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We shuffled through the library trying to find the perfect book until we came across the book, “Stella Luna”. The book fit all the children’s requests and it is one of my personal favorites as well. Before making my final choice, I referred back to the article “Understanding Children’s…

Fresh from the sting of England’s strict rule colonial America established itself with cries of freedom and liberty. The ‘American dream’ is an often debated term- generally believed to encourage entrepreneurship, tolerance and liberty. While debated, the mark of a country’s intentions can be seen in whom they respect or whom they deem to be important or relevant. Colonial America struggled to adhere to their desire for freedom. What seemed a black and white definition was in actuality only…

Rodriguez, while learning English he lost the Spanish culture he had at home. Rodriguez also said, “The belief, the calming assurance that I belonged in public, had at last taken hold” (Rodriguez 449). In his journey to “American citizenship” Rodriguez had to assimilate into American society. This same “assimilation” I felt in middle school. I began a person of the public, I was no longer the private girl reading the books and getting lost in my story, I was the girl who just wanted to fit in. I…

Cyber-Safety Regarding Identity Theft What is Identity Theft? • Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver 's license numbers without that person’s knowledge or permission, to get a benefit or to cause harm. • An identity thief takes on another person’s identity by using their personal information, which includes the person’s name, address, date of birth and email and social media log-in details. It is illegal…

Mark Twain and Jack London’s San Francisco Earthquakes Earthquakes are devastating tremors that cause serious damage. Mark Twain and Jack London describe two earthquakes they witnessed in San Francisco. In Mark Twain’s essay, he uses a satirical and humorous approach when describing human reaction towards the sudden earthquake, through a first point of view, and carefully chosen descriptive words. Jack London, on the other hand, focuses mainly on the effects the earthquake had on the city.…

Mark Twain and Jack London both wrote stories titled “The San Francisco Earthquake”, which tell of their experiences in San Francisco during an earthquake. Both men were physically present in San Francisco during the earthquake, and witnessed the effects of the earthquake firsthand. Although both Twain and London experienced a similar event, the two writers approached the subject very differently in their writing in order to portray their messages. Mark Twain describes his experience of the…

From 1964 to the current day, approximately 2.5 million people in the United States have died due to health problems caused by secondhand smoke, and millions more have had their lives hindered by it. While exposure to secondhand smoke has decreased each year, this rate is too slow to prevent thousands of more deaths from being added to this number, or to keep thousands of more people from suffering due to it. The suffering doesn’t end with humans; animals are being harmed from cigarettes in…

The organization’s new name embodies the general mission it works to accomplish. LAND is an acronym that stands for landscape, art, and neighborhood development (LAND, n.d.b). Today LAND studio is an urban development oriented nonprofit organization located in one of Cleveland’s historic neighborhoods, Ohio City. Here is where twenty talented staff members contribute daily to improving Cleveland’s public spaces in hopes of helping people connect with one another and boosting the city’s economy.…

Women in Literature and the Effect Men Have on Them Men have a negative effect on women in literature in terms of oppressing their sexuality and leaving them devastated at the end of the story. For instance, Addie Bundren from William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, was an unhappily married woman whose sexuality was oppressed, by the constraints of a male dominated society and husband, despite her affair. In comparison, Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, was a widow…

Mark Twain and Jack London both write about an earthquake which took place in San Francisco. Twain wrote a narrative in order to demonstrate that when life or death situations occur, that is when people are at their worst. London writes a descriptive piece that demonstrates the destruction of an earthquake that creates a relationship between humans and earthquakes to express that they are both destructive. Although both writers write about a similar situation, they do so differently…