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Pan’s Labyrinth – Literature Review I. Introduction The history of Spain and its political and social position depends heavily on the Spanish Civil War. There were several complexities and interventions in the war, by countries, leaders and organizations. One method of portraying these complexities is by the use of creative expressions of resistance, for instance through the use of film direction and animation. One remarkable example of a creative expression of resistance film is Pan’s…

Today’s economy is rapidly falling short of expectations with no definitive solutions in sight. Our government representatives show more concern for illegal immigrants than the wellbeing of American citizens. Too many people live in the moment instead of looking forward to the future. Boarder enforcement has lowered their standards since the early 1990’s, practically giving illegal immigrants a “free pass” when caught. These immigrants are processed through immigration offices faster than a…

(Gordon, 2014; Sarkees-Wircenski & Wircenski, 1999). According to Miller & Gregson (1999), “the Morrill Act and its amendments provided a foundation for present-day agricultural colleges and many of the state universities” (p. 6). One such university was the University of Wisconsin-Madison when it was named Wisconsin’s Land-Grant institution in…

The average life expectancy for the American male is about 77 years old. This statistic, provided by the United States Census Bureau, is the average life expectancy, however it does not include the breakdown of outside factors. The US Census Bureau, and many other sources, often do not distinguish the very important factor of economic status when considering life expectancy. If those sources included money, one would see that by the time that they are 65 years old, men who are in the highest…

The Unknown Religion The sun was out, the air was warm, it was the perfect Sunday and my family and I were getting ready to leave for the Gurdwara, also known as the Sikh temple. Ever since my brother and I were children, our parents instilled a weekly routine of attending our local temple every Sunday afternoon. Although some children might say it was boring to sit for ninety minutes listening to hymns, and sermons, I enjoyed going to the Gurdwara. After the sermons, we ate langar, which was…

For my visual aid speech, I had to think for awhile about something that means a lot to me. In the Ted talk we just watched for week seven, he talked about giving a speech about something that means something to you, because it may mean something to someone else too. This will keep your audience’s attention for the duration of your speech. The first thing that came to mind was my dog Zoey. In my speech I will be talking about three different things where I can use my cute dog, Zoey, in my speech…

The BBC’s Doctor Who initially aired in 1963, until it was canceled in 1989 (IMDb). In 2005, the show was rebooted under the direction of Russell T. Davies; in 2008, the role of show runner was passed on to Steven Moffat (Martin). Doctor Who has always been an episodic serial, following the adventures of a “time lord”—simply called “the Doctor”—and his companion. The Doctor can regenerate into a new body instead of dying—allowing the character to be portrayed by successive actors—and has a…

the deaths would be detrimental to a severely threatened population, an investigation of dead loons, collected from 1989 to 2010, was carried out by the Loon Preservation Committee, Dr. Mark Pokras of Tufts University, and Tiffany Grade, a graduate student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Necropsies and tissue samples showed lead poisoning was responsible for nearly half of all the dead birds examined. Despite legislation in place to ban lead fishing sinkers and jigs, the population of…

We sleep for about a third of our lives, babies for up to 20 hours a day, adolescents up to 12, even adults 7 to 8 hrs. We are finding out more and more about the structure of sleep. The most puzzling aspect of sleep is dreaming. Why does the brain generate images and action while we sleep, even when most of the brain’s activity decreases? You’re at a party and everyone seems to be having a good time except you, because they’re all talking in a foreign language. The person who is…