Augusta

The Importance of Appreciation Greediness and lack of appreciation can cause a person to lose what is most important. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, is a short story about a woman, Mathilde Loisel, who wants more than she has, and because of this she ends up in a state which was worse than beforehand. “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, is about a woman, Dee, who visits her family and tries to take a quilt that would look good hanging in her home, but the quilt was promised to her younger…

“It was like there was two Ed Gein's. One during the day, and one at night digging up the graves.” Ed Gein was known for grave robbing and the murder of two women. I chose to research Ed Gein because, for some reason I find forensic related things interesting. I like researching murders, mysteries, urban legends, etcetera. It’s still hard to believe that no one ever suspected him doing anything like what he did. It kind of seems like a fictional thing. It’s scary that someone you trust and least…

The current level of greenhouse gases in atmosphere presents an alarming situation globally and for Australia in particular. Australia has the highest per capita carbon emissions in the world. High measure of emissions per person reflects the nation’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels. Burning coal for the generation of electricity is the dominant source of emissions for Australia (Diesendorf 2014). It has been ranked third among OECD countries and seventh in the world with respect to per capita…

who they are, in this, Mama will grow and gain a new perception of each daughter. In “Everyday Use” Dee, the preferred daughter of the household is coming home. While Maggie was staying at home with her mother, Dee was able to go to school in Augusta and attend college. The local church raised money for her to pursue an education past high school. It allowed her to explore life outside the confines of her family's lifestyle. Allowing her to get more in touch with her African heritage. Dee is…

The Consequences of Slightly Unpursued Future Goals In Caldwell 's "Tobacco Road," readers ask themselves, Caldwell uses an example of pride and future goals to show how pride can affect ones future goal, or goals. In the novel, it 's shown that Jeeter creates a goal for himself, but the novel never actually says that he actually achieved it. Rather, what is shown is Jeeter performing multiple heinous tasks that barely has anything to do with his goal of creating his cotton field to make any…

Chapter 10 ?Mabel Daniels?s Place in American Composition? Mabel Daniels and her work mirror many of the important themes of her time, reflecting shifts in American society and culture from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. Profound and rapid changes in technology and lifestyle provoked a range of responses from embracing the avant-garde to resisting it. In Chapter 1 I argued Daniels?s importance to the history of American music. While many of her works are powerful and merit…

Culture: The Means to Connection, Separation, and Change Culture is a common denominator that interconnects people from similar walks of life. It can span from specific beliefs, shared traditions, to relatable upbringings. When a culture a person has directly contrasts another, this leads way for disagreement. However, people who are exposed to a blend of cultures can stay passionate of their native culture, disregard their original culture for a new one, or struggle to connect several. This is…

The Roman empire was one of, if not the, most successful civilizations throughout all of history. Lasting over 1,000 years, the empire flourished through economic wealth, military power, and set the groundwork for how many societies build themselves today. Rome had many key factors to its success, but one of its most powerful assets were the ancient Roman aqueducts that loomed over the city. Theses aqueducts were key to the success of the Romans. They towered over Rome, bringing fresh water for…

“We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.” (President Franklin D. Roosevelt) Although the quote above was given in 1940, the sentiment is applicable to this modern day. In the United States of America, rights are given to citizens and protected predominantly by the Bill of Rights, however, some are found throughout…

Growing up is something we go through from the time we are born to the time we die. We start off being helpless, alone and wondering what our next move will be. We rely so much on our parents to give us guidance, knowing right from wrong and learning how to survive on our own. As time goes on, we grow up into a teenager where we think we know everything about the world and that we are entitled to everything. After we grow out of the teenager stage we begin into adulthood where we make our…