Jessica St. Clair

Maya Angelou once said, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” In her poem called “Alone”, she gives an extended example of a reason as to why some people are unable to thrive in life and why others do. “Alone” is about the fact that no one can survive in this rough, cruel world alone, and Maya Angelou depicts this through mood, figurative language, and symbolism. First of all, stanza one of…

The clash between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France began in the year 1296 over taxation of the French Clergy. Specifically, King Philip IV implemented taxes over the clergy and all other laymen of the French kingdom with a motive to fuel a war with King Edward I of England. Refuting this, Boniface asserted that no cleric was to pay taxes to a king without proper papal consent. If the clergy went against his commands, Boniface threatened excommunication to all who ignored him.…

I. Introduction: A. On October 30th, 2005, Houston, Texas lost its only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968. B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name. C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t…

St. Louis, Missouri Interagency Smart City Program Need & Readiness Assessment While the Department of Transportation provided explicit criteria for evaluating a city’s merit to receive support under its Smart City sharing economy program, Smart City programs being offered by other agencies did not. The following review of select programs within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Energy (DOE), and Department of Justice (DOJ) applies the…

inextricably. “One of These Days” is a narrative written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It talked about the conflicts between the middle class and the politician. “Epitaph for the Race of Man” is a sequence of eighteen sonnets which was written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The whole series of sonnets tell from the beginning of the earth to the end of the humanity. Sonnet XVI “Alas for Man, so stealthily betrayed” talked about the problem of human selfishness and greed. Both “One of These Days” and…

Jonatahn Jake’s Christmas Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were going to a party, and then to Grandma’s house. “Take good care of Mollie, Jake!” they yelled as they left their humble home. Mollie woke up at the sound of the closing door. Jake sat up because he knew Mollie wanted to go downstairs. Mollie climbed out of her Green crib and climbed on Jake’s back. Jake then trotted down the maroon carpeted stairs and into the living room. Mollie was Blinded and astounded by the beauty and brightness of the tree…

Blood or Love What keeps us alive, blood or love? In the poem “Love is Not All” written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the author talks about two different perspectives on love and if it is needed for people to survive. In the first part, she talks about how love cannot keep a person alive or protect them from danger. But in the middle of the poem, she realizes that maybe love is desirable to fill a person’s heart with happiness. At the end of the poem, Millay questions herself about if love is…

A poet who explored the effect grief has on people like Sheehan, was Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was a poet from Rockland, Maine. She was born on February 22, 1892 into a very female-powerful home. Her mother asked her father to leave the home and encouraged her daughters to be ambitious and self sufficient. Millay got a scholarship to Vassar for her poem “Renascence” where she wrote even more poetry. The same year she graduated, 1917, she published her first book, Renascence and Other Poems.…

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the opportunities St. Jude Up Til Dawn can offer students that choose to participate in the organization on their campus. Central Idea: St. Jude isn’t all about children suffering in pain, just like Up Til Dawn isn’t all about only raising money. Both offer so much more than just medicine to treat children. Introduction Imagine you have a child. You’ve cared for this child since he or she was born, raised them to be…

Jasive Montes Aida Mayorga Andrew Arnold ENGL 1301 21 October 2015 A Tug on your Heart The ad that we chose for this assignment is a commercial from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This hospital presents its commercial by taking an emotional route by showing the children undergoing treatment for cancer and children speaking of personal experiences. This advertisement is presented through television to people watching all over the state of Texas, the country and probably the…