A Review of "Actual Innocence." ... Douglas Wilder a democrat in the conservative state of Virginia. Snyder's innocence was "a political liability to the governor and his innocence was a legal corpse that the courts had no interest in reviewing (pg 71)." ... The governor's public relations representative was outraged and concluded in Governor Wilder signing an executive order, claiming that he had been dragged into the fray despite acknowledging that Snyder was not guilty. ... Chapter eight discusses harmless error. ...

• Word Count: 1796
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

American Beauty American Beauty is a film that delves into your typical, middle-class suburban home and slowly uncovers all of the abnormalities that lie within. ... Yet, was angry because she was a residential broker locked into a continuous losing battle against him. ... "Lester knows he is running wild, and decides to burn up the future years of an empty lifetime for a few flashes of freedom." ... "Several different events unsettle the bitter and resentful lassitude into which the Burnham family has sunk, happenings that threaten to collapse the emotional wall...

• Word Count: 2385
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

In the case of Gatsby, he uses light as a symbol to show our society's "movement into darkness." (Sutton 3) Most critics and reviews of the novel agree that the work shows corruption of some sort, whether it be social, moral or ethical. ... The title comes from his neighbor, Jay Gatsby who owns the mansion across the street in which wild parties are thrown every weekend. ... In chapter four of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald tells the reader that the American dream was originally about "discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness." ... When he takes Daisy into his house and sh...

• Word Count: 2165
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School