The Saturdays Essays

social issues. It is an important part of the media today and enjoyed by millions around the world. Saturday Night Live has been around since the 70s and like any show has had its ups and downs over the years but over the years’ election season has become a popular time for the show. It allows viewers to see a new side to the news. Several newer shows have sprung up since the starting of Saturday Night Live including the Colbert Report. These shows are important because they make the younger generation

Diversity Within Saturday Night Live Rough Draft When a regular viewer tunes in the hit show, Saturday Night Live, what do they see on their screen? They see a comedy show with primarily young Caucasian men and some Caucasian women. There is a problem with the level of diversity within Saturday Night Live, otherwise known as SNL. Since its beginning, Saturday Night Live has had a very long history with not displaying actors from a variety of races and backgrounds. I, Hannah Rabitoy, head writer

Saturday Night Live. No doubt a familiar name, with 42 seasons, 817 episodes, and over 3.5 million people tuning in each week, SNL is one of the most successful television programs in American history. Mainly watched as a source of amusement, SNL lures viewers in with the witty, derisive, and sarcastic spirit of their script; however, under the jokes and comical skits lies latent commentary on issues that beset society. Satire, as seen in SNL, has been utilized numerous times throughout literature

A. The appropriate solution to the supervisor, Ed is not to deliver his negative feedback of a team member by e-mail. He needs to calm down and other e-mail can sometimes be misconstrued and taken out of context. The e-mail can also be sent to others and cause tension between co-workers therefore creating a hostile work environment. B. Linda could have asked the team to speak with them in a private room. She also could have made her points once; repetition supports the risk of sounding like you

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater is a novel that explores the theme of perseverance through the characters of Sean Kendrick, Puck Connolly, and their horses. The story takes place on the island of Thisby, where every year the dangerous Scorpio Races are held, in which riders compete on water horses to win a prize. Both Sean and Puck face various obstacles that test their perseverance, but they are rewarded in different ways. Sean Kendrick is a skilled horse trainer and the favorite to win

How about having having a behind the scene experience with your Superhero this Thanksgiving; such as you have always dreamed about? You got that right! You have DREAMED about. It does not take much to lie down and catch a nap to make these things happen! Talking about your Superhero and Dreamland....that is a subject for another bright and sunny day. Actually, even if you just woke up from sleep and did not have any of such dreams, you have no problems. I can work something out for you. This piece

The Saturday Boy, An Inspiration To All! According to Common Sense Media, “The Saturday Boy is a deeply felt story of a boy unmoored. Powerful emotions are at play, but author David Fleming uses restraint to great advantage.” Some people may dislike The Saturday Boy because the plot is sad and gloomy, however, the plot contributes to the feeling of the characters and shows that losing someone is not easy. The Saturday Boy is a very inspirational book that teaches the reader to be the bigger person

Marysville, a beautiful town on the way of the Victorian Snowfields completely changed the way in looked in just a few hours because of the Black Saturday Bushfire. Bushfires are really common in Australia. Bushfires rapidly increases until it is properly controlled. Marysville not receiving rainfall for a fair while, the extreme hear and windy weather contributed to the unstoppable bushfire that occurred on seventh of February 2009. The social impacts of a bushfire can be extremely distressing

McEwans Saturday is a novel set in London, shortly after the 9/11-attacks happened. The outline of the novel seems to be fairly standard: there is a protagonist, Henry Perowne, an “intelligent though at times obtuse character” (Thrailkill 176), and an antagonist, Baxter. (Brillenburg Wurth and Rigney 172). The novel completely revolves around one particular day, namely February 15, a Saturday; Henry Perownes only day off. While preparing for what is expected to be an ordinary Saturday, Perowne

Harris): SGT Heather Saturday Tax Preparer NCO with USAREUR HHBN HSC Company email OIG HOTLINE requesting for assistance. SGT Saturday stated she has a serious issue to dicuss and needed guidance on re-enlistment. SGT Saturday tried to re-enlist and commander denied her re-enlistment and needed advice on her situation. 3/1/2016 (SFC Raymond Harris): Email SGT Saturday to acknowledge that OIG received her email and to contact OIG. 3/2/2016 (SFC Raymond Harris): SGT Saturday called OIG to discuss

