Lenny Bruce

overview of the now infamous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” monologue performed, and written by George Carlin. I will also discuss some of Lenny Bruce’s ideology, and the legal, and public persecution both groundbreaking,

his reign of terror, where we can find solace in his misfortunes. Afterwards, Mike brings in those three comedians that are esteemed as the best in their art, but that didn’t make their job easy. Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor all faced tremendous turbulence throughout their careers. Bruce was arrested for use of profanity during an act, severely affecting his career. Pryor’s use of derogatory racial terms, and making fun of his own drug use, fell outside the box. Carlin’s “Seven Words

“Prince was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, he served as a major figure in popular music for over three decades,” states Evita Gorgorni from Useless Daily. Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958, and died April 21, 2016. He self- taught himself to play the piano at seven, guitar at thirteen, and drums at fourteen. Prince has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, an Academy Award and sold over 100 million records worldwide. One song of his, “Kiss” was nominated

My essay is on a friend of our family, Lenny Wilkens. Lenny grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father was African American and his mom was Irish American. Lenny was raised Catholic. In high school Wilkens Played with MLB star Tommy Davis. Wilkens was a two time All American at Providence College. He led their team to their first NIT appearance in 1959 and t the finals in 1960. After he played in college his jersey number was retired bu that college. Wilkens was drafted

Once upon a time there was a girl named Joana and she lived in a kingdom that everybody in the village lived for. Joana had a bestfriend named Melissa and Melissa was the only girl in the village that knew that Joana lived in the kingdom. Melissa was born with disabilities meaning that she can't walk so she's on a wheelchair and she doesn't look like the rest of the kids, people sometimes think that she a beast. The kingdom is the biggest building in the village and nobody can go in there except

One’s appearance is the first thing people judge when they come into contact. Some people immediately wonder about his or her status, weather that person comes from wealth, what their job is, are they married, do they have children, are the not wealthy. In the poem, short story, and drama being analyzed, the appearances of the characters and families are not what one may think. In fact, they are the complete opposite, one may say even deceiving. “Their minds shift and ready, like dunes” (Berger)

Dianne Lam 1328 words 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 lamd710@ritenourschools.org Hostage: Part 1 by Dianne Lam It’s 11:15 P.M. on a humid, Thursday night. My group of friends are sitting in my basement, brainstorming on what to do to pass time. As everyone is rambling on, I glance over at Don, who’s isolated himself outside the circle to scroll along his

Analysis of Bruce Springsteen's Song "Devils & Dust" In times of war it is quite common for people to start questioning their values and their actions and be unsure of the path they are taking. This is common because to protect our values we often are told that we have to take actions that conflict with those values. One example would be how to protect our liberties we must sometimes restrain those liberties during treacherous times. However, the ultimate question is whether or not going against

Bruce Dawe Poetry- Many of Bruce Dawe’s poems have a heavy message and a bleak meaning relating to society’s weaknesses and downfalls. “Enter without so much as knocking” is a poem that is critical of consumerism in the modern world. The poem itself is a story of one man’s life, from birth till death and is a satirical look at modern society and its materialism. The poem begins with the Latin line “Memento, homo, qui, pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.” This means in English “Remember you are

individuals and societies may be challenged and furthered in terms of social and moral values and beliefs, as each comes to encounter the underlying and intangible elements of conflict and through this, humanity. Based on the testimony of survivors, Bruce Beresford’s feature film Paradise Road highlights the potential of conflict to catalyse the revaluation of an individual’s moral compass, the way in which one lives and the values that are important to their existence to be realised. The film portrays