Brian Tierney Essays

  • Political Agenda Setting

    1175 Words  | 3 Pages

    McCombs and Shaw looked into how people received their media content, the context, length, and place. This is what they called media agenda. In news magazines they would search for an article that received the editors full attention by being placed in a full column. News television segments was important if lasted over 45 seconds or was in the top three items while broadcasting. The five major issues that were overall prominent in media are: foreign policy, law and order, fiscal policy, public welfare

  • Emma's Dilemma

    688 Words  | 2 Pages

    Emma's Dilemma The Problem: Emma is playing with arrangements of the letters of her name. One arrangement is EMMA A different arrangement is MEAM Another arrangement is AEMM Experiment: ----------- For my investigation I have been asked to work out the number of different arrangements of the letters from the name Emma. ---------------------------------------------------------------- EMMA AMEM EMAM AMME --------- EAMM MEMA MMEA MMAE MAME

  • The Character of Freda in “The Whirlpool”

    893 Words  | 2 Pages

    Fleda is one of the more interesting characters in the novel “The Whirlpool”. She has two men in her life that she has feelings for, except in two different circumstances. However, she becomes disgusted by both of these mens actions later on, and decides to forget about them both and move on with her life. Although it appears that Fleda abandoned these men, she really drove them off unconsciously because the two men got the impression that she wanted something out of them that they knew they could

  • New Use of Technicolor in Film, Leave Her to Heaven, Directed by John M. Stahl

    1237 Words  | 3 Pages

    popularity and unleashed copious standards for murder mysteries. One very stereotypical feature of film noir is it’s strong shadows cast in on the black and white screen, but for the film Leave Her to Heaven, directed by John M. Stahl and starring Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde film noir masked a different look when it was made in Technicolor. Released in 1945, the use of Technicolor was still a big budget expenditure by Twentieth Century Fox. Without this distinct black and white element, the film relies

  • Why Rene Cassin Won The Nobel Peace Prize

    701 Words  | 2 Pages

    I, Cory Endrulat, nominate Rene Cassin for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his positivity and efforts during World War I and II, as well as being one of the driven brains of the United Nations making him the “Father of the Declaration of Human Rights”. Rene Cassin was born on October 5th, 1887 in Bayonne, France. He had what is mostly considered, “intellectual brilliance”, where in 1908 at the University of Aix-en-Provence, he received a degree in humanities and law. He would take first place in

  • Laura Lindney Role Model

    591 Words  | 2 Pages

    The life of an actress is based solely on if the audience approves of your performance. This makes the acting business an incredibly hard and difficult carrier. Laura Linney was born on February 5, 1964, her dad, being a playwright himself, influenced her as a role model to join the film industry. In college she majored in theater and obtained a degree a from Brown university in 1986(1). Laura’s first onscreen lead was in the film Congo in 1995. Laura states that this first film "It's where I learned

  • Hugh O'Neill as the Tragic Hero of Making History

    726 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Making History Hugh O'Neill was a well-liked character who also proved himself not only a good man, but intelligent and sensible. He inspires a large amount of sympathy in the audience. O?Neill had been fighting, backed by the Irish population, for Spain's support to rid themselves of the English for many years. When the Spanish finally agreed to help and announced they will land at Kinsale, a large distance from them, O?Neill at once spots the difficulties, ?Kinsale is out of the question. If

  • EASY ON THE RELISH

    1297 Words  | 3 Pages

    EASY ON THE RELISH The two characters I have chosen to write about, apart from Tofler, are Ray and Brian. The reason for my choice is that both of these characters play a large and significant part in the play, particularly Ray. They compliment each other because, Brian is serious, whereas Ray is carefree and has a sense of humor. RAY is 18 years of age and was a butcher’s apprentice, until he lost his job. He is a cockney, fairly well built and a jack-the-lad type of character, who no

  • Modern Drama

    1289 Words  | 3 Pages

    hostile society. Ibsen's sympathy with the feminine cause has been praised and criticized; as he requires the audience to judge the words and actions of the characters in order to reassess the values. For another example we can look within the text of Brian Friel’s play Translations. In this play we can see most, if not all of the characteristics of Realism. Let us dissect the show through the characters and touch on Friel’s usage of symbolism, character development, stage setting and storyline to see

  • Best Friend Poetry

    600 Words  | 2 Pages

    Not There I stare at you across the room I see your warming face I try to see the inside you hide Your feelings I try to embrace I realize as I look at you As I just sit and stare I can see you perfectly clear But for some reason you're not there I see your eyes, I see your face But yet I can not see Your loving inside that you had I can't see your personality I realize how much that you have changed How you don't seem to care I stare at you across the room But yet you are not there I knew someday

