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From the eternal conflict between God and Satan, to the struggles of Winston Smith against Big Brother in 1984, by George Orwell, the battle between good and evil, morally just and unjust, oppressed and oppressor has been a central theme throughout much of mythology and literature. The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, examines this theme by detailing the war between Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of a psychiatric ward, and recently admitted Randall Patrick McMurphy, a rough…

Does any story exist without the author’s personal influence of some kind? Even when authors try to exclude their personal lives, somehow features work their way into characters, milieu appears within the setting, or personal conflict represents a theme. This reflects the imperfect human: try as we may, we can rarely hide our true selves. One particular author proves this principle: the many works written by John Updike, a New England author who rose to prominence in the mid-20th century (Moyer…

closer. I felt my body shake, crying for the missed time we will never make back, crying to release the tension of these ten long years. “Come with me. There is something I want to do.” We walked home. Mum was spread out on the leather sofa, with martinis, watching an Indian…

In his book I am America (And So Can You!), Stephen Colbert expresses the issue of homophobia and prejudice against homosexuals in America through his witty, dry, and sarcastic sense of humor. Colbert demonstrates the ridiculousness behind being homophobic, and hateful towards the gay community through his sarcastic writing style. Through his humor, Colbert makes homophobic individuals look and sound absurd for using hate and religion as an excuse to treat others poorly. There are many social…

Gait, posture, and hand-eye coordination are three areas that are commonly affected by this injury (Broglio et al., 2014, p. 252). Martini et al., 2011 stated that, “Those with a history of concussion adopted a more conservative gait pattern, documented by decreased walking speed, increased double-leg support time, and decreased single-leg support time compared with control subjects…

Noodles and Company, Piada and Pizza Cucinova to name a few. Casual dining options would include Eagles Pizza, Mellow Mushroom, Olive Garden, Carrabba's and California Pizza Kitchen. Formal Italian cuisine would include white table cloth attire such as Martinis, Brio, Z Cucina and Spagio . There is marketplace Italian food like Eataly located in the larger cities such as Chicago, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Eataly was created in 2007 and “When entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti turned an old…

the orderlies lighting up their cigarettes for them so this is the one and only moment that the patients are superior to the orderlies, so they take advantage of this moment. For instance, one of the orderlies automatically lights a cigarette for Martini when he holds his cigarette high up over his head, and in order to make the orderly help him, it appears as though he is pleased with himself, which is his individual pride. The cigarettes are the only way to disburse money and while the…

James Bond as a Representation of Normative Society James Bond, a character introduced in Ian Fleming’s novels, has been considered as being one of the most mass-mediated characters of the last century. He is a popular hero, an icon of adventure, a guru of male style, the last word in gadgetry, and a loaded symbol of sex and violence. However, these features and attributes are not necessarily a fixed part of the James Bond character. Throughout the last century one can see that the character…

his first novel “The Sun Also Rises” you will notice that the characters were very seldom without a bottle or glass in their hands. In his text “A Farewell to Arms” Hemingway also wrote “The sandwiches came and I ate three and drank a couple more martinis. I had never tasted anything so cool and clean. They made me feel civilized.” Hemingway was considered a spokesman for the “Lost Generation”. That is where Hemingway depicts some of society's misconstrued…

Being part of a library means you spend your time helping others and sharing knowledge for a specific reason requested, whether you are assisting a patron or a colleague. One of the primary goals of being a part of a library, whether it is public, academic, special, or other types, is to be able to freely share information, resources, and access with people across the spectrum, regardless of who they are. In addition to these aspects being a part of our job, we respect the notion of learning and…