W. W. Jacobs

Part I Demonterius Dorsey What captured my attention the most in A.E Stalling’s First Love A Quiz , was how the actual poem was written in the format of a multiple choice quiz. The first line in each stanza starts off as a phrase, and the lines that follow are in A , B , C , format. The poem itself was short, yet very vivid and vague at the same time. Before reading the first line, I already had the impression from the title that the poem would be very similar to a quiz given by grade school…

Alex K. Rich and Gerson Moreno-Riano are the authors of the article War on Terror. Gerson Moreno-Riano earned a doctorate in Philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati (Rich, 2016, p.7). The purpose of this article is to explain the overview and understanding on how the war on terrorism is fought. Although the authors mention several effect that war has throughout the world, the authors argue that the war on terror causes the largest impact…

In a world where man has always been the leader, is it possible for a woman to become the leader and lead our country like no other? Among other questions, this is one that was asked when making the decision of who to vote for in my very first Presidential election. A President is defined as “the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.” My definition of a President is someone who will lead the country to the best of their ability without…

Chomsky’s propaganda model highlights the inherent conflict of interest between the powerful - namely government and major financial institutions - and the general population with corporately structured news media. His theory frames private media not as a reputable outlet of quality information, but rather as a conglomeration of profit-seeking organizations that align their story production with the interests of the political and economic elites; this occurs at the expense of the regular public,…

George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation” was a speech, which was given after the catastrophic event that occurred on September 11, 2001. Two airplanes were hijacked and were crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City on this day, shocking the whole world. He addressed this speech to the people of America on the night of the disastrous event, highlighting how America’s freedom was attacked. Thousands of innocent people died while thousands of people were wounded. After the event,…

During the debate, the journalists have asked both candidates questions so many times but as his habit, Donald Trump instead of answering the questions, opened another debate by verbally attacking his rival Hilary while she answered the asked questions. The first question was about Education which the Democratic candidate found that, through their Slogan express their vision of America. So working together is one of the keys for a good success and the democratic party, Hilary Clinton wants to…

1) Comprehension. Who is the speaker: The President of the United States - Barack Obama. He was elected twice in his career, and he seen as one of the better speakers of the 21st century. Who are the listeners: Citizens of the United States (two million in attendance). In which situation is the speech deliverd: First Inaugural Address. What is its context: Speech given by the president with his intentions of what he will do as a leader. When is the speech delivered: January 21, 2009. 2)…

George Kennan’s Containment Doctrine Revisited By Aizaz Khan I would like to review George Kennan’s Containment Doctrine through the lens of a splendid article written by Chalmer M. Roberts, “How Containment Worked”, which first appeared in the 1972’s summer edition of the Foreign Policy journal. Roberts, was the chief diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post who covered the Cold War, the nuclear arms race and the seats of power in Washington in the 1950's and 60's, The article gives a…

“On the Pulse of Morning” Analysis On January 20th, 1993, America’s 42nd president, Bill Clinton, was inaugurated at the United States’ Capitol in Washington D.C. At this inauguration, Maya Angelou delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning.” She was the first African American, the first woman, and the second person to read poetry at a presidential inauguration. Her poem later won the 1994 Grammy for “Best Spoken Word.” Angelou was a writer, director, actress and civil rights activist through…

The Hurt Locker is a movie that follows an elite explosive ordinance disposal team (EOD) in Iraq. Sergeant James arrives as the new team leader of the EOD after Sergeant Thompson was killed on a mission by an IED. The other members of the team include Sergeant Sanborn and Specialist Eldridge. There are several traumatic events throughout their time in Iraq. To begin, Sergeant James becomes acquainted with an Iraqi child throughout the film. On one mission the team needed to search a building…