Dishwasher

I have a small identity crisis every time I am asked where I’m from. My first instinct is to say I’m American. However, I always struggle to say it because of how I look. I’m not your average blue eyed and blonde haired American; I’m your brown eyed, brown haired, and tan skinned American that lives right by the border and is always asked to be a translator. One thing I failed to mention, I can only say about three phrases in Spanish. It’s hard to believe that my first words were in…

The Impact of The New Deal In March 2012, it was reported that 4 out of the 15 major U.S Banks wouldn’t survive if there was another recession (Causes of the Great Depression). The Great Depression was the longest and worst economic downfalls that occurred in the United States during the span of ten years, between 1929-1939. When The Great Depression occurred, the United States government had a solution that impacted significantly. The New Deal helped the U.S overcome and solve the…

Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. The question of self-pity. Those were the first words I wrote after it happened. The computer dating on the Microsoft Word file ("Notes on change.doc") reads "May 20, 2004, 11:11 p.m.," but that would have been a case of my opening the file and reflexively pressing save when I closed it. I had made no changes to that file in May. I had made no changes to that file since I wrote the words, in…

“Obesity is not a disease but a physical manifestation of a history, our country had with hunger.” Epstein, Ethan. He believes that obesity is a free choice. Recent studies have shown that obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. “More than 65% of people in the United States are obese”, and millions of dollars are being spent on obesity” (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases). Insurance companies would not cover obesity because it was not considered a…

When I was just a toddler, I would try to climb in the dishwasher and take everything out while mom was trying to do the dishes. In order to keep me from doing that, dad needed to play video games as long as they entranced me. One of the games he played was The Legend of Zelda. Growing up with this game and spending time with my dad while he played it fueled the love I developed for this game and it’s music. The first four songs on the soundtrack of my life, composed by Koji Kondo, are songs…

The matches need to be in a waterproof container so they don’t get ruined if flooding should occur. Paper plates, paper utensils, and plastic cups are needed in case the power goes out and you can’t use the dishwasher. You need bottled water in case the treatment plant lost power which may make the tap water unsafe to drink. To find out what’s going on, you’ll need a radio that doesn’t require electricity. Another way to prepare for a volcano is to have an…

The story I have chosen to base my best of the best essay on is Updike, “A & P” which was written in 1961. The reason I chose this short story is that it quickly arranges a detailed setting which is easily identified in the reader’s mind. This story is written in the first person experience of Sammy who is working in a grocery store which is located in a rural, yet touristy, area that is five miles from the beach. The plot is set when Sammy tells the story of being behind a cash register…

from anything which threatened it” (73). This is a problem for me because I am more focused on being a helpful person to gain approval from the one I help rather than genuinely helping that person from the heart. For example, I used to unload the dishwasher without my parent’s having to ask because I knew that they appreciated having that chore done before they got home from work. Even though it was a small task, I still earned their…

The culture of World War I discussed in class was one of honor and duty. Looking at “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth”, one can see vivid descriptions of the horrors of the war as well as a bitter resentment toward the supposed “honor” associated with fighting for one’s country. Understanding the amount of casualties as well as the nature of deaths helped me sympathize with the speakers in the poem. Watching the film My Boy Jack was especially relevant because it introduced me…

Discrimination has always been a part of America’s history. Throughout time, an individual’s status in society was based on race and gender. The influence of this mindset left women and minorities feeling degraded when seeking employment and traces of this effect can still be seen in the working world today. Presently women and minorities still encounter prejudice employers. Having a different skin tone or simply a foreign name could result in an individual being less likely to receive a…