Audrey Hepburn was a successful actress, her prime in the acting business being in the 1950s and 60s. She is very well known for her film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and her Broadway performance of Gigi, and is one of only 13 people who have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award. She was also active in helping children in need through the organization UNICEF. Despite the fact that Audrey had to manage numerous hardships throughout her life, including a near death experience as an…
higher-ups. She must keep up with her social media page and with that also be constantly giving others good ratings in hopes that they do the same for her. Her compulsive desire to impress can be shown in the scene where she sets up her coffee and biscuit for a picture in order to acquire more likes and keep the momentum of a seemingly perfect morning. Although the basis of the series is meant to be set in place of the future, “the episode is more concerned with the present than it is with the…
Fey devotes an entire chapter to unreasonable standards; through examples such as “crotch biscuits” and “bad nail beds,” Fey simultaneously acknowledges criticisms of beauty and ridicules them (Fey 19-25). Madonna, on the other hand, used her characteristic nonchalant acceptance of herself to completely disregard dissenting opinions on beauty…
the Garden My life before Coriander was bleak, living in this lonely world; I was surrounded by countless possibilities and my endless thoughts of the future. Just a mere few summers old, I remember sitting in the garden with my mother eating biscuits and discussing what path my life would take. Of course, neither one of us knew but we hadn’t a care in the world, for I was a small boy with a life full of happiness waiting for me around the corner. If only I was brave enough to take a peek… It…
Every day people use energy to walk, drive and write. But where does this energy come from? It comes from the food that is consumed and converted to energy enabling us to do said activities. A lot of individuals are privileged to have a home cooked meal, but some countries are limited on food supplies leaving children, adults, and senior citizens malnourished. This happens when a person does not get enough nutrients to fuel the body or suffers from the lack of food. This is a problem that is…
china, the antique silver from a chest in the dining room, and linen napkins the color of snow. “Morning,” Hannah said, handing us each a glass of orange juice. Chief Chizelmen licked his thin lips. “Miss McBride take her biscuits out of the oven yet?” “She didn’t make biscuits today, Chief,” Hannah said. “Oh,” he replied, and strolled to the table. “But I’m making omelets.” She cracked open three eggs and turned on the burner under the frying pan to melt the butter. “Omelets. I love omelets,”…
A DAY OF REFLECTION Theme: SHARED MEAL… SHARED LIFE! I. Welcome: A grace-filled morning, everyone! Today, we continue to immerse ourselves in the abundance of God’s grace in our lives through this day of reflection. This is an opportune time for us to spend a special moment of silence, prayer and reflection with God, the Source of all goodness. God continues to share with us His infinite goodness by giving us Jesus Christ, His only Son, who selflessly share Himself with us through His…
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is set in the African Congo, where white Europeans have gone to reap the treasures of Africa and ‘civilize’ the natives there. However, instead of the “delightful mystery” (59) Charlie Marlow, the novel’s protagonist, expected, he finds himself in a land where the lack of a strong, united government has caused the men to revert back to a life that is “nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes)--one of the core ideas explored in the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. In Heart…
“Yes, I do have remorse, but I 'm not even sure myself whether it is as profound as it should be. I 've always wondered myself why I don 't feel remorse,” said Jeffrey Dahmer, the Milwaukee Cannibal. In the US there are around 16,238 murders per year, averaging to about 44 murders per day. How is it in a society that knows it is morally wrong to kill a person that it still continues? I 've always wondered why this trend is ongoing and believe there is more to uncover about why the murderers…
We all have the same amount of time in the day as everyone else. The people that miss sleep in order to get more done are shooting themselves in the foot because they are making themselves less efficient. If increasing your working hours is not the key, then the trick is to optimize what you do with your work hours. Change your mindset in a way that changes the way you live. It’s all about working smarter not harder. Read this article and consider the conclusion--it may surprise you. Getting to…