Lyon Essays

What is the Lyon Empire? Ever wondered what the big fuss about Empire is? This new television show premiered on Fox has captured hearts and the eyes of many. Written by Lee Daniels, Empire is America’s best show on television starring the biggest actors in today’s entertainment. Nick Venable says, “Empire is just breaking its on records” in a previous review. The main character Lucious Lyon, acted by Terrence Howard, is diagnosed with ALS that leaves Lucious with three years left of life where he

In the case of Lyons v Queensland [2016] HCA 38, Ms Lyons, who is profoundly deaf and requires assistance from Australian Language Interpreters (AUSLAN), was excluded from jury duty on the grounds of her impairment. Lyons held that her exclusion from serving on a jury was unlawful discrimination prohibited by the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD) (A.D.A). After being summoned for jury duty, she notified the deputy registrar that she would require the assistance of an AUSLAN. After this request

Lucious Lyon grew up in the streets of Philadelphia at the age of nine. His mother struggles with bipolar disorder and had a few episodes in front of Lucious. Lucious experienced abuse, seen his mother put a gun to her head, and also seen his father got shot and killed by the nation of Islam. Lucious mother ends up in a psychiatric home while he ended up an orphan home. At the age of nine Lucious began to sell drugs as an orphan to support himself. Lucious has an ex-wife named Cookie who also helped

Mary Mason Lyon, pioneer in women’s education, died on March 5, 1849, from a severe illness. While watching over a student in her care suffering from the disease, Mary Lyon contracted Erysipelas: an infectious skin disease. Only 52 years old, Mary Lyon died in her apartment after living a full and successful life. Born February 28, 1979, to Aaron and Jemima Lyon in Buckland, Massachusetts, Mary was the sixth of eight children. She attended school for thirteen years before extending her education

Out of the three sons, Hakeem Lyon represents the underdeveloped son who was favorited by his father for being the youngest, but missed the guidance, and love from Cookie. Hakeem fights against his three brothers for his father’s affection but due to his young age and lack of experience, he struggles to receive it. Now that his mother is back in the picture, he relies heavily on her for support, and for encouragement he didn’t receive as a child from his father or mother. His character identifies

In the book, Original Instructions – Part One; Chief Lyons discusses “what happens to you and what happens to the earth happens to us as well,” (Nelson, 2008) referencing to the unethical practice and/or protection of Mother Nature. Chief Lyons emphasized that as Indigenous people, we must take a stand and advocate against atrocities occurring to Mother Nature by influencing the stakeholders and powerful leaders who have the ultimate responsibility to make a difference and who are influential to

In August Wilson’s play Fences, the main character, Lyons, is the patriarch of the Maxson family. Lyons had a tragic childhood and a poor father figure, nonetheless, he worked hard and started a family in his own house. He believed his roles in life, such as a husband, father, and brother, were all responsibilities rather than privileges. Because Lyons is too inconsiderate to love like a husband, and parent like a father, he makes others suffer and all of those relationships eventually decay because

One of the headlines in the news lately is about the Lyon sisters. This is a 40-year-old cold case. Hopefully the Lyon family can soon get closer over their daughters whom were kidnaped in March of 1975. On March 25th, 1975 Sheila and her sister Katherine Lyon went to a local mall. They were on their spring break from school. Their home was around a half of a mile from the mall. They were going to have lunch and look around at the Easter decorations. The girls were believed to have left their home

“Media Violence” is an article written by Christina L. Lyons. Lyons is a journalist who lives in Washington, D.C., and she has a primary focus on U.S. Government and politics. She began her career in Maryland as a newspaper reporter. She has contributed to several different articles published by CQ Press and Bloomberg Press, and has a master’s degree in political science from American University in Washington, D.C. The article explores whether or not children have too much access to violence via

Themes of Documentary For this video critique, our class watched a documentary called “Stand,” directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons. This documentary is centered on Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s story, from his childhood to his life after being blacklisted from the NBA. Many themes were discussed throughout this movie which related directly towards Abdul-Rauf but can relate to anyone in the world. The themes that stood out were racial prejudice in the south, challenges with Tourette Syndrome, media attacking for

