...Newspaper coverage and its corresponding bias contribute to the perception of the black community in Los Angeles. First printed in 1881, the Los Angeles Times now boasts its title as the most widely distributed metropolitan newspaper in the United States. During the election and first term of Mayor Tom Bradley in 1973, the newspaper closely followed the historic developments. Authors grappled with the relationship between racism, prejudice, and indifference during this event, attempting to navigate the fine line between public opinion and target audience. Seen as a champion for black rights in Los Angeles, Bradley turned toward a gubernatorial campaign in the early 1980s, only to face a new set of racially-influenced criticisms at the hands of the press. The evolution of the sensational imagery and partisan language employed by Los Angeles Times authors exposes a reliance on the public opinion of the target audience. Sensational imagery, formed both by words and images, sells newspapers; from headlines to picture captions, authors consistently generate material designed to entice readers. The title of Shuit’s 1973 article purposefully contains the words, “Emergence of Activist Mayor”, beginning to construct ideas about Bradley before the article even begins (1). Bradley’s election as the first black mayor in the established city of Los Angeles already points to activism, garnering support for an increased black presence in politics. Many black Los Angelenos stood behind Bradley’s...
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...limitations lead us to see their inner conflicts and character flaws which ultimately inhibit their ability to achieve their super-objectives. Amanda Wingfield, a traditional, Southern woman is motivated to help her two, grown children become successful adults. Her daughter, Laura, wears a brace and is painfully shy and son, Tom, is currently the breadwinner of the house since her husband ran off years ago and abandoned them all. Amanda experiences inner conflict regarding her lost youth and also the prospect of how to help her children. She lives in a world of her own and does not face the reality or the truths around her, such as how her daughter’s disability and anxiety will affect all of their futures. She wants the best for her children, but refuses to take in account their flaws or her own, which prohibit her from achieving her super objective of living her vicarious youth through her daughter. Laura Wingfield, who is both emotionally and physically crippled, suffers from a total lack of self confidence and self-esteem. She is hardly motivated at all to succeed on her own accord and instead withdraws into herself. She fears most social interactions as she is more than extremely shy and even goes out of her way to lie to her mother about her long time lack of attendance at the local business school where she was enrolled. Laura is too weak to confront her inner demons of low self-confidence and no self-worth, and these flaws keep her from achieving any super-objective. Laura...
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...The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a touching play about the lost dreams of a southern family and their struggle to escape reality. The play is a memory play and therefore very poetic in mood, setting, and dialogue. Tom Wingfield serves as the narrator as well as a character in the play. Tom lives with his Southern belle mother, Amanda, and his painfully shy sister, Laura. According to Margaret Thornton: “William wrote to himself about himself” (1). Thus, Glass Menagerie’s plot closely mirrors actual events in the author's life. Because Williams related so well to the characters and situations, he was able to portray the play's theme through his creative use of symbolism. The Glass Menagerie reflects Williams's own life so much that it could be mistaken from his autobiography. The characters and situations of the play are much like those found in the small St. Louis apartment where Williams spent part of his life. Williams himself can be seen in the character Tom. Critic writer Andrea Peterson states: “The third Williams child, a boy named Dakin was born after the family moved from Columbus to St. Louis, Missouri, when Thomas was eight. It wasn’t long before the general malaise and unhappiness in young Thomas Lanier’s life would lead him to writing as an escape” (1). One not so obvious character is Mr. Wingfield, who is the absent father seen only by the looming picture hanging in the Wingfield's apartment...
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...Tom Hooper’s film “The King’s Speech” demonstrates the vital importance of the human voice in establishing and maintaining power. If you can’t get the words out then you will never assert authority. This moving film is about King George VI and his attempts to deal with a stammer. This charmingly modest film explores an entirely different kind of courage than the quality that's always seen on action movies or war. It's not about climbing mountains or destroying the enemy’s territory; it's about breaking emotional barriers and b. The most evoking scene in "The King's Speech" comes when Bertie, the painfully shy, tongue-tied second son of George V, arrives unannounced at his poor speech therapist's home and begins to unburden himself for the first time. The scene that follows is a depiction of the kind of breakthrough childhood moments I've been privileged to witness as a student. Bertie comes across a half-finished model airplane one of Lionel's sons was working on when he arrived. Commenting ruefully that as a royal child he was never allowed to make models, Lionel encourages him to paint glue on the struts. Brush and model in hand, the future king -- finally freed to be the child he wasn't allowed to be -- begins for the first time to tell his therapist where he's hurting. We begin to get a portrait of the haunting memories of Bertie's childhood: The nanny who preferred the older brother, tutors who forced the left-handed child to use his right hand, painful metal braces to straighten...
