Diner

Chinese Dining Etiquette and Customs It is no grand surprise that when two cultures converge together, there are bound to be differences. It is strange to imagine another being embarrassed by their own culture. In the short story, Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan, she starts out the plot with a very powerful sentence: “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose” (Tan 1). This line launches the foundation of her piece by explaining that not only does she long…

New Jersey Have you been to New Jersey before? The Garden State offers a variety of places to eat and look at the great outdoor parks. Great 24 hour diners that could supply you from day to night. If you’re thinking about coming to NJ there are many things you should learn about New Jersey before you go. The main reasons you should come to the amazing Garden state is the amazing foods that you can only eat in New Jersey, the beautiful Jersey Shore that offers a great boardwalk, and…

Van Gogh uses color in a very deliberate and effective way in The Night Café. He selects the colors not based on his visual interpretation of the room but on the psychological and emotional effects it has on its occupants. He explains to his brother Theo, in a letter, that he uses the red and green in an attempt to express the terrible passions of human nature. The use of these colors helps to illustrate the intensity of the Café de la Gare and provoke the emotions of the viewer who may relate…

In John Gardner’s novel “Nickel Mountain” we are introduced to the main character Henry Soames. In the first chapter of the novel Henry is characterized by the author as a depressed dying man, and because of this he is faced with the conflict that he is afraid to die. Gardner characterizes Soames this way by using literary techniques such as setting, writing the chapter in limited 3rd person point of view, and description. In “Nickel Mountain” Gardner uses setting as one way to characterize…

Hotels A hotel is a place that provides accommodation and meals. Facilities may range from a basic bed and storage for clothing to a luxury feature such as en suite bathrooms and larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pools and conference rooms. What all hotels have in common is that they offer rooms to their guests in Exchange for payment. There are 12,000 hotels in the UK, the UK hotel industry employees 248,000 people. Hotel ratings are often used to…

The Butler, a movie first released in 2013, reveals the many tribulations encountered by African Americans in the 1900’s. In this movie we follow the character Cecil, as he moves through life and goes through many different experiences. A central topic discussed in the movie is the on-going segregation between the whites and the blacks. This film also entails many topics previously discussed through the year including segregation, the Ku Klux Klan, and other different ways of discrimination…

What’s Really There?: The Underlying Themes of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates’ famous short story presents a compelling tale of a girl, Connie, and her certain decisions she chooses depending on her setting and the people around her. As the story progresses, one of these lifestyles becomes overwhelming, and she becomes unable to effectively control her situation. Even though the story appears to be a shallow tale of a girl making poor life decisions, many underlying…

In the story “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison, two women have very different memories as to what happened to a lady named Maggie while they were children in a state home. When they were eight years old, Twyla and Roberta were placed in “St Bonny’s” (201) because their mothers could not take care of them. Twyla’s “mother danced all night and Roberta’s was sick” (201). While at the home the two girls were called “salt and pepper” (201) by the other children. Twyla, who tells the story, has not seen…

the other hand, didn’t escape escape at all. If only I had looked both ways before I crossed the street, then maybe the he would still be alive. I turned the note around and saw that something else had been written: Come to Tip Top Diner at 6pm. I went to that diner often. This person had obviously been watching…

Stephen King is a renowned 21st century author, best known for horror novels such as The Shining and It. However, King took much more of a science fiction approach with 11/23/63. In short, 11/23/63 is a novel about stereotypical time travel with the usual Stephen King plot twists. Although none of the ideas within the novel are necessarily new, specific additions to the plot of the novel made it feel fresh and original. Jake Epping is a newly divorced English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine,…