Glasses

and old, educated and uneducated, rich and poor, communist supporters and non-communist supporters. The symbolization used to distinguish the Cambodian civilians in Phnom Penh is the infamous blue scarf. Those who wore glasses were killed directly because the KR believed that glasses symbolized class enemies, which goes against what the KR stood for - communism and the end of the oppressing…

around the bonnets. Glasses were used for sheer fashion also. They sometimes took the lens out too. They would wear these accessories to make themselves…

any music student or band director. “I tuned him out. I was too hot. And the stupid mellophone was conducting heat like it was made of brass. Ha-ha. I wished for a cold drink and a pair of sun-glasses.” paragraph two, page 26. The phrases “I was too hot.” And “I wished for a cold drink and a pair of sun-glasses”…

At Atlantis Vision Center in Indian Harbour Beach, FL, we often get common, yet important, eye care questions. One such inquiry is the meaning behind the term “20/20 vision.” This term expresses normal visual acuity (in other words, the sharpness, or clarity, of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet. People with 20/20 vision can clearly see the objects that should normally be seen at 20 feet. However, 20/20 does not necessarily mean perfect vision. The term only indicates the sharpness…

Twelve Angry Men Memoir Juror 4 On a very hot day, I was working on wall street. I am a stockbroker. It was a normal day until my phone rang. “Oh yeah!”, I thought. I rushed down into the bustling streets of New York looking for the court I had to go to. I got checked in just in time! I sat down in the midst of a large, bare, jury room. Beforehand, the judge had presented with us all the facts about the murder. It was not quite of a surprise how the boy murdered his own father. After all, the…

of Lord of the Flies, he was born September 19, 1911 and, died June 19, 1993 also he was a British novelist and poet; he fought in the Royal Navy and when he returned he started to teach writing. Piggy was around ten years old, he is chubby, wears glasses and believes in science and that no one will rescue them. Lord of the Flies was written during the Cold War even though it was based during the World War Two. Piggy is a character who is smart, chubby and sees himself as an adult, the character…

My mom had my glasses, so I had to wait until they let her see me to get them. It was really freaky during that time for me because I am almost legally blind without my contacts or glasses. I had no idea what was going on and I couldn’t move. Finally, my mom came and gave me my glasses then they wheeled me to the ICU. I had nurses checking on me every hour and my mom, dad, or grandma was with me 24/7…

of Purple Day and created new activities that help students understand the importance of this day. Consequently, the main activity of the purple t-shirt was eliminated, and I gave the idea of substituting the t-shirts for purple accessories like glasses, shoes, bracelets, cell phone covers, makeup, necklaces, etc. The idea came from the fact that teenagers are more attracted to the idea of combining accessories than just using a purple t-shirt. Also, now students were free to play with the…

where you live. ("Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day?") The one who suggested eight glasses in the beginning was Fredrick John Stare. He was a nutritionist and a professor that founded and taught at Harvard School of Public Health in 1942. He advocated that people need to drink at least six glasses water throughout the day and eat the basic four food groups to remain healthy. ("Where Did the 8-glasses-of-water-a-day Myth Come From?") Over time research has made progress with answers…

class an unfamiliar object in a bag so anyone could see it in order to describe the object in details without the visual concept. We exchange the object with someone else who did not know what the object was. My partner gave me her object inside her glasses case; so I decide to close my eyes and try to describe the case also as part of this assignment since I did not see it in details. After I received the object I put it under my desk and open the case. We had ten minutes to touch the object…