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...(1940s at the time) Tom explaining to us that the play is his memory (1930s) being re-told, and has lots of funky memory elements in it like weird lighting and music. We are also introduced to a large screen that Williams uses to project images and pictures on as the play progresses. Tom explains that his father happily abandoned them years ago. We see Tom having dinner with his mother, Amanda, and his sister Laura. Amanda expresses a desire for Laura to have "gentlemen callers" (a.k.a. dates) as she used to, back when she was a Southern Belle. Laura describes a boy named Jim she used to have a thing for in high school, and we see her glass menagerie obsession. Amanda gets angry at Laura for dropping out of a typing class due to her painfully shy nature. The conflict with Tom is quickly established; he is at odds with his mother because he hates his job and wants to leave, but has a duty to support the family. His mother calls him selfish for his constant reading, dancing, drinking, and escaping to the movies. Laura encourages them to make up, which they do – ostensibly. But the issue is unresolved. Amanda asks Tom to get a gentleman caller for his sister, which he does – one of his friends from work that turns out to be the Jim that Laura had spoken of. Amanda gets all excited and prepares the house. When Laura finds out that it’s Jim coming to visit, she hides in the living room. Jim, however, talks to her and gets her to open up. They bond; they kiss; Jim is engaged...
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...Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton. Do not think that I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn. He cared nothing for boxing, in fact he disliked it, but he learned it painfully and thoroughly to counteract the feeling of inferiority and shyness he had felt on being treated as a Jew at Princeton. There was a certain inner comfort in knowing he could knock down anybody who was snooty to him, although, being very shy and a thoroughly nice boy, he never fought except in the gym. He was Spider Kelly's star pupil. Spider Kelly taught all his young gentlemen to box like featherweights, no matter whether they weighed one hundred and five or two hundred and five pounds. But it seemed...
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...slow loris but the Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) and the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) are the ones most often found in Cambodia. The slow loris has a round head with short ears and large, forward-facing eyes, which reflect light, giving off a brilliant orange-red “eyeshine” at night. These shy nocturnal animals live in trees, and are the only existing venomous primate. They produce a toxin in glands located on their elbows, which when mixed with their saliva, produces a toxic bite. Omnivorous creatures, slow lorises feed on fruit, tree gum, insects, eggs, lizards, birds, and even small mammals. While they may look slow, they are actually capable of short bursts of speed, often springing forward to catch insects with both hands. The primate, whose big eyes and timid demeanor has garnered it internet fame and media attention, is now threatened with extinction as they become increasingly popular as pets. Listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable, their populations are expected to decline another 30% in the next 22 years. When captured by poachers and traders, they are often stuffed in crowded cages and exposed to hours of daylight; their teeth are painfully clipped off using nail cutters, a procedure that more than 90% of the time leads to infection and death. Used as medicine, their bodies are then spread into a crucifiction position and smoked. Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) has confiscated and rescued hundreds of these small mammals from...