“How strange he was. She found his bewildering difference from herself almost intolerable; its presence choked her” (Carter 52). Based on fables, myths, and fairy tales, Angela Carter’s short stories “The Bloody Chamber” and “The Courtship of Mr. Lyon”, demonstrate brave women who at one point are put into a difficult situation and have to find their way out, in order to either survive or help a loved one. Both of these short stories are intriguing in the sense that they incorporate concepts based

Danny Lyon is a New York City based photographer who was heavily involved in the civil-rights movement. According to Vince Aletti from The New Yorker magazine, Lyon ended up in a Georgia jail in 1962, with Martin Luther King, Jr., in a nearby cell. A year later, he was given the opportunity to become the staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Lyon had a passion for social change so he fully immersed himself in the cultures and communities he documented. Throughout the

People In Pages: The Reasons Within William Lyon Phelps’“The Pleasure of Books” In the 21st century, it has become increasingly easier to gain access to the text sources of many historic literature pieces, whether it is in a physical or digital format. With the rise of e-readers,as well as the growth in libraries, the ownership of a personal book collection is starting to appear outdated. In 1933, William Lyon Phelps, a retired Yale English professor, hosted a radio address titled “The Pleasure of

William Lyon Mackenzie King, a man of glory, forever changed Canada’s constitution during the tumultuous nineteenth century and resolved all difficulties Canada faced on its way to becoming a strong, independent, and autonomous nation. His contributions and sanctions targeted all factors at the time and had interrelated effects on the construction of Canada. Unlike other Canadian politicians, King handled every crisis with thorough planning and achieved promising outcomes from unsolvable problems

Before I go to Sleep Everyday a woman wakes up to discover that she knows nothing about where she is, or who the person is that is lying next to her. Just ten years prior, Christine Lucas, experienced a horrific assault, this woman, Christine, cannot remember anything about her life, other than she is a twenty something year old woman with her whole life ahead of her. In reality, Christine, is forty seven, and almost half of her life has disappeared. Christine’s neuropsychologist, Dr. Nash, tries

Not everyone reads, but those who do understand the value the hold. American Educator, William Lyon Phelps, asserts in his speech that books give wisdom and knowledge to those who take the time to read. He first supports this claim by first using analogy and parallelism, then amplification, then diction, and finally pathos. Phelps purpose is to inform the Nazi German people and German students that books have a value in this world. To begin with, Phelps begins his speech about books by appealing

Sundiata Assignment 2 What are the sources of royal authority? What are Sundiata's sources of authority? How do people know he's the king? Sundiata an epic of old maid provides plenty of detail telling us how he has “royal authority” how it is shown, where he got his royal authority from and how the people know that he is the king. Sundiata was a decorated King during his time before he was born there was legend going around about Sundiata a lot of what was known about Sundiata and how he got his

Princess Sparkle Heart gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider, is a book that reflects both traditional and nontraditional norms because it’s about a girl, Amelia, and her doll that becomes damaged and then replaced with different body parts that don’t fit cultural expectations that normally portray a girl doll and Amelia still views her as beautiful. From looking at the book cover, you would expect this book to only reflect traditional norms. The title is pink, sparkly, and the font is flowy but at

In June of 1953 the Queen had her coronation televised so the public of the Commonwealth and even other countries could feel a personal connection with her. At nine in the morning the parade to Westminster Abbey began. Dressed in her great-great-grandmother’s tiara and draped in a white gown of satin, the maids of honor lifted her eighteen-foot train and began a procession down the nave to the center of the Abbey. Afterward, Elizabeth swore the coronation oath which acted as a solemn swear to honor

Alexander Manette is not the only character in a Tale of Two Cities who is recalled to life, in fact, in the novel there are many character who are recalled to life. A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens in 1859. In many ways he was trying to change English society and resurrect it. He was also experiencing a personal crisis. In writing this book he may have been trying to resurrect himself. Lucie Manette plays a crucial role in resurrecting many of the major characters in the novel