Bathtub

Fiction can be a great medium to tell stories that invoke deep emotions and thoughts within the reader, despite taking place in a fictional place these stories can often be seen as another reality. Some stories can even give real details about the writer, as well as detail a scenario that one can relate to. In her short story “The Moths”, Helena Maria Viramontes details the life of a young woman disgusted by her lack of femininity in her abusive family’s eyes, the woman is overwhelmed by her…

It's typical to find yourself stressed, tired, and often feeling drained. It's a fact of life that everyone goes through those feelings. If you're feeling that way yourself, you're probably also wondering what you can do to feel more relaxed. There are a lot of tips and tricks out there, but there are none quite as simple as taking a bath. Sure, that is probably already part of your daily routine, but it can be so much more beneficial than just getting clean. Especially if you take the time,…

In Miriam Schapiro’s “The Education of Women as Artists: Project Womanhouse” she first introduces the Feminist Art Program at the California Institute of the Arts and how she and Judy Chicago would be working side by side during the second quarter in order to turn their experiences as artists into ways of teaching. Schapiro argues that Chicago and she went from artists to teachers as they pushed social expectations of women through the art displayed in Womanhouse as well as with the building of…

ancient Greece, a physicist Archimedes was trying to solve a problem of physics. One day, while taking a bath, he suddenly got an inspiration, and discovered a breakthrough principle. He got so excited about this discovery that he leapt out the bathtub, ran through the streets without his clothes, and cried out, "Eureka!”: in English, “I’ve found it!”, the word to express our joy when we get a great idea we have sought. Even in this 21st century, we know the special joy at the “Eureka”…

to do is be a nice mother and make his friend a salad not hers. The last characteristic of Will is very careless in the ways he considers himself, “she asks if I took my pills this morning and i tell her yeah, wouldn’t i be drowning myself in the bathtub if i hadn’t” (Green/Levithan 34). He is making it seem that his depression is something that makes him a more of a disappointment to his mother and everyone else around him, he also makes this impression of a careless self-image by the way he…

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison presents characters who are left powerless because of their age, race, and gender. Toni Morrison displays many characters through her work. The one thing which connects these characters is their lives. All of which consist of abuse, and mistreated for one reason or another. Reasons for abuse depend solely on the character and differs from one to another. Reasons for the characters abuse derive solely from attributes they can not change about themselves, like age.…

to read and why did I have to read to them? In kindergarten it was pretty much the same. I read, and read, and read until I could read with my eyes closed. Reading was all I did. I read everywhere: in the car, at the dinner table, and even in the bathtub. My family thought I was some kind of genius since none of the other children showed any interest in anything other than playing with their friends and watching Dora the Explorer- which was normal at the age. I did all those things. But I’ve…

Almost every story, good or bad, long or short, will have an antagonist to fight against the hero and try to defeat them. Whether it’s Harry Potter or Horton Hears a Who, someone, or something, will stand in the protagonist’s way. In Ocean at the End of the Lane, that person is Ursula Monkton. Ursula comes into the story when the narrator and Lettie go into the woods and find her. Lettie’s first conversation with Ursula is an argument, and I can’t imagine that that got them off to a good…

What do you get when you combine Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and the Cold War? Obviously, the answer is the new film, Bridge of Spies – but these three elements come together to be so much more than your simple, run of the mill drama. And, if you’ve had the pleasure of witnessing the cinematic brilliance of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List or Saving Private Ryan, you might have an inkling of what you’re in for… In Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks stars as James B. Donovan, an insurance lawyer with a…

State officials and environmentalists are worried about the potential long term effects of the oil spill on the wildlife. Compared to the other oil spills disaster, this one wasn’t as bad because the most heavily impacted area is a relatively narrow 30 mile stretch. The Yellowstone National Park isn’t affected by the oil spill, but the 30 mile stretch that was polluted by the oil spill is affected. The 30 mile stretch includes a bird watching haven. However, the good thing about the…