The book The girl who was Saturday night was written by Heather O'Neill. The story has three main characters, a girl names Nouschka Tremblay. Her twin brother, Nicholas. And their father, Étienne. Childhood means good memorizes for most people, but not for Nouschka and Nicholas. Their father makes up cute words and forces Nouschka and Nicholas saying it in the talk show to his selfish. In this way, he earns some fame for himself. He thought himself as a super star. However, for the Québec people

Bushfires account for approximately 15% of major disasters in Australia, making them the third most common of Australia’s disasters, following severe storms and transport disasters (1). The Black Saturday bushfires are still, to date, Australia’s worst bushfire disaster and are ranked second among Australia’s natural disasters, causing the highest recorded number of lives lost to Australian bushfires (1, 2). Furthermore, it is one of the world’s worst wildfire disasters in history, costing more than

(Introduction)Lorne Michael and Dick Ebersol created Saturday Night Live , currently aired on NBC, with the intent of entertaining their audience through live skits performed by comedians. However, over the years, they have also been tackling the social and political issues which has also had role in influencing people’s views on the world today. In this essay, I will be focusing on their more on its activities and role that revolve around the political scene regarding President Donald J. Trump,

Saturday Night Fever, The Bee Gees, disco balls, and all night long dancing might be a couple thing you think of when you think of disco fever. Disco is remembered by all-night parties and it the dancing fever brought with it, but disco was a short lives craze in the 70’s. So how did disco die? Rock fans had a crucial part in the destruction of disco. With the death of disco, punk takes to lead in the world of music. Before the death of disco rock fans and disco fans clashed and the outcome was both

handling of the situation and had no available allies to assist them. The next day, the country was under martial law, the constitution was suspended, the Wafd was dismissed, and the guerillas were arrested (Abdel-Malek, 39). The event known as “Black Saturday” and the virtual collapse of government with five changes of prime ministers enticed the Free Officers to move ahead on their plan to initiate a coup (Hopwood 1982, 37). A final straw was when King Farouk ordered the governing board of

Carl Jung said, “If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool. ” The short story “Saturday Climbing”, by WD Valgardson, explores how the protagonist, Barry, an overprotective father of a sixteen-year-old girl, struggles to let go and trust his daughter Moira. Initially, Barry faces adversity trying to communicate and understand Moira. However, after he signs himself and Moira to rock climbing, new trust starts to be created causing the ‘rope’ within their relationship to

In the short story Saturday Climbing, I believe the author is conveying that although our love for people can leave us wanting keep them safe and protect them with every ounce of our being we must allow them to make errors and grown even more so into the people we love. I witnessed W.D Valgardson do this in the text by using flashbacks, similes and metaphors. W.D Valgardson uses flashbacks in the Saturday Climbing to help the reader understand where the Barry (the father) is coming from, and

cultures have their own forms of expressing poetry. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” and Gary Soto’s “Saturday at the Canal,” demonstrate two of the many styles of poetry. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” symbolizes an individual’s decisions. The factors leading up to that decision, as well as the consequences that follow, are always unknown, as elaborated in the poem. Gary Soto’s “Saturday at the Canal” expands on a person’s deep desires. Deep desires can only be accomplished through freedom

The View from Saturday By F.L. Konigsburg In the book, The View from Saturday, the characters were faced with choices that would affect their friendship and reality. I think that the choice between answers is the key to everything. To my opinion, the answer to the reason why everything is here at this time and place, are choices. Choices were made throughout the this book. Ethan, Nadia, Noah, and Julian became victorious winners of the quiz bowl. How did this happen? How was this possible? The

When disco arrived it changed a lot of things. It changed the kind of music people listened to; changed the way they danced and changed the places they went out to at night. The movie that made everyone want to disco was the ever popular “Saturday Night Fever” which came out in 1977. The movie soundtrack went platinum and the music was fantastic you heard it practically everywhere you went. If you are puzzled as to what I’m talking about then you missed out on an incredible time and if you are smiling