Cole Porter

smile that made everyone uncomfortable. Randy had only met Lindsay a few times; both times she had had slipped him a business card for a nutritionist. “It’s nice to see you again, Randy,” she said, passing him to sit with his brother on a floral couch near the TV. John said nothing, he didn’t even look at his brother. His mother sat on the brown couch next to his father, who had not looked up from his paper. She clung onto the side, trying to put as much space as possible between them. “New curtains,” she said, pursing her lips together, “Yellow.” “Yes,” his father said, not looking up. “Is anyone else coming, Dad?” John had grabbed Lindsay’s hand. “No,” his father answered, finally putting down his newspaper. “Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Cole send regards; they’re in Florida until Spring. Aunt Martha...Is busy.” “Did she ever get back to you?” His mother clicked her tongue. “Did you call her, or just send her an invitation and hope?” “Of course I called her Audra, and it was just as painful as when I called you.” Randy’s father starts to move farther away from her, pushed so far to his end of the couch that it looks like he might spill over the edge. “So no one else is coming,” her voice raises ever so slightly, “No one else. Well of course they wouldn’t have come, who the hell would have wanted to come to this damn house-” “You used to love this damn house.” “That. Was. Before.” “I don’t see what the problem is,” John chimes in, “There’s nothing wrong with having…

Jennifer and Marwan’s Catholic Wedding Videography When Jennifer and Marwan first contacted us, they were in search of a Catholic wedding videographer to capture their Catholic-Arab wedding. Jennifer was ecstatic about our previous work she had seen and was enthusiastic about the skills our Catholic wedding videographers could provide. From our very first meeting, we enjoyed Jennifer and Marwan’s passion and enthusiasm for their upcoming wedding. We knew it was going to be an awesome event and…

and their art was just as much a religious expression as it was an appreciation of nature. Hudson River school paintings are characterized by little to no evidence of human civilization and when they do feature humanity, all traces of it are peaceful and small, emphasizing the respect the painters had for the land they portrayed. Arguably the first painting of the Hudson River school movement was The Oxbow, completed by Thomas Cole in 1836. It depicts the Connecticut River Valley just after a…

It was 5 years ago, and I was 35 years old when I underwent surgery to remove my gallbladder. I lived in constant pain for so many years with tummy aches; there were times it was bearable, and other times the pain would be so bad that I laid down and prayed for the pain to stop. I underwent at least three endoscopy to just be diagnosed with acid reflux and gastritis. One night I was in so much pain that I got up and drove myself to the hospital, the pain was so bad and I was at my wits end with…

Transition is one on the most painful points of delivery of a baby. However, when you reach transition, the delivery is almost over. This is the point when you want to quit. I remember believing by faith God would give me the ability to deliver Micah naturally. When I finally went into labor, I was excited. Ignorance is bliss! Anyhow, I had a long and difficult labor. When it came time to push, I was exhausted. I recall after pushing for over three long hours, I said, “I quit!” The…

Throughout American art, nature has played an important role in depicting a specific time and place in American history or serving as beautiful backdrops to showcase wealth and stature. Weather it is Jutus Engelhardt Kuhn’s portrait of Fig 3.4 Henry Darnall III or Benjamin West’s depicting Fig 4.23 The Death of General Wolfe, we are taken back to a specific time in our country’s history and as we move through time artist like John Vanderlyn’s portrayal of Fig 4.52 The Death of Jane McCrea he…

My heart sunk as the words repeated over and over in my head. I had no idea how to process the fact that within the next two weeks, I would be having ankle surgery. I knew my ankle was pretty messed up but I didn’t think it was that bad. Over the past month, I’d played in 4 tournaments with my club soccer team and dealt with pain and swelling the whole time but didn’t think it was anything major until I got to the point I could hardly walk on it anymore. My parents and I decided it would be in…

different strategies. The term strategic group is widely used in the strategic management after used by Michael Porter (1979) and Porter and Cave (1977). Porter Defined the strategic group as a group of firms in the industry subsequently the same or comparable strategy along a set of strategic dimensions. Mascarenhas (1988) argues that the strategic group exists only if significant mobility barriers exist between groups. Porter (1980) describes the strategic group as that is an intermediate…

523 words Mary Nyambura 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 Nyamburam984@ritenourschools.org Life of Red by Mary Nyambura Life begins as a happily ever after so peaceful, calm, melodic then . . . . . . . . . .BAM ...your dead Time of death ten forty eight P.M. doctor said. Beep . . . Beep . . . . . Beep. False alarm Diiiinnnnnnnnnngggggg! We’re losing him, code black code black! Defibrillation. Gel. Alright, On one two . . . Beep . . . beep . . . .beep,…

The case study is based on two companies that are L.L. Bean and Aflac Insurance. The case study is related to the use of total rewards by companies in order to support the organization’s missions and values, which achieve strategic outcomes. The base company is Aflac to understand and get the idea about the compensation and benefit structures, which achieve organizational outcomes. Discussion Company uses its own products or services to enhance the total compensation for its employees Aflac…