Balloon

from. Joe begins his recount of the hot air balloon accident by stating that the events were ‘simple to mark’. This description of events seems to undermine the situation, therefore decreasing its overall importance. As the rest of the plot progresses, it becomes clear to the reader that Joe is ‘holding back, delaying the information’, implying that he is purposefully manipulating the events in his favour, using lacuna to his advantage. The hot air balloon accident acts as a pivotal event in the…

In the world, there are living situations that are devastating and horrific. Haiti is one of the many places containing these circumstances. In the novel, Krik? Krak!, Danticat explores the idea that hope can be found in devastating situations. She uses the motif of flight to express how desperate people are to discover hope in Haiti; they’d rather gamble with death than to live an unfulfilled life in a poor, corrupt country. Throughout the novel, butterflies are used as a mechanism for…

When I signed up to take Stained Glass, I did not know what to expect. I had a vague idea that maybe we would make some glass and solder it together to create a window. I thought it would be an simplistic quick process, but I soon learned that my assumptions were wrong. After finishing my heart, I started to realize that Stained Glass is a very serious and complex artform. However, I did not fully realize the amount of dedication and hard work required to create this art until finishing my first…

Guyland was written by Michael Kimmel as a guide to the middle class Caucasian male’s life between the ages of 16 to 26. The novel utilizes over 400 interviews to create a better understanding during this time period, which he calls “Guyland.” The males during this period of time normally are not full grown adults, but are no longer boys either. He discusses how some of them still live in places with multiple other men and when finding jobs they normally do not pick ones that they will make a…

“‘ how a man is remembered after he’s gone? I know the answer now… I remember him as a man I would have never wanted to be’” (Danticat 75). At this point it should be obvious the story is coming to a close. The next day he jumped off the hot air balloon and committed suicide. It is the complex characters such as Guy who create a sense of mixed emotions to the reader. Specifically sad for Guy when he kills himself however happy since he’s finally…

incentives (also referred to as nudges) is the Red Balloon Challenge as detailed in the discussed book. Briefly speaking, the Red Balloon Challenge contest took place in the United States as a part of the celebration of forty years of existence of the Internet (DARPA). To win a substantial cash prize, participating teams were to find ten red balloons hidden all across the continental US, Although the majority of teams chose to reward those who found balloons, Pentland’s team took an entirely…

The balloon is placed on a contraption which was custom built to provide the desired gravitational potential energy between the balloon (or object) and a strip of wood. The apparatus also is able to exert a normal force on the balloon which equals the force due to gravity. This allows the balloon to be held up until there is a new force applied to it horizontally. The train begins to move forward and creates more tension on the string which is tied to both the balloon and the train. Once the…

The film The Black Balloon (2008) directed by Elissa Downs, and the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), written by James Thurber both explore the theme of Belonging through characters, scenes, film/text techniques etc. The film The Black Balloon is about how Thomas, an adolescent who wants nothing more than to be normal, deals with his autistic brother, Charlie. 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' is about a rather uninteresting man shopping with his wife, who enters vividly…

Abstract: All first year Biomedical Engineering students are required to complete the Vacation Design (ELEN1997) course. The course consists of one project, which is to be completed during the December-January vacation. The project requires students to design, build, calibrate and test a device that shoots a Ping-Pong ball. The Ping-Pong ball must land at any given distance within the range of 3 to 6 meters. The device designed is powered by the extension of two springs, and shoots a Ping-Pong…

Freedom Balloon: The Ultimate Flight “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat is the story of a proud Haitian man named Guy, on his own personal journey to attain the freedom which he so desires from control, oppression, and personal failures. This passage is one of great trial and carried with it much mental strain and anguish on the main character. He struggles within to overcome his inner demons and reach a place of peace, that being death. This story contains many examples of symbolism,…