Hopwood Award

Arthur Asher Miller lived through some of the best and the worst times in the United States’ young history. He was born on October 17, 1915, in the middle of World War 1, when the American economy was booming and the standard of living had increased throughout the nation. Miller had two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Miller’s mother was a teacher at a public school and his father was a manufacture of women’s coats in New York City (Nelson 13). Growing up, Miller had little responsibility

While he attended Michigan, he was the night editor of the student paper, the “Michigan Daily”. Arthur Miller is best known for writing radio plays, screenplays, short stories, and novels (1). While in college, Miller won several awards including the “Avery Hopwood Award” for the first play he wrote, No Villain. After college, Arthur Miller moved back home to begin his career in playwriting. Arthur Miller’s writings defied his readers by being fearless in his stories that he wrote. Miller worked very

Arthur Miller lived through some of the best and worst times in United States history. Born in the middle of World War 1, the American economy was booming and the standard of living had increased throughout The United States. “Arthur Asher Miller was born on 17 October 1915, in New York City; the second child of Augusta and Isidore Miller” (Abbotson 1). Miller had two siblings, composed of an older brother and a younger sister. Miller’s mother was a teacher at a public school and his father was a

Since the beginning of theatre, there have been numerous playwrights who have made their attempt at greatness. Most have failed, some have had minor success, and a slim few have succeeded. Arthur Miller was an inventive, determined playwright who made a lasting impression on theatre in the 20th century. He was a head-strong, willful individual who conquered obstacles when they presented themselves. Through a brief examination of Arthur Miller’s personal life, career as a playwright, and influence

For over a century the University of Texas (UT) has served as a leading institution educating America’s leaders, however; the lingering effects of prior discrimination haunt the campus. Due to perceptions that UT’s environment is not supportive of underrepresented minority students, the University lacks diversity within its student body. Regardless, UT continues to receive an overwhelmingly selective applicant pool. However, without student diversity UT deems it difficult to perform its mission

outline for programs had plenty of dissenters, none of them ever made it to a prominent position in the court system and so, since 1978, the rules of Bakke have been the proverbial law of the land. That is, until recently. In 1994, a new case, Hopwood v. The University of Texas, was ruled on by the circuit court and interpreted in such a manner as to effectively end affirmative action in higher education for the states of Texas and Louisiana. The plaintiffs for the case were four applicants to

won BMI Film & TV Awards, Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Bogey Awards (Germany), and Kids’ Choice Awards (“Flubber Awards”). Another successful movie that came out in November 1997 was The Rainmaker. The Rainmaker won the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award and National Board of Review (“The Rainmaker Awards”). One of my favorite childhood movies, Anastasia, made the top charts! Anastasia won a number of awards including: ASCAP Film and Television Music Award, Annie Award, Blockbuster Entertainment

Honor Society I was able to bond with my community and meet various people. I was able to help in the Chelan Valley Hope and provide food and resources to low income families. Lastly, being nominated and awarded for the Spirit of Chelan award. Spirit of Chelan award is awarded to a person who shows outstanding leadership. Someone who represents the Chelan Valley responsibly and respectfully. This meant a lot to me because I felt like I was contributing to my community in a positive way. I felt proud

intelligent because she has won multiple awards. For example, Lupe won the school spelling bee, she won the blue ribbon award in the science fair, she was the winner of a reading contest at the library three summers in a row, she was also the top student in her piano recital, and she was the playground champion of chess. Talk about a ton of awards, right? Lupe feels like none of these awards mean anything though. Lupe wishes she could win some type of award in athletics, so that she can keep up with

special. On May 28th in my AP Literature class, my teacher handed out note cards for that night’s Senior Awards ceremony. My card had three numbers on it 7,9 and 21. Each number represents the order in which a group of awards would be given out. For instance, since I had number 7 first, I was part of the seventh group to go up on stage and receive an award. I was ecstatic to see which awards I would