Mr. Tony Shalhoub Actor

11/28/2017

Mr. Tony Shalhoub

The Band’s Visit

c/o The Ethel Barrymore Theatre

243 West 47^th Street

(between Broadway and 8^th Avenue)

New York, NY  10036

Dear Mr. Shalhoub,

My name is Matt Winick and I’m a fan of your acting. My favorite tv show that you played in was Monk.   The main reason I like Monk was because I enjoyed the plot of the show about Adrian Monk who loses his wife where he has a meltdown and later becomes a police consultant for the San Francisco Police Department on solving different cases. Also another reason I liked the show was about how police consultant Adrian Monk work hard on his struggles with a disability which is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder with other phobias when trying to move on from his wife’s death, solving different cases by using observational abilities, and trying to feel confident in society.   Mr. Shalhoub, I really thought you did an excellent job portraying Adrian Monk because I liked on how you made Monk have a sense of humor when solving different cases, expanding on Monk’s traits on solving cases by using his observational abilities, and making Monk work hard on his disability.  I enjoyed watching all the seasons of Monk because I liked on how each of the episodes weren’t dark like other crime drama shows and how each of the main characters had different unique personalities or have a sense of humor.  

Mr. Shalhoub, I have autism and having autism is difficult for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.   Also when I was in elementary school through my community college other people would tease me because I struggle on learning material in the class.   Other people would tease me about not going fast enough at work and in society I struggle to fit in.  Your role as Adrian Monk on working to control his disability with working hard to fit into society and the Monk tv show really inspired me to work hard on autism.  I would watch each episode to see how you work hard to overcome some of your struggles and I would use your methods to help me practice to work hard on my disability and to practice learning about how society works.   Even when I struggle with a disability on a daily basis I’m very proud of myself for working hard and also for the Monk series including your character to help me feel motivated to continue doing the best as I can.

Mr. Shalhoub I strongly believe that you made a great difference in making your character Adrian Monk a great character and the Monk show a great show to watch. You and the show have truly inspired me to work hard on Autism, try using skills that I’m good at to help society or people, and work hard on improving myself or try learning new things.  I was wondering if you could please share some advice about continue working hard on my disability and if you could please take the time to answer some of my questions that I have. Here is a picture of me as a gift to you to keep to remind yourself on how you inspired me.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make Monk including your character a great influential, and inspiring me.

P.S. here is $5 as a donation for you to use to fund the arts or to donate it to the theater to help make arts a better place or help people with disabilities get the care they need.

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

11/13/2017

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

c/o Federal Building and Courthouse

1 Exchange Terrance

Providence, RI  02903

Dear U.S. District Judge McConnell Jr.,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, improve the criminal justice system to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and improve social justice to make communities safe.  U.S. District Judge McConnell Jr., the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as a lawyer and later as current U.S. District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to be very inspiring to me.

Before you became U.S. District Judge, I really liked on how you worked with other attorney generals in different states ranging from Democrats including Republicans to help draft and negotiate $264 billion settlement in states’ lawsuit against the tobacco industry for causing people to develop health risk from having tobacco including getting youth addicted to tobacco.  What I liked about your work on helping the different state attorney generals was how you created ideas like reduce advertising of tobacco which were seen targeting youth, create educational awareness program to help reduce youth smoking, and many others. Another thing that I liked about your work as a lawyer was how you sued companies that polluted toxic chemicals in water resources to help give compensation to victims who suffer from health risks.  On March 2010, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to nominate you for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to help him improve the judicial system. In your current role as U.S. District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island,  I’m very proud on how you are a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights,  expressing the need to push for tough sentencing on people who commit hate crime against people who are different,  and supporting the idea of the need to reduce racial profiling in the criminal justice system to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed. Another thing that I like about your work as U.S. District Judge is how you are an advocate for criminal justice reform like the need for drug treatment programs to help non-violent drug users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction and expand programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of crime get law enforcement resources they need to reduce trauma.  Also what I really like about your role in the U.S. Court for the District of Rhode Island is how you are an advocate for people or victims who are affected by different issues ranging from health issues, discrimination, environmental damage to get help from the judicial system.

U.S. District Judge McConnell Jr.,, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your continuous support for Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Also your role as a lawyer and later as a U.S. District Judge  gives me motivation to continue to learn history and social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help the people including the victims get help while reduce crime, and many others. 

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you are a strong advocate for Civil Rights, the need to help protect victims of crime or different issues, and the need for criminal justice reform.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue to learn different subjects.  I was wondering if you could please share with me what it is like being U.S. District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.   Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great impact in the judicial system, and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to advocate for common sense ideas to improve the criminal justice system.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa of the U.S. District Court of Arizona

11/13/2017

U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

c/o  Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse

Suite 625

401 West Washington Street, SPC 81

Phoenix, AZ  85003-2161

Dear U.S. District Judge Humetewa,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination,  have criminal justice reform to help protect people while reduce crime, and many others. U.S. District Judge Humetewa, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona and as current U.S. District Judge to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona from 2007-2009, I was very proud on how you worked with President George W Bush to help our country.  On Civil Rights, I liked on how you were an advocate for people with disabilities’ rights, prosecuted people or groups that committed hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and went after public places that practiced discrimination.  Another thing that I liked about your work as U.S. Attorney was how you investigated public officials who are corrupt or accepted illegal bribes, went after industries that polluted the environment to help reduce pollution while improve public health, pushed for drug treatment programs to help drug-users get help in order to reduce drug addiction, expanded programs to help victims of human trafficking get the resources they need, and worked with Native American communities to help them get law enforcement resources to help reduce crime while assist Native American youth on protecting them from turning to crime.  In September 2013, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to be nominated to serve as U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to help him improve the judicial system. In 2014, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first Native American woman to serve in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.  In your current position in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, I appreciate on how you continue to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights, advocate for criminal justice reform, and continue to work with Native American communities to help them get the legal resources they need.

U.S. District Judge Humetewa, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  I enjoyed reading “The Native American story you don’t know (but should)” article on azcentral.com because I enjoyed learning how you made history by becoming the first Native American woman to be a federal judge and some of your work on Native American issues.  Your role as former U.S. Attorney and as current U.S. District Judge motivates me to continue my interest in learning history and social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, improve social justice, have environmental protection, and many others.  Also my letter is a gift to you for inspiring me and to wish you a Happy Birthday for December 5^th. My birthday is on December 3^rd.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to improve Civil Rights, advocate for criminal justice reform, and many others. You really inspire me to work hard on my disability and to continue to learn different subjects.  Another thing is I like on your achievement on making history to become the first Native American woman to serve as federal judge.  I was wondering if you could please share with me what it was like serving as U.S. Attorney and share some of your achievements in the U.S. District Court. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making great achievements in the judicial system, and inspiring me.  I wish you the best to continue to make a great difference with common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

Mr. Mark Rylance Actor

 

12/04/2017

Mr. Mark Rylance

Farinelli And The King (Until March 25 2018)

c/o  Belasco Theater

111 West 44^th Street

New York, NY  10036

Dear Mr. Rylance,

My name is Matt Winick and I’m a fan of your acting. My favorite tv miniseries that you played in was Wolf Hall. Wolf Hall was an interesting historical mini series because I enjoyed learning about how Thomas Cronwell’s role in helping Henry VIII with getting marriage to Anne Boleyn in order to produce a male heir for the throne and how Thomas Cronwell had a lot of power.  In Wolf Hall, I liked learning about some of the history of Henry VIII and his ruling as King of England.  On of my favorite movies that you played in was The BFG. The BFG was a great movie because I enjoyed the plot about Sophie, an orphan girl who meets giant named BFG due to being Big Friendly Giant where they develop a friendships and team up to stop the man eating giants.  Mr. Rylance, I thought you did a great job portraying the BFG because I liked on how you made the BFG have great traits like being kind to humans when they have prejudice against him due to other giants being cruel, developing a friendship with Sophie, and have a sense of humor.  In The BFG I really liked seeing how Sophie and the BFG interact with each other and learning about each other.

Besides your acting career, I truly appreciate on how you are an activist on addressing the need for human rights including people with disabilities’ rights, advocating for the need to protect the environment while reduce climate change, and support the need for diversity in the arts including entertainment. Mr. Rylance, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Another thing that I struggle with a disability is I struggle with friendships due to peers teasing me about being different and some people use prejudice against me due to having a disability. Your advocacy for human rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.   The BFG had great symbolism like the need for friendships when coming from different background and the need to not have prejudice due to a person who is different.  Your role as The BFG in the movie and the symbolism also helps teaches me about the importance of friendships and how prejudice against a person who is different or how they look instead of their actions is not good.  Also your acting in some historical mini-series and your activism gives me motivation to continue to learn history. 

I strongly believe that you do such an excellent job acting in historical mini-series and in movies. You do such an excellent job making your characters have different unique traits. I really thought that you really did an excellent job making The BFG a great movie.  Here is a picture of me as a gift to you for inspiring me and $5 to use to help your activism.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue to learn different subjects especially history. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, doing an excellent job acting along with your activism, and inspiring me. I wish you well for the future in acting and on your Broadway show.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick