Be Here

prescription of their glasses, and those glasses vary from one person to another; affected by personal experiences, worldviews, culture, art, and most importantly, literature. “The Big Here and Long Now” by Brian Eno is a masterpiece that deals with two concepts that influence the way humans see the world. In this essay, here is not only a place or a position, it has a broader meaning that includes behavior, lifestyle, and mind. Likewise, now is not exclusively the present moment, it is…

dwindle away helplessly. The AIDS disease spread faster than the medical community could maintain, thus creating more pain to engulf the homosexual community. Both videos, We Were Here and The Normal Heart, truly encompassed the heartache and anger which flowed amongst the homosexual and general community. We Were Here is a follow-up documentary which found men and women who lived in San Francisco during the AIDS outbreak and questioned them on how the disease impacted them during that time…

1) Analyze the acquisition of Nokia’s Here maps. What is the carmakers’ (Audi, BMW, and Mercedes) strategic rationale? (40%) The rationale Audi, BMW and Mercedes (A,B&M) strategy by acquiring Here Maps is that they will be able to gain the technology in Dynamic real-time geo-information they need to run self-driving cars and gain an edge in the race against other car makers. In the race for Autonomous driving cars (ACD), car makers need accurate GPS maps with Dynamic real-time geoinformation…

In Tillie Olsen’s short story, “I Stand Here Ironing,” we learn of the troubles of a teenage girl through the narration of her mother. Emily, now 19, grew up in a less than perfect home, lacking the basic stability and attention that young children need to thrive. The fact that her childhood was lacking definitely affected young Emily in more ways than anyone really knows. After taking time to re-read the story through psychoanalytic lenses, it’s more obvious that the real problems stem from…

Im standing here in front of all of you .Everything is right,correct? I'm just going to stand up here ,try my best, give my speech and be done ,but what if something was missing ,what if i gave this entire speech with not a single article of clothing on i can guarantee you this whole thing would go a lot differently, but thankfully for everyone my clothes did not abandon me today. what if i'm up here and i had no speech, i was just winging it,choo choo that's the sound of a train wreck but…

Anne Frank, a sixteen-year-old girl in hiding, withstands many experiences during the Holocaust. She and her family sheltered inside a secret annex during the ordeal, the Holocaust, arguably one of the most devastating acts to happen in history. During this time, she recorded her emotions, the situations the family experienced, her point of view and adulthood. Anne recorded the events in a diary transferred over from their old residence, labeled as ‘Kitty’. Anne, unfortunately, died from a…

"I Stand Here Ironing" and "Everyday Use" are similar stories with one difference. Similarly, both stories share a main theme of resentment, and mothers who blame themselves for their daughters' feelings. Yet differ in their central symbols: an iron and a pair of family quilts. "I Stand Here Ironing," introduces us to Emily, who resents her sister for needing more attention, and her mother, who blames herself for not giving Emily what she needed. Which she believes contributed to Emily's…

May and Olds are both award-winning American poets with very different styles that made their work stand out among the rest. Later on I noticed despite the contrast in their styles two of their poems had a common theme. Jamaal May’s “There are Birds Here” and Sharon Olds’ “The Death of Marilyn Monroe” manipulate and rearrange structure, utilizing metaphors, imagery, and repetition to spread the message of the importance of breaking stereotypes of both nationality and unrealistic expectations.…

can make a person feel unimportant, unheard, and not cared about. Sometimes, in a family discussion, people feel as though their opinion is not recognized. Another situation where somebody feels functionally invisible is in the book, The Schwa was Here, where Old Man Crawley, Antsy, and Lexie feel functionally invisible. Some characters, such as Mr. Crawley, think that they benefit from being functionally invisible. Others, such as Antsy, believe that being functionally invisible makes it…

UNITE HERE Did you know that the holiday known as Labor Day grew out of the efforts of labor unions in the 18th century? Labor unions are known as negotiators and watchdogs for the American workforce. In this paper I will be talking about the history of labor unions and the history and future of a specific labor union by the name of Unite Here. Labor unions are very important when it comes to getting equal rights in a workplace. Unite Here is a labor union that represents workers in different…