Pilots Essay

Doctor after doctor entered and left Eleanor’s room. Everyone has been told to go outside and stay out of their way. While the others play a game of soccer, Logan is sitting, staring at the house. Everyone -- even Lynda -- is leaving him alone. With a frustrated sigh, Logan pulls out his cellphone and dials a number.         “I need your help,” he growls, giving the person on the receiving end no time to speak up first.         A small laugh comes through the speaker. “Well, hello to you too, Logan

In the House episode, “Both Sides Now,” the normative principle of autonomy is explored and seriously called into question between House and Cuddy. When understanding the normative principle of autonomy is to acknowledging a person’s freedom over his or her actions or physical body. House goes to great lengths to hurt Cuddy personally, and as an employee. In this episode Dr. House feels that Cuddy is lying to him about either last night or that day about something. House does everything possible

Introduction It is often said that the media and the arts are an accurate reflection of any given community. This is especially true in American pop-culture, where television shows depict the various stereotypes attributed to men and women and the roles they play in society. House, a highly popular medical drama that revolves around Dr. Gregory House and his diagnostic team, is a particularly good example as it represents the true state of the traditional gender roles in American culture today

In recent years, the prevalence of having a main character in television shows be narcissistic yet likeable has grown. Today it seems that every popular show has one; Tyrion Lannister from “Game of Thrones” and Dexter Morgan from “Dexter”, both show defining characteristics of being narcissistic in nature, yet their characters are received extremely well by audiences. The question that arises from this is why do we find insubordination and a lack of regard for rules and the opinions of others so

Keith walked into Mars Investigations, ready to be met with the world 's best daughter and world 's cheapest cup of coffee. She didn 't usually beat him to the office on Saturday mornings, and truthfully he was a little worried about a trend where his seventeen year old daughter was putting in obscene amounts of overtime, and how many hours they 'd been spending apart. But that concern increased tenfold when he was met with Eli Navarro, known PCH-er, sitting next to his daughter on their lobby-room

“First of all, thank you all for coming, I felt silly enough preparing a few words, I would’ve felt incredibly silly to have to read it to a room full of only books,” Veronica paused at chuckles, saving a smile across the room for Logan. “Thank you, is actually really the only words I came up with for tonight- regardless of what it says on the covers, books are not written by singular people, books are written by one person having an idea and the time to follow it, with a whole support system behind

Every community has its own set of standards that the members adhere to and uphold. These ideologies are often unspoken ways of thinking, and while they reflect the society’s values, they are often represented in a distorted manner so that the social system stays in order. Interpellation, on the other hand, is what discreetly holds each person in their societal position, often based on ideologies. Whether we realize it or not, the culture industry plays up on our societal ideologies, especially in

"It 's been two hours. Maybe she 's in for the night." Logan whined, hopeful and uneasy. They 'd been through a Big Mac each, fries, Doritos, and he 'd had a milkshake she 'd warned against and now knew why. He was thinking tonight was a bust, more than a bust, he reminded himself, because he 'd spent way too much time with Veronica Mars. "Easy, boy, you wanna catch this cheater or don 't you?" Veronica figured she was genuinely asking. She 'd seen the face of her dad 's clients who changed

“Explain to me why I’m in a cafe in Gold Coast instead of at the playground with my daughter,” Weevil drank what he guessed was an eight-dollar, just-alright coffee. “My grandmother can stand you, at least compared to your daddy, and she said you seemed… muy desesperado,” Lips in a straight line with his eyes big and mocking, Weevil waited. His grandmother loved Veronica, Weevil knew that. Why she had so much sympathy for the rich, white kid who couldn't even clean up after himself, Weevil

“He still has Lilly’s tapes, Logan,” Veronica swallowed the lump in her throat with only mild difficulty, all murderer-type things considered. She still couldn’t breathe normally, just unsure little heaves against his chest; never taking both eyes off Aaron for more than a second. When they started hearing sirens coming, Veronica’s never been more grateful for her father. Ever. Especially now that she’s seen other options out there. Pedophile, murderer… Veronica eyed Aaron, grateful for Logan