During the several weeks I volunteered my time as an intern for the campaign of presently elected mayor Erin Stewart, I was not only thrilled to shadow her throughout various political fundraisers, I was indeed excited to help with so many forms of community outreach as well. As I conducted my work, making a plethora of phone calls and delivering campaign signs, I was able to learn many of the assumptions people had about my candidate. Usually, once a conversation would begin and I was beleaguered
The Effect of Full House on My Life When I look back at my childhood, I see it as a highly colored, exaggerated version of what it must have been. Everything seems brighter, and bigger than reality allows. It’s the ideal “child’s world,” full of Barbies, dress-up, and playgrounds. But, if I try hard enough, I can remember the feeling of being there. The feeling of being small, and nearly innocent. Most of the time when I think of my childhood, I look back on two specific years, kindergarten
The Seaweed Is Always Greener The idealized portrait of love painted in Disney’s The Little Mermaid leaves a sad impression for reality. The love at first sight and concept of a soul mate are not only portrayed as the romanticized “true love” (a common theme in Disney films) but are questioned by reliance on physical attributes. The necessity to change in order to obtain that love is portrayed to extremity. The film’s focus on “true love”, and the self sacrifice made to obtain it, give the
Jodi Picoult’s thrilling Nineteen Minutes follows the lives of two teenagers, Peter Houghton and Josie Cormier, who both are succumbed by bullying, either it be family or school. The two sadly face external and internal injuries which come with the harsh action of bullying which can cause people to become reserved or have other reach a breaking point. Peter and Josie relationship may contrast from the ways they were raised but yet strongly share a common case of pain. The issue of bullying led the
Once I picked up Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, reading was forever changed for me. At the time, I was confident that I would write my own novel some day and longed to possess the magic that Picoult’s work had. Her style for writing narratives is unique from almost anything else I’ve found to read with a mixed genre of contemporary, mystery, and crime. Elements in her writing that inspire me include topics that are realistic, relatable, and heavily researched, several different points of view
Claim: Ariel from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid, belongs in the second layer of Dante’s The Inferno because although she commits many sins such as falsifying herself, hoarding objects, and betraying her father, she commits these sins out of her unreasonable desire for love. Data: Ariel’s obsession with humans intensified when she found Eric on the shore and tried to save him. After seeing him for the first time Eric consumed her thoughts and influenced her decisions. She states when she first
Legs! Hair! Makeup! In the world of modeling, there are many competitors trying to take Ariel’s limelight. Even though, she did not plan on modeling; that is the path that found her. Growing up, Ariel, had a busy childhood; although, her school life was the complete opposite. She was a rebellious, hard-headed, stubborn, only liked by few, and a free-hearted person. Ariel, used to be my role model when I was little, being that we are only eight years apart. Ariel Little-Saunders, is my goofy, gorgeous
Disney is known for having the best fairytale stories around. However, looking deeper into each story, we see a hidden gender, racial, or stereotypical jab. In the Little Mermaid, Ariel is our main character. She is a young girl who is trying to grow up. In the process of growing up, she gives up her voice and changes who she physically is. Ariel’s lust for Prince Eric makes her change as well. When she sees his statue underwater she decides she wants what he has. In ways, such as, she wants legs
Since my childhood, I have been celebrating New Year at my home sitting in front of TV watching the New year programs, or by wishing my friends New Year late night via sms. But, this time I celebrated my new year differently, in a very special way that I had never thought of and never planned for it. I would never forget the night of 31st December 2009 and the first day of New Year i.e.1st January 2010. Last year we had NOSPLAN (National Organization of Student of Planning) in the SPA, Delhi,
following a school shooting in Illinois, Governor Rell had all faculty and staff attend a second statewide conference on school safety. Rell also led Connecticut to reaching a record high of jobs in the state; her administration worked effectively to create a good paying jobs within the state. Governor Rell also inherited a mess due to her predecessor’s mistakes yet she was able to accomplish so much during her time as Governor. I believe that Governor Rell was also an effective government and was able
As Jodi Rell once said, “At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.” We all want to feel safe and secure. It’s a human need to feel safe. I would say our general public could be considered pretty safe. But there are people who threaten the safety of the general public. One threat comes from African-Americans. The threat isn’t from every single African-American, but is from a large amount of them. They can be dangerous, and to protect the public, the police need to target these
Head Games by: Hannah Bingham It’s a Friday night. You've come to watch your child play in tonight’s big football rivalry game. Seconds remain on the clock when suddenly number fifty-four, your son, has been hit and is laying there lifeless. You don’t know sitting from the stands that your child is currently unconscious and has suffered a concussion. After a hospital trip, multiple doctor visits, seeing your son struggling with daily tasks, and the realization of how serious the situation really
Tania Mulherkar Volpe- Debate September 27, 2014 As Jodi Rell once stated, “At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.” Keeping this quote in mind for all citizens of all countries, our collective, main goals in life follow somewhere along the lines of staying well and leading healthy lifestyles. Although goals like this seem effortless to achieve, in a current society like todays, they are quite the challenge to accomplish. Today, there are dangerous threats and possible