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Movie: Never Back Down The movie Never Back Down is an action/drama sports movie directed by Jeff Wadlow starring Sean Faris as Jake Tyler a rebellious teenager that often gets in fights especially after his fathers death. Then there is Amber Heard as Baja Miller that are the beautiful girl Jake Tyler falls in love…

The documentary “JAZZ” directed by Ken Burns in 2001 explores the origin and progression of jazz, which is widely regarded as America’s greatest cultural achievement. The first segments, titled “Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924),” focus on the early development of jazz. These episodes trace its roots from New Orleans and its subsequent…

This minimalist story is written by the famous author, Raymond Carver. Carver was born in 1938 in the small town of Clandestine, Oregon, to an alcoholic father who worked at a sawmill and his mother who worked as a waitress. After graduating from high school, Carver and his family moved to California, where he did…

The term contemporary art refers to those works produced after World War II up until the current time. It is often used to distinguish works from other time periods, but does not indicate a certain genre or movement. In fact there are several genres under what can be considered as contemporary art, and as such,…

Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798, the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress, which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology, Domestic Policies, Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions, the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over…

Instructional Design (also called Instructional Systems Design (ISD) is the practice of maximizing the effectiveness, efficiency and appeal of instruction and other learning experiences. The process consists broadly of determining the current state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and creating some “intervention” to assist in the transition. Instructional design…

In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa. As indicated by Vasari Leonardo grasp hand took four years to make the portray after which he set it aside. Starting there he moved to France to paint at Clos Luc é subsequent to King Francoise inquire. Where he kept tackling the Mona Lisa. It…

In Christopher Nolan’s film, The Dark Knight, The Joker is depicted as a formidable adversary of Batman whose sole purpose is to test Batman’s boundaries and challenge his steadfast principles and strict moral compass. This obsession consumes him, making him fearless and unafraid of death or suffering. The Joker is portrayed as a strategic and…

Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is “Zeitgeist.” It literally means “spirit of the times.” John Philip Sousa and his works can be classified under…

For women of all races, the journey of finding one’s voice has persisted to this day. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie attempts to find her voice in spite of the resistance from men, and occasionally, other women. During her journey to find her voice, the men she encounter, also,…