Luna

In Japanese culture shrines are places to worship the many gods that they believe in. This tradition involves physically visiting the shrine and bowing to its inhabitants while praying in an act of respect to their creators and maintainers of earth. In 1993, David Boggett photographed Professor Nakanishi Akira praying at Kamigamo Shrine on Koyama Mountain. Professor Nakanishi is pictured in the corner of the photograph with hands pressed forward in a vector towards the object of worship which…

I like the issue chosen for this story. I have a friend dealing with getting her citizenship now. The story contains relatable elements that apply differently to people. I understand wanting to walk away from my problems and trying to slow my thinking to calm down while my friend would relate to the immigration issue. However, since the situation deals with this serious issue, the realism is enhanced. I also like how the exposition is told through the dialogue. Using dialogue as the method to…

Cultural conflicts happen just as frequently in the real world and in the world of literature. These conflicts reveal an individual’s identity, personality and character. Just as a photographer prepares his/her camera and scenery before a shoot, Rudolfo Anaya’s writing style takes place as a strategy that is analogous to how a photographer takes a picture because of how she diligently utilizes certain essential literary elements in his writing to craft about how an individual reacts when a…

family of Joe, Rosa, and Tommy come together to retell their memories through old pictures, collection of novels, and a pair of orange socks. This bug nests culminates the representation of the bug metaphors that are present throughout the story. From Luna Moth, to Joe’s past, to the connection of Sam’s sexuality in a picture of Tracy Bacon. The significance that this allusions have in telling the second part of escapism, the transformation or better called metamorphosis, ties the progression of…

Its purpose was to detect cosmic rays while in orbit; unfortunately the satellite failed to ignite on its fourth stage in its launch process and never made it to orbit. During the time of Explorer 2, the Soviets were also at work with Luna 2, this probe became the first to hit the moon but after 33.5 hours into flight the signals were dead. The US then created another satellite, the fourth satellite by America, and the first satellite to be solar-powered. They created the Vanguard 1, the first…

Dara Alberti Mr. Binef U.S. History 3 April 2015 Historical Origins of Amusement Parks and Mass Recreation. Amusement parks or mass recreations are places where groups of attractions, fun rides, games and shows are located for the enjoyment of families and friends. "The settlers who planted the first English colonies in America had the same instinctive drive for play that is the common heritage of all mankind" (Dulles 3). The importance of these parks has been forgotten throughout time because…

In cultures of any kind, there is a sort of racism, such as internalized racism. This sort of racism occurs when racial groups believe, act upon, or enforcing dominant systems of beliefs of themselves and members of their own racial group. In my family this type of racism does not occur but, I have witnessed that in a culture like my own people who would change themselves to the dominant systems' ways. For example, a dark-skinned person may bleach their skin to fit in the beauty standards of the…

Disney has continued the Star Wars trilogy with a spin-off from the earlier spectacular adventures. Fans got a glimpse of what was in the 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' when the debut was released last week on Good Morning America. The plot here in not a continuation of 'Episode 7: The Force Awakens,' but is set in a time between 'Episode 6: A New Hope' and 'Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.' The plot narrates the story of Rebel Alliance and how they overpower the Galactic Empire, as the rebels…

Introduction Aldi is a German-based discount supermarket which, by 2012, had a global presence in over 17 countries and approximately 10,000 stores (Steen & Lane, 2015). In the United States, Aldi has close to 1,300 stores spread out across 32 states, including Trader Joe’s units, and it employs over 18,000 people, which makes it the 25th largest grocer in the country by store numbers and employee roster (MENA Report, 2013). Aldi sells a wide range of private label and branded household items,…

It is what one faces through out life that shape the character of a person. Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Última, delineates through his novel how wisdom and maturity come through experience. In the novel Bless Me, Última, Antonio Juan Márez Luna (Tony), the young protagonist, looses his innocence through the many adversities he faces in the story; however through the process learns to take control of his own life. At the age of six Antonio witness death for the first time in his life.…