Tonya Harding

During the 1920s, organised crime was a major issue plaguing federal authorities, as well as the American people. This took place in most big cities across the United States, particularly in Chicago, Illinois, where gangsters such as Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Johnny Torrio dominated all aspects of life. However, at this time, authorities also faced problems from the government through corruption and scandalous actions. Al Capone, who was born in New York in 1899, was one of the most

father and mother died while he was a very young age. Hoover still managed to prosper in his studies, he studied geology at Stanford University, which is where he gained the nickname “chief”. Hoover then served as a Secretary of Commerce for Warren G. Harding and Calvin College, here he gained useful skills and experiences. Herbert and Lou first found each other in college, Lou was the only female geology major at Stanford, this really impressed Hoover. After a while of talking he asked Lou to marry him

Life in the Iron Mills is a novella that is hard to classify as a specific genre. The genre that fits the most into this novella is realism, because of the separation of classes, the hard work that a person has to put into their every day life to try and make a difference, and the way society influences the actions of people and their relationships. However, no matter what genre is specifically chosen, there will be other genres present that contradict the genre of choice. While the novella shows

You know you are getting old when Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan are becoming dated references but that is where we are on the brink of 2018. Arguably the biggest scandal in the history of ice skating happened in the early 1990s and here to tell the story from Tonya’s point of view is the film I, Tonya. I, Tonya is a documentary-style film about the life of controversial figure skater Tonya Harding, born in the boonies of Portland, Oregon Tonya dealt with an abusive mother raising her to be a

(HOPE FLOATS) had set out to tackle the story of disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, I immediately thought of the aforementioned predecessor. I love dark satire, counting NETWORK, ELECTION, and DR. STRANGELOVE amongst my all-time favorite films. We so rarely get to experience this genre in this irony-free world we live in, unless you enjoy tuning into the still-great SOUTH PARK. I couldn't wait to see I, TONYA, which one critic astutely called the GOODFELLAS of figure skating. As it turns

The Tonya Harding Case was one of the most popular and controversial cases of the 1990’s. In the article “Harding & Kerrigan Follow-up” Creapeu states “It was clear to me then that this was one more proof of the madness in sport in which athletes are idolized, and envied, and finally brought down by the jealous or obsessive fans out there in TV land.” In this quote, this explains how the case of Tonya Harding had put the media into a frenzy and had Harding’s reputation ruined and Kerrigan’s fame

Ice skating, one of which difficult for a lot of people to master just in the matter of a year or so. Most people usually spend their whole lives trying to perfect different techniques to their art. Competitive ice skating usually an elegant dance that is performed in a specific amount of time to be judged on. Sounds easy right? Well easier said than done. Getting to the top of a competition and eventually being the best “involves much practice” (Farris). Olympic Skaters have a diet they have to

obsessed with figure skating thanks to Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie), the "bad girl" who was accused of coordinating an attack on her skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan. Tonya's skuzzy husband, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan), had hired a friend to "intimidate" Kerrigan, and the end result was a broken knee and the world-famous outcry of, "Why?!" I, Tonya takes a look at the players of this media circus and lets them tell their own stories in their own words. I,Tonya feels brazenly like a Scorsese movie

The authors explore the film I Tonya (2017) from a systemic perspective, and analyze the main family’s behaviors through the lens of Narrative Therapy. The authors referred to multiple articles that define Narrative therapy, and the use of tools such as externalization, deconstruction and exceptions. The authors of this paper examine the characters within the film, and suggest methods where therapeutic interventions could facilitate healing from public ridicule through empowerment. Keywords: narrative

character Macbeth can be compared to that of figure skater Tonya Harding due to both of their positive-turned negative personality. They both faced similar internal conflicts which led them to commit vicious crimes. The two also started as ordinary people in their fields, but something came along and changed their points of view. For Macbeth, the prophecy was introduced to him by the witches and he became hungry for power. For Harding, a competition and a fierce competitor came along and her desire