It rained cats and dogs as the sound of a car was heard swooshing into the parking lot in the petrol station, before came to a halt. A man in the car appeared to be dumbfounded, looked like he was giving up on his life. Besides, a revolver was seen to accompany him right next to the seat. He got out from the car and weakly, he opened the entrance door and head into the fridge. Appeared with cans of beer in his hand, paid for it and had a trivial conversation with the Asian cashier; His moodiness…
Fences by August Wilson is a more complex play than what naturally lies on the surface. Wilson writes a series of controversial themes, metaphors, symbols, and dynamic characters to create the play. The first major theme is the effect of Troy’s broken childhood home. His father was abusive which forced Troy to adventure out of his own house into adulthood at an early age. Troy finds life challenging and serves a prison sentence for fifteen years. His father made Troy quit school and help on the…
American Literature and the way written works are viewed as not only entertainment, but by using one word “Excelsior”! The soul reason Stan Lee is superior to any writer in history is due to the fact he is born with God given talent to influence the world through his vivid imagination. Ideas sprocketed out of his mind at a rapid pace that people to this day believe that he created the entire comic book industry while Jack Kirby merely drew his ideas. Not only a king of the comic book…
With recent fatalities that have claimed the lives of young African-Americans at the hands of white officers, have generated much press and created outrage throughout the world. In the wake of these heinous crimes, white and black people alike are taking to the streets with expressing their frustration and anger through protest that there should be stiffer penalties and programs in place for over-policing in the black community. These horrendous, heinous, cowardly acts have taken us a step…
rise and fall of alcohol prohibition, the continued prohibition of cocaine and opiates, and the slowly surfacing repeal of marijuana prohibition, multiple factors must be considered. The legal, medical, or ethical use of substances by themselves have little power to effect prohibition or permission. More powerful are the drug’s origin of use, evolution into an underworld substance, and affiliation to certain populations. These factors determine public opinion and, thus, the success or failure of…
For me, setting goals provides a measurable way of assessing my performance. From the last assignment, I discovered my personality ISTJ. With this type of personality, I have very high standards for my behavior and setting goals is natural to me. I am highly motivated to achieve, especially when I know I am doing that make sense to me or my career. Also, the J function keeps me narrow enough that I don’t lose important papers, miss deadlines, or fail to complete what I start. I am comfortable…
Rise Imagine living in a world where everyone’s goal in life is supposed to be to reach the class of Elite. What happens when you reach the top? The answer is nothing. There is nothing else to do, so life is boring. I mean why should someone have to continue after they reach their ultimate goal. When I was younger I thought reaching this state meant paradise since that is how it was advertised. If you find paradise to be a luxurious home then you found it. I went through multiple, thrilling…
John’s received the top customer satisfaction ratings amongst all national fast food restaurant chains every year from 1999 to 2004, as measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Additionally, Papa John’s maintains the lead, followed by Little Caesars (-4% to 78), Domino’s (unchanged at 78), and Pizza Hut (-1% to 76). In 2002, Papa John’s initiated a move to close underperforming stores and in 2003 and 2004 they sold a number of units to franchisees (Parnell, 2014). Papa John’s…
with such strong abdominal muscles. From the age of two he watched The Sandlot on VHS just about every day. He started tee ball, which turned into live pitch, which turned into playing for the high school, which turned into playing college ball at Little Rock. In my mind I would never be better than my brother. His skillset just never seemed to be synonymous with me. I wasn 't as athletically gifted, and didn 't think I had the talent or coordination to make the Pfeiffer boys be two-for-two when…
The United States entered the twentieth century as a burgeoning economic superpower that had yet to assert itself politically on the international stage. Reluctant to enter World War I (WWI), the United States had, by the war’s end, assumed a lead role negotiating the Treaty of Versailles. President Woodrow Wilson hoped to use the negotiations to promote American ideals of democracy and free trade while securing a lasting peace. However, instead of fostering global economic and political…