Less Than Jake

workers’ pay you are more than doubling their added value to the company so this is a win-win case because the workers earn more, in addition to the companies becoming more valuable. Consequently, raising workers’ pay, in theory you could be providing an…

of Down Syndrome can come various health issues. These issues and symptoms may be hard to cope with at first but with proper management, a full healthy and productive life can be lived. Raising a child with Down Syndrome will have its differences than raises a child without it, but overall it is the same. More time may be required of a parent raising a child with this condition but that does not make it a negative thing. Although more difficult, a child with Down Syndrome…

rather than a white (afterlife)…

people believe that the different spellings constitute a different meaning, both ‘nigger’ and ‘nigga’ are "trigger" words. Nigger has a well-defined historical context (especially in the U.S). It’s often used where it arouse more negative responses than positive ones. Trigger words in effect trigger emotional responses if not used by a member of the specified group. For example if nigga really was a revolutionized word with a different meaning, why is it that some black people are uncomfortable…

other self-help programs (p.123). Inmates in administrative segregation do not know if they will be transferred back to general population or will remain locked down until they finish their entire sentence. The Mental Health Unit II is more relaxed than unit I. It is considered a transition unit from mental unit to general population. It houses those that take their medication, stay out of trouble, and continue to make progress. They are house with a cellmate and are allowed to have things in…

dumping ground” illustrating the level of despair that Nick notices surrounds observes in the valley of ashes (24). With his choices in description, Nick portrays how the valley has a melancholy air which besieges it constantly. (Beautiful diction here Jake…I’d just adjust the syntax-word pattern to smooth it out : “With these words, the valley is besieged with a melancholy, that the reader can feel almost as strongly as Nick himself as he stands admidst it’s mountainous ash heaps”) The color…

of gold. An overlooked character, as she is young, is actually as important on the inside. The other Wexler's are Angela Wexler, who is Turtle’s older sister and known for her gorgeous looks; Grace Wexler, who is the mother of Angela and Turtle; and Jake Wexler, who is the father of Angela and Turtle and husband of Grace. Next, the Theodorakis brothers are other key characters. Theo Theodorakis is the older brother of Chris Theodorakis. Theo is a very kind person, as he was willing to give up…

postseason appearance came as a result of Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein's overhaul of the team. Epstein made big free agent signings to play with young talent developed in the Cubs' minor league system. Yet, no move was bigger than brining in Joe Maddon to become the Cubs' manager in 2014. With Maddon at the helm for his second season, the Cubs are in a better position to…

effects of sexual abuse tend to be even more profound and pervasive than the effects of physical abuse” (205). Victims of sexual abuse also develop a higher risk for a variety of psychological disorders. Furthermore, according to Arnett, “Support from the mother after a father’s sexual abuse has been disclosed is especially important to girls’ recovery from sexual abuse; daughters cope far better if their mothers believe them, rather than rejecting or blaming them” (Arnett 205). By expressing…

(1973), Charlie Cappa (Harvey Keitel) places his hand above open flames over and again, as if by tormenting himself with the roaring inferno he can achieve some spiritual salvation. The same masochistic tendency can be found in Raging Bull (1980), when Jake La Motta (played by Robert De Niro) submissively takes relentless beating from his opponent yet still self-destructively remains standing in the ring. In The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Jesus (Willem Dafoe) takes Judas Iscariot (Harvey…