Police chasing O. J. Simpson in his white Bronco on June 17‚ 1994. 2. Listener relevance link: • The O. J. Simpson trial was one of the most watched court cases in history. The television ratings for the verdict were extraordinary; ninety percent of people watching television at one o clock on October 3‚ 1995 were watching the verdict being read. 3. Speaker Credibility: 4. Thesis statement with main point preview: • In this speech I am going to tell you about O. J. Simpsons early life and
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Homer Jay Simpson‚ the patriarch of the Simpson household on the Fox series "The Simpsons" is a childish‚ lazy man‚ whose hobbies include eating donuts‚ drinking Duff Beer‚ watching television‚ and sleeping. A victim of the "Simpsons gene" which allows for only Simpson women to possess the trait of intelligence‚ Homer is unfortunately as "dumb as a chimp" according to his father‚ Abe Simpson. However‚ it is mainly through the analysis of his simplistic thoughts and nature‚ that one can gain a real
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just two poetic techniques that highlight the use of poetry within the overall genre of drama that the play represents. What Is Murder In The Cathedral? Murder in the Cathedral is a poetic drama by T. S. Eliot and was first performed in 1935. It tells the story of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket‚ which happened in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Murder in the Cathedral was written during the rise of Fascism in mainland Europe‚ which began a few years before World War II. As
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Animated Sitcoms 1.Paper -The Simpsons=American Culture ?- The Simpsons is an animated sitcom created in 1989 by Matt Groening for FOX. The Simpsons can be described as a series which is about a middle-class family of five and their daily life. I want to give a short information about this family. Homer Simpson is the father of the family‚ works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and we can say that he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Marge Simpson is the mother of the family and she
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The Simpsons and lessons on environment The Simpsons is an animated television show‚ created by Matt Groening in 1987. The Simpsons shows a simple family in a small town in the middle of America‚ which is called Springfield. The Simpsons shows some environmental problems that might be caused by human activities. This show may make significant changes on some issues of culture and society through comedy. Ann Marie Todd the author‚ made claims about the environmental rhetoric of The Simpsons. When
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across the world‚ and with it‚ expressed important issues and matters that concern our society no matter where the show is watched. The Simpsons is a satire‚ but despite any good intentions many of the general public see it as “subversive and ultimately harmful to their own well being” (Eric Garrison‚ 2001). In 1992 President George Bush stated that: “The Simpsons is a bad influence on children.” Some critics even think that the show should be taken off the air. One of the main issues that some of
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Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170‚ first performed in 1935. Eliot drew heavily on the writing of Edward Grim‚ a clerk who was an eyewitness to the event. The play‚ dealing with an individual’s opposition to authority‚ was written at the time of rising Fascism in Central Europe‚ and can be taken as a protest to individuals in affected countries to oppose the Nazi regime’s subversion of
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A Psychological Analysis of the Simpsons ADHD‚ also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurological disorder. It is usually present from childhood and causes symptoms such as hyperactivity‚ poor impulse control‚ forgetfulness and distractibility. Bart Simpson‚ the eldest of the Simpsons’ family displayed signs of ADHD. His symptoms were shown though out the episode‚ especially in the starting. First evidence was shown when principle Skinner is telling Bart about the firefighting
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The Simpsons TV Show Analysis In The Simpsons‚ all of the characters display how they resemble the typical gender roles as well as roles in the family‚ but also contradict in them as well through their actions and personalities. Homer is the husband in the family‚ he is bald‚ has a beard‚ and overweight therefore showing that men are considered to be lazy and do not care about their looks yet they are supposed to be the more dominant/powerful sex. Marge‚ the wife‚ stays home and does chores. She
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Easing the Transition: The Role of Foster Parents The advocacy project Morgan Simpson and I completed took a closer look at the transitory period foster youth face when they age out of the foster care system. Upon their eighteenth birthday‚ unless they sign a Continuing Residential Support (CARS) Agreement or join the LINKS program‚ foster youth are considered legal adults no longer under the care of the State. This means that all the services they were receiving—housing‚ medical‚ mental health
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