All That You Can't Leave Behind

If you have ever worked in the foodservice industry you know about the behind the scenes action that occurs behind the ominous “employee only” doors. If you’ve ever been a patron of a restaurant you’ve seen employees pass back and forth through those doors carrying heavy trays and skillfully balancing multiple scalding hot dishes, all with smiles on their faces. They are not smiling inside. According to the United States Department of Labor, “The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires…

activities and times to leave the cells. Not to mention, the woman likes to write but her husband forbids her from that activity. Trapping a person in a room would make him/her become insane. The woman loses her mind, but in a way she is freed mentally and confined physically because she has nothing to do except staring at a yellow wallpaper in her cell. The woman's tragedy begins when she starts following the pattern of the yellow wallpaper and thinking there is a woman trapped behind the…

“At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candlelight, lamplight, and worst of all by moonlight, it becomes bars! The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be” (653). The moonlight leaves readers with an eerie feeling, a sort of mysterious aspect that allows the imagination to explore the depths of darkness. The narrator notices the most changes when the dim lighting…

campus of Rock Creek at building seven on the left side. The painting shows of three shadow figures of women painted in an abstract way makes it unique which is how all art is. Exotic History has a distinct visual style that work with one another to captivate the viewer, and get them to contemplate the meaning behind the piece. When you look at this painting, there’s a lot to take in such as the colors, structure and images going on. First let us consider the image first; we can see three…

and nothing was stirring. Emunah smiled as she strided in the kitchen after waking up my brother Dean. We were on vacation with my mom and all of my other siblings were at a sleepover with their best friends. “Today is going to be great” Emunah says as we sit down to eat. We all say good morning to Mom but she says nothing back. “Mom?” Dean says “Are you okay?” “It’s just that I have caught a cold in this weather. Go ahead and drink your orange juice, children.” Umm, okay she never calls us…

praying tell us what you are experiencing. As they were…

Maternity Leave Maternity leave is an approved maternal or medical leave that refers to a time period in which you are medically unable to work for the purpose of giving a normal or cesarean birth and taking care of the infant. This is usually a 6 to 8 week period depending on the complication factors of the birth and health of the child. Some women take leave prior to giving birth because of discomfort or the desire to prepare for the newborn. Others, take time after the baby is born to…

as children need to be taken care of, so do these issues. In many cases, Torvald brushes off Nora’s opinions by calling her hysterical whenever she tries to stand up for herself or provide any input. He says “My dear Nora, I can forgive the anxiety you are in, although really it is an insult to me,” (36). Torvald views Nora’s comment as not only invalid, but also as an insult. This complete disregard represents society ignoring the pleas of social activists and calling them delusional for…

whole day, but had to head back to the road because they weren’t getting anything done. We later find out that the man is taking the boy on this long voyage to try and make it to the coast. The man thinks if they reach the coast everything will be all right. Once they get to the coast it is a disappointment, but they did have another discovery when the man spots a wrecked ship in the water. The man takes it upon himself to go into and search the ship and inside more food, water, and a flare gun.…

“Odysseus’ Journey” The epic poem we all know shows much detail of struggles that is being thrown at the ‘Teller of Tales’ Odysseus. “The Odyssey” by Homer shows that Odysseus goes through so many things to get back home to his wife Penelope on the land of Ithaca, but which part is most importantly impacted on the hero? A hero’s qualities are most defined by his journey and adventure, not the end of it. Through the book, beginning to end Odysseus mostly shows Loyalty, Intelligence and…