Bill Clements Essays

A Rhetorical Analysis of “The Education of Dasmine Cathey” Writer, Brad Wolverton, in his article “The Education of Dasmine Cathey” first appearing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, conveys the journey of a former University of Memphis football player who was poorly educated and how he struggled to be academically eligible. Wolverton’s purpose is to illustrate the widespread of educational shortcomings of NCAA athletes and the complicated ways athletes struggles gets brushed under the proverbial

Introduction: My essay will examine Surrealism and how it influences early and modern film. Surrealism is a cultural movement that originated in the early 1920s. André Breton expressed Surrealism as "psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express - verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner - the actual functioning of thought." Surrealism is founded by Andre Breton in 1924 and was a primarily European movement that fascinated many members of the Dada movement

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 and was many things, including the prime minister of Great Britain from 1940-1955 and 1951-1955. He led Great Britain in its dark days in World War II and shaped the Allies’s strategy to win the war. Winston Churchill was a risk-taker, a communicator, and knowledgeable. Winston Churchill was a risk-taker. According to Hillsdale College, “When Churchill went to

Helen Frankenthaler’s Mountains and Sea is often treated like a bridge, the half-way point between Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Abstraction. But there is so much more than meets the eye. Frankenthaler pioneered the soak stain technique. But this accomplishment, and her very artistry, is often qualified with statements about her gender. Abstract Expressionism was undoubtedly a male-dominant artistic movement. The immediate cause is to now theorize how performance in Abstract Expressionism

Identifying All Verbs and Specific Terms A) Technical-Use First While reviewing the word wall the words that stand out the most are assemble, build, fix, just do it and write briefly. The words listed are words that I often use with a do it yourself project. I often assemble the project using the tools I have on hand.I am the one that builds it up from scratch or I fix it to make it run smoothly. I have a jump in and do it attitude when it comes to making nothing into something and I love to

The Best Ways To Respond To Conflict The best ways to respond to conflict is to talk it out, and take time to think about it. Conflict is a serious disagreement between two or more sides. In “The Diary of Anne Frank” she responded to conflict by, staying in hiding while being positive and believing that everything will be okay. In “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat”, Winston Churchill responded to conflict by keeping his country and himself confident and fighting for what he believed in. “The Diary of

"Hey - What's up - Hello" may have been the most notorious greeting of the year. Shortly following those few words of this eminent rap song, any young adult would grow an enormous smile on their face, and a euphoria in their heart. With a beat so inspiriting, and such an exclusive artist, the troublesome lyrics of the song are almost completely overlooked. Becoming one of the most popular songs in the nation, this was a young artist's ultimate admission into the world of rap and hip hop. Specifically

they all have to eat. The family tried to buy the cheaper items rather than the organic items. If the family went coupon shopping we could save probably around $50. Every mouth are family spends, $350 on clothing,$800 on dental and medical bills,$300 goes into saving for special occasions,$500 is used towards auto and home repair,$300 is used for entertainment,$75 is used towards household items like a dog, batteries, and light bulbs, and $200 for the children's education. I think our payments

In a layman’s term, advocacy is the move to make the voice of the marginalised and vulnerable people heard. Everybody have rights and needs that must be met but some group of people, due to their inability or difficulty to voice out their minds, are unable to meet these needs or demand for their rights and entitlements; when it comes to making decisions that pertain to their lives, their voice and feelings are (sometimes) being ignored and they are treated as if they do not exist. Advocacy is the

“The Cat Bill Veto,” written by Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson on April 23, 1949, is a satirical yet professional response to a citizen’s request to restrain all cats. Stevenson respectfully addresses the citizen after having the bill passed down to him. Legislature could not be serious about the bill and Stevenson makes lots of satirical comments to explain why this bill cannot be passed. It may be assumed that the bill was sent in by a little old lady whose pet bird was killed by a cat and Stevenson

however long it may take your body to finally shut off. Now, if you could escape all this torture, and choose how and when your life could end, would you choose to take advantage of it? The Death with Dignity Act bill should be passed in Massachusetts to give individuals this option. The bill proposes

Pizza Shops In the event that you have quite recently moved to another zone, and you have dependably had an exceptional spot where you went consistently for pizza, you are most likely looking for a substitution. You won't not discover anything very like what you had, but rather in any event require a spot where you like the menu, the value, environment, and taste. You likely think the menu is a critical piece of a pizzeria. Despite the fact that you and your family adore pizza, that won't not

Introduction Comtex Ltd produce a range of clothing such as dresses, jackets, intimate apparel and more. Comtex (HK) Ltd. is a joint venture in between the LT Apparel Group and the Hirdaramani Group of Companies. Currently, the company has one sourcing office in Jakarta and no factories in Indonesia. However, there is a decision regarding opening one in Solo in order to accommodate the increase in demand. Figure 1: A few of Comtex’s Customers Source: Comtex Sourcing - Customers Comtex’s

. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN NURSING Reflective practice is used in nursing to improve practice. This is done through a self-examination of work done in the past .consciously analysing the decisions taken in the course of one’s practice. It also involves an analysis of the individuals thought processes during and after the clinical event. Relating them to theories and concepts with a view to modifying decisions, behaviour, learning needs, treatments and actions in the future. Reflective

ON CONTEMPORARY DIRECTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE Modern directors take a leaf out of the books of early directors all the time; be it in a form of a shot, character traits, or just generic similarities, it has all been done. These contemporary directors tread the thin line between plagiarism and influence with great competence, and produce work which is bound to go down in the vaults, like the ones they took inspiration from. Owing to his unconventional shooting methods, Hitchcock has a whole

Good morning everyone. How many of you know that our organs can be transplanted when we are alive and after death? How many of you do think about the number of patients who are on organ donation waiting list? How many of you know the number of the actual organ donors? I will be answering the questions for you and explain to you today. Here are some interesting facts. In Malaysia, there are total of 18,493 Malaysians who are still in the organ donation waiting list until. The number of actual organ

Power can be the ability to both demand or request that people do something, and to say how a task should be done or organised. People yearn for qualities that make them feel powerful over the rest of society, aching to be smarter, faster, and stronger than their peers. While trying to be the best, the value of humility is overlooked or forgotten, because it is in our nature to be prideful and in control. What is power? Power is control, and the inclination to act, in either a good or bad manner

While Machiavelli advises a ruler to be feared by his people in order to best consolidate his power, I argue that the best way to live a political life depends largely on the circumstances: with different situations calling for the prince to employ different characteristics that would be most effective to each circumstance. Machiavelli’s call for vigilance and distrust may be valuable to a prince and the state he governs in some situations, but toxic in other situations, as it hurts the society he

Criticisms of established ideas and practices are is most effective when it is specific, objective and directed towards the subject. Whether it is an editorial attacking the way a president is running the country, or a movie reviewer negatively rating a movie, addressing the issue directly allows for the most powerful delivery of criticism. In Canto XIX of Dante’s Inferno, Dante travels through the Third Bolgia of the 8th circle of hell. In this Bolgia, Dante attacks the practice of simony, the act

Criticisms of ideas and actions are is most effective when it is directed towards the subject and specific about the issue. Whether it is an editorial attacking a politician, a panel of judges grading a performer or a movie reviewer negatively rating a movie, criticism is most effective when it directly addresses the issue. Dante is not shy to challenge sin in The Inferno and his rebuttal of sins is most apparent in Canto XIX where Dante travels through the Third Bolgia of the eighth circle of hell