American Comedy Awards

On his 40th Labor Day telethon in 2005, Jerry Lewis added Salvation Army fundraising for Hurricane Katrina to his usual Muscular Dystrophy Assosiation fundraising, though he also encouraged viewers to give to the American Red Cross. Not all of what Jerry Lewis has done has been good, but no hero is perfect. Aside from controversy from the community of disabled people with comments he has made, Jerry Lewis can still be considered a hero for the great charitable work

for a Tony Award in the season that it opens. It doesn’t matter how long it runs after that. “Legitimate theatrical productions may be eligible for Tony Awards if they officially open on or before the cut-off date established by the Tony Awards Administration Committee” (tonyawards.com). Only Broadway shows are eligible for this award. Off Broadway shows are not eligible. “The Tony Awards Nominating Committee is a rotating group of up to 50 theatre professionals selected by the Tony Awards Administration

Mexican-Americans are an essential part of the United States’ diverse mix of cultures. Although a prominent part of American culture, they are often repressed into stereotypes in literature. More often than not characteristics delegated to Mexican-Americans have negative connotations: poor, violent, alien, etc. This stems from years of tension between Mexico and America, whose relationship seems to be a never-ending cycle of highs and lows. Cultural critics recognize these problems and work towards

I remember we had to attend a wedding in the middle of the month of April. It was fun, but there was a lot to do. It had taken 3 days to complete this wedding. During this wedding, we had to attend 4 programs in total in my three-day weekend. This wedding almost made me lose control of how I had felt during this wedding. When we were invited, the 1st function we had attended was on Friday after school at 8pm. The function we had attended to was the Mehndi (henna) ceremony. As soon as we had arrived

“WAKE UPPPP!” yelled Brooke’s mom up the stairs. Brooke knew that she should’ve been awake thirty minutes ago to get ready for school, but she had absolutely no motivation. Brooke was a student at North Shore High School, in San Jose, California. It was her first day of the last year of high school at the school she had nothing but hate for. Brooke loved sports, but didn’t like the fact that she had to go to school to play sports. She was involved with many activities and clubs, like volleyball

their pieces “ a drug called tradition” and “ the women hanging from the thirteenth floor window” they talk about individuals relationships with their own future and past and the relationships of others. Sherman Alexie speaks about how native americans relate to their history by shifting from the present to the past, using the same speaker for both settings. The short story is told by victor, who remembers a time he and two other boys on his reservation got high. Throughout the story the boys have

Throughout the Three pieces of literature I read – “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, “Crazy Courage” by Alma Luz Villanueva, and “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, multiple claims are implied on the subject of knowledge and individual power. Whether it is about Race, being different, or the struggle to survive, they all point towards the same direction. They all show that being strong, proud, and courage is what makes you individually powerful, even if others may look down upon you or think

about who we are and what others may feel. Although weʻre not alone because others are in similar scenarios as well. In the story “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, talked about being a middle-class Indian living in American. “If heʻd been anything but an Indian boy living on the reservation, he might have been called a prodigy.

Experience and Education Empowering To be empowered is to be more confident in, and more aware of oneself. To be empowered is to have a more complete understanding of what one must accomplish in order to live more fully. It is to grow in self-knowledge. It is to grow in self-awareness. It is to discover, to liberate, to emancipate, to better. To be empowered is a beautiful happening, however, empowerment is not simple. Empowerment comes when an individual understands their specific needs to better

The poems “New Orleans” by Joy Harjo and “Indian Boy Love Song (#2) by Sherman Alexie have two very similar themes. Themes are underlying message, or main ideas, basically the theme is the lesson you learned after you read a story, or in this instance a poem. The theme in “New Orleans” is that you should put forth the effort to find out about your culture's history. While the theme of “Indian Boy Love Song(#2) is that you should, try your hardest to become close to your elders, don’t be distant