Earring

The American phrase “melting pot” is supposed to represent the idea that all people from different backgrounds are able to live together in equality. Conversely, Hyppolite’s experiences in America challenge this idea when she grows up with racism and is excluded from all social events because she is Haitian. Being Dyaspora brings her closer to the other Haitians in her community, but it also distances her from the caucasian portion. Notwithstanding, Hyppolite’s experiences with apartheid growing…

Spring has sprung in Arizona, which means that everyone is coming out of hibernation from our “cold” winter. It also means that it’s time for a spring break trip to Cabo, spring training games, Coachella, and more importantly, crop tops and tank tops, but Arizona weather is known for being very unpredictable during this time of the year, it could be 90 degrees and sunny one minute, and the next minute it could be 64 degrees and raining, so wearing pants is still socially acceptable. There is…

Recording the amount of crops harvested Calculating the amount of food needed to feed the tomb workers Keeping accounts and ordering supplies for temples and the Egyptian army Craftsmen were the ones who created necklaces, bracelets, collars, earrings and more from gold, stones and glass. The work of a jeweler was divided among many people. To make the necklace one person would make the beads, another would drill the holes in the beads, and a third would thread them onto papyrus…

Heritage Parallelism Pilate has a strong connection with her heritage, consequently leading Milkman to go on his own journey of discovery about the Dead family line. “When I cut out by myself, I headed for Virginia. I thought I remembered that was where my papa had family,” (page 141) here, Pilate relates her own story of trying to find family to Ruth. Milkman later follows this path from Pilate’s childhood home to Virginia, also looking for family. “Milkman followed in her tracks,” (page 258)…

dominates the psychology of citizen’s is a culture in which people will do almost anything to acquire the means to consume. Working slavish hours, behaving rapaciously in their business pursuits, and even bending the rules to maximize their earrings. They will also buy homes beyond their means and think nothing of running…

closely, it’s actually poor ‘90’s photoshop and his hands are just pasted on top of each other in fists. They are both wearing the “Dixie Cup” sailor hat, and they both have tattoos and earrings: a tiger’s head and “LOVE” written on a banner over a heart on their biceps respectively from left to right. Their earrings are both hoops, but the one on the right has three, whereas the one on the left only has one. The one on the left is wearing a blue and white striped shirt resembling those worn by…

Autobiomythography In the next couple of pages, I will be taking you on a roller coaster ride, to explain my autobiomythography so you can learn a little bit about myself, and the symbols that represent my life everyday. Sometimes we don’t take the time to see what is important for us until we draw it out on paper, and we realize that this symbols, quotes, or things, are a huge part of our lives. This symbols or pictures represent everything to us, so it is important to show others what we…

The first item on my time ball is the yellow piece of paper that says first steps. This item represents the time at which I was born and then leading up to when I first began to walk. I was born on April, 1st 1997 on a Saturday afternoon in Waconia, Minnesota. I weighed exactly 7 pounds and I was 22 inches long. Therefore, 6 months after I was born I began to crawl and shortly after that around 10 months old I started to take my first steps. During this age I was developing my gross motor skills…

INTRODUCTION Oscar Wilde once said, “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” A portrait is defined as either a painting, picture, sculpture, or any form of artistic representation of a person, where the person’s facial expression is the main focus of the artwork. The goal of a portrait is so showcase the mood, attitude, or even characteristic of the person. In most cases, a portrait illustrates a person looking directly at the painter with…

CALIFORNIA One day when I was at my house I was bored, until my mother came and told me that we were going to California. After I heard the news I started packing immediately, after I packed we loaded the car, then we were on our way. When we arrived in California we went straight to my aunt’s house. When we arrived, she was so excited to meet us and I was thrilled to see her. She had told me she had an entire week planned for our stay. First, we were going to pack a lunch full of sandwiches…