Craig Newmark

influenced by your surroundings and your life circumstances. This is the case for pretty much all activists. Certainly, activists are influenced by problems around them. Take Malala Yousafzai, Craig and Marc, and Emily-Anne Rigal for example. Malala is a “Global Advocate for Girls' Education” (malala.org), Craig and Marc are on a mission “to free children and their families from poverty and exploitation.” (we.org), and Emily-Anne Rigal strives to end bullying. These young activists have seen or experienced

Comparing Adaptations of Books and Film: The War of the Worlds Adaptations of books into movies are very common. In comparing the book by H.G. Wells, The War of the World, written in 1897 and the film with the same title directed by Steven Spielberg released in 2005 there are many similarities and many differences. Based on many of the facts of this story I believe this to be an intermediate adaptation. An intermediate adaptation is defined as, “Some elements of the story are kept in the film

In The Golden Compass, daemons act as an extension or real-life manifestation of someone’s consciousness or soul. They take physical form as animals, revealing information about the character’s personality and identity. Daemons are always by your side, basically like wearing your heart on your sleeve. It is more than just a soul however, a daemon is also like a friend/extension of yourself that you can talk to as a friend wherever you go. You can talk to your own daemon like you talk to yourself

Slide 1: Children tend to have a vivid imagination and sometimes they are unable to grasp certain concepts or understand why people act in certain ways. That being said, the theme in the short story “Mount Pleasant” by Mary-Louise Buxton, where we follow a young girl named Elizabeth her family in their new home. While she tries to cope with what is going on in her life while also perhaps misjudging different people and events. Slide 2: Mary-Louise Buxton's short story "Mount Pleasant" starts out

intermediate level of review for gender classifications in the case Craig v. Boren. The decision struck down a statute that allowed women over the age of eighteen to purchase beer but only men over the age of twenty-one. Using this intermediate scrutiny, the Court has invalidated gender segregation across the board. However, while this heightened level of scrutiny has drastically helped women, it has not been equal in its effect on men. Since Craig, the Court has upheld a requirement that only men register

Mary Shelley’s 1818 book, Frankenstein, started a popular trend with authors and movie screen writers of science fiction and horror. For over a century now, movies have been produced replicating the Frankenstein novel and the mysteries revolving around creating life from scratch. Numerous films show humans creating creatures or monsters, with good intentions, only for something to go wrong and the creation creates havoc on everyone involved. Viewers will find every variation of creation from cloning

knowledge of the future reaches; Open Theism, Simple Foreknowledge, Molinism, and Calvinism. These four views are explained throughout the book “Divine Foreknowledge” written by Gregory A. Boyd- Open Theism, David Hunt- Simple Foreknowledge, William Lane Craig- Molinism, and Paul Helm- Calvinism. One of the most popular views is Open Theism. This view holds that “Reality… is composed of both settled and open aspects.”(Boyd 14) What Boyd means by this is that God’s knowledge of what will happen, his foreknowledge

The Hauntings of Craig-Y-Nos Castle in Wales By Claire Barrand Craig Y Nos Castle which in Welsh, means ‘Rock of the Night,' Maintains a reputation as the Most Haunted Castle in Wales, having been visited by "Most Haunted," alongside numerous other TV shows which have also filmed at the castle. My sister Linzi and I have investigated this location together twice and have not been disappointed, in fact, we would have to say this location is in our top three for paranormal activity! The Early Years

In the book Coraline Coraline goes through a plethora of stages starting from being a naïve child to eventually evolving into a girl with a strong identity who is fully aware of who she is and proud of who she has become. At the beginning of the book Coraline is your typical kid who is filled with curiosity and an urge for exploration. This is best illustrated on page 26 when Coraline first ventures into the alternate universe. “ Coraline went through the door; she wondered what the empty flat would

Epic Qualities in The Incredibles Epic qualities of a film are easy to identify but identifying and explaining the qualities of an epic hero are harder. What is an epic qualities of a hero? An epic hero is the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society. In this film Mr. Incredible gets the chance to turn back into a superhero but no one wants superheros anymore. Mr. Incredible is the hero in this film. Mr. Incredible has many characteristics