Dumpster

He flipped his tail back and forth as though to say, “Next time, mouse.” As Shadow and Emmy ran towards home, he didn’t even glance at the bird. “Who cared about a dead bird anyway?” Shadow had started life out tied up in a garbage bag, in a Dumpster close to Emmy’s house. Shadow was only a few days old when Emmy found him while she was throwing the trash away. He was so tiny; he fits the palm of her hand. Emmy knew if Shadow was going to live, she would have to bottle feed him.…

Fight Club: How Consumerism Affects People Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO) says “What consumerism really is, at its worst, is getting people to buy things that don’t actually improve their lives” (IMDB). On a daily basis we are exposed to a plethora of advertisements. They are force fed to us in such a way that attempts to hide from them are proven futile. Not only are advertisers trying to sell us their product, but they are also selling us their standards. They tell us how to live our life, what’s…

IT security threats and cryptography 7/A. P1: Explain the different security threats that can affect the IT systems of originations. 7/A.M1: Assess the impact that IT security threats can have on organization's IT systems and business whilst taking account of the principles of information security and legal requirements In today's society data is a very valuable thing companies have to take in to account how to protect that data from the threats, Threats is a way in which the data is vulnerable…

Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is one of the best iterations of Batman since the concept of Batman was first created in 1939; the film offers easy to digest bites of philosophy and a deeper look into human nature. At the same time, The Dark Knight provides insight into society's views on mental illness, what society believes mental illness looks like, and society's views toward the justice system. The Dark Knight is the highest grossing Batman film since the first Batman movie (ironically…

On the field, athletes are masters of physical prowess and strategy. However, when they are off the field, what do they do? Us fans rarely get a glimpse into the secret life of our favorite sports stars. While many lead normal (albeit wealthy) lives, there is a select few that fail to separate their game behavior from reality. In the game, it's acceptable to act in ways one would never even think of out of the streets yet, it still happens. Hence, we have numerous cases of the criminal athlete.…

The story “The Love of My Life” was written by T. Coraghessan Boyle in 2000. The short story is based on news events from the years preceding and won Boyle the O. Henry Award in 2001. This is a tragic story about a young couple, Jeremy and China, whose extremely poor decision would turn their lives upside down. In the beginning of the short story, Boyle paints a picture of a perfect high school couple who are “madly” in love with one another. They spend every second together and kiss every time…

Why am I in College? “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” was a common question I heard. For an awful long time I didn’t know who I wanted to be until, I had to write a meaning of life speech for my high school senior english class. I spent a large quantity of time deciding what career path i would follow and what kind of person I wanted to be. I decided I wanted to be a successful Vet Technician, but to so so I would have to go to college. I am in college today to be a successful vet…

they were also very poor. They did not live in great conditions, and because of that they were called mean names. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin” (Lee 227). Since the Ewell’s live behind the town dumpster, they are known around Maycomb as “white trash.” Aunt Alexandra definitely thinks of herself and her family as higher than the Cunninghams. So when Scout announces that her and Walter Cunningham are friends, Aunt Alexandra disapproves. “‘The…

In 2007 two PETA employees were tried for animal cruelty. These employees were caught dumping dead cats in dogs in a dumpster. This is their way of showing compassion, isn’t it? One of their worst acts has happened recently. On October 18, 2014, 2 PETA employees illegally entered a family's house and kidnapped their dog. At first, this actions were denied until they were…

laying next to you in the ditch only he 's not moving. Your mind is racing but one thing keeps popping up in your head, why did you come here. You wake up but you are still in a fight, only this time it 's to keep warm or find a scrap of food in the dumpster. This is how some vets wake up every day in America. How can we as a society be ok with allowing those people who were willing to lay down their lives for us to now live on food stamps? How can we be ok knowing that those same men and women…