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Over three-hundred and seventy-three billion dollars were given in charitable donations in two-thousand and fifteen (Buchanan). TOMS shoes, does more than just give money to those in need, in fact, their brand motto is “one for one.” One for one means: when you buy one of their products, they give something in return for those in need. Here are the items that TOMS’ disperse: shoes, water, eye treatment and surgery, materials for childbirth and anti-bullying training. This NGO (non-government…

Bags in the Edwardian era would be made from leather and have sections inside, closing with a flap. Some bags would have metal structure that were large and the handles would be made from leather. Bags known as Dorothy bags close with the use of a drawstring and it would be rounded in shape. Beading and brocade would be used making them popular for the evening. Chains would also be seen on the bags. So that bags could be worn on the shoulders cording would be attached. Parasols were commonly…

"The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow." ― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings I sat in the old oak tree, listening to my favorite playlist. My little sister ran around the yard. Through my earbuds, I heard an eerie but familiar screech. I pulled out my earbuds. What- She screamed. It was the type of scream that you never can get out of your head; the one that will haunt you for the rest of your life. I was paralyzed with shock I could see no more than a dot in the sky. "Violet...?" My…

An ongoing issue in the world today is one of the world’s biggest controversies, gun control. The Second Amendment to the Constitution is the right to bear arms. Gun control is an issue that has reached the highest court in the nation, the Supreme Court. Rhetorical analysis throughout text can vary especially when debating or discussing such a big controversy as gun control. Evidently, this issue continues to raise states throughout the rhetorical theory in the construction of three text.…

being cut on the bias this helped the fabric to move easily with the woman. The 20’s woman was very much influenced by Chanel’s smart, garçonne look. This was also the era where women started to wear loosely cut trousers usually fastened with a drawstring or elasticated waist, these were usually worn around the house as lounge wear or to the beach. This…

As tapestries have become a decorative staple among college-aged students across the United States in recent years, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back and see where and how they began, because as they say, “everything old is new again.” To begin, what exactly is a tapestry? A tapestry is a bobbin made cloth with a surface consisting entirely of weft threads, where discontinuous wefts form beautifully intricate patterns. Tapestries originated in Coptic Egypt around 42 AD,…

Walker’s The Color Purple and Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird are very powerful novels with noticeable similarities. The main characters of each novel, Scout and Celie are easily comparable. Scout and Celie are a sad, but realistic depiction of a young girl growing up as a member of their individual race and in the era of when the novels take place. Due to their sheltered upbringings, Scout and Celie are curious to make up for information that is kept from them. In addition, Scout and Celie display…

The nature of Ed Gein’s crimes and abnormal behaviors throughout his life can be connected to his tumultuous relationship with his mother and the isolation and abuse he experienced at her hands. Ed was the second of two sons born to Augusta and George Gein in Wisconsin on August 27, 1906. George and Augusta owned a small grocery store in La Crosse County but Augusta decided to pack up and move to a large farm property in Plainfield, Wisconsin to deliberately isolate the boys from city life.…

Angeles, a place to start anew, and find the real Oliver within himself. Having just enough money to cover one month’s rent, deposit, and some cushion money, he begins his journey toward the city of angels. He picks up his blue leopard-print drawstring backpack off the ground and jumps in his large rented 16 ft moving truck. Packing one life away for another, Oliver imagines the palm trees swaying near the ocean during sunset. The idea of having access to the beach pretty much…

Hydrocephalus Having a big head is usually taken in a humorous and figurative manner, but when it comes to hydrocephalus it is taken very literally and seriously. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain, enlarging the head and causing brain damage (MedicineNet, 2016). Hydrocephalus can be a result of the ventricles producing too much cerebrospinal fluid. There can also be an obstruction which reduces the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, as well as…