Concrete Angel

In the ageless novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the struggles of a exceptionally wealthy young man, Jay Gatsby, who strives for a dream that he has no chance of achieving. Throughout the novel, Nick Carraway, the narrator, uses an excellent variety of adjectives (I would caution you against this diction/word choice as it makes the reader focus on adjectives ONLY, and not look at the larger picture that you go on to touch upon in your thesis---maybe reference the quotes one…

of life. There it was, Mikey, stuck under a heavy, iron machine in the back room of the factory. His weak head poked out from the edge of the enormous machine and he looked as though he was in severe pain. A pool of dark, thin blood covered the concrete flooring underneath Mikey. Dylan’s face began to get woozy and she felt as though she was going to throw…

or, more accurately, riding was often a terribly monotonous task for me to endure. Thankfully, however, our route had a myriad of Southern California scenery to admire as we traveled, like the persistent haze over Moreno Valley and the charming concrete off-ramps I had seen countless times before. However, there were some beautiful sights en route to the beach. The occasional hillsides covered with luscious green trees always made me feel at home no matter where we were. All throughout the drive…

The Christian Satan Ask any American Christian about Satan and they will probably describe an evil being who hates God and Christians, but this has not always been the case. Much of the present day Christian views on Satan began to take shape during the beginning of Christianity. Early Christian writers helped shape the development of Satan, including his influence on humanity, within the boundaries of the Christian tradition. Such ideas created the framework for the writings of the New…

I am reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and I am on page 200. The novel is about Richard Mayhew, an average Londoner with an average life who is dragged into the mysterious world of London Below when he helps a girl he finds bleeding on the street. Despite being the beginning of a fantastic adventure, his decision to be a Good Samaritan has negative consequences, as it causes him to miss a dinner with his trendy fiancée’s boss, leading her to dump him. I will be rewriting the first chapter, as it…

For centuries atheists and theists have debated one of the most important questions to date; does God exist? Are there hard evidences to prove His existence if he truly is real? Most importantly, why is there so much evil in this world? These questions cannot be easily answered, nor will there ever be a definite answer for them from either point of view; however, they are still thought provoking and great questions to explore and discuss to find a better understanding of why we believe what we…

starving and this time I was going to do something about it. I begged Lena to sneak up to the deck of the boat where first and second class ate their food. Of course, my sister said no because she never does anything wrong and she considers herself the angel child. I decided to go by myself, that's how great my hunger was. I had stuck up to the top deck with no complications until someone spotted me, a little girl who was maybe 5 or 6. The little girl came running to me and whispered “This is…

for most of the year the Cuban revolution made no headway, quickly losing ground any ground they gained to the Batista’s forces. Castro more than made up the lack to military victories by winning the propaganda war, building the foundation for more concrete victories…

In addition to historical events, Jansen also includes monuments to historically significant ideas. Of the Cunningham Park monuments, only The Miracle of the Human Spirit monument fits this category. Celebrating the determination, compassion, and strength of the Joplin citizens, this monument resembles the wristbands worn by citizens and volunteers during the first few months of recovery. City officials and locals repeatedly highlight the vital role these attitudes and values played in the…

From Josef Müller-Brockmann to Armin Hofmann The grid philosophy in Swiss Style Introduction Swiss graphic design won a great reputation all over the world. It 's intense conceptual approach, ceremonial concentration, and high accuracy in the realisation of the design which formed a distinctive style in that period (Brandle, Gimmi, Junod, Reble, Richter 2014). Josef Müller-Brockmann as a leading pioneer of the Swiss Style played an important role in that time. Particularly, his manifesto grid…