  • Jeannie Morris's Brian Piccolo: A Short Season

    935 Words  | 2 Pages

    Morris's Brian Piccolo: A Short Season displays that even the most diverse individuals can become best friends. Abraham Lincoln once said "Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers could not have been more distant, yet they became the closest of friends. One was white, one was black. One was from the south and one was from the mid-west. One was a first round draft pick the other was signed as a free agent; both had open hearts. Brian Piccolo

  • Measuring Success in Business: The Significance of Setting Goals

    507 Words  | 2 Pages

    a difference, or are they just a warm body taking up space? By setting measurable goals a company will have a better idea of where they stand and employees will have a better understanding of how their contributions count. As the self-help author Brian Tracy (2001) said, “If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it’s moving you away from your goals.” Setting goals requires understanding where one is, where one wants to be, and a course on how to get there. As stated in the

  • Humorous Wedding Roast for Groom Who Plays Football and Likes to Drink

    623 Words  | 2 Pages

    Humorous Wedding Speech for a Groom Who Plays Football and Likes to Drink On behalf of the bridesmaids, I’d like to thank you, Victor, for those kind words. It was a pleasure keeping you company at the altar this morning and I’m always pleased to see more of the competition getting married off – especially with all these lovely bridesmaids around. When I started thinking about doing this speech, I found it curious that all the wedding speeches I've heard, without exception, blatantly and

  • A Comparison of King Lear and Coriolanus

    2224 Words  | 5 Pages

    A Comparison Of Compassion and Identity in King Lear and Coriolanus Shakespeare's Lear and Coriolanus have a great deal in common. Both are first seen as proud, stubborn rulers unwilling to compromise. This causes Lear to lose his kingdom to his scheming daughters, while Coriolanus is betrayed and exiled from Rome due to the influence of the tribunes. Cast out to face a friendless world, Lear learns to sympathize with his fellow men, who daily endure trials such as those he now faces. Coriolanus

  • History, Language and Post-colonial Issues in Brian Friel’s Translations

    768 Words  | 2 Pages

    History, Language and Post-colonial Issues in Brian Friel’s Translations Owen: Back to first principles. What are we trying to do? Yolland: Good question. Owen: We are trying to denominate and at the same time describe . . . ” Dun na nGall or Donegal? Muineachain or Monaghan? Same place, same difference? As Owen says about his own name: “Owen - Roland - what the hell. It’s only a name.” ( Translations ) For the student of post-colonial literature, what transpires in Friel’s play as the British

  • Brian Wilson

    3173 Words  | 7 Pages

    Brian Wilson I can remember when I was a little girl, my father and I would listen to Beach Boys’ albums together in our living room. My favorite song was Kokomo and I would sing it all the time. I loved the cheerful sounds of the music and the fun loving attitude that The Beach Boys portrayed. As I grew older, I still loved The Beach Boys, and I continued to listen to their music frequently. The more I learned about music the more amazing their music seemed. The tight harmonies and unique instruments

  • What is the role of Owen in Translations?

    789 Words  | 2 Pages

    What is the role of Owen in Translations? One of the first things Owen says on returning to Baile Beg is “I can’t believe it. I come back after six years and everything’s just as it was! Nothing’s changed!” It is really Owen who has changed into a different person after his time away from Baile Beg. His primary role in the play is that of a translator for the visiting English, but within his role of translator he is also vital to the play as his presence allows relationships between the

  • Symbolism And Symbolism In 'The Glass Castle'

    517 Words  | 2 Pages

    When analyzing the symbolism in the Glass Castle it would only be appropriate to start with the major symbol: The Glass Castle. The Glass Castle represents hope and a bright future. The fact that Rex Walls never achieved the goal of building his dream house shows how deeply he needed to overcome his alcoholism and paranoia. Even though the glass is unstable, it symbolizes how Rex Walls wanted an unrealizable lifestyle. It was a lifestyle that could fall apart at any moment. The other symbols that

  • Ethical Issues At Fox News Channel

    809 Words  | 2 Pages

    Businesses have a social responsibility to provide equal opportunities for their employees no matter their sex, race, age, nationality, and religion. Yet, abusive behavior is the highest ranking ethical issue in the business world. Women in media are seen as objects. Businesses that need a face for their company may be more obligated to hire a woman for their beauty. However, this is no news for Roger Ailes, former CEO of Fox News. In June of this year, “Fox & Friends” co-host, Gretchen Carlson

  • Explore Shelley’s presentation of the impact of the Creature in the light

    1292 Words  | 3 Pages

    Explore Shelley’s presentation of the impact of the Creature in the light of this comment. The Creature is described as ‘ a fiend of unparalleled barbarity’, yet many modern readers may sympathise with him. Explore Shelley’s presentation of the impact of the Creature in the light of this comment. It is my view, that the Creature may be seen from two main perspectives, on the one hand he may be seen as a “Monster”, “a fiend of unparalleled barbarity” and on the other he may be seen as