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Saturday, August 28, 1999 Dear Dairy, My Race against cancer was hard, but it didn’t stop me from racing. I didn’t just jump back into racing and win. There were a lot of ups and downs, however this time I didn't give the lows a chance to get to me. In 1999, I went on to win the Tour de France, but my victory over cancer has meant the most to me because of how it helped me develop as a human being. My When I was twenty-five, I was insisted to have testicular cancer. I was given an under…

Flags of Our Fathers This book captures the difficult times during World War II aiming particularly at the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan. Including six individuals whose lives have never cross were destined to freeze in-time together, forever in a photo op they never consented to. Taking pictures would be the last thing on their mind in the heat of battle. A Marine's mind processes various trains of thought, for example, where is my buddy, did he survive the mortar attack or is the next one gonna…

You never notice that you love someone until they are gone. The first time i saw the movie Charlie St. Cloud was with my sister and mommom.I saw this movie in September on a cold and wet sunday.I saw this movie at my Mommom’s house.I wanted to see the movie Charlie St. Cloud because it is a emotional loving and romantic movie. The movie Charlie St. Cloud has Drama fantasy and romance.The movie Charlie St. Cloud is about a teenager Charlie St. Cloud and his little brother Sam.Charlie was in…

that her husband is back that causes her to have a heart attack, after which Mrs. Mallard dies. While, “The Interlopers” is a story about Ulrich van Gratwitz, who is looking for his neighbor, George Znaeym, to kill him. The characters meet under the beech tree, which then falls on them, which pins them to the ground. After a while, Ulrich suggest George to forget all the past and became friends. In both stories characters end up doing opposite of what they done before, Ulrich and George families…

create reflection and discussion around this. I have grouped together three particular articles due to them all sharing the common idea of identity within the creative industries. Each article discusses a different angle or perspective on identity. Beech, N., Gilmore, C. L., Hibbert, P. C., & Ybema, S. (2016). Identity-in-the-work and musicians’ struggles: the production of self-questioning identity work. Work, Employment and Society, 30(3), 506-522. DOI: 10.1177/0950017015620767…

Do Technological Advances Aid or Fight Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity has been characterized as a growing epidemic by many health researchers and specialists. There are also researchers and specialists who insist that childhood obesity is not an epidemic, but rather a reflection of generational trends that impact the health of children directly. While the stance on childhood obesity as an epidemic is conflicting, the approach to define causes of childhood obesity is another conflicting…

Saki is famous for one of his short stories called The Interlopers. The Interlopers is said to have a good amount of irony in it. It does in fact have this. The Interlopers is about two men who have a burning hatred for each other and it has been this way for generations in their family name. They both seek to kill the other or have the other die in some way. The irony of this story comes in what happens at the end. The irony in the story is that both men die. This might not sound like irony but…

In Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” time is manipulated by using past elements as reminders to previous events in the storyline. Although it isn’t outright stated in page 134, we know Bruce and Helena Bechdel focused more of their time perfecting their craft rather than doing “basic parenting duties,” such as making lunch for the kids or creating an emotional bond. Page 134 illustrates Alison explain how the Bechdel family’s artistry lead to isolation amongst them. The panels on this page depict a…

Saki, the author of the short story, “The Interlopers,” tells the story of a feud between two, blood thirsty landowners. His purpose was to demonstrate that because the landowners were so concerned with being more powerful, they did not see the dangers at hand. He uses the setting, theme, tone, and syntax to show the motif of power to his adult readers. Saki utilizes the setting of his short story to disclose the theme of man over man. The land that the two main characters, Ulrich and…

the Trillium Wood Trail at 13:43 and initially noticed the two signs which told visitors about the wildlife that is in the area, and to leave plant life be. This deciduous forest contained a wide variety of tree species such as sugar maple, American beech, red oak, black cherry, bitternut hickory, red maple, basswood and white ash. Majority of the trees had ID tags on them which was great practice for tree ID. As I continued along the trail, I was able to hear multiple black-capped chickadees…