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America’s favorite sitcom, Full House, was dearly missed after having a very successful run for eight seasons. While the show came to an end in 1995, according to Business Insider “not only had Full House anchored ABC's Friday night comedies and stayed on top for most of its seasons, but it's still airing 40 times a week in repeats” (Nededog 1). The popular show had many fans hoping that there would be a reunion for years. Fortunately for them, there was, however, a little different from a…

Hollywood films, even and especially the films claiming to be progressive or groundbreaking when it comes to matters of sex, sexuality and gender, remain in the final analysis profoundly hetero-normative and even homophobic in nature. The film Boys Don’t Cry” does not conform to hetero-normative ideals and in fact challenges homophobic views: “Boys Don’t Cry” is perhaps the only film addressing the issue of female Masculinity by a self-described queer filmmaker” (Cooper, B. 49) Kohnen argues…

Humans, being the complex creatures that they are, are fully capable of making cognizant, rational, intentional decisions. However, in some instances, a person is unable to form or control his or her own thoughts because he or she suffers from a mental illness. Moreover, in today’s pop culture, persons with mental illnesses are portrayed as villainous. The mentally ill are grouped into a sector of evil or pity. The insanity defense challenges the jury’s empathy for the defendant, and, as…

Over the years Immanuel Kant approached the question , “What is being human?” from a variety of perspectives . The success of the physical and mathematical sciences inspired a demand for a science of human nature. Not only would a systematic knowledge of the person round out the circle of sciences, but, as Hume understood it, such a knowledge would place all other sciences on a secure basis. It is evident that all sciences have a relation greater or less to human nature”. Therefore the science…

ABC airs two women kissing on a “family show” causes an uproar for family morals! Sounds like a headline for a great newspaper article, but the backlash for this episode has caused a lot of angry parents questioning the “morals” of showing an openly gay couple kissing as well as the LGBT community arguing that they were “misrepresented” on the show. Sunday April 17th, 2016 ABC aired the fifth seasons of the popular TV show Once Upon A Time’s episode “Ruby Slippers”. The show’s creators had…

Losing the King of Pop After months and months of working on his comeback, the Michael Jackson This Is It tour was almost ready. But sadly, he and the rest of the world would never get to experience this comeback. The news spread through the world like wildfire, resulting in an incredible amount of grief, sadness, and sympathy. One of the most influential artists in music, The King of Pop, was dead. On June 25, 2009, Jackson was found unconscious in his home in Los Angeles by his personal…

historical flight across the Atlantic, in Savoy Ballroom was a big dance marathon going. The very talented dancer George Snowden known as 'Shorty ' performed interesting and energetic new movements, jumps, acrobatic tricks with his partner Big Bea. Reporter who was really impressed by this new dance asked Shorty what he was doing. When Shorty saw the newspaper heading titled ‘Lindy Hops the Atlantic’ he said 'Hey, man, take a look, I 'm flying! I 'm doing the Lindy ! '.…

and blu ray. This proves that Straight Outta Compton is a great movie because people didn’t just enjoy the movie in theater, they watched it at home, on their phones and computers, and on the go. According to Ryan Faughnder (Covered box office for Hollywood and LA journal and newspaper editor and critic and more), Sales of music by Dr. Dre and the rest of the N.W.A clan received a clear boost from the buzz surrounding the new movie, Straight Outta Compton, about the renowned rap group, DVD’s and…

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”, one of the most famous lines of the American classic film, Forrest Gump. The tragicomedy centers around the story of the fictional character Forrest Gump, who witnesses and influences important moments in contemporary American history. The film follows this simple-minded man, who represents the ultimate American dream in a land of opportunity. Zemeckis begins his movie with a tracking shot of a white feather. This feather…

“Captain!” The First Mate shouted across the Bridge to the ship’s skipper, the First Mate taking one more look through his binoculars through the early morning mist to ensure his data before passing them to the waiting skipper. “I don’t believe it, is that what I think they are?” “What?” The Captain responded nonchalantly like it was a simple new matter of routine. “Ships, Sir,” responded the First Mate now turning away from the binoculars he was peering through. Annoyed, the Captain responded…