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“Without [comedy] blood demons will come and take our children” (qtd. in McKee). When asked how important comedy is due to the political and social climate of the United States, this is how comedian Patton Oswalt chose to respond. Although not serious in nature, his response perfectly encapsulates how serious issues can be tackled in comedic ways. In this analysis, I will consider The Comedians of Comedy (Michael Blieden, 2005) and argue that through the recording of events as they occur, interviews

President Barack Obama made a proposal on January 8, 2015 to make community college free for Americans. The proposal is made with stipulations, being that students are required to attend at least half time, maintain a 2.5 GPA, and make steady progress toward completing their program. With Tennessee already at a successful head start with their free tuition program, President Barack Obama wants the remaining states to progress as well. Now President Obama wants every American to receive two years

Humans kill, whether it be animals, insects or people. The justice system is used to try and fix what others have done and in this way they are punished. They are punished in a functioning society with rules and laws, but when all that is stripped away, we are left with mass destruction and humans that kill. The novel Lord of the Flies, published in 1954 and written by Nobel Prize winning author, William Golding, portrays the violence and eradication of a functioning society through young boys stranded

The pharmaceutical company Zogenix shares nearly tripled after the release of information on a drug that targets epilepsy in children and young adults (Gatlin, IBD, 2017). The shares jumped as high as 191.5% to 37.55 in the stock market and closed up at 172.2% at 37.55 while their rival company GW Pharma stocks plummeted 9.6% to close with shares at 101.49 (Gatlin, IBD, 2017). The new study released by Zogenix shows that the new drug fenfluramine reduced monthly seizures by a median 72.4% vs. a

United States is a country for it well known health care system. There are several health care systems that are currently aiding millions of Americans. For example, Medicare is one of them and Affordable Care Act or also known as the Obamacare is also another health care system that is taking an enormous part in our society. Obamacare was drafted and finally revealed to the public on 23rd March, 2010 by President Barack Obama ; however, this policy is still a pain in the guts for Americans up to

Abby Silsby APLANG Period 2 Wells February 3, 2015 The State of Obama’s Rhetoric It is his second to last State of the Union speech, but his first with both houses of Congress in Republican control: On Tuesday night, January 20th, President Barack Obama itemized the achievements of his presidency and his devotion to raising the economic outlook for the middle class. In his address, he effectively outlined his legislative agenda for the up-and-coming year. He accomplishes this by employing a confident

Humans kill. Whether it be animals, insects or people, humans kill. Human look at others and use the justice system to try and fix what other humans have done and this is the way they are punished. They are punished in a functioning society with rules and laws, but when all that is stripped away what are you left with? Mass destruction and humans that kill. Lord of the Flies published in 1954 and written by Nobel Prize winning author, William Golding, portrays the violence and eradication of a functioning

In the year 2009, Barack Obama shares with us his first inauguration for him becoming the forty-fourth president. As Obama begins his presidency, it is a tradition to write an appealing speech that is professional for his audience. Obama writes this speech to let people know that we will not take for granted the acts people did for us to live together equally. During President Obama’s inaugural speech, he remarked, “On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises

¨Every prince ought to desire to be considered compassionate and not cruel.¨ Notice in this quote from Niccolo Machiavelli's ¨The Prince¨ the word ¨considered¨ is used, rather than something more firm or nothing at all. The point Machiavelli is making is that as a ruler, one must only look like a kind person rather than actually being one. Machiavelli expresses multiple times in his writing that when ruling, using fear is safe and easy to maintain while using love can be messy and full of expectations

On September 11th 2001, the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out terrorist attacks against the United States. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center twin towers. The third hit the Pentagon outside Washington, and the final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed as a result, and this tragic event defined the presidency of George W. Bush (History.com Staff). Shortly after the attacks, President Bush delivered a powerful