Mattress

Rape and sexual assault are relevant topics in today’s society. One in six women in the United States “has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime” (“Effects”). The perpetrators are often not prosecuted or expected to take responsibility for their actions. For example, in the rape case “Turner vs. the People,” Stanford Swimmer, Brock Turner, was accused and found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault and only spent three months in jail, far less than the…

What your putting in your child's bed could end up predicting some parts of their future. Best Mattress Brand surveyed over 2,000 Americans about what was sleeping next to them as a child, discovering similarities between the behavior have now as grown-ups. What they were snuggling up to also made a difference. A stuffed animal came in the top spot as children's bedtime friends, teddy bear was the runner-up, with special blanket, pets, and special pillow following. Comfort and habit were the…

occurred during the first nights of this challenge. During this point in the story, she says,” I feigned sleep until my mother left for school, but even my eyelids didn’t shut out the light...I crawled between the mattress and the padded bedstead...It felt dark and safe under there, but the mattress was not heavy enough...It needed about a ton more weight to make me sleep...If I slept, it was with my eyes wide open, for I had followed the...course of the second hand, and the minute hand and the…

hunger-strikes, Ashker has been “more insolated than ever.” Ashker’s television has been removed. His mattress is uncomfortable. Rarely gets any phone calls. This gives Ashker the reason to say, “I feel like exploding.” (Wallace-Wells, 2014, pg. 8) The prison system is able to keep their watch on Ashker and is able to reprimand him from his wrong doings by removing his television, giving him an uncomfortable mattress et cetera. So, it is true, “…that no prison or prison system is ungovernable…”…

a handful of times before-, seemed to have a slight, one could say, protective aura when it came to women and letting them venture out into the new world. Today was nothing different. Waking up at the ass crack of dawn, you rested on your small mattress for a few minutes, staring up at the grey ceiling and listening to the light snores and breathing of your bunkmates who…

Co-Sleeping VS Safe sleeping Some people would ask what is the big deal about co-sleeping. When having the right tools and education co-sleeping can be safe. On the other hand, not having the right tools and education can make co-sleeping no safe, and the child could end up as a SIDS baby. What is co-sleeping, co-sleeping refers to many different ways babies sleep in close emotional and physical contact with their parents, usually with in arms reach. As a parent and a childcare worker I…

Fitzgerald and Hemingway appear to be different, but actually have significant similarities. Hemingway uses short and simple language, and the iceberg model. Fitzgerald uses elaborate and precise language, but they both include religious symbolism and allusions to Jesus Christ in their texts. The difference between Fitzgerald and Hemingway’s style of writing, is that Hemingway uses more simple text passages, while Fitzgerald uses elaborate text passages. An example of Fitzgerald’s writing style…

Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) Notes • Feb. 1, 1960- 4 black students sat at counter for whites o refused to leave o refused to fight back => trained in nonviolent protest  Students drawn to Jim Lawson • educated them in nonviolence (workshops) • Ben West => 1960 mayor of Nashville, Tennessee • Dianne Nash led student sit in first o Dressed in Sunday clothes o At first sit-ins not taken seriously  People thought blacks protesting were not from Nashville o after attacked…

you 20 dollars. That is a huge inflation rate by going from 20 cents to 20 dollars. (“A Grocery List From the 1930’s”). Taking a break from food and going into living. If you wanted to buy a new mattress, how much do you think that would be? It could be over 1,000 dollars, right? In 1930, a brand-new mattress could only cost you $15.98. (“1930’s Furniture Including Prices”). That is not a lot of money but back in those times, that is spending a month’s savings. The reason the costs have risen…

Bigotry is seen by most of the world as an unholy, damaging, extremist act that is never to be done and it should not done or be given even the smallest bit of attention. To me, however, bigotry is just another perspective. The “Twitter, Hate Speech, and the Costs of Keeping Quiet” essay got me thinking about the importance of perspectives. If I see or believe something from my perspective, even if it’s considered to be offensive or demeaning towards a person or group, I put it out there. If I…