The IT Crowd

arrested him. At that hour the crowds yelled, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and within three days rebuild it.’” The high priest rose and addressed him, “You have no answer? What are these men saying against you?” Jesus was silent. Then the high priest yelled, “I order you to tell us under oath before God whether or not you are the Christ.” Jesus replied, “You said so.’” Then the high priest tore his tattered robes and said to the crowds, “You have now heard…

The definition of stereotype is: “a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing” (Oxford Dictionary). Stereotypes surround our lives without us even knowing what is going on. Stereotypes are turning into a lifestyle, and not an ideal of a person anymore, but when the definition of stereotypes is broken down, is not it a lifestyle? When it says “a widely held”, does not that mean what everyone thinks about a certain group when the “widely” is…

divulgence and the subject matter of her talk show, she was named as one of the world’ most influential people. Tyra is able to infuse an infectious amount of energy into the show and makes the crowd react to whatever you are talking about. She knows clearly what she’s presenting and the way she engages the crowd is really interesting. Firstly, she chooses her techniques well. Tyra gives brief personal inputs of a topic and that actually reveals the diversity of experience in the…

Fair time comes around once a year. People crowd into town waiting for the gates to open. Some of the things that you see at the fair are unbelievable, like the people, events, animals and rides. All surrounding states, people travel from near and far to come to our fair. People love coming to our fair to experience the entertainment, family time, camping, showing livestock and a whole lot more. During the fair people often come up for a good time going to the concerts, tractor pulls, rodeos,…

of the Protestant Reformation (Helen p. 516). Once viewing the painting we see Jesus is calm ready to accept the fate that is to transpire. Unlike Jesus the crowd depicted in the painting is unwilling to allow this injustice to continue, nevertheless one can also see the dark side of human nature in this painting. The emotions in the crowds are plainly expressed in there body language and facial expressions. In the background we see are two men gambling while Jesus is on…

The Grammy Awards this year started with “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift. Energetic and Powerful, she instantly attempted to command the crowd with her stage presence. Possibly an attempt to continue promotion for her album “1989”, or a performance to meet the standards of a “grammy moment” as mentioned by Host LL Cool J, the looks on the crowd at the beginning of the show showed great joy. From a Pop performance straight to Best Rap album award win by Kendrick Lamar, who later in the night…

a service, namely, that through his household medicines he freed tragic art of its pompous hustle and bustle, that point we can trace above all in his tragic heroes.” Euripides prided himself on his elegant speech and ability to connect with the crowds, which the spectators acknowledged and appreciated throughout his works. He enabled, and even encouraged, his audience to think deeply and come to their own conclusions. He allowed the common man to speak proudly and eloquently, bringing a new…

We, as humans, like to believe that we always stand out in a crowd and never conform to please society. This freedom to be an individual is held to a higher degree than most of our other freedoms. Humans believe that we always use this freedom to speak our opinions and rarely admit to changing our views to comply with a group. As much as we deny that we don’t, it seems that more often than not, we follow the crowd. In her article “Group Minds”, Doris Lessing was on the right track when she…

Caesar, written by playwright William Shakespeare, friends and foes attain the forceful weapons of words. Following the assassination of the great ruler Julius Caesar, two well-respected men, Brutus and Antony, express the power of speech to gain the crowds affection during the funeral of the beloved Caesar. Brutus, a well respected Conspirator and Antony, a loyal friend of Caesar, avail rhetorical and literary devices, conveying different tones of persuasion and matter of fact against…

Since the beginning of mankind, the ideas of individuality and belonging have existed. Whether it is more important to stand as an individual or belong is the dispute that comes with it. People wonder if they should stand alone or stick with the crowd. It’s often easier to just fit in, as it can be harder to stand out. But that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do, or that it’s the right answer. The issue of individuality and belonging can be found as a large theme in Harper Lee’s popular To…