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Being left alone to do a job that you are about fifteen years too young can be hard for anyone. Especially if you shouldn’t be responsible for any part of it. This is exactly what happened to the main character in the book Make Lemonade By Virginia Euwer Wolff, LaVaughn. LaVaughn takes on a job of babysitting for a sixteen year old, Jolly. She has two kids under the age of three. She takes the job to make money for college but it has serious effects in her life. In the novel the protagonist,…

This essay will attempt to expound on a number of difficulties regarding the concept of rape. The core objective will be to elucidate in detail the vast many interpretations of rape, specifically regarding gender differences amongst rape victims, often whereby men who commit such a heinous crime as rape are deemed upon as ‘monsters’, whilst when the ordeal is inflicted upon them, the severity and outlook of public speculation is lessened dramatically. As a result, this essay will highlight…

The main reason why plastic bags are widely hated and believed to be more environmentally unfriendly to the environment would be be because of the litter caused by them as they often blow out of landfills, garbage cans and dumpsters across the nation or simply because someone was too lazy to walk to the garbage can and properly dispose of it. This creates a mass amount of plastic bag litter often clogs draining infrastructure and creates an eyesore; however, if the bag does…

My life during third grade was like many other children. I would go to school Monday thru Friday and come home every day and complete my homework and then spend time with friends, watching TV, or playing in my room. Every Friday that I would come home from school and have my piano lesson and then relax. That was everyday routine, but one cold Friday afternoon changed my routine for the rest of my life. On a cold Friday in the middle of February, I returned home from school and expected to have…

Within the book Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota written by Jon D. Holtzman, he follows a group of people called the Nuer. Within the book Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives written by Jon D. Holtzman, he follows a group of people called the Nuer. Holtzman describes the Nuer in more detail as being agro-pastoralists and relying on a mixed economy of animal farming and cultivation in order to survive. They have been classified as members of both the Nilotic cultural and linguistic…

I am a coward for being ignorant of the harsh realities that I support because I do not want to be conspicuous. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch takes on a case where he finds himself defending a colored man from the accusation that he raped a white woman. Moral Cowardice if found in 99.99% of the population were no one takes a stand to make a change. A person’s ignorance can lead them to a life they never wanted. The three most prominent themes in To Kill A…

Melissa McGee Melissa McGee is a photographer that is located in the Kansas City area. She is a portrait photographer and she has newborn, senior, family, pets and “Boutique School” photos. McGee’s Boutique School photos are a more personalized version of school or daycare pictures. She is hired by schools and daycares for these photo sessions and they go above and beyond the typical school photo (McGee). In March, I reached out to her with an email. In my first email, I explained what I was…

Although released from the hospital a week ago, Freddie has not eaten for two days and needs to find a place for continued existence. Depressed and hungry, he searches for a rare telephone booth, that he hopes will be in working order. After a search that has taken him the majority of the day, he spies one on the corner of a Seven Eleven. Walking to the booth Freddie drops in his very last seventy-five cents and dials the digits beginning on the advertisement he had circled in the paper…

KROON HALL SHANE J. TUCKER PROFESSOR G. ARMOUR FRIDAY 2017 Before Kroon Hall, a brownfield site crowded by gloomy brown stone, pavement, dumpsters and an aging power plant. The goal was to erase what was and devolpe and establish a building that would bring natural light and openness along with a connection to the environment that surrounds it. An extensive Project team, and structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire Protection engineers were incorporated to bring this…

The only luminance came from the lamps distributed at even increments along the empty streets. Yet this didn’t inconvenience the people awake at this hour: the ones who avoid the light and welcome the shadows. The night was near pitch black and the shadows were plentiful. The sky’s light obscured by tall buildings and thick clouds; one could barely see their hand an arm’s length in front of their face. The buildings caused a labyrinth of alleys and side streets used by these shadow walkers, the…