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INTRODUCTION - ~ THESIS - When evaluating Arnold “Junior” Spirit from Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Jin Wang from Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, similarities radiate in both characters as their disparity in race deem the two of them as outcasts in the entirety of society. In addition to their lack of social interactions, their uniformity in their impulsive decisions cost them each a dear friend. Although Junior and Jin are quite similar, they…

Along with material culture, there was an abundance of speech acts throughout my Thanksgiving ritual. I noticed much talk about college and older family members giving college student family members advice about their career decisions. Thus, we participate in the “career advice ritual.” These statements include, “Make sure you attend class and get to know your professors” or “I hope you are participating in extra activities outside of class” or “Make sure that you can get a job out of college…

to write the essay quickly while achieving a good grade on the paper! Now, I did not only learn how to write, on the rhetorical analysis paper I saw how people in lower economic classes had a harder time being able to learn because they have to work full time while being in college to be able to live. That was truly an eye opener for me. I saw that we needed to fix the current college financial situation that most people are in. It is not okay to have a college that cost $40,000 a year. Because…

I am an intern at Springwoods Behavioral Health and I was presented with a patient who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and depression. Tammy was brought to Springwoods by her boyfriend when she threatened his life as well as her own. The intake report states that Tammy was under the influence of alcohol when she began fighting with her boyfriend who had just returned home from work. Tammy grabbed a knife and made threatening statements and movements toward herself as well as her…

said “no”. He then asked me” Why don’t you go back now?” I simply responded with “I have to work full time to make sure I help Daddy with all the bills and to take care of you and your brother and sisters.” It got me thinking I can go to college I know I can do it and I know I am smart enough to do it. I always hear people say I have class tonight or they are taking an online class while still working a full time job and raising a family. I have been researching online schools and what degree I…

better be saving for future. During the school year I worked no more then 16 hours a week, mostly just weekend shifts. As soon as summer started I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor full time, as well as my retail…

This paper will examine the relationship between structural factors in American society and individual short-comings and inadequacies in explaining the rise of homelessness. No one ever decides to become homeless. The All-American dream is to own your own home to raise a family in, and to have grand children come to visit and play. Sometimes life does not turn out the way it was once thought of or planned. One of the major factors of homelessness is the cycle of poverty. Collectively an…

Picking a job can be quite hard and confusing. It takes a lot of thinking and preparing for a job and what you would like to be. Going into a job one must know the skills it needs to have, if you don't know how to work with the career then maybe you should rethink a different career. Looking over the payment and how good they have been rated is also a good thing to look into. A good job that makes good payment and that also helps people is a Physical Therapist. Looking at jobs, a good job is…

Established in 2011 and with a TripAdvisor Award of Excellence since, BurgerFi, a fast-food chain located in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, has grown a sizeable following for its eco-friendly design and menu. After spending a long rainy day inside, my family and I decided to beat our boredom by visiting BurgerFi, a new burger restaurant that had opened a while back in our neighborhood, for lunch. We were all enthusiastic and hungry to finally try out the new burger restaurant after having to…

Summary Say you Will is a book about a kid named Sam in his junior year of high school. Sam is not a not a normal kid, he has the IQ of a genius, But he lacks in the social skills department. Sam goal is to become more normal. He is changing his looks and he is trying to lower his grade’s so he seems more normal. Sam is slowly fitting in more and is starting to seem normal. Sam has this girl in his class named Taylor. Taylor is Sam’s crush. They are friends but Sam wants to be more than…