Walter Cronkite: The Man Who Won America’s Trust Like every child‚ Walter Cronkite had a dream. His dream was to be a reporter. In fact it started by reading a foreign magazine. During his career years‚ Walter Cronkite was an anchor‚ a trend-setter‚ and America’s most trusted man. Walter Cronkite was born in St Joseph‚ Missouri‚ on November 4th‚ 1916. He lived in Kansas City until he was ten and moved to Texas. Walter attended San Jacinto High School where he edited the high school newspaper. This
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Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ directed by Norman Mc Lean‚ was a much better piece of work than the short story‚ "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚" written by James Thuber‚ because the video had a satisfying conclusion‚ more action‚ and a much more developed and advanced plot. The conclusion of the story left you unsatisfied and discontent because it didn’t really tell you what happens to the protagonist; it just ends‚ while the movie ends with Walter‚ the protagonist‚ finding love. Walter also overcomes
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Authors use many literary devices that enhance their writing in different ways. Two examples of literary devices are‚ indirect characterization and foreshadowing. When a writer uses a character’s thoughts and actions to represent their personality‚ they are using indirect characterization. Foreshadowing is when an author hints at an event to come. “Thank You‚ M’am” and “Charles” are two short stories which use these literary elements. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ indirect characterization
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Walter Jackson Freeman II Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)‚ American neurologist‚ specialized in the lobotomy‚ which showed his devotion to helping the mentally ill. According to an article called “Walter Jackson Freeman II‚” posted by the Birtanica Online Encyclopedia‚ between 1920 and 1930‚ Freeman attended different facilities to extend his view on mental illnesses: University of Pennsylvania‚ University of Pennsylvania’s on campus hospital‚ Europe‚ and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Washington
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Jessica Garcia US History 1302 “Walter’s Thing: The NAACP’s Hollywood Bureau of 1946–A Cautionary Tale” In the article the author main point is that Walter White extended a great effort in combating racism and classic stereotypes in Hollywood in the 1940’s. The author feels like the new NAACP Bureau does a better job at including African Americans in every part of movie making. In 1946‚ the big screen was coming to life and the world was being exposed to movie after movie. Most of the movies that
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The Most Effective Literary Element in “Cathedral” and Reasons for its Effectiveness Raymond Carver uses the literary elements of characterization and point of view to make Cathedral an effective story. While Cathedral appears to just be a story about a visit between two old friends and the narrator‚ I see it as a journey between two men which shows the audience that it is possible to break personal barriers and stereotypes. Cathedral’s main characters are the narrator‚ his wife‚ and Robert the
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LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE Como Agua Para Chocolate‚ directed by Alfonso Arau‚ is a film that uses the magical realism literary element. There are many examples of this element in "Like Water for Chocolate" . Several examples are showcased throughout the film of magical realism. Most importantly‚ Tita’s recipes have weird effects on the people who consume them when people eat Tita’s foods‚ It is as if whatever emotion Tita is feeling when she cooks‚ gets made INTO her food and then that feeling
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Walter A. Shewhart March 18‚ 1981- March 11‚ 1967 Walter Andrew Shewhart is regarded by many as the “father of statistical quality control.” He was born in New Canton‚ Illinois on March 18‚ 1891 to Anton and Esta Barney Shewhart. Walter attained his bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Illinois in physics and graduated with is PhD from UC Berkely in 1917. Throughout his adulthood‚ he was a professor at both universities and ran the physics department at the Wisconsin Normal School
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What I Learned From Walter Osborne By CW4 William M. Clarke III I was raised by a Marine Corps drill instructor‚ and therefore had an incredible example of dynamic leadership from the very start. As a result‚ leadership and the ability to lead others seemed to come naturally‚ and it is easy for me to recognize when I emulating my father or mimicking behavior that I learned from watching him interact with others. While reading about Walter Osborne and the Red Tops dance orchestra‚ I recognized that
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Walter E. Diemer (5 January 1904—9 January 1998) was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. Born and raised in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company’s founder‚ Frank Henry Fleer‚ had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called "Blibber Blubber"‚ but it was too sticky and easily broke. Although an accountant by trade‚ Diemer liked to experiment
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