Little brown bat

The first chapter of Spreading the American Dream by Emily Rosenberg focuses mainly on the American economic and cultural expansion of 1890 to 1945, with the help of liberal-developmentalism. Rosenberg opens up the chapter discussing the Columbian exposition in Chicago of 1893, and provides multiple examples of how it displayed America’s progressive advancements. The exhibitors of the exposition proudly displayed all the wonderful advancements the country had made so far, flaunting America’s…

I thought he was gorgeous in those pictures. He pulls up at the gas station about three minutes after I got there. He is this tall 5’10”, gorgeous in the face, light brown hair, brown eyed man, that bends down to me in my car and says, “Hi, how are you? Are you ready to go back to my house; it is out in the country a little ways?” I knew when he leaned into my car, that he was the one for me. I know he is very special. I thought we would never get there. I was worried if he was leading…

Ever since I was a very young kid, the only world I knew was Pakistan, where I was born and raised. I lived there until I was 12 years old, then I came to United States. I was raised in a family home in the city of Kohat in Pakistan. My family has been living there for generations; my immediate family was the first family to come to United States. It was something new for the whole family ,However, for me ,as a young child who was just going to ,what at the time seem to be a whole new world.…

What is identity? Can some just have one identity for the rest of their life? Or are we changing every day? Where does it all come from? Think about it. According to the dictionary identity is " the state or facts of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or condition( Dictionary.com)." Ones origin is important but globalization tends to come into conflict and changes ones identity. What is globalization? It 's a variety of things shared around the world for a common purpose.…

Stories about survival have been popular since, virtually, the beginning of time, as survival is the most important and primitive aspect of human lives. It is the force that drove our evolution and refined us to our current stature today, so it is no surprise that we are amused by tales of robust endurance against the most severe circumstances. The stories The Inheritor and Side Bet are two prime examples of our fascination with these types of tales, but, when comparing the two stories of…

My heart thumps like a bass drum in my ears as I run. I can barely breathe but I don’t stop. I reach my car, crank the engine and put my foot to the floor. Driving through the streets of Brisbane to the highway, I start to think over Alice’s and my relationship. “You should come over this weekend. We can work on our project.” I messaged her late at night. “Okay, I’ll ask my parents.” Alice answers quickly before confirming she can. On Saturday morning, she arrives at my house. We work on our…

For the characters in this novel, the American Dream remains an unfulfilled Dream. Which most of the characters do not believe in but still like to think of it for comfort when the going gets rough. Most of the Characters in John Steinbeck 's novel “Of Mice and Men” have very different opinions about the American Dream.The two main Characters of the novel, George and Lennie, never did believe in the dream. Within having the, “American Dream” there are a lot of things you can have or do to build…

Chastity laid the journal on her lap when she heard the tiny footsteps of her daughter, and then the screen door creak open. Patience was carrying her doll Sue by the arm, her light golden brown hair slightly ruffled from where she had slept on it. Wide eyed and grinning, she quickly ran over to the small table, and then dropped to her knees in front of the jar. “Mommy watch the roly-roly baby buggies?” asked Patience, as she brushed a few strands of hair from her face. “Yes, sweetie, I did,”…

is that you are always learning from those decisions. Even today I am still learning from that decision even if it wasn’t necessarily wrong. I am constantly reminded of the day I fell of my horse and broke my shoulder. It is amazing to me how one little choice can impact so much and for me one example was when I broke my shoulder. One beautiful evening in late spring…

Sofia lives in a small pink house in the corner between the police station and the park in Micanopy Florida. The home only had 1 window, which most people in the town would not mind, but Sofia did. This little town was inhabited by the fixators and the sophics. Fixators were the people that got zapped into their smart glasses. They do not need to look up or communicate because all they needed in their lives were through those lenses. The sophics were the cursed ones. They were the ones who got…