Dick Van Dyke

the chimney sweep ." . This quote was said by Bert who was played by Dick Van Dyke in the Disney movie Marry Poppins . Richard Wayne Van Dyke or Dick Van Dyke was born on December 13 , 1925 and is an actor , comedian , singer , dancer , writer , and producer . Van Dyke was born in/of Hazel Victoria and Loren Wayne Van Dyke and grew up in Danville , Illinois . Van Dyke has Dutch , English , Irish , and Scottish ancestry , with a family line that goes back to a Mayflower passenger , John Alden . For a small time for / of his youth , Van Dyke considered a career path of / to ministry and worship , although a drama classes / classed as his high school convinced…

It is easy to pinpoint American stereotypes of the 1950s and 1960s. Rock n’roll, big hair and skirts, and the clean-cut American family were typical, and rock superstars populated the airwaves. One of the early pioneers of American rock n’roll was Elvis Presley, a young, innovative crooner whose hip-thrusts jumpstarted an industry. This new industry so popular that it became the basis of a new American musical, Bye Bye Birdie, written by Michael Stewart with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by…

Bye Bye Birdie Bye Bye Birdie is a comedic musical with the music by Charles Strouse in 1963. The following cast members sing many solos, duos, trios and full cast songs: Janet Leigh (Rosie DeLeon), Dick Van Dyke (Albert F. Peterson), Ann-Margret (Kim McAfee), Maureen Stapleton (Mae Peterson), Bobby Rydell (Hugo Peabody), Jesse Pearson (Conrad Birdie). There are 15 songs total. “Bye Bye Birdie” intro is a solo by Kim. It is a song with an upbeat tempo. Lyrics are depressing because she is…

Looking solely at To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch’s character immediately is clear: he is the person everybody strives to be, morally right in every fashion. Or, as Minkah Makalani eloquently describes him, he is “a man of integrity free of complicity in white supremacy.” Go Set a Watchman efficiently threw a wrench into that idea of a faultless man- the book portrayed the older Atticus Finch as a clear racist, which is not role model material at all. At first glance, this may seem…

Discovering that Gabriella was a very intelligent Brainiac at her old school, Sharpay prints her information and puts it in Taylor’s locker. Taylor then asks Gabriella again to join the Scholastic Decathlon team based on the printouts Sharpay put in her locker, and Gabriella agrees. Hearing that the callback date has be moved up by request of Sharpay to the same date as the big game and the Scholastic Decathlon, Troy and Gabriella announce to the Jocks and Brainiacs that they are going to not…

Caribbean Ever considered actually sailing off into the sunset? It’s no secret that the Caribbean offers some of the most beautiful vacation destinations in the world. With at least 28 island nations and more than 7,000 individual islands, the problem quickly becomes deciding where to go. To complicate matters further, each of the islands offers a variety of local flavors—like a preference for cumin in Cuba, or curry along the English islands. Experience island culture while enjoying delicious…

can never truly make up the entirety of it. People who are raised in poor conditions are capable of turning their lives around and accomplishing great feats. Abraham Lincoln, arguably the greatest President of the United States, grew up in a household stricken with poverty, yet he was able to overcome what he was born with, form his own identity, and leave an illustrious legacy. In addition, these sentiments also go both ways as people raised in more adequate households are equally as capable of…

year for women. However, with the systematic underrepresentation of women in the media, does this still reign true? One concept that has been making rounds as a defining factor in whether a movie properly represents women as humans in the narrative space dominated by men is the Bechdel test. In order to progress towards the equal representation of women in the media, all movies should pass the Bechdel test. But what exactly is the Bechdel test? Popularized by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in 1985,…

The strategic objectives for the United States during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom compare and contrast widely when viewed through the three strategic lenses of suitability, feasibility, and acceptability. To consider the success or failure of national strategy as it pertains to warfare, the strategist must assess the nature of the conflict. Art Lykke presents an appropriate theory for national strategy that asks central questions for the national strategist based on…

The novel Moby Dick foresaw these consequences through the use of characters such as Ahab and Ishmael. Ahab, having already suffered the loss of a leg, is still destined and inevitably bound to drive his crew into a fate worse than what he previously suffered. Reminiscent to the bloodshed that resulted from American expansion and the later problems this expansion would cause, Ahab will stop at nothing to acquire his intended goal of seeking vengeance on Moby Dick without consciously realizing…