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Cereno,’ blind to all conspirators—he hasn’t spotted his trusty Dr. Henry Goose [sic] is a vampire, fueling his hypochondria in order to poison him, slowly, for his money” (64). The discovery of the letters Frobisher sent to Sixsmith by Rey “when the maid found these letters” (116) allows Rey to delve deeper into what could be her prior self, as she notes, “images so vivid she can only call them memories.” (120). Cavendish receives the book “Half-Lives” as he sits in his office at his publishing…

community this was not uncommon, there was a lot of the kids that were all so walking home from her school. Usually, she walks with her friends, but she felted that she wanted to walk alone. She started to walking and she was walking for a couple of minutes behind a group of three boys that was in her class, at which their names were Lionel, Elwood, and the last boy was Jack Patches. Then, Lionel dropped one of his books and turns around to get his book to see Dorothy staring…

Tipping your server after you have had your meal is something we are all accommodated with now, but why is that? Why people who visit a restaurant are the ones who determine what the employees make that night? Not all businesses practice this, when we go to a grocery store is there a box at the end of our shopping spree saying how much we want to pay the employee at the register, no there is not but why is this a phenomenon at restaurants. Tipping service workers at restaurants cause more…

Alexander Hamilton - An overall summary of Alexander’s life and how he overcame many struggles throughout his life, leading up to his voyage to New York in search of education. Aaron Burr, Sir - As he is attending college, Alexander hears about a