English-language films

Nowadays, smartphone becomes one of the important things that people use for almost everything: contact, searching information, shopping, etc . Using those advantages, Uber created an app which people can easily to access for booking a ride in any location at anytime. Moreover, Uber gives people lots of service that sacrifices customer’s needs, but there are some opposite ideas about banning Uber. In my opinion, Uber should not be banned. Uber gains trust by giving the driver’s information…

Albert Camus says, “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” William Golding wrote the Lord of the Flies, a story that’s set during World War II. In the Lord of the Flies proper British boys get shot down in a plane and crash on a mysterious Island. The island is a symbol of Eden. When the young boys realize that there aren’t any grownups on the island, they cheer, but future anarchy and a struggle of power shift throughout the novel expressing a need for an…

Lord of The Flies, a novel by William Golding, examines the struggle between chaos and order within humanity and society.These conflicting powers are displayed through the metaphors of the conch and the pig 's head. The conch shell is a symbol of civilization that only Ralph and Piggy consistently respect though the entire novel. The sow’s head represents lawlessness and disorganization. Both objects are used by the boys as a way to control their groups, but the sow’s head wields more power over…

Big City Girl, Small Town Woman Jennifer, or Jen as some like to call her, was born July 24th, 1970, in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Illinois. Jen Townsend was the name she grew up with through out her high school and college career, but on October 7th, 1995, her life changed when she married David Claeys, a man from a town smaller than the size of her entire high school. They met at Western Illinois University, where she attended college, and majoring in business. After about three years…

In part one of “How to Become a Straight-A Student” by Cal Newport the main of this story is how to not to work and study for twelve hours straight, to show how to manage your time doing some simple things and help you avoid the urge of procrastination. The five ideas that resonated with me was making a “To Do List” and a “Things to Remember Column”, to feed my body with nutrients, tell others of your work and go to an area where there is no one you know, plan the hard days in advance, and to…

Scared, excited, nervous were the feelings, which swirled around inside my stomach as I walked what seemed to be miles of hallway inside Dr. Jones’s office. He had just told me that I was pregnant. Scared but not scared like I just watched my first horror movie with the lights off scared, but scared because I had never had a baby before. I was excited because deep down I knew, this was the best thing that would ever have happen to me. I was nervous because I didn’t think I was ready to me…

“Sonny’s Blues,” by James Baldwin, is a narrative exploring the relationship between Sonny and his older brother. After years of estrangement, Sonny and his brother attempt to resume a brotherly relationship. After watching a revival meeting occur on the street from the window of his home, Sonny’s brother accepts Sonny’s invitation to watch Sonny perform at a local venue. During Sonny’s performance, Sonny’s brother comes finally to understand Sonny. Baldwin’s central idea suggests that people…

Customer Service Policy Once receiving my associate degree in business management and retail marketing. My personal goals are to utilize my degree and start my own tow company called A&B towing. A &B will be for Ashley Brooks. My tow company will be started in Jacksonville, Florida and operated by myself and five other workers. I would need a truck driver and one for backup in case one calls out. I will need a phone representative do call the order in and to help direct driver to the customer…

As mentioned by Tim Roemer, ”The American dream is based on perception on the way someone imagines how to be successful” (613). People in today’s society believe that the American dream is not attainable, contrary to popular belief I do believe that the American dream is a possibility. While some skeptics believe this so-called dream has passed, the American dream is possible by making the right connections, and having the desire be great. One of the first things that we must do in order to…

At the time I was nine years old. My mom and dad had just gotten divorced and my dad was living in New York, while I lived in Miami with my mom. My cousin, Cristine, was like my older sister, I spent a lot of time with her and her dad since mine wasn’t around often. She also helped me get through the situation. Our favorite place to go was Wannado City; it gave us a small glimpse on life, and hopes for our future. Our favorite person to go with was Cristine’s dad, my Uncle Manny. He always knew…