Hope Diamond

elderly salesman, Willy’s career as an on-the-road salesman appears to be coming to a close. Willy hopes for stability in his later life through his past success and through his sons, Biff and Happy. The high standards that he raised himself and his sons on embodies his hopes of future stability. However, the loss of his job and the continuing lack of success in his son Biff threaten Willy’s hopes. In using Willy’s case of fear, Miller argues that the high standards of the American self-made man…

maintain honors in both Psychology and Philosophy majors, while simultaneously earning a certificate in Theatre and Community Engagement. Using my well-rounded knowledge and critical thinking skills, including varying accounts of human experience, I hope to be a theater educator after receiving my degree. My academic focuses in psychology and philosophy allow me to have a deeper insight into human thoughts and actions, while theater and community engagement provides a creative outlet to…

falls to the floor. A couple of hours later Nadia wakes up again to the sound of birds chirping outside her window. Am I not alone? She thinks to herself As Nadia wipes her dry tears from her face she looks at her hands and notices the silver diamond ring that Luke has given her a few days before they had been…

It is not news that America has a long history of issues regarding race, which has affected people, specifically African Americans, and their states of mind. Since the birth of America as a nation, African Americans have been in the eye of the storm due to their race. Consequently, they have a past history of suffering because of their enslavement, which was caused by their color of skin. Writers Robert Hayden, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Audre Lorde in their time revealed their…

The Mercedes Benz’ “Close to Our Hearts” advertisement utilizes professional rhetoric to alter it’s audience’s mood with auditory and visual cues in order to evoke emotions and thoughts that tie the company and audience together in hopes that the audience may be persuaded to purchase a new vehicle. Because this is a marketing strategy by Mercedes Benz to connect with consumers, it is fairly obvious that the speaker in this commercial is the brand themselves. With Mercedes propagation of this…

Morgan was born in July 2, 1989 (age 26 years), Diamond Bar, California, United States. Synopsis In 2009, Alex Morgan became the most youngest member of the U.S. women's national soccer team, and appeared in the 2011 FIFA World Cup. She was the first overall pick in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer championship, and got success in the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team in 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, Morgan…

In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller the use of different symbols and themes throughout adds depth to the story. The most important theme happens to be trying to achieve the American dream. Miller’s main character strives, but fails to make his version of the American dream a reality and ends up experiencing a tragic demise. Every step he takes to try and make his dream come true only makes his life worse. He does not end up being the only one effected, but his family’s lives as well…

It was not until the rise of Christianity that same-sex relationships and marriages were considered a sin. In Assyria homosexuality was recognized and according the History News Network at George Mason College Roman Emperors were in same sex marriages more we’re considered gay or bisexual. But it wasn’t until 32AD in the Theodosian Code that prohibited marriages and relationships and those who took part were sentenced to execution (Frakes). Even in 2015 the country of Iran hold executions for…

play in professional leagues. During World War II, baseball players were forced to join the army. Many found it to be unfair for them to be at home playing a game, while others were dying on the battlefield. So, woman filled their spots out on the diamond; the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League existed from…

The story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant has it's similarities and differences when compared to “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. In both of these stories it is apparent that both couples see material things as values because their situation is related to poverty in some way. The endings in each story show what the true importance is in their lives. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is about a middle class couple that is invited to a fancy ball. The wife sees them as poor compared…