Hugh Shearer Essays

Rajiv Goswami The increasing commodification of sugar from the 1500s onward has had lasting implications in both the New and Old Worlds. In Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz, the anthropological interpretation of the evolution of the sugar industry highlights how Europe transitioned from mercantilism to capitalism, agriculture to industry, class changes, and an overall increase in the quality of life. The Caribbean colonies saw an influx of African slaves and Europeans, with the former transforming

The Simpsons -Hurricane Neddy The Simpsons is an American situation comedy created by Matt Groening. The first episode of The Simpsons aired in December 17, 1989. An exciting 24 million people tune in to watch The Simpsons each week. On April 19th, 1987 after the shorts of The Simpsons were shown on The Tracy Ullman Shown they developed it into a half-hour prime time show. The episode I will be focusing on is Hurricane Neddy which focuses on the character Ned Flanders as his family goes through

The Little Horn is a title given to The Antichrist in Daniel. The reference is found in Daniel 7:8 “While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them” and Daniel 8:9 “Out of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.” The term “horn” is used in Scripture to denote a seat of authority and power; politically and/or militarily. It is interesting to note here that the

Mr. Rogers was a legendary man in the history of children's TV, he influenced a variety of things like getting the government to provide funding for children's TV. Ever since his TV show went live in 1968, he changed the TV for ever and left a very big impact. Mr.Rogers was most known for his tv show: Mr.Rogers neighborhood. Surprisingly Mr. Rogers was originally educated to be a minister, but when he saw children's television he did not like the way that TV was shown to children. So he made his

Growing up a Sociopath; Born a Psychopath In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a true story of a quadruple homicide in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas that greatly impacted the community in 1959. Capote begins his novel by introducing a prominent, well respected family in the community, the Clutters. The Clutters lived average everyday lives until they were abruptly ended at the mercy of a 12 gauge shotgun. The killers were two men unknown to the Clutters, who had two completely different backgrounds

The movie Jurassic Park became an international sensation when it was released in 1993. It changed the cinematic art of storytelling. It was widely recognized as a high watermark in computer graphics (Timeline, 2015). The reason for these accolades was the extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI) that was used throughout the movie. Before Jurassic Park, CGI was used but not to this extreme that director Steven Spielberg demanded. • 1985: Young Sherlock Holmes - Stain Glass Man, first completely

Hugh Marston Hefner was a magazine publisher , American businessman, and playboy. He was the founder of Playboy and editor-in-chief of the magazine, which he founded in 1953. Always in silk smoking jacket with pipe in his hand , he adopted a huge range of pursuits and socialized with the wealthy . Hugh was always in the company of a young , gorgeous women. Born April 9 , 1926 Hugh Hefner changed the landscape for the adult entertainment due to his successful adult magazine , his eccentric lifestyle

There were probably three personalities in the book series which Sherlock Holmes took seriously: his closest friend and companion Dr Watson, femme fatale Irene Adler, the so-called Holmes in female disguise, and his archenemy and the chief competitor James Moriarty. Dr. John Watson became closer to Sherlock than even his elder brother Mycroft who was always trying to change Holmes and insist on his authority. Although Mycroft Holmes held a very important governmental position, Sherlock never took

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see" (Thoreau, n.d.). This quote by Henry Thoreau highlights the ability for humans to possess differing perspectives on the same event. While an onerous situation may negatively affect one person, it may have little to no effect on another. In Elie Wiesel's book Night (2006) and the movie "Life is Beautiful" (2000), this reality of differing perspectives is portrayed through the eyes of a father and son as they endure the horrific conditions

TITLE There are are many detectives in the world but two outstanding investigators, in reality, never existed. Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie respectively, are two of the most phenomenal fictional detectives, as well as the most well-known. They have many different qualities, but they are both very successful and accomplished. There are several aspects of the character and personality of these two men that make them the detectives that they

Culture is defined as a set of ideas, customs and social behavior of a particular people or a society. Every nation has its own specific culture, which exhibits one’s own traditions, beliefs and values. It is the totality of the thought and practice by which a people creates itself, celebrates, refrain and develop itself and introduces itself to history and humanity. The African culture is divided into greater number of ethnic cultures that include African arts and crafts, folklore and religion

In Mark Twain’s novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Hank and Merlin both use technology and magic respectively to exert a level of power over the common people and nobility of 6th century England. Hank’s method of using technology to exert his power over the people of 6th century England works better than the fake magic used by Merlin during the time period. In one instance of the novel Hank meets some travelers on their way to find the fountain of youth in England. Hank meets up with

A hero is someone who has pride and is committed to putting others before themselves. Heroes risk their own lives to save others. In the book The Outsiders, the greasers are not considered heroes. All three of the boys; Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy are heroes by my definition. I believe that Johnny Cade is a hero because he went into the burning church and he died saving those kids. He had no fear going into the church, he was only thinking about saving the kids. Johnny suffered from severe burns and

Throughout the story of Soldier’s Home, the main character, Harold Krebs, goes through a dynamic change. He starts out as a World War 1 veteran who recently returned home. He wants all the attention as he tells his war stories. He soon realizes that the people around him have lost interest in the stories from combat. He is determined to gain back the attention he thinks he deserves from making lies about the war. Krebs finds that not even his ludacris lies will get him the attention he desires. This

Narrative Style – The novel consists of two parts. The first part is written in the first person intrusive, as it is narrated by Dr John H. Watson. “We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker street, of which he has spoken at our meeting.” The first part of the novel being written in this way allows the narrator to convey his personal thoughts and feelings, “That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the Earth round the

In the movie of Tim Burton, he uses many different kinds of cinematic techniques, which are shots and framing, camera angles, camera movements, lighting, editing techniques, and sound. In order to set up the mood and tone in the story, he uses those cinematic techniques in the movie. Tim Burton style are more of a dark and delightful childhood experience and that he embraces the dark elements. The movie that Tim’s famous for, have those styles and elements in it. For example, the movie Vincent has

The movie “Stand and Deliver” effectively portrayed the realities of math, especially through the characters. It really captured the idea that not everyone understands math at the same level, but with hard work everyone can be successful. I think what made the movie very effective was that it was based on real people who do not necessarily fit into the stereotype of being smart in math. It effectively portrayed that anyone can be good at math. I feel like when movies don’t follow stereotypes people

Bruce Springsteen is an acclaimed American rock artist. He is famous for writing songs with a greater purpose than just to entertain. Springsteen’s lyrics are however ambiguous, thus they can be interpreted as one sees fit. In this text, I will give my interpretation of the two songs “We Take Care of Our Own” and “Death to My Hometown”. I will then discuss whether art should have a higher purpose. At first glance, “We Take Care of Our Own” seems like a patriotic American anthem. The title suggest

“A new sexual assault suit against comedian Bill Cosby was filed on Monday, alleging sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion and accusing Hugh Hefner of negligence and conspiracy to commit sexual battery” (Kile). Undoubtedly, we are all under the influence of lifestyles similar to that of Hugh Hefner’s. “Hef”, is one of the oldest, at 91, yet most vigorous and immature behaving moguls of this era. Nonetheless, few have been as mythologized in their own time as this Chicago native and owner of over

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in order to tell the story of a group of travelers on a pilgrimage. The each traveler shares a tale with the host and creates an interesting tone for the reader. Because The Canterbury Tales is a collection of intriguing stories of adventure and culture from medieval society, the reader learns much about each traveler’s words and deeds. In this essay, the purpose is to describe the purpose, social status, and language of four pilgrims—the Prioress, the