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Paragraph 1 They all had personal and group problems, as a team and as individuals. Oscar Vazquez wanted a career in the military but ran into some problems when he went to a meeting to become a soldier. The team also ran into the problem of not having enough money for the robot and had to keep a tight budget for materials. In paragraph 15 it explains that Oscar Vazquez’s parents brought him to the U.S. from Mexico without proper paper work, not allowing him to receive a scholarship, nor get…

La Princesse de Clèves begins at the royal court of Henry II of France where Madame de Chartres has brought her sheltered, sixteen year old daughter who is looking for a husband with financial and social power. Madame de Chartres plans to find her daughter a wealthy nobleman at the very least but hopes her daughter can manage to attract the attention of a royal prince. All was going according to plan, and Mademoiselle de Chartres had captured the interest of a few suitors, until old jealousies…

The La Vida Local was the article I chose to read about. This story explained how a family escapes Manhattan Costa Rica and discovers the joy of simple ways. The family usually goes to the popular destinations where you have the servants and the pools. Basically getting treated like a celebrity. This time was different for them but they ended up really enjoying their time. They had gotten more out of this trip then they have with any other family vacation they’ve been on. They said they would do…

The individuals within the neighborhood of La Paloma must realize that the possible solution to their problem is to embrace and promote the concept of the common good. “The common good calls us beyond what is beneficial to us personally to what is good for all.” Achieving and maintaining the common…

identities, creativity, and growth in their lives. To better understand how cultures effect youth’s identities, creativity, and self-growth, one should study ethnographies; which anthropologist create to show their studies of cultures and people. Las Hurdes, directed by Luis Bunuel is an ethnographic film that shows how youth culture is a lot different than other youth cultures. In this small village, there are many strange social norms that poverty caused to this specific society. In this…

According to Nevada Attorney Adam Paul Laxalt, “Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery impacting our most vulnerable populations” (Laxalt 1). Since 1994, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department had recovered 2,229 people who were victims of sex trafficking. Both adults and children are targeted, however, mostly vulnerable women are targeted. In 2014, 107 children who were victimized by trafficking were recovered. “The National Human Trafficking Center Hotline has received 496…

Family Were Driving to Grand Rapids to catch a flight to A small town that really is only famous because one of the World's Biggest Amusement Park. We arrive in Sandusky Ohio and tried to find a hotel. We eventually found a Nice Cheap hotel Called La Quinta In. I opened the door and immediately jumped on the bed and so did my brother. The nice part about the hotel is that it had a 12 ft deep swimming pool that was at least 20-30 ft long. Also , as a plus the pool didn't close until 1 in…

Absurd, an essay from Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion throws Las Vegas and its ludicrous notions of marriage and propriety into sharp relief. From a historical context, the views which Didion expresses in this short essay can seem quite different than what can be inferred at first glance equipped with nothing but a basic understanding of the essay. By taking the place of society’s views at the time, Didion characterizes the Las Vegas wedding scene as childish in the extreme. Didion’s…

Hogarth 's plotting of Marriage à la Mode by James Lawson is an academic journal about the meaning and symbolism represented in the Marriage à la Mode series. He addresses all of the paintings that are in this series individually and in great detail. In the first painting, The Marriage Settlement, he pays great attention to the detailed representations that are commonly overlooked. One example would be his observations would be the lack of likeness between the two children and their respective…

was unsure which one to pick. I was unsure of what each concert had to offer me with what pieces of music that would be played. After much debate and deliberation I came to the determination that the best concert for me to attend would be Cirque De La Symphonie Goes Broadway! Presented by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. This performance was conducted by Maestro Jack Everly and would include many famous Broadway pieces with vocals by Ben Crawford, Charlie Metzger, and Christina Decicco with…