Flip-flop

In the beginning of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, the protagonist name Marlow is accompanied by his fellow sailors on a boat on the Thames River. On the boat, Marlow begins his tale of his journey into the Congo and its eerie wilderness. Silence is the state or condition when nothing is audible; absence of all sound or noise; complete quietness or stillness; noiselessness. It is sometimes personified. Throughout the novel, the word silence appears thirty-seven times in total. The jungle is…

I feel like not matter how much I study the culture and the language it will never be the same unless I go experience it for myself. One thing that I am really excited to witness first hand is the food, and the Buddhist temples. I have always been a big fan of the food but I am sure that it is so different than what we have here in America. I hope to one day be able to visit Thailand market on water, and eat great food. Being Mexican and growing up in Mexico I understand how different American…

Bike Safety, Pediatric Riding a bike is a fun activity that is good for your child's health. However, it is important that your child knows how to stay safe while biking. WHAT DOES MY CHILD NEED TO WEAR WHILE BIKING? Helmets Helmets are the most important piece of equipment your child can wear to protect him or herself while riding a bike. Make sure that: • Your child is always wearing a helmet when he or she is riding a bike and that the straps are fastened. • Your child is wearing a…

Gun control in America is a significant issue, with an average of 91 gun related deaths per day, it is a matter that can no longer be ignored. Being controversial in its nature, author Phoebe Maltz Bovy doesn 't hesitate to shed light on her opinion on the affair. In her article “It’s Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.” Bovy is quick to state that all guns are bad regardless of their purpose or the respective owner, that they’re all nothing more than dangerous machines. However, in her…

sun, and not mere reflections of him in the water, but he will see him in his own proper place, and not in another; and he will contemplate him as he is” (Plato 4). I had found my proper place in jeans instead of dresses, in sneakers instead of flip-flops, in sports and running instead of playing dress up, and cooking. And as it is seen in “Plato - The Allegory of the Cave - (The Matrix) Animated”,…

Hillary clearly lied about her views on NAFTA during the debate telling American voters she was against it. She told the union workers in 1996 that NAFTA would bring economic benefits America in the future. Hillary did an old fashion political flip flop to get voters to side with her by picking a policy position solely on what Americans want to…

Have you ever known or dated a person whom you saw as perfect and imperfect? An angel and a devil? Almost everyone has been in the same complicated relationship at some point in their lives. Poet Andrew Marvell describes this complex situation through the speaker in his poem “The Gallery” about the beloved Chlora. The complexity is communicated through the metaphor of the gallery itself which paints all the varied ways Chlora is interpreted. With the art varying in extremes the uncertain…

Miami lost 0-1 to Florida International. I observed a young girl who looked about 9-10 years old. She had long blond hair in a ponytail and had glasses. She was wearing a soccer jersey (her own team, not a Miami jersey), capri length leggings and flip flops. Her whole team was at the game as well.…

Personal Statement Draft “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” -Anatole France Throughout my whole life, I have always been an indecisive pessimist. Being Hispanic, I grew up in an environment where my parents had high expectations that intimidated me because I was the oldest of three. My parents have always sacrificed a lot to give us the opportunity to earn a more higher education because they never got the chance…

Imagination Hills After leaving the driveway, the street needed is to the left, down to Foster Road, where it’s then it’s right. Speed forty signs, people speeding and flying past the car. All that goes through my mind is wondering how long I want to be up there, or what I want to talk about with them. Take a left, and stomp on the gas pedal to get to the top of what seems to be the steepest hill in all of Oregon. Once the car hits the speed that’s needed, you yield to oncoming traffic,…