Beth Phoenix

Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield, Harry Potter’s Severus Snape, and Neuromancer’s Henry Case all share something in common—they are antiheroes. Merriam-Webster’s definition of an antihero is, “a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities” (Merriam-Webster). While that is the ‘dictionary definition,’ many authors have taken liberties in describing which “heroic qualities” are missing, and which traits are used instead (Merriam-Webster). Through a…

Imagine being seated in an auditorium, watching a magician perform seemingly impossible tricks of magic. Little does the audience know, the magic is real. Night Circus, written by Erin Morgenstern, is a fantasy novel revolving around two young magicians in a Victorian-era world where the existence of magic is highly doubted. However, not everything is just fun and games. With the magicians' mentors forcing a competition upon the two, both characters fight for their independence to be together.…

prof snape is a fictional character of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Introduced as a man of cold and bitter nature , he comes out to be the hero of the series who not only sacrificed his love but also saved life of lily's son at each and every moment of his life since he met him. in the series , snape is an exceptionally skillful wizard who teaches harry (lily's son) potions at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.in the starting novel of the series snape is a teacher who is always…

Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing, written by Dana Beth Weinberg, reveals the story of the merging of two hospitals in 1996, the Beth Israel and the New England Deaconess, to form a unified Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Code Green identifies many hardships present at BIDMC, such as: changes in the hospital industry, merging of two dissimilar nursing models, dismantling of nursing, power struggle, unsafe patient care, and restructuring strategies…

realities: one where she went by Lucas’ nickname for her, Beth, and picked up the phone before going to the protest, and one where she went by Kate’s nickname for her, Liz, and stayed in the park to listen to live music and talk to Josh.…

Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller-horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film received five Academy Award nominations and Natalie Portman won the Best Actress award for the film, as well as many other Best Actress awards in several guilds and festivals. In addition, Darren Aronofsky was nominated for Best Director and the film itself received a nomination for Best Picture. Thirty-one awards is the number that this film received. Natalie Portman won Best Actress for…

1990, from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, NY. She continued her education at several different, she graduated with an associate from Beth Israel School of Nursing in1993, she continued on to the College of Staten Island where she obtained her Bachelors in Nursing in 2000. Ms. Jennifer Katarivas stated that she continued on to attend the University of Phoenix earning her Master’s degree in Nursing in 2007 and later receiving a Post Masters certificate as a clinical nurse specialist from the…

learning stems from relationships. Students, myself included, respond best when they feel valued and appreciated by their teacher/professor. I think this is especially true when we talk about literature and writing in the classroom. In an article by Beth Morrow, she presents the notion that, “the strength of our student relationships makes the difference in translating our passion for teaching into their passion for learning” (Morrow). I could not agree with this statement more. It completely…

Rushing. Rushing. Rushing. My mom and I, we were always rushing. Late every time. Everytime. We couldn’t be late. We just couldn’t. It was too much. It was too rude. “Too bad,” she told me, “At least we’re coming.” It’s a shame we live so far away from Warren, the central hub of all things Haddican, but every year we come back for Margaret. Back toward the memories, back toward the chain that strangles us and forces us to think, and to cry. ☆☆☆ As we sped through the winding mountain road,…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…