have motivated me to pursue a career in pharmacy. The defining moment in my life where I knew pharmacy was the right career path was when my grandma became ill. She would go in monthly to the pharmacy to pick up her prescriptions and I witnessed the relationship she had with the pharmacist. My desire to…

The Hobbit has clearly shown how well the high fantasy fits into the world of our and the Middle Earth. The Middle Earth contains many different creatures and beliefs where they have their own traditions, regions, and languages, which is very unique from our own world that makes the reader to accept the unordinary world. In the high fantasy world not only setting is important, but also the characters in the fantasy land also play a huge role. The Middle Earth has various types of places such as…

The Power of Creativity: “Arts and The Mind” The two part documentary, “Arts and the Mind” (Eaton, 2012) exposes the powerful effects creativity has on the human brain. The documentary introduces numerous mediums in which the arts assist in fueling happiness, stimulating stress release, and helps promote levels of understanding. These concepts are explored and brought to the surface through the creative process. The creative process discussed in this paper will include music therapy and drama…