Entertainment Essays

You’ve heard the narrative before. Republicans are getting redder, Democrats are getting bluer, and the middle is dissipating. Media coverage, divide in Congress, and the way people talk about politics with friends and family all seem to be evidence of this overwhelming and omnipresent political polarization. While there is empirical …

Due to modern technological advancements, it seems that everyone in today’s society is used to and dependent upon internet access. From research to social media and in between, the majority of earth’s population is acclimated to having the World Wide Web at their fingertips. Firefighters are no different. Seeing that …

In the early 2000’s, pornography became available on the internet for anyone who searched it. Today, the porn industry is a multibillion dollar industry. But what is pornography? According to Webster’s dictionary, pornography is printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended …

Some critics opinions about London Fieldsare as: Jack Kroll in “London Fields is Falling Down” review of London Fieldssays ‘its brilliant’, Leslie Mittlelman in Rev. Of London Fieldsexplains ‘its dazzling, Grove Koger in “Books Reviews: Fiction” Rev of London Fieldscalls it ‘disappointing and thin’, Bette Pesetsky in “Lust Among Ruins”Rev. …

The film It’s Kind of a Funny Story is a coming of age feature, with a highly relatable plotline for teens. It centers around a teenage boy, who struggles with depression and thoughts of suicide. He feels mentally overwhelmed in his life between friends, family and school. One early morning …

Girl Interrupted is a movie directed by James Mangold. Mental illness is a serious issue, that is portrayed in this film. It harps on the struggles of mental illness between teenage women. Susanna Kaysen, an 18 year old teenage girl was instated into a psychiatric center known as Claymoore after …

When horror isn’t outside in the streets, but instead inside a family home it creates a new type of terror. That many people were not familiar with around the time period that this movie was released. The Bad Seed is a film that was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and released …

As a young boy, Kevin Alcoforado was given the opportunity of a substantial music education at a small private school in Hopewell Junction. Throughout the 5 years he spent in that classroom, Kevin learned valuable life lessons and skills that he still uses today. The multiple teachers at his school …

Social media such as, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat and so on have become a normal part of our lives. Many people use these platforms to keep in touch with friends and family. Using social media is fast and efficient for all, something can be posted and when you have …

Erving Goffman’s “On Face-work: An Analysis of Ritual Elements of Social Interaction” introduces the concept of face-work to describe the strategies people use to protect their identities during social interactions. Face-work theory is important in studies, offering insight into what happens when people’s identities cause doubts during face-to-face interactions. Since …