Trey Parker

It is no surprise to learn that guns have a very prominent place in US society. Despite what one’s opinion might be in regards to gun control or gun safety, gun culture is something very powerful and something to be addressed for Americans. In the documentary Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore discusses this very issue. By traveling the the United States as well as Canada, he pieces together America’s fascination with guns and how it relates to tragedies like that of the Columbine shooting, and

When a person´s birthday comes around does he/she ever wonder what happened on his/her birthday before he/she was even thought of? Do they ever wonder about the special events that happened on that day besides their birth? I was astonished to have found out how much had happened on October 19. I was born on October 19, 2000. My parents are Billy and Teresa Summerlin. I was born in Mission Hospital on a Thursday morning. It was fifty- eight degrees and it was dark outside. My doctor was Dr. David

What Happened On My Birthday? When a person´s birthday comes around does he/she ever wonder what happened on his/her birthday before he/she was even thought of? Do they ever wonder about the special events that happened on that day besides their birth? I was astonished to have found out how much had happened on October 19. I was born on October 19, 2000. My parents are Billy and Teresa Summerlin. I was born in Mission Hospital on a Thursday morning. It was fifty- eight degrees and it was dark

manipulate the audiences view of themselves and others in a non-confrontational format. The texts ‘School for Scandal’ by Richard Sheridan, ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen, ‘Blackadder’ by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, and ‘South Park’ by Matt Stone and Trey Parker all evaluate their society through the use of satire in order to tell a truth, as “a truth told by comic means draws the reader/spectator closer” allowing them to “ambush the overly confident

South Park as Parody of Society South Park began airing in 1997. The commercials that preceded it gave the impression of it being another stupid cartoon; however, when I began watching, I realized important issues were being covered through the repeated behaviors and actions of its characters, through the influences these actions could have on the viewers, through the reinforcement and rejections of certain stereotypes, through the long-term effects that could result from watching the program

Trey Draper Dr. Rager History 136 10-21-2011 Theodore Roosevelt: American Hero Although many people at the time disagreed with the actions of Teddy Roosevelt, he played a very important role in the Spanish-American war by not only preparing the navy, but on the front lines of combat as well. Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States of America, had a huge impact on the Spanish-American war in many ways. The war also had a huge impact on Theodore Roosevelt’s political career

characters. In the following, I will argue why virtue ethics is the most effective theory to always follow of all theories and how always following a utilitarianism and deontology approach can cause conflict within oneself and society. In the 90’s, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Bryan Garden created South Park. This show has incorporated loads of satire that stands as a reflection of the issues within the world today and how people handle those situations in their own right. Amongst the funny content, there

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami “Be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee. Water is powerful as Bruce Lee said, but in 2011 the region of Tohoku Japan learned just how devastating water could be the hard way. What caused the Tsunami was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake which was the most powerful

Kenny McCormick is the face behind the mask of the vigilante, Mysterion. He is one of the four main characters on the television show, South Park, and is distinguished by his bright orange parka that covers most of his face. As a result his voice is muffled, making it difficult to understand his dialogue, which is rare enough as is. Living in South Park, Colorado has subjected him to the common extraordinary happenings that give the program it’s “edge.” He lives with his impoverished family and attends

Musical Theater is a term that is used in current day and started being used in the late 1800’s. These musical journeys through stories and drama are some of the world’s oldest forms of entertainment. Even though most musicians and musicologists think of this type of music as current day phenomenon, it was just as popular back in the Renaissance as it is today. Much like the definition of opera, musical theater has a definition of a stage performance combining spoken dialogue, acting, dancing and