Scott Fahlman

with many people still fighting for their rights. People all over the world are still being discriminated against, a topic that is not uncommon for a vast amount of dystopian novels. In fact, it 's a very common theme for multiple dystopian pieces. Scott Westerfeld 's Uglies, Joelle Charbonneau 's The Testing, Liam Hughes ' The Social Classes, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 's Harrison Bergeron, and Wes Ball 's interpretation of The Maze Runner all have social discrimination integrated into their story lines. Despite

Foner describes 1848 as “the spring time of nations, a time of democratic uprisings against the monarchies of Europe and demands of ethnic minorities for national independence. American principles of liberty and self-government appeared to be triumphing in the Old World” (Foner 380). Many reforms began to take place after the successfully removing slavery from the North, one of which was in the education system. Representatives began asking for subscriptions to the railroad from the citizens in

There is no doubt that Hollywood is an industry based on selling movies and what sells movies better than the marketing of a Hollywood star. An actor or actress can not only make movies successful, but in addition their images are also profitable. The Hollywood Star System has been very profitable for Hollywood and contributed to saving Hollywood in the late 1920s and 1930s when studios found it financially hard to survive. Once Hollywood realized their star’s had financial power there was no stopping

Even Without Capes Ivanhoe was written by Sir Walter Scott in 1819. Set in England, between the towns of Sheffield and Doncaster, Ivanhoe occurred during the end of the Third Crusade. At this time, England was under the temporary rule of Prince John. Prince John sided with Philip of France to ensure that his brother, King Richard, was kept in captivity by the Duke of Austria. He feared Richard and was horrified by the prospect of his brother’s return, as he wanted England under his own rule. In

Dunder Mifflin Paper company’s Scranton branch manager, Michael Scott. Michael is a comedic and belligerent character who is unaware of his socially distasteful humor, which shows the audience how unacceptable sexual harassment is. Through the use of comedy, the producers of The Office reveal to its audience how sexual harassment is unacceptable. In the episode titled, “Sexual Harassment” in season two of The Office (U.S.), Michael Scott negatively depicts males due to his inappropriate sexual harassment

British Women Writers during the Romantic period “Like the minority writer, the female writer exists within an inescapable condition of identity which distances her from the mainstream of the culture and forces her either to stress her separation from the masculine literary tradition or to pursue her resemblance to it.” (Lynn Sukenick, Miller: 1985, 356.) Women’s roles in society today has changed radically since the Romantic period. Women during the Romantic Period were looked down upon economically

Imagine if an individual conquering his/her largest challenge presents one with an incredible reward. Surprisingly, this idea is shared between three uncommon literature works. Within Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, the main character, Tally Youngblood, triumphed through an exhausting and tough journey to a place that leads her to learn about self-worth. Furthermore, The Third and Final Continent describes the narrator, Jhumpa Lahiri’s, adventure of his life through three continents and poor living conditions

Sunday Night How Alice made it through the madness of Wonderland is something I’ll never understand. My Sunday had already been a topsy-turvy nightmare since the moment I woke up: Texts from people who had no business having my number, a family emergency that called me away from my lover, and the desperate need of an actual shower--morning sex is good and all but not when you’ve left your honey lavender body wash at home. So when the red and blue swirl of cop lights blinded me through my rearview

The Office The average person spends over ninety thousand hours of their life at work, yet millions of people still watch a television show about an office after working their own nine-to-five shifts. Workplace sitcoms, such as The Office, have gained exceeding popularity over the past few years, but the irony is that the viewer’s “escape from reality” leads them right back to their own cubicle. So what would intrigue the audience to fictional paper companies? Audiences are able to relate to the

I. Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered why you decided to keep a job after your boss does something ruthless or why you would do something you did not want to do in order to keep your relationship healthy? The scenarios Pam Halpert, Jim Halpert’s wife, and Oscar Martinez, the homosexual accountant, face in the TV show The Office, shows what happens when the reward outweighs the hefty cost. II. Thesis: Through arrogance and sacrifice, social exchange theory occurs in business relationships