Coco

influenced many during the 1920’s, especially women, is Coco Chanel. With Coco Chanel’s success during the 1920’s and talent of making amazing fashion designs, which include Coco’s little black dresses and trademark suits, Coco became a style icon who is still popular today for these simple yet sophisticated designs which incorporate her personal modern style and the perfume, Chanel N. 5 which still thrives in the business world today. In the beginning Coco…

A single piece of vintage gum and hundreds of vintage Japanese tea-sets has singlehandedly financed my family for the last five years and paid my college tuition. When I was fifteen I finally had enough of my parent 's cluttered house. I sat on the kitchen table, opened up an eBay account and made my first amateur attempt at auctioning off some leftover drill bits that had sat in the garage. The process was slow, the pictures were terrible and the items were priced far too low. At first,…

Look Closely I’m sitting by the huge willow tree that was planted by my grandfather when he lived here. Dawn is the most peaceful time for me. The sun, which is in the process of rising, casts a glow on everything. There’s a slight breeze that comes every so often, lifting my hair and blowing tendrils across my face. Movement catches my eye, and I see a flock of birds soaring across the backdrop of the sky. The morning air smells clean and crisp. The day holds the possibility of all…

As stated in the first paper written, I’m canalizing the relationship between my boyfriend and me. A little over three years ago I fell in love expectantly at the age of sixteen. I had no idea that we would end up having a future together. My life turned upside down in the best way possible and in the mean time I have learned many life lessons in between. We have had many obstacles but have managed to get through everything together. No relationship is perfect, everyone has moments where they…

This book was a very eye opening boo that has made me realize that everyone goes through this at some point. Although times may be tough keep fighting and do not hold everything in. The main theme of this book is depression. In the book Boy Meets Depression Kevin Breel talks about his life as a child. He explains that he was awkward as a kid and although he did not want to act like it on the outside he was what today’s society considers a loser. As He kept growing he began noticing the little…

In today's society many people don't appreciate what they have. All the little things and even the big things are taken for granted. We don't realize that not so long ago life was very different. During the times of the holocaust people were separated from their families, children were starving, and for many, education wasn't really an option. I was able to interview a holocaust survivor that taught me and continues to teach me how grateful i have to be for all that i have, my grandfather.…

“Imperfection is perfection to a beautiful perspective.” Throughout the story the kurt vonnegut shows the reader that in order to prove that the world is perfect you must first realize it will never be just that. When you aim for perfection, you’ll realize it’s an impossible target there is no one way to hit it correctly and it will always be that way no matter how long you try or how many times you try. No one thing can we perfect, that’s why pencils have erasers, we all make mistakes and do…

Coming back from homestay and TZ has altered my views on wealth and priorities. As I went into different homes in TZ, I saw priorities shift. Some people had no cushions on their couches but had speakers running with music all day long. Others had cushions but had extremely worn sandals. I became ecstatic when a place we visited had cushions which had never happened to me before this trip. I learned to appreciate the little things, like eating rice instead of Ugali and having a private place to…

One area where many people fail to reach their full potential is service. Humans were put on this world in order to love and care for one another. Yet, many times it can seem inconvenient or tedious to give to those in need. There are so many other things people would rather do than support their neighbors, that humans today have forgot of the great importance of service. Most people, like myself, fail to understand that service doesn’t only benefit the person in need. Serving others yields…

Cocos nucifera Cocos nucifera, more commonly known as the coconut palm tree, is a monocot member of the botanical family Arecaceae, also known as Palmae (United States Department of Agriculture, 2015). Coconut palms are medium-sized, herbaceous plants that thrive on sandy beaches and are resistant to the salinity of nearby ocean water. (Encyclopedia of Life, 2015) While treelike in form, its trunk is not composed of wood, but of fibrous, stout, overlapping stems, and may grow as tall as 80 feet.…