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The Politics of Massachusetts The Constitution Drafted in 1779, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the oldest functioning written constitution in the world. Drafted by none other than John and Samuel Adams, along with John Bowdoin, it served as a model for our own nation's Constitution. It features a structure, composed of chapters, sections and articles, vastly more organized than any other state constitution of its time. Within this document, rights of the citizens, and

Good job Budweiser! Least effective Super Bowl Ad – GoDaddy-Bodybuilder This was my least favorite as well as effective commercial for me from this year’s Super Bowl ads. It starts off with a bunch of body builders running led by Danica Patrick, the race car driver who’s wearing a black and neon green top and shorts muscle suit running towards a spray tan salon. She knocks on the window of the salon and the ad ends with the punch line, “it’s go time.” First of all the commercial was too

Kevin Co Professor Sharon Selby INDS-3029-40-15S 20 July 2015 Female Representations Between American Psycho and Misery In the media, gender is stereotypically represented by splitting both men and women into two categories. Within these categories are specific traits that have led women to become represented as inferior to men. Women are presented as sexual, emotional and dependant while men are portrayed as strong, reliant and independent. This causes males in the media to be the "hero" who has

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 the United States became a very different place. This drastic change was caused by the initial emotional reactions that American citizens, as well as government leaders had towards the tragic event. The government, in an effort to assure that these events never happen again passed the USA PATRIOT Act, which is an acronym that stands for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept

Redemption there is a clear case of a mentally healthy character and in American Psycho there is a very definitive sign of a character with a mental disorder. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne is portrayed by Tim Robbins and in American Psycho, Patrick Bateman is played by Christian Bale. The Shawshank Redemption came out in 1994 and has been named one of the best movies to be produced. Shawshank provides a display of a mentally healthy character, Andy Dufresne, who was convicted for murder

symbols and turning them into symbols of Christianity. For example, the three leaf clover, which symbolized the balancing of forces, was used to describe the Trinity. After this event the Irish made Maewyn Succat a bishop and gave him the name Saint Patrick after his death. Surprisingly, the celebrating of St. Patrick’s Day was not really enforced in Ireland, but was more enforced when Irish emigrated to America. Today we dye rivers green, have parades, set leprechaun traps, and wear green. You are going

Everyone, at least as a child, has had a fear of some sort of beast or monster. People usually like to refer to animals as beasts because they aren’t human and the animals are not able to think for themselves. In fact this is the opposite because humans are actually beasts because they are actually able to think for themselves and have do things according to what they are thinking. In Lord of the Flies there are many different topics and themes that are gone over but one of the main themes is that

Although Hollywood is not a stranger to a movie being used as a stencil or a cookie cutter to generate other. If the plot was dissected of the award-winning movie, The Fast and the Furious, one could see an exact story line to another award-winning cult classic, Point Break. With the 10 years in between the production of both movies, it has become very easy for some and especially the newest generation of movie watcher to completely miss the shocking similarities and brilliance of these two movies

Power, religion, and fear drive people in strange ways. Acting from any one of these motivators could make a person turn to anyone for a solution; even if that solution goes against their morals. In William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies young british boys are stranded on an island after their plane crashes. Terrified of a beast lurking in the shadows, and with no rules, structure, or adults; the boys form their own system of governance - but their civilized mannerisms start to dissipate.

book. American Psycho is a book about a murderous rich man that is censored for a few very good reasons but still should be able to be bought and sold by the public. American Psycho all starts in New York City where the main character, Patrick Bateman lives. Patrick is a rich man that focuses on money, how he dresses, and drugs. One day as he was walking down the street he saw his first victim. “Bateman spots him sitting on the sidewalk and stops to taunt him, calling him worthless and disgusting