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Well today has become my last day working on this project. The sculpture was finally dry enough to actually sand it down. As I was taught by my art teacher Ian, I began sanding the piece with a 220 grit sand paper. Firstly, the edges were sanded down. This was the easiest part and need the least amount of work done. From there I moved the more organic looking sections of the figure. I wanted to make sure that these parts were as smooth as I could possible get them. These parts represent…

Does the educational value of attending college outweigh the considerable debt that is accrued as a consequence of the cost of education? Barbara Ehrenreich considers this topic in her work titled ‘College Students Welcome to a Lifetime of Debt’ that addresses young adults trapped in university debt. She sarcastically informs the reader that the social norm to attend post secondary has been capitalized upon and now students are blindly lured into paying ridiculous fees. Ehrenreich strengthens…

the books must be in decent condition, not falling apart, and not vandalized. As well, they must be actual “books”, meaning no encyclopedias and no magazines. Other than these guidelines, there is a lot of freedom in the donation. The books can be hardcover or paperback, a 5-page children’s book to a 300-page novel, and of any reading level. These donations must be given to Casey by February 28th at the latest, due to March 1st, being the deadline for donations to the Wisconsin Literacy Network…

The book has sold over 2.5 million copies since it was first published, and is available in eBook, audiobook, and hardcover format. The novel was also adapted and illustrated into a graphic format by Orpheus Collar. The Mark of Athena the third novel is one of the most loved in the Best Heroes of Olympus series. After the ship nicknamed the Argo II burns down while parked…

Lauren McGuire Mrs. Powell ENG 1020 31 Oct. 2016 Homosexual Adoption When you think of adoption, do you only picture heterosexual couples walking away hand-in-hand with their new child, or do you picture lesbians and gays as well? Homosexual adults should be allowed to adopt children just as easily as heterosexuals. There is no data to show the number of homosexual parents in the United States, but census found 92,000 california homes that reported to having same-sex partners (Gilfoyle). Out of…

movie industry, digital books can also be uploaded to file sharing sites and illegally downloaded for use without paying a dime for them. This combined with the increase in digital platforms on the whole has led a fairly dramatic slump in sales of hardcover books. In 2015, sales fell 18.7 percent. There was however, a slight upturn in sales of softcover titles (Berkowitz 2016). Jim Milliot of Publishers Weekly believes that this data suggests to some that there has been a slight backlash in…

As an immigrant, I’ve heard the history of South Africa recounted countless times. While I can report the events of the apartheid era and describe Nelson Mandela’s role in the journey to reconciliation, the history textbooks I’ve read are purely factual, lacking emotion and true human sentiment. I’ve always wondered how South Africans felt amidst these tensions and how day-to-day interactions were affected by such intense political turmoil; that’s when my mom introduced me to Fiela’s Child, a…

possesses a silk-soft heart; his deep, raspy voice speaks concisely and confident, making his words hefty and trustworthy. More than prideful, Jordan Hartman is a strong and independent man who encloses the softness of his heart within his bulky hardcover. Jordan, the man with the sugary-brown skin who wears the same red watch to every event he assists. The redness of the watch resembles the velvet color on Jordan’s copper skin after his daily band-instructing hours. The watch is a corpulent box…

E-Learning e-Learning 2 With the development of networking concepts and the need for education, many individuals have resulted to taking on line course to achieve their educational goals (Rogo, 2015, p. 12). With the development of technology and the advanced networking systems, many colleges and university now offered their courses through technological means such as E- learning. Electronic Learning has evolved in a primary choice of learning for many individuals seeking a level of convenience…

This book was written in 1940. It was so popular it sold 250,000 hardcover books in the first weeks of publication. It was even made into a motion picture. In addition to them making the motion picture, he played an important character in the film. This book it parcialy to show how black men were misjudged because of their…