Primetime Emmy Award Essays

In a month's time, on July 16, the nominees for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced. If the past few years are any indication, the Emmys have shown to be predictable. On the comedy side, there usually seems to be a lot of love for Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory. Frequent drama occupants, meanwhile, include Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and The Good Wife. So will this year be any different? We shall see in a month. In the meantime, we can only speculate on who will be among the

There is definitely a problem when we talk about gender equality and sexism. It's everywhere: in movies, commercials on television, in music videos, at the workplace and even at school. The gender biases are blatant. One of the sources of the problem lies in the media and the way the media portrays women. For example, the function of an assistant can be fulfilled by both a man and a woman, but when we look at movies and commercials, we often think that it is weird when the assistant of a powerful

A Beginner’s Guide to Veganism with Chef Cassidy ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chef Cassidy, certified holistic health counselor, has been featured on USA’s Best Chefs for six consecutive years and was awarded the Presidential Chefs Honors Award in 2016. Her knowledge of nutrition has been crafted over the past 18 years though personal discoveries and experiences with groundbreaking nutritionists across 54 countries. Cassidy is a professionally trained health advocate and chef, having studied at The Institution

Oprah starts off her speech by bringing up the time when she was a little girl watching the 36th annual Academy Awards. She tells us when it happened which was in 1964. She tells that that while she was watching the Academy Awards she was sitting on the floor in her mother's house. Oprah tells us what type of floor it was and I believe that she tells us this so that we can get imagine in our heads. She watched as Anne Bancroft presented an oscar to the winner who was Sidney Poitier. Sidney wore

Monkey’s Paw The Monkey’s Paw and The Simpsons parody are alike in many ways. In the beginning of the story, Mr. White is talking to Sargent Morris who had just arrived and said, “What was that you started telling me the other day about a monkey’s paw or something?”. (Jacobs 1) This story and movie are similar in the way that they both have monkey’s paws. In the Simpson’s parody a family travels to Morocco and while their there they buy a monkey’s paw and in the ‘Monkey’s Paw’ the White family

Seth MacFarlane (creator of “Family Guy”) and Raphael Bob-Waksberg (creator of “Bojack Horseman”) both got their inspiration from mainstream TV shows. Macfarlane favored “The Simpsons,” and Bob-Waksberg Favored “The Newsroom.” Both directors got their inventiveness from an early age and carried on their passion into adulthood. “Bojack Horseman” and “Family Guy” are interchangeable because they comment on real-world situations, portray dark humor, and are based on the actions of selfish anti-heroes

and was a voice artist. His glittering career began in the 1970s in San Francisco, he went on to become one of the funniest man not only in America but all over the world. His rose to fame in 1978 in ‘Mork & Mind’. From there, he progressed and won awards while at the highlight of his career. The most memorable one was with

First of all, culture can be defined as practices between people in cultural societies. Cultural encounter is also defined as the cultural identities and symbolic figurative and interpretational forms through an international and global perception. The concept of cultural encounters is explained and illustrated in the literature as the dynamic perception of culture. Cultural encounter concept is planned to deal with all the varieties of this cultural phenomenon including the communication between

Torres Algebra 2 Pre-AP/DC CA 7/8B Emmy Noether Introduction Emmy Noether was born in Erlangen, Germany on March 23rd, 1882. Her real name was Amalie Noether, however she was almost always called “Emmy”. Growing up in her family, she was the oldest of four children, but of only two children that survived childhood. Max Noether, Emmys father, was considered a mathematician in his time. Along with her brother Fritz, who had pursued his career in mathematics. As a child Emmy spent the majority of her time

Standing there sweaty and tired after the last game of the season. You look over at the other team who did have tons of energy, not sweaty at all , and look like they did not try at all. They announce that your team got first but everyone still get a trophy. How would you feel to give a 100% and get the same trophy as a person who only gave 50%. There is a debate on should we give out participation trophies. Many people think everyone should get a trophy for going out there and trying. Others think

Participation Trophies the Good and the Bad Say you are in the last game of the season and you didn’t win any games this season but you still get a trophy, what do you do with it? This has been a large discussion that has spread it all started with a NFL linebacker James Harrison wouldn’t let his two sons take their participation as they ended their season. Participation trophies aren’t a good idea for many reasons. I don’t agree with handing out participation trophies for the following reasons…

A popular issue today, should kids get participation trophies for trying? One side says, “Yes they should get participation trophies”. While the other side declares “No they should not get trophies”. I believe that kids should not get the trophies. Not handing out trophies will help kids in many ways. I think that we should not hand out trophies for trying because it helps you realize that you are going to lose in life. It will teach you how to deal with losing so you don’t have to when you get older

The question is, “Should kids get a trophy for showing up?” I would have to say that they shouldn’t get a trophy for just showing up. What is the point of getting a trophy if you don’t actually do anything. I would agree that they ones that do show up and actually do something, should get a trophy, but to say if kids that show just show should get a trophy is something else. If someone were to play basketball and they didn’t do anything they shouldn’t be able participate in the sport, it is ridiculous

should achieve a medal or a trophy for participation. Some argue this can mend children’s expectations for the ‘real world.’ On the other hand, some believe this will affect the children positively if they do receive these awards. Children would benefit from receiving participation awards. This is because of self esteem, and equality. Kids would also be able to celebrate their achievements from an early age. Parker Abate, who wrote the article, In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies send

Should everyone in an event receive a participation award? In the text Pros and Cons: A Look At Participation Trophies For Youth Athletes by Travis Armideo, and In Defense of Participation Trophies: Why They Really Do Teach the Right Values by Lisa Hefferman both make similar points and help determine whether participation awards are necessary for young kids. They both explain the benefits of participation awards as well as acknowledging their flaws too such as how they affect kids and how they also

The question people are asking is, “Are participation trophies good to give to kids?.” Getting them trophies makes them feel like they are winning something and it is showing them to work hard to achieve greatness. People have been talking about how NFL Linebacker James Harrison and his Instagram post. In the post Harrison talks about how his sons got a participation trophies from their football coaches and how he decided to give the trophies that they earned back. This is wrong, the kids should

Carl Granica: A Logical Candiadate for the Jefferson Award It is essential to have mentors or leaders for kids so that they find what they want to do. According to multiplyinggood.org, The Jefferson Award awards people for doing something good or being nice to people. It recognizes people working with young people who need help or adults who help them feel better about themselves. Someone who helps youth or is worth noticing is Carl Granica. Carl Granica helps young people with sports and wants

A large debate about participation trophies is raging, whether kids should or shouldn’t receive participation trophies. I personally think they shouldn’t get participation trophies. Is it possible for participation trophies to help your kid in the real world? No. “Kids don’t get passed in class just for showing up,” says Kurt Warner. A news reporter from CNN named Kelly Wallace stated “I asked my kid if getting a participation trophy ever stopped her from participating and she told me “It didn’t

Have you ever wondered why people randomly get trophies? Well i have and i think it is wrong to.i believe that kids should not receive participation trophies. I have found three reasons on why kids shouldn't receive perticiptipitation trophies. The first reason i have is that life isn't fair. In the article psychology today it states that “life isn't fair” which is true and i believe that kids need to learn that lesson early so it doesn't come as a shock to them when they get older.another reason

I know winning and getting rewards is fun but does it make you feel better even if you didn’t win and still got a trophy..? What would you do if you were just rewarded for not doing anything? Did it really make you feel better? Recently there has been a debate on whether participation trophies should be given to anyone win or lose. My opinion I think not. Don’t you want your kids to grow up and know reality, soon enough they’re going to be a young adult. Giving trophies to kids is a bad idea, do