Eric Shinseki

Monty Python’s Life of Brian is more than just a mere comedy; it is a Biblical, religious, and political satire. Like all Python films, Life of Brian seems to educate the viewer while at the same time providing entertainment. Unfortunately not all of the elements in Life of Brian occurred in real life, which takes away from the validity of the plot. While not everything is accurate, it seems that a majority of the film could be considered genuine. In order to understand an analysis of the film

In the United States, private prisons benefit from mass incarceration by exploiting the system, turning human beings into profitable capital. Private prisons are a growth industry in America. With the increase of immigrant incarceration, the amount of deaths of immigrants has risen (Independant). Private prisons are more harmful than governmental ones, resulting in greater deaths of prisoners and billions of money gained by the companies running them. Private prisons should be outlawed because it

The overall concept of imperialism was based upon utilizing military force to lead to an increase of power and superiority. This idea was originated when attempting to portray one’s nation to be superior compared to the others and therefore, such actions were taken in order gain that economic power. In the given poems as well as the movie, “Avatar” by James Cameron, it’s clearly evident that European imperialism is portrayed negatively with regard to the fact that external nations were invading the

It was just an ordinary day, wake up around 10 o’clock, eat breakfast, and screw around with my siblings. I was living with my mom at the time in a little yet awesome town, atlantic was the name of the town that we lived in. We didn't have much of anything, food, toys, clothes, and we didn't really have rules because my mom didn't really care what we did, or where we went. And i hate to admit it but i had a horrible life for the most part. But this ordinary day had changed really quickly when my

There are few films that create as much controversy upon their release as Monty Python’s Life of Brian, a movie in which the timeline is parallel to the life of Jesus. The Life of Brian focusses on Brian, a normal guy whose choice is to live a quiet life, but who the universe has other plans for. Upon learning that his father is a nasty roman, Brian joins a political group dedicated to taking down the Romans. Somehow Brian is mistaken for the messiah and upon his failure to prove otherwise, suffers

Did you know the extra animals or adult animals at zoos get killed, slaughtered, or put in a traveling circus because the zoo cant afford to take care of them anymore? And I really love animals and I want to see them well taken care of and loved. Not treated horribly like some zoos do. In my opinion, i am against zoos because of animal cruelty, abuse and stress, small cages and dirty living spaces. Finally, zoos can't let the animals back into the wild because they can't hunt or survive in the wild

Technology for Animals Often technology is taken too far but is technology for animals taking it too far? Thinking about it there is technology for animals which has been around for quite some time just not anything too crazy. Technology that has been around since 2003 is a tracker that is most commonly used on birds working as GPS tracking. Like technology for humans it can have positive and negative effects It can be helping the animals for example a 3D printing of a bird’s beak or hurting them

“All Along the Watchtower” is known as a classic rock song, but was originally crafted by Bob Dylan in 1967. Artists like Pearl Jam, U2, Dave Matthews Band and Eric Clapton have all covered this song, but notably the most famous version would be Jimi Hendrix’ rendition. A year after the song’s original release, Hendrix covered the unknown Bob Dylan song and propelled its legacy. Both songs draw different artistry and interpretations, but the concept is fundamentally the same. In the original

The Times They Are a-Changin’ Bob Dylan uses powerful lyrics in his song The Times They Are a-Changin’ to emphasize the need to adjust to change and to try to understand that change is inevitable and timeless. This lyric poem utilizes a rhyme scheme of ABCBDEDEFG and a trochaic meter to emphasize its central meaning. Dylan uses imagery, repetition, symbolism and many other figures of speech to convey his meaning. Dylan points out that every single person needs to be informed that change is coming

The story of American Literature, much like the journey of the Land family in Leif Enger’s novel, Peace Like a River, is a story of autochthony. But in both cases, that autochthony is permitted by some stronger force. America has grown to be a uniquely autochthonous nation as a result of the profound belief of her people in their exceptional nature. Simultaneously, the influence of other nations and people is the catalyst for growth in America and American Literature throughout history. The Colonial