Coco

My audition for the film went pretty well today. It felt so nice to go in and not be a nervous wreck. I felt unusually confident because I really had no expectations. I just thought, "What the hell? Why not?" I didn 't even rehearse my song beforehand. Usually I am very diligent about rehearsing a song for an upcoming audition and as I listen to myself I start feeling like I must be crazy for thinking that I ever imagined that I could sing. My throat gets all constricted, I can 't hit the…

Louis Vuitton, French entrepreneur and fashion designer, was born on August 4th, 1821 in Anchay, Jura, France. Vuitton descended from a working-class family of joiners, carpenters, farmers and milliners (Bio.com). At the age of 10, his mother died and his father remarried. According to bibliography.com, “Vuitton’s new stepmother was as severe and wicked as any fairy-tale Cinderella villain. A stubborn and headstrong child, antagonized by his stepmother and bored by the provincial life in Anchay,…

Going for GMO Labeling Have you ever wondered what’s in your food? GMOs are a key component in most of our foods we eat today. You may have not known that several major food companies are not required to clearly label Genetically Modified Organisms on their food products. Certain states have specific laws over labeling GMOs, while others are still working to get laws passed over labeling GMOs. In America today we want to know if we are eating something that is not good for us. Americans today…

QUESTION 2 In this question the instruments of trade policy will be defined, followed by an explanation of each instrument from a theoretical perspective and relating it to the case study. Instruments of Trade Policy The increase in Foreign Investment and Global Market has resulted in governments formulating Trade Policies to protect the interests of politically important groups and the people of the country. (Melitz, 2012: 9-2)There are five Instruments of Trade Policy illustrated in the…

Are there equal opportunities provided for women and girls to play and compete in sports? How are women and girls being looked at and treated? Every day, we see scenarios of inequality between women and men in sports. Fortunately, there has been a vast improvement in the role in which women play in sport from up to 40 years ago till now. There has been change in media outlets, governing bodies and especially female athletes around the world, whether Caucasian or African. Although a lot of…

My Mother Is A Soaper Springtown soapers are just like other soapers; searching for the next scent, design, recipe, essential oil…that is the secret life of a soaper. My mother is 80 years old and still goes to work at her shop four days a week. But, in her quiet time she experiments with soap recipes, essential oils, molds, designs. The joy is the search. The results: Her soaps are heavenly. Thank you! It all began with a Mother, Invention, & Necessity. “For as long as I remember, the…

American is called land of opportunity,and many used to live American dream long time ago.Now a days it is so difficult for common people to live American dream because their income is low and their outgoing is high and they hardly make out their living.It is possible only for those who has bachelor, master degree, or born rich.Otherwise rest of common people struggle and suffer a lot still cannot achieve American dream.Fact is many American do not pursuit happiness in life.For instance,…

Courage is something not everyone possesses but when fighting for what you believe in it comes naturally. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding and The Help by Kathryn Stockett are comparable in terms of setting, theme, conflict and symbols. In these books the main characters fight for what they believe in even though everyone else disagrees. In Golding’s book a group of British boys get trapped on a tropical island and over time become savages. In Stockett’s novel a white woman decides…

Fun fact: We spent a total of four days as tourists in a combination of Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Panama City, and Playa del Coco. Miguel and I left Puerto Vallarta and flew to Zihuatenejo for lunch and fuel. Although it is a popular vacation destination in its own right, we didn’t stop there; instead we set our course for Acapulco. After we touched down in Acapulco, the two of us spent the remainder of that day and all of the following day enjoying the world famous resort. Though my…

Similar to my mother, my father was living his dream in Lomé. He had his dream job as an officer in the military, living a comfortable wealthy life in his homeland. He gave all of that up for his children. He now has a job at Target and Coco Cola working day and night to ensure Ina, Yao, Kodjo, Herve, Abla, and Honorine have a roof over their head, food on the table and clothes on their back. His sacrifice has imprinted what a man ought to do for his family in my view. Seeing my father…