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Study Scotland My role model Nephitearya Bailey whos this ? explain has always told me “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” When most people think about study abroad, they are worried about cost, being away from family, and how it might slow down their academic career. While all these fears are rational and should be thought through, Nephitearya would consider them potholes- things to get over, or something that shouldn't stop you from going on your journey. When…

In this sequence from the film ‘Trainspotting’, directed by Danny Boyle, cinematography and mise en scene are used extremely effectively to connect the audience to the main character Marc Renton and his experience of going ‘cold turkey’. At the beginning of the sequence (48:30 minutes) ‘Renton’ has just been brought home from the hospital by his parents following a heroin overdose, and he’s been locked in what seems to be his childhood bedroom in order to overcome his addiction that’s been…

Though the intentions of the two characters differ in regards to what drives them to create their plans, Sofronia, from Niccolo ̀ Machiavelli’s Clizia, and Iago, from William Shakespeare’s Othello, both use similar tactics to work to achieve their plans. While both Sofronia and Iago use lies and deception to feign loyalty to those being plotted against to prevent them from gaining knowledge of their plans, Sofronia successfully does so to save her family’s good name and prevent her husband from…

loyalties lie with white families. The baby in the middle is mixed in race as a commentary on the sexual abuse black women were often subject to (M. Harris 117). At the same time the baby subverts the asexual nature of the mammy figure. The work has a bedding of cotton, referring to the past slavery, and the center most image has a black power fist. In the background is a tiling of the most modern Aunt Jemima of the time. The company has illustrated the more modern Aunt Jemima to have lighter…

Pain is an inherent evil felt by any living, breathing creature; be it a mouse or a human. Inflicting pain on another creature is simply immoral and should be prohibited. According to the words of a British philosopher of the nineteenth century, Jeremy Bentham, those who support the welfare of animals believe that the question about tests on animals, “is not, ‘Can they reason?’ nor, ‘Can they talk?’ but, ‘Can they suffer?’” (Bentham). Animals do suffer and do feel pain; even though they may not…

also there for victims of abuse. For neglect of the elderly its failure to take care of the elder. This neglect can be intentional or unintentional. Some things to look for is weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration, bedsores, dirty, bugs, soiled bedding, un-bathed elders, unsuitable clothing for weather, humiliation of an elderly in public, and unsafe living conditions like no heat or AC or running water. The penalties for all abuses and neglect of an elderly is for failure to report as a…

The city that produces the stars of the world also is the homeless capital of America. Homelessness is a growing issue in America as of 2012 about 633,783 people that were homeless across the country(Holland). There were 44,359 homeless people in Los Angeles County and 25,686 in the city itself, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services. Homelessness damages the people affected mentally and physically like through their lost of skill. The inability to find the job because the fear of being…

Imagine yourself on a crisp, foggy morning with thick metal chains around your wrists and ankles slowly dragging aboard the island ferry with 136 other horrifying inmates. You are stuck in a cramped space for the next fifteen minutes, being shoved and pounded on making it even more difficult to keep your balance as the ship sways. Then you catch a quick glance through all the fog at what is soon to be your new home. All of a sudden the ferry is still. The guards open the door. One of them gapes…

Ever wonder what it’s like to meet yourself from someone else’s perspective? Everyone has a different way of seeing and describing one person. One can see this in how characters’ change over time through the works of different authors. A great example of this is Penelope from Greek mythology. Many different authors have examined the character of Penelope and presented her character in different ways. Originally from Homer’s Odyssey, Penelope has been perceived in many different ways, including…

As riots and rebellions matured, Russian’s were quarantined by brutal and repressive means to maintain choleras spread, as relentless medical professionals exercised their resources and resourcefulness under the most difficult of circumstances as medicine and theories were tested beyond margins. Patterns began to be made by on lookers with idea looking for a cause and cure for the indisposed Russian’s. Dr. Rauch, an Imperial Physician in Ordinary affirmed, “Cholera will not be cured by nature’s…