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...cool summer breeze Gazes upon my body I like the summer I need Jesus Christ I need a devotion app He is my savior The violinist came on stage Getting on stage is no small achievement for him Painfully and slowly He walks majestically He sits down, slowly They remain silent Something went wrong Gunfire across the room The orchestra began With such passion and such pain Such purity Avery Brown Caring, sensitive, Funny, Talkative Son of Felicia and David, Brother of Angela, David, Nephew of Tonya and Bobby Who cares deeply about his family and friends Who feels happy all of the time Who needs family and friends in his life Who gives great advice to his friends when they ask for it Who fears not to be successful in the future Who would like to see myself successful in the future Who wants you to know how good of a person he really is. AS I gaze into the ocean of the blue water First it is like a mirror And then it is like heaven And then it is like And then it becomes a tranquil place to think And now it is a special place And now it is a room And I am someone’s bedroom I seem to be a person, Talkative and alive But really Im a cat, aggressive and caring I seem to be a confident guy, outgoing and cool But really im a shy guy, reserved and down to earth I seem to be full of smiles and laughter But really im hurting inside I seem to be a tiger But really Im a fish I seem to be an immature kid But really im a typical...
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...lower classes are still recovering from the Great Depression. In the early stages of the plot of the Glass Menagerie, we also learn that his father left the family a long time ago, even though there is a picture of him that is plain sight throughout “The Glass Menagerie”. While Tom is speaking (as well as throughout the play) pay attention to the screen which presents certain words and images important to the text and try to imagine how this might be if you were sitting in the audience. In these first few scenes of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, we meet the mother, Amanda, who still seems caught up in her life as a former Southern belle. She chides both of her children about being odd (Laura wears a brace on her leg and is painfully shy while Tom writes poetry and disappears every night to go the movies and get away from the depressing house). Laura is a fragile figure and collects glass animals and one night, when Amanda and Tom quarrel, he breaks several of Laura’s prized possessions. True to her character in “The Glass Menagerie”, Laura does not angry, she only becomes more sad and fragile and the family that is falling apart before her eyes. Amanda is constantly pressuring Laura (click for a character analysis of Laura in “The Glass Menagerie”) to find a suitor and even...
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...1. Summarize the “Ted” talk in your own words. Dr. Brown's presentation is about the paradigm shift in traditional thinking that vulnerability is a sign of weakness. Through her research she concluded that vulnerability is also the birthplace of love and creativity. People who are willing to be vulnerable, open themselves up for the possibility of living more fulfilling lives. Dr. Brown's presentation is also an account of a personal journey into self acceptance. She stated that vulnerability pushed and she pushed back. She lost the fight, but probably won her life. 2. Identify the assumptions made by the speaker. One of our basic needs is a need to feel connected. Frequently, we sabotage the possibility of making a connection by feeling unworthy. Vulnerability, the key element in the process of recognizing self-worthiness, is traditionally considered a sign of weakness, is also a sign of courage. Courage to be imperfect. People, who have a strong sense of connection and love, the wholehearted people, have the courage to accept themselves as worthy, with or perhaps despite the imperfections. 3. Describe any evidence given to support these assumptions. In order to protect our selves, we numb vulnerability by raising shields of: • perfectionism - doing everything perfectly • numbing - using alcohol, drugs, food or work • blame - making the uncertain, certain Through this process, as we do not have the ability to selectively numb our...
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...influences and relationships help determine the choices they make. They need guidance and someone they can talk to, like a non-parental adult. This is an adult who wants to make a difference in the life of teens, and is someone they can rely on for support. Non-parental adults can come from many different socially-defined contexts: Teachers, coaches, or extended family. These adults play a tremendous role in teens lives’, which is exemplified well in Bill, a male adult character in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Chbosky, Stephen: Pocket Books UK, 2009) is a novel set sometime in the late 1990s, and focuses on the life of a fifteen year old boy, Charlie. He is a high school freshman, who is painfully shy, but also a very raw, real, vulnerable, and honest character. Throughout the book you see Charlie develop many different relationships. In fact, Charlie finds himself battling some moments of depression and he might not have found his way out without those relationships. An example of a non-parental adult that really impacts Charlie throughout his first year in school would be his English teacher, Bill. Bill recognizes Charlie’s intelligence and writing talent. He encourages his writing by giving him books to read and assigning him essays. He encourages Charlie to participate in life and quit over thinking things. He wants him to live in the moment. “Enjoy it. Because it’s happening.”-Bill He is great to Charlie and gives him encouragement...
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...Rybecca Ruffin HD 205 Section 1 9/9/14 Communication is such an important part of everyday life, and is used in literally every situation you could think of. We use communication in almost every aspect of our everyday lives, with family, friends, acquaintances, professors, strangers, and even animals. Without communication, it would be hard to get very far in life, let alone even get through a regular day. It is how we express our needs and concerns, how we understand what others are saying, and how we discuss things. When it comes to communicating with other people, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, things they can teach others, and things they would like to improve on. Communication is a way to listen to others thoughts and ideas, as well as express your own. Because of this, it comes in handy that my greatest strength in communication is that I am not afraid to be completely myself, and I encourage other people to be themselves also. I like who I am and I think that it is okay to be proud of your ideas and to want to share them with others. I am not ashamed of my own opinion, and I am also comfortable enough with myself and my views to be open-minded towards other people’s views. I like to hear other people’s points of view, as I feel that it can make you a more knowledgeable, cultured person, and to think that your point of view is the only correct one is ignorant. Along with being non-judgmental towards others, I feel that it is very important to always...
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...affected the family, but had an even bigger effect on my daughter Tashira. She and Tashira were very close and did everything together. Tashira only came up to my mother’s waist, but always pushing to sit beside her. They were the best of friends; Tashira was at my mother house every weekend. While I’ll be at work, they’ll be out somewhere shopping or eating ice cream. Her grandmother gave her the world. Tashira’s grandmother was her favorite person and losing her was hard. As I sit here and watch Tashira break down, I think of everything I can do to get her back to the old her. The girl that didn’t chatter much, but was always shy, until she got around her grandmother. Now she’s just completely mute and depressed. The memories they shared together even makes me break down here and there. It sucks to see my daughter Tashira sad all the time. My princess was only 5, how could God take such an important person out of her life? Her grandmother’s death really changed things. She acted as if the world had taken everything away from her. Tashira seemed distant, she didn’t want to speak to me, because she only wanted to speak to her grandmother. Once I noticed her depression setting in I sat her down one day to have a talk. “I noticed you’ve changed...
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...*I may be sorry for a lot of things that i've done in my life, but I'll never be sorry for the time I spent on you. ~Grawers Girl How lucky I am to have known someone who was so hard to say goodbye to. Maybe some people just arent meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. Its like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn, and thats why theyre here... youll have that gift forever. - The Gift Sometimes the hardest things to say are the things that really matter Ive said what I needed to say, Ive done what I needed to do, now whatever happens to us, I guess Ill leave it up to you. I cant honestly say that I loved youat least not in that way. But I can tell you I know I could have, if you had given me the time to. I didnt say I love you to hear it back, I just wanted to tell you. I was lost. There was nobody for me to talk about everything that was troubling me. So I sat alone, with everything inside, and cried myself to sleep. never knew until that moment, what it was like to lose something I never really had. ~The Wonder Years Sometimes you just have to hold your head up high, blink away the tears and say good-bye" it's absurd, who you love and why, and how you can't turn it off when you desperately want to i wish that i was as invisible as you make me feel I've never understood the reasoning for someone to "move on" from a relationship. It's not like you...
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...relate to his struggles. Thus, anecdotes are used to introduce Magic and Bird, not as characters, but as people. The emotional appeal to both characters is immediately felt; no longer are these just mere words on a page; these “characters” are real people, and the reader is placed into story, as if these events were happening right around him or her. Moreover, throughout When March Went Mad, Davis uses impactful diction and word choice to further develop narrative. His use of words like “unbridled enthusiasm” and “luminescent smile” paints an image of supreme confidence and extreme happiness. On the other hand, words like “intensely shy” and “irate” contrast starkly from the picture depicted above. Such is the difference between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; Magic seems like he was born to be on television while Bird seems to be painfully introverted. Their contrasting personalities allows the reader to feel the conflict, to feel the rising tension between these two polar opposite characters. While the contrast between these two future NBA Hall of Famers is unmistakably evident, it is easy to miss the simple characteristic that they both posses: the determination to work hard and succeed. Such differing personalities make this industrious trait indubitably evident and highlights the main message that, while people can be entirely different, their goals are achieved through hard work. Additionally, the detailed description of one of the most influential games in college...
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