Dumpster diving

Have you ever been to a drug controlled foreign region? If yes, have you ever been in a corrupt police station in that region? Can you imagine the feeling you go through trying to explain yourself to such corrupted, barely speaking English, money hungry individuals? I did, with my other two buddies, Sal and Brice. It was supposed to be a great vacation, a cup empty from disappointment and drama, and filled with joy and laughter. But that wasn’t the case, at least for part of the trip. My…

Identity Theft According to Dictionary.com, identity theft is the the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person 's private identifying information, usually for financial gain. To have your identity stolen is an unfortunate event; it can also change your entire life for the worse. Identity theft is very common, especially with the increase in technology, and can easily happen to someone if precautions are not taken. There are a variety of ways to use as protection to try to prevent it from…

Human Dimensional Impacts upon Information Security Infrastructure William Fisher University of Maryland University College CSEC610 Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Professor Hall Abstract Evaluating the vulnerabilities of an organization’s information security starts with the risk assessment. The process includes the method performed and current protocols to both measure the risk involved and address attacks. Typically, businesses will have a network tailored to their particular needs balancing…

Personal narrative, or memoir. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a writer? What are your goals and expectations for this course? Essay # 1: Personal Narrative (about you). Final draft due Thursday, January 24. Sherman Alexie’s “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me.” p. 27. HE: Argumentation p. 221. Ethos, Pathos, Logos, p. 226. “Writing About Literature” p. 270. Planning and drafting essays, p. 204, thesis statement, p. 206, revising, p.209, 211 Homework: Read two of the…

thоsе killer pieces саn bе challenging, sо hеrе аrе sоmе tips tо help уоur flea market trips gеt less, well, trippy. І lіkе thе flea market. Also, thе sky іs blue. It’s ma thang, thоsе flea markets. Раrt оf whу I’m good аt іt іs bесаusе I’ve bееn dumpster diving аnd thrift store shopping sіnсе І wаs оld еnоugh tо spot mу fіrst brass animal. It’s іn ma blood. Вut іt doesn’t hаvе tо bе іn уоur blood tо bе good аt it. Іt саn bе learned, grasshopper. Here аrе 15 tips thаt саn help аnуоnе shop аnd…

Part 1 – A Woman on the Street Jeannette starts the memoir with a scene of her as an adult taking a cab home, and seeing her mother rummage through a dumpster. She feels ashamed of her parents since they live on the streets and are barely scraping by while she has a great home and lives very comfortably. Later on she calls her mom and they decide to meet at her mother’s favorite Chinese restaurant, during lunch she asks if there is anything she can do for her mother to help her but her mother is…