Denim

Every morning in grade eight, I would wake and throw on my white blouse, my rainbow plaid skirt, my matching plaid tie, my green knee high socks and my black leather shoes and go off to school. I wasn’t a good student throughout elementary school, I had breezed by at the bottom of my class. My grade eight English teacher even told my parents and I that I was going to fail high school English if nothing changed by next year. While everyone was studying with their SSAT tutors and stressing over…

this last one nearly done. Whoopee, we’re almost finished, thought Frederick carefully painting butterflies on the smallest child’s bedroom wall. He wore a simple white cotton shirt which was now mostly covered in purple paint, and loose-fitting denim overalls. Frederick, our butterfly painting giant, volunteered his time at HFH four days a week, as he had done for the past…

Aurora's POV The next day, I woke up before the sun had made it's daily route over the moutains that stood in the distance. Dressed in my red polka dotted pajamas and furry houseshoes, I jogged to my trailer. All of my rodeo outfits were in the closet of my dresser. The gravel shifted and scooted under my feet as I walked. My trailer sit quite and untouched with the truck only feet away. The horses in the barn neighed almost as if they anticipated what would come later in the day. A smile…

If an organization aims to be successful, which most do, a crucial part in that success is strong leadership skills and a healthy employee/boss relationship. CEO Jay S. Schottenstein, who runs American Eagle Outfitters is an example of how communication can positively and negative effect an organization. This company uses a classical approach with a downward communication style. There is a lack of attentiveness towards employees but have a high understanding and care for production and clientele…

have certain areas of her body covered, thereby reducing the distraction. Now the boys will be focused on the teacher, schoolwork, and learning. Here is Suzie Webster’s response to this idea after her daughter was sent to the office for wearing a denim skirt to school. “I understand there has to be a line, but shouldn’t the emphasis be on teaching our sons to be gentlemen and focus on their school work, not how much skin our daughters are showing?”. In a similar situation, Laura Wiggins was…

The Blooding The Blooding, written in 1989 by Joseph Wambaugh, relates the story of a two English girls brutally raped and strangled three years apart in the 1980’s. The novel follows the investigation of the Narborough murder and how the discovery of a new forensic technique was vital to solving the case and finding the killer. This discovery of genetic fingerprinting by Alec Jeffreys during the time of this investigation revolutionized the world of forensic science. The novel begins by…

Throughout the many locations in the world, the address of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to anyone is probably just another random address. What people do not know is that it is actually the birthplace of Hip Hop which led to an entire cultural movement that has changed generational thinking from music and art to fashion and language. Here is how the story goes: August 11, 1973, Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc was entertaining at his sisters back-to-school party in the Bronx, a New York borough.…

She was wearing a black led zeppelin shirt, a light blue jean jacket with patches of punk bands on it, her bell bottomed jeans were a color of deep denim blue. He noticed her pale and lightly sprinkled freckles on her delicate face. Her eyes were sparkling blue, like a diamond on display. As soon as she gazed over he turned away. “Hey man, having fun?” Said Eric. “Totally dude.” Later on into…

One major competitor of Ralph Lauren is the brand J.Crew. The company was first established in 1983 as a clothing catalogue business. It proved to be extremely lucrative and went on to open a brick and mortar store in New York City. Since then, the company has expanded even more opening about 333 retail locations in the United States, employing 12,700 people, and bringing in about $10.2 million in sales yearly. J.Crew Inc. is a multi-factional corporation that designs and sells clothing,…

The Film “Taken” by Michael Karounos tells us of Bryan, a retired CIA agent, who had lost his family due to his love for work. His excessive hours at work caused conflict within his marriage and home life. After retiring, Bryan moved closer to Kim, his daughter, as an attempt to reconnect. However, Kim got an opportunity to spend the summer in Paris with her friend. Bryan was against Kim going. But, Lenore, his ex-wife, made him feel bad for his years of not being around for his family. Bryan…