The IT Crowd

religious conservatives, Scott Walker began his speech asking for a moment of prayer for the “nine brothers and sisters in Christ who were taken on Wednesday in the Charleston shooting. Walker then called the shooting a “racist and evil act.” The crowd of several hundred ended the conference with a dinner gave Walker a very enthusiastic reception. Walker, an evangelical Christian, pointed out the forgiveness from the family members of the victims stating, "They showed us, they showed their…

During the years after the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) there was an increase in tension between the British and the American colonists. Parliament issued taxes and had the presence of British troops on American soil, crowds voiced their opinions on Parliamentary control and hostility became dangerous to the British lawmakers. Taxes were implemented without the consent of colonists and resistance against Britain began. The Sugar Act (1764) was established to decrease the smuggling of sugar into…

‘Is racism a part of Australian culture?’ If you go to most sporting events in Australia this is a high chance that you will hear or see some kind of racism by others in the crowd. This is a common occurrence in Australian sporting culture this could be towards other people in the crowd, athletes or umpires this could range from booing to name calling. There has been many examples of this but the most recent and well know is the incident with Adam Goodes. Although there are a lot of anti-racism…

2016 Presidential candidate. As the lights dimmed, and microphones were tested the crowd hushed. The conservative event began with the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, followed by a prayer. Tommy Pope, Speaker proTemp for the SC House of Representatives, former Solicitor for York County, and a candidate for the governor of South Carolina, introduced Dr. Carson swiftly. As Carson walked onto the stage, the crowd jumped to their feet, whooping, clapping, and hollering. To begin his…

was only a minute left in the game against the Gator’s notorious rivals the Crocodiles. The gators need 3 points to go into overtime. Nathan sprint like something was chasing him, slowed down, and then hugged the ball all the ways to the ground. The crowd exploded with cheers of joy while Nathan stood up and gathered with his teammates. “Okay, everyone go right and Nathan, run deep left. I’ll fake it to the right and then sprint towards the goal, at the line of scrimmage, I’ll throw it to…

telling me, “This may be your last chance playing your favorite sport.” Through the screaming and the numbness I was scared. I looked down and my knee was out of place. I was unable to walk off the field. Football is my favorite sport. The cheering crowd and my loyal teammates were a part of my life every week for over ten years. Then one game I was being removed off the field by an ambulance. All the sudden, I was unsure if I would ever score another touchdown. After talking to the doctor, I…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed April 4th 1968, while in Memphis, Tennessee. The night of King’s death, Robert F. Kennedy addressed a rally between 17th and Broadway in Indianapolis, Indiana, informing them of King’s untimely passing. Kennedy, who had been in Indianapolis for the Democratic Presidential Nominations, went to the rally, which was set in the heart of Indianapolis’ African-American ghetto. Kennedy makes the claim to this captive audience, “we have to make an effort to…

the hall, and shot Harvey Milk three times and then two more times in the head when he was down (Krassner, 1993). White was caught very soon after the murders and even confessed to murdering both Moscone and Milk. The night Harvey Milk was killed, a crowd of thousands of people marched to City Hall to hold a silent candlelight vigil. During White’s trial, he pleaded a diminished capacity defense with his lawyers, saying that the large amount of junk food he was eating, combined with the stress…

With the 2016 presidential election quickly approaching, a popular conversation has been voter fraud and voter suppression. Voter suppression reached headline news with the Arizona state primary, and has been a controversy in the lead up to the presidential election since then. The act of suppressing votes, from both party lines, infringes upon the most fundamental American right; the right to vote in those who will speak on our behalf. It also brings up in interesting existentialist dilemma.…

It is important for a person to know their true identity. First, identity is the most important power that determines actions. Second, sometimes people support the image that their behavior decides who they really are. Lastly, to show people how they act or how they present themselves. April struggles to find her identity because she has been behind the mask for so long that she has to realize what she is really capable of. Hercules’ struggles to find his identity because he is different from…