The Stoop

The primary goal of the republican politician is to be elected and then reelected. This is necessary for the politician to even exist and must therefore be considered before any other issue. A common result of this is that elected officials will dishonestly try to appeal to the common man to garner votes. History is rife with examples of this. Many contemporary dictators, such as Hugo Chavez and Robert Mugabe, started by being publicly elected. They were able to manipulate the public into…

appealed to the boy’s emotions in an immature way, making himself appear weak, to get them to feel sorry for him, resulting in obedience to his wishes. He used the words, “But why?…It isn’t fair” and pleads with them to make them feel empathy and stoop to his commands, which of course they did. At this point they were most likely fearful to turn against their new leader and consequently, Trevor had them in his powerful clutch, right where he wanted…

Where would children be without their parents? The familial relationship is a sacred bond as parents nurture their youngsters into adulthood. However, what if this bond was not seen as a cherished aspect in the relationship, but as a burden? It goes without saying that parents play a crucial role when it comes to the natural development of their child. The bonds that are created in the natural development aspect of their lives are crucial to the growth and mental understanding of their…

In both “A&P” by John Updike and Goodbye Columbus by Philip Roth, two male characters are significantly influenced by women to make decisions that will affect their lives. In “A&P”, Sammy quits his job in response to the way Lengel treats woman while in Goodbye Columbus, Neil decides to leave Brenda because of Brenda's parents finding out about the diaphragm and the insecurity Neil feels about his background. Sammy and Neil both have many similarities to one another. Besides Sammy and Neil being…

The made for TV HBO Production movie Wit (2001) is a tale about Dr. Vivian Bearing, a prolific writer and English teacher that has fallen ill with advanced Ovarian cancer. She then has to adapt to losing her autonomy and being a living experiment to doctors who only see her a petri dish. The story is based on a play written by Margaret Edison that debuted in 1995. Characters include Dr. Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) the pretentious Teacher, Dr. Jason Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward) the stunted…

Imagine a mother getting mad at her son because he failed an Algebra test, or a mother getting mad at her daughter because she did not do the laundry. The mother decides to come home one day after work and shoot her child in the head. Naturally, she is charged with first degree murder. Now, imagine a mother getting pregnant with a child and deciding to get an abortion, the killing of an innocent being. This mother has no penalty to pay. Every year approximately 40-50 million abortions OCCUR…

The Renaissance was a time of artistic and literary revival, in fact, the word renaissance actually means “rebirth”. The many artists, authors, and playwrights of this time are known to relate their works to the religion they practice. Shakespeare is no exception to this, as his play, Macbeth, can be viewed as a Renaissance version of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. The witches of the play strongly resemble the snake in the Genesis story, and Lady Macbeth is similar to Eve. Further, there…

All human beings exhibit moments of loneliness in life, but one’s inability to move onward from the sad, empty, feeling causes certain individuals to often experience long-term isolation and seclusion. Measuring the loneliness of a living being is rather difficult at times, because some over exaggerate the way they feel while others keep all their powerful feelings trapped inside a sea of bottled emotions. However, through inference, it is possible to see past the veneer that coats an individual…

Who was involved in ratifying the 13th amendment and what happened along the ride? Let us start with the question, what is the 13th amendment? The 13th amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8th, 1864, and passed by the House of January 31,1865. The amendment provided that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction” (“13th…

The movie, Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is a story that follows the lives of people involved in the drug trade, including dealers, abusers and the law enforcement officials who pursue those involved in these situations. The movie itself follows the lives of two drug enforcement officers in Mexico, two DEA agents from San Diego, a man who takes drugs to and from Mexico, a Supreme Court judge who is unaware of his daughter’s life decisions, and a millionaire family. We follow each…