The Simpsons

connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school, Family Guy revolves around a family and its patriarch. This show is similar to the Simpsons, but funnier. The Griffin family consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, Stewie, as well as the family dog, Brian. Instead of showcasing the…

the matter that they should be given the right to sink boreholes. The government instead gave Wilderness Safaris permission to dig boreholes for water, which supply a pleasant swimming-pool. But refused give Bushmen the permission to dig for water (Simpson…

Crusades Paper After the Byzantine Emperor, Alexius’, cry for help in regaining control of Jerusalem, the Holy Land, Pope Urban II gave a riveting speech at the Council of Clermont to the people of France. He spoke of a land that was taken from the Christians violently and of infidels destroying their holy city. He described many atrocities Muslims committed against Christians. The Muslims victimized both people of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Byzantines, and people of the west, the…

Joe described this feeling, and said, “ The change in me was astonishing. I felt invigorated, full of energy and optimism… It was as if was given this one blessed chance to get out and I was grasping it with every ounce of strength left in me” (Simpson 133). Joe never gave up in this situation, and that is the main reason why he’s alive today. Another key to survival is to keep pushing yourself, even when you feel like you can’t go any further. As Joe continues down the…

Many people know the original poem of "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare and have learned the writer`s history. Some of the audiences have watched the Romeo and Juliet movies, but some people do wonder how the movie was directed. In the movie Romeo and Juliet in 1996, we get a glimpse of symbolism, character backgrounds, the setting`s history, and homosexuality. Director Luhrmann made the film to teach the audience about love or how the culture worked. The theme of reckless romance is portrayed…

In terms of politics, Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby character is a satire of corrupt and promiscuous politicians. In pop culture, politicians are usually the ones targeted for satire. If we were to analyze his name, we’d notice that its practically a gimmick. “Diamond” represents the corruptness of Quimby and his raid of the town’s treasury, whereas “Joe” attracts the ‘average Joe” population: pretty much everyone in Springfield, with an exception to Mr. Burns, Krusty, and the Mafia. He’s never shown…

Daniel’s cognitive abilities were assessed through the use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V). The areas of cognitive processing ability measured include crystallized intelligence, short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtest measure different cognitive processing abilities combine to form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together…

Thank You For Arguing what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can Teach Us about The Art of Persuasion is an extremely well written book. It teaches the art of rhetoric, and Jay Heinrichs makes learning interesting by infusing lessons with current pop-culture which makes it highly relatable. In particular, I found Chapter 25, “Give a Persuasive Talk” to be both compelling and helpful. In essence, rhetoric forms the basis of an extremely important skill set that everyone should be given the…

The Lost Art of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logos and Pathos Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs is an excellent, remarkable analysis on how to adequately argue. This book not only discusses argument, it literally studies it. Heinrichs is a master of rhetoric, having twenty-five years of experience in journalism and executive publishing, furthermore teaching multiple companies and universities on the art of persuasion,…

Sources say that he thoroughly enjoyed playing the part of the doubted scientist in a conservative society, whose modern theories would one day be accepted as truth (Van Wyhe, 1999). Combe saw phrenology as an “egotistically satisfying means of affronting the conventional” (Cooter, 1984). He dedicated the rest of his life to promoting phrenology, and wrote The Constitution of Man, a book on natural philosophy (Jenkins, 2015). The book sold an astonishing 350,000 copies between 1828 and 1900;…