Bubbly

The film Strawberries and Chocolate, by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, is a film set in Havana 1979. Gutiérrez Alea’s attempts to illustrate a dynamic, Cuban revolution in light of what he depicts as a static revolution that has stopped moving forward. The central theme of the film seems to be a struggle between the binary ideological opposition represented by the two main characters: Diego and David and the struggle for access to freedom. Using two opposite minded characters, Gutiérrez Alea juxtaposes…

The 20th Meeting “So, how did you get here?” mumbled a tall, sweaty, bearded cellmate. “I did my fair share,” I replied with cold eyes. We were in a dim, cold, depressing prison cell. With a bunk bed that had one pillow on each mattress, and two prickly uncomfortable blankets. I keep remembering every night of how I ended up in here. I had it all a fortune,prosperity, and my share of things. I was as snug as a bug in a rug. Yet, I have lost it all from a meeting I made 20 years ago. My best…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, two main female characters – Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker – both can be compared and contrasted in many different ways, but the most prominent are their differing personalities and similar background. Daisy Buchanan's personality is that of radiant sunshine. She is a lover who tries to be responsible for her actions, but sometimes gets lost in her indecisiveness and often has others make her decisions for her. She is quite a happy person on the…

Wabi Sabi: The Beauty of Imperfection In her essay, “An argument about beauty”, Susan Sontag implies we look past blemishes and imperfections. Sontag references “…scratches… in the surface of an Old Master painting…”(Sontag, 1), something she says we “…reflexively screen out or see past” (Sontag, 1). It seems obvious that Sontag finds these imperfections distasteful and unworthy of attention. However, this idea of ignoring an interruption of the expected landscape for the sake of enjoying the…

The use of the word “dude” allows for the essay to not be taken too seriously but also make a point. Adams uses metaphors such as “In the big pizza wheel of life, sometimes you’re the hot bubbly cheese and sometimes you’re the burnt crust” (Adams 4). This metaphor is used to say that sometimes some people have it harder than others. The audience for this essay is anyone who orders or gets pizza delivered. The paper is separated into a brief…

description of both her personality and her physicality. As many of the men are distracted by her looks, she is described as having a “bubbly personality” and a “happy smile” (90-91). Both of these traits convey Mary Anne’s purity and ignorance to the gravity of their situation. Someone who truly understands the gravity of the Vietnam War would not be described of having a “bubbly personality.” Mary Anne’s smile indicates that she tries to remain positive and childlike, even though the war-torn…

Sweetheart Song of the Tra Bong” as: “Mary Anne Bell was an attractive girl. Too wide in the shoulders, maybe, but she had terrific legs, a bubbly personality, a happy smile. The men genuinely liked her… Mary Anne Bell was no timid child. She was curious about things.” (95). From the quotes 's description of the the girl, she seems to be likeable because she has the bubbly trait. Back in Ohio, Mary Anne was an innocent, blue-eyed, friendly, curious, and preppy cheerleader. At the time period in…

making wine, employing armies of German immigrants and introducing the first large-scale winemaking operation in the New World. When sparkling variant was discovered by accident, wine enthusiasts from San Francisco to Paris toasted the pink bubblies from Ohio. By the time of his death, Longworth’s vineyards were producing 150,000 bottles annually. The great bulk of Longworth’s wealth went to his idiosyncratic program of philanthropy. Longworth, explained an 1863 obituary in Harper’s…

considered a genuine song, and by definition it is music. Granted it has vocals, instrumental accompaniment, and some form of rhythm, but it missing some form of substance. For those that like the train wreck of a song, it brings a catchy tune and bubbly lyrics that make the listener either want to bang their head against the wall, or sing along blasting it through the car radio all while laughing. In regards to what we perceive as music our tastes in music all vary. Hence the way we will define…

Is Coca-Cola Really That Good? I go to the grocery store after a very long day, and I come across the soda aisle. I am about to grab a Coca-Cola, which is $1.00 for 1.25L, when a 2.5 L bottle of Shasta Cola grabs my attention, it is also $1.00. This gives me an idea, why don’t I compare both of the sodas and see which one is worth the $1.00. As I opened each bottle, both of them released a lot of carbonated gas. When I poured each soda in their respective glasses, they both fizzed in…