The Sapphires Essay

fingers can be added. The fingerprint scanner also known as the “Touch ID” has been added to the “Home” button. Iphone did away with the old home button style and revamped it to be more compatible for the new features. “Protected by a layer of durable, Sapphire glass, the image of the fingerprint is focused directly onto the Touch ID sensor. Only 170 microns thin and slightly thicker than a human hair, the sensor scans the image at 500ppi – higher than the 326ppi resolution of the iPhone 6’s…

packed full of ice. This kind of ice is called glacier. This video simply explains how glacier is formed. video source: youtube.com credits to TheSciencedad Glaciers are the jewels that mountains wear. Sometimes they are as blue as sapphires. When the sun shines on them, glaciers may look like gold. At sunset they may look sparkling ruby red. By starlight they…

Every year my family and I take a trip to New Hampshire and we’ll rent a house for a week during the summer. This tradition began before my second sister Maeve was born when it was just Molly and I. We had been traveling up ever since. When I was younger we used to go to Story Land. I would ride the teacups and twisting turtles until I got sick. I was going into fifth grade now and my dad and I both agreed I was getting a bit too old to be going to story land. My siblings Molly, Maeve and Ryan…

Rough Draft Negative perceptions of African-Americans are presented on television, movies, and in rap music. Negative stereotypes depicted of black people for entertainment date back to the blackface minstrel shows in mid-19th century. The stereotypes presented on television and film have evolved, most relating or being the stereotypes in the minstrel shows. As well, rap music and the rap music industry emphasizes negative stereotypes of African-Americans. The rap industry and music promote…

times throughout the book to match the time period in which she is staying. Some of the clothes she wears include gowns from 18th century New England and silky tunics from the Middle East. She always wears intricate gold earrings with pearls and sapphires handcrafted from Syria in the 1500s, given to her by her mother, who said “For the longest time, I saw them as the end of my journey, but now I think they were always meant to represent the beginning of yours.” Overall, Etta is described as an…

In a parallel universe, there is a world very similar to our own, in which space aliens who are the physical embodiments of gemstones that came to earth in order to create a new colony. As these aliens started their reign, a rebellion started forming, named the Crystal Gems, in order to stop the Homeworld gems from taking over the Earth. Fast forwards five thousand years and we are left with only four remaining crystal gems, one of which is a human gem hybrid. This is the basic premise of the…

Another questionably feminist character is Leah, Orleanna’s second born and Adah’s twin. Leah has the power to be a strong feminist, but parts of her life hinge on men. Her story starts with blindly following her father. She accepts every word he says as the gospel truth and never thinks about their consequences or challenges him. As her time in the Congo lengthens, Leah transforms into a stronger person and moves away from her father. She watches the Kingla women, who do not have the same…

and Australia to highlight the unique identity of her adopted country. Mackellar uses language to characterize Australia, and by doing that she is able to strongly connect with it. For example, when she uses the phrases ‘opal hearted country’ and ‘sapphire misted mountains’ it gives the impression that Australia brings happiness, enjoyment and delight to her. She invites an Australian audience to share and identify with her feelings by saying that those who are not Australian would not…

On December 10th, I attended the “8th Annual Big Gay Xmas Party”. It was held at one of Madison’s most popular gay bars/dance clubs, Plan B. The Facebook event advertisement read as follows: “This December make the season gay and bright with Plan B as we celebrate the holidays the only way we know how... GAY! Join us at our 8th Annual Big Gay Xmas Party featuring DJ CMK and DJ Chomper! Special performances by Karizma Mirage, Sasha Daniels, and Kimaera Mirage. Go-go dancers and more! Absolut…

The discussion board served as a fantastic platform for me to express and interact with emerging topics and core concepts throughout the unit. By regularly checking other students input, and having the ability to comment back in thread discussions broadened my insight on many levels, and allowed me to connect with students outside my immediate peers. This was particularly valuable in witnessing the alternate interpretations, ideas and as well as exploring further suggestions or relating topics…