Matt Santos Essays

“I am going to blow them off the face of the Earth with the fury of God's own thunder.” These were the words of President Josiah Bartlet upon hearing the devastating news that Morris Tolliver, his physician and friend, had been killed in an unprovoked and cowardly attack by Syrian operatives upon a United States military aircraft. Through the heartfelt connection its characters inspire and the delivery of its plot and dialogue, The West Wing has earned its place in the pantheon of great television

Whoever directed the cameras did an excellent job of placing them in a particular spot at the proper places during the movie. It helped the audience see and hear each and every detail of the film. For example when Matt Damon made an appearance during the story as a lawyer making a reference to Good Will Hunting another one of Gus Van Sant brilliantly directed movies. The camera angles were placed so well in the film that it gave a dramatic effect such as when Jamal

In the films ‘Good Will Hunting’ and ‘Battle Royale’ it is evident that both characters face a challenge with their own respective obstacles. At the end, though the characters find out who they are and who they can trust. In this paper, I will be presenting the Laswell Model, Blumer’s theory, and the Attribution Theory. With these theories the reader, will have the tools necessary to understand the movies’s significance, the way they relate to each other, and have a better comprehension for the characters’

Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen is a novel written by Richard Paul Evans. It is also the second book of the Michael Vey series. This book is about a group of children some of whom are very special. The group of children call themselves the “Electroclan” because of their unique abilities created by electricity. The goal of the Electroclan is to stop the Elgen from taking over the world with electric children. The time of this book is present day society as we know it, but the major setting is the Peruvian

Who is Lisa Vanderpump? Lisa Vanderpump is a British actress, author, and restaurateur. She is famous for her roles on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Currently, Lisa along with her husband Ken Todd have owned more than 26 restaurants. Furthermore, she has also published a book named Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining. Lisa Vanderpump early life, childhood, and education Lisa was born on September

Good Will Hunting is a movie that offers a deep reflection on the importance of communication in our lives. It is a story about a young man named Will Hunting who is a genius but struggles with his past and his relationships. Through the help of a therapist, Will learns how to communicate effectively and build meaningful relationships. In this reflection, I will apply several communication concepts to the movie and a real-world situation to show how they can be used to improve communication and relationships

Shawn’s Footsteps Following the murder of his brother, Will is overcome with sadness. In an effort to seek justice and make sense of his loss, Will embarks on an elevator ride down seven floors, encountering a series of ghostly visitors who challenge his perceptions and force him to confront the cycle of violence that floods his community. In Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds explores how Will envisions a different path than previous generations through the flaws of his brothers. At the beginning of

The 1997 movie As Good As It Gets is a romantic comedy which stars Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall. The movie is set in New York City and it’s a subject of finding love, developing relationships, and experiencing life. Melvin is a middle-aged man who is unmarried and writes about love that he’s never really known. Melvin is a protagonist, who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), is a novelist who works at home, and often a rude and arrogant individual to all he meets. Carol Connelly is a waitress

The stories of Junot Diaz feature various elements of social and personal issues that are highly prevalent in young Latinx men, primarily the compulsion and adverse effect of machismo, the poignancy of being an outcast in one’s community, and the lack of a father figure in a boy’s life. The first set of short stories prominently feature Ysrael, a Dominican boy whose face was disfigured by a pig when he was an infant. In “Ysrael”, he is the object of Yunior’s fascination, and the victim or Rafa’s

In The Time Of Butterflies was written by Julia Alvarez. Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. She wrote In the time of Butterflies in 1994. The book divided into four sections, which make the sisters to have their own sections. The story took place in Dominican Republic during President Trujillo’s dictatorship government. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed El Jefe, ruled the Dominican Republic for 31 years. He organized secret police mento torture, and murder

“He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule”-Rafael Trujillo. This quote speaks the mind of a man who supported the fall of those around him and the one who ruled the Dominican Republic for 31 years, only to known for his cruel dictatorship. The issue that surfaced through the 31 year regime of Trujillo was dictatorship and communism. These social issues caused the Dominican Republic to fall yet strive to freedom. The three causes that created the equitable Republic it is today

The story "The Rememberer," by Aimee Bender is about a woman, Annie, whose lover is experiencing reverse evolution. One day Annie wakes up and finds her husband has turned into an ape. A month goes by, and now he is a sea turtle. People call Annie asking why her lover Ben isn't at work or why he isn't picking up items he was supposed to. She explains to everyone how he has some sort of sickness and to stop calling. Next thing you know it, her husband is a salamander. Annie finally reaches her limit

In the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao women play an important role. The three main women Beli, La Inca and Lola help to define the novel. Throughout the novel women are seen as sexual objects to men. The dictator Trujillo makes it seem like it’s okay for men to objectify women. Women are portrayed as inferior to men because of how powerful the dictator is. They are so poorly treated and they are always trying escape reality. Every girl has a certain expectation from society. These women

Charles Dudley Warner once said, “We are half ruined by conformity, but we should be wholly ruined without it”. In today’s society, many tend to question their role in civilization, and what contribution it radiates throughout the world. Society as a whole has both its positives and negatives, but overall, many recognize that society and its expectations creates many constraints, forcing people to conform to a reality that has thus been created for them. Whether these conformities are considered

he forced others to praise him with songs, made people call him "Generalissimo Doctor Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, Honorable president of the Republic, Benefactor of the Fatherland", dedicated January 11th to a praise day in his honor, renamed Santo Domingo, DR's capital, Ciudad Trujillo, made everyone hang portraits of him with the caption "God and Trujillo", and praised his "whiteness" or "pureness." He made people believe he was a overly-powerful mythical

kill her were coming back so she had to leave. Beli thinks that she deserves to be happy and that Santo Domingo has ruined her life. She decides that “[She] never want to see it again” (Diaz 163). Beli don’t want to be in Bani ever again, which proves how the decision she make alters her destiny because the happiness that she deserves might be waiting for her. It was true that she had nothing left in Santo Domingo. Her relationship was full of lies,

"He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule," claimed Rafael Leonidas Trujillo as he executed thousands and manipulated millions to keep his power as the cruel dictator of the Dominican Republic. “To rule,” as stated by Trujillo appears to carry various interpretations for different people, but shares a common, and murderous, definition by Trujillo and King Claudius, from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, during their time in power. Despite their differences, Claudius and Rafael Trujillo

Once Oscar graduates from college, he gets a job at his previous high school, which he later decides for the first time in years to join his family by visiting La Inca back in Santo Domingo (Diaz 263). While on his trip, he meets this woman, Ybon, in which he deeply falls in love with her but he quickly learns that she has another partner (Diaz 281). Ybon reveals that she is now married and encourages Oscar to leave before her

Courageous Character Courage means when you are able to do something or stand up for someone or something, despite when people say that you shouldn't do it, or when you know there will be consequences for doing the right thing. Throughout the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor uses the young Cassie Logan as an example of a young girl with courage, strength, and stands up for her beliefs and her family no matter what gets in her way. Cassie proved she was courageous and brave

The novel tells the various experiences of the women that existed in oscar’s life. There is a consistence of maltreatment of women starting from the beginning of the Cabral history and their fuku. The dominican republic is where the idea is patriarchy and the abuse of women stem from in the novel. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, president of the Dominican Republic, felt as ruler he could do whatever he wanted to whomever he wanted. This was true about the dictator, he was most noted for his desire for