American cockroach

Pthirus pubis, also known as pubic lice or crab louse, is an ectoparasite, which is strictly host specific to humans. Pubic lice have three stages: egg, nymph, and adult (CDC, 2017). Pubic lice targets coarse hair at its base and normally remain on its host until it is removed, controlled, or treated. Initially, the female will lay two to three eggs, also known as nits, over the course of twenty-four hours (CDC, 2017). The nits have a whitish in color and have an oval-like structure, with an…

The vermin is gone. How could I have been such an idiot? That vermin, that hideous insect was never my brother. Perhaps it was my brother at some point, but slowly, and slowly Gregor faded away. At one point it seemed human. Maybe it seemed to be my brother, but eventually the human part of my brother disappeared, or perhaps he forgot about his humanity, because he got used to his newfound animalistic nature. One thing I’m sure is that dead vermin isn’t my brother. My brother would never let our…

also illustrating how the great American hypocrisy affects this transition. A great example of this comes from two paragraphs discussing her father’s first job at a blood bank. The job is temporary, as he’s trying to get official certification to be a doctor in the United States, but he encounters difficulties. One woman is xenophobic to him, “[requesting] to see an “American” doctor” (Balcita 2006, 1) when he comes to her aid. While this is a prime example of American hypocrisy as I explained…

How to Achieve the American Dream The American Dream is an ideal lifestyle many believe to be achievable through hard work and determination. This is the striving thought that forces thousands of US immigrants and native born Americans alike to work until they achieve success. However, life in America is not always easy; especially for those who consist of the lower class. The American Dream is only possible if one is able to overcome the obstacles that interfere. The characters in A Raisin in…

James “Whitey” Bulger could just be considered another troubled soul caught up in the wrong things, but he is one of America's most notorious and ruthless mob bosses. Hailing from South Boston, Whitey entered a lifetime of crime a young age and had become a prominent figure in Boston's organized crime scene by the late 1970s. From 1975 to 1990, he served as an informant, tipping off the police and giving information about the Patriarca Crime Family while building his own crime network. After…

and draw limitations of what hipness is from a cultural perspective of African American music and art, how whites identify themselves with black culture, and the meaning behind who…

Geronimo: A True American The brave Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo was able to accomplish many astonishing feats before he died at the age of seventy-nine in 1909. Some of these achievements include continuing his journey of bettering the lives of his people despite his own family being murdered when he was only twenty-nine (27). Geronimo fully embodies the hard-working and no excuses attitude that many Americans strive for. Geronimo in many ways possesses the same moral code and ideas that…

my desire for an American one. I wanted nothing to do with being Vietnamese or Asian because all that it had brought me was a sense of inferiority and constant bullying. My desire to suppress my Vietnamese identity brings up a point that is brought up by Ms. Mori, the protagonist’s friend with benefits. During one of their conversations, she asks, “So why are we supposed to not forget our culture? Isn’t my culture right here since I was born here?” (73). She is a Japanese American who has…

the two variations of the Hollywood bandido, Ramírez-Berg’s second version fits the movie better, the “inner-city gang member”. This type of gang member is different because it isn’t the same as the first one. Ramírez-Berg states, “… the Latin American gangster/ drug runner… He is slicker, of course, and he has traded in his black hat for a white suit, his tired house for a glitzy car, but he still ruthlessly pursues his vulgar cravings – for money, power, and sexual pleasure – and routinely…

about their race. This has been an ongoing problem in the African American community in the U.S. There have been incidents that have occurred that have been made internationally known like, the beating of Rodney King in 1991 and more recently the murder of Trayvon Martin. These events cause fear in the African American community when the police are involved. In the Rodney King beating consisted of a videotape of an African American male being beat continuously by four police officers during…