Baker

Africans Americans were shipped off to the Americas pre destined to live a tough life. Betrayed by their own race, they were hunted down by black traders and sold for a hefty pay to the white traders. African families were then separated and forced into slave ships where they suffered bad treatment and experienced awful living conditions, such as, being crammed in small areas, chained, and naked (Equiano, “The Middle Passage,” 50). Many Africans predicted what was coming for them and attempted…

Money cannot buy love or happiness. This is the central theme that runs throughout The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and its 2013 film counterpart, directed by Baz Luhrmann. All of Fitzgerald’s characters are represented in Luhrmann’s film, each with their own struggles and triumphs based on their choices. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, is portrayed both similarly and differently in the movie than in the novel. From the imagination of the director, viewers are able to see Nick…

urban society as it did when it was brought up. In McTeague written by Frank Norris, the author uses the theory of Social Darwinism by the social and economic downfall of McTeague and Trina, Zerkow and Maria, while demonstrating the success of Miss Baker and Old Grannis. The marriage of McTeague and Trina exemplify how the couple could not move up the social ladder and instead, fall into a lower social level from which they came from. Although…

The dry, desolate desert stretched out beyond him. Nothing but red-brown dirt for miles. no building or people, just the big blazing hot sun above. Everything was still, except for the occasional gust of warm wind that would rustle his hat and send a tumbleweed rolling slowly across the ground. The sun baked the ground so it had long cracks running through it. Sometimes a cactus would stand lonely on its own. He wasn't old, but he did not look young. His hair was dirty and untidy, but he…

For years, there have been multiple stories on the news about school shootings. Students and faculty feel that change is necessary to keep all schools safer and to create a better learning environment. But one thing still remains: What can be done to prevent mass shootings and other traumatic events on campus in the future? Although they appear to offer opposing viewpoints, those who disagree about how to make schools safer share common ground regarding enhancing security and how overly…

No two stories are the same, even when written by the same author with similar plot and characters. Raymond Carver covers this with his stories, “The Bath” and “A Small, Good Thing.” Both stories recount a young boy, who was hit by a car and die. There is much more to each story than the analogous plot. Each story develops their characters differently and place emphasis on certain details. With the use of details, there is less ambiguity in one story than there is in the other. These stories…

Everyone dreams of finding that special person we can call the one. People hear how being in love is so wonderful. How it turns individuals into different people who are more confident, beautiful and fearless. At least that is what it is read in books and witness in movies. But is falling in love the same as seen in movies or read in books? Is it possible they are not that far from the truth? Even if, a person has not found her perfect match, everyone has experienced some of the effects of…

An affair of honor, or duel as it is usually referred to, rarely resulted in death and rarely happened in the political field. Aaron Burr was one of the most intelligent men of his time but one of the worst choice makers. Aaron Burr’s early losses in his childhood and political career directly led to his infamous duel and ultimate exile from the country he helped found. Aaron burr's childhood and early political career were not easy. In Aaron Burr’s young life he suffered the death of his…

Upon arriving at the “Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay” (Fitzgerald 11), Carraway meets an estranged woman by the name of Jordan Baker who is described as having a “raised chin as if she were balancing something” (13). As the evening progresses, a conversation is sparked by Daisy about waiting for the longest day of the year (16). This instant in the story shows a direct viewpoint…

parents, siblings, or cousins that have a huge impact on who we become, what traditions we follow, and what leisure activities we like to be part of. Eric Kruschke, who is a junior here at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, was born into a family of bakers. Some even own their own bakeries, one being in Glencoe, Minnesota. By Eric’s family having an intense love for baking, he was destined to experience that same shared love for baking sometime in his life. Baking is very important to Eric’s…