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Author F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one…just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” While Fitzgerald’s quote pertains to his novel, “The Great Gatsby”, it enables the reader to gain insight into how a character fits into society. This quote is particularly pertinent in connection with Aimee Bender’s female protagonist in her short story, “Call My Name”. After inheriting millions from her deceased father’s…

Pregnant women experience back pain at various stages of pregnancy for a variety of different reasons. During pregnancy, the uterus expands rapidly, which shifts the mother-to-be’s center of gravity. This can result in the abdominal muscles weakening somewhat. The weakness can cause posture problems, which makes the muscles in the back work harder than usual. In some cases, the growing uterus may press on a nerveTo complicate things, instead of being able to take standard medications for back…

Malicious A twisted tree trunk protrudes out of the silt like earth, covered in crude knots and lanky dead branches; the trunk hovers over the small stretch of land it sits upon. The rough, callous bark of the foreboding tree a dark hazel splattered with sections of sunken grooves. A shadow casts upon the intruding tree, darkening the bottom section of the once splendid trunk to a sinister shade of black. The upper top half on the trunk splintered, as if its own structure and size had betrayed…

“Come to Ruth 's Chris and celebrate the graduation and academic accomplishments of Nicholas Dart.” I was thrilled to receive this invitation, but to most Americans, this would be somewhat of a shock. A well known American restaurant chain where a customer can expect to pay upwards up 45 dollars for a steak, Ruth’s Chris hardy seems like the appropriate place for a grad party. Yet many people come in time and time again for birthdays, anniversaries, and even grad parties. But that raises a…

Heyi Gong ENG 1020 Dr. Alexander Sept. 28 2016 The Symbols of “A & P” and the Character Development of Sammy Symbols are always used in literary works. Symbols which are used by the writers always indicate a specific characteristic; it also helps to establish the settings of the story and the process of building up a significant character. As John Updike uses a lot symbols in his short story “A & P,” the symbols imply the society during that period of time. John Updike also developed the…

Two days after inputting my final grades for the spring 2015 term, I headed to the outskirts of Portland, to attend the Pacific Northwest Great Teaching Seminar (2016). Carefully tucked inside my tote bag was the homework: bring a written summary of a classroom triumph and a classroom failure. The first day triumph workshop was energizing and fun, and we all enjoyed sharing our lessons. The next day, we gathered in one of the estate’s beautiful rooms and sat in a circle. The instructions were…

In colonial America in the seventeenth through the eighteenth century, specifically in the period rooms in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the changing standard of decoration and function of homes reflects the rise of the consumer revolution. Though especially influential in the acquisition of luxury goods, the colonial infatuation with refinement and gentility coincides with the consumer revolution. In fact, a person’s gentility would often be defined by their possession of material goods.…

she completely focuses on her phone, drawing her attention and eyes away from the road. Right when she looks at her phone, she collides into the blue ford pick-up truck, which happens to be her husband. Her daughter is in the back seat of the beige sedan while her mother was driving it and the man, woman, and the daughter are all affected from this crash that was caused by…

In this essay The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso is analyzed, critiqued, and admired. Concepts and symbolism involving society, grief, and hope are carefully pieced together using the history of the time in which it was painted, in combination with details from Picasso's personal life. Details such as color choice and composition are broken down and the meaning behind every element is revealed. Picasso was an artist with immense talent. His art was representative and real. He could move his…

1. In Langston Hughes’, Radioactive Red Caps, we are given very little about our narrator. But what we are given is the basic facts that the narrator is black and slightly intelligent. We know that he is intelligent by the way he phrases his sentences. In the opening line he says, “that Negroes today are being rapidly integrated into every phase of American life from the Army and Navy to schools to industries—advancing, advancing!” (210) The narrator also thinks himself above others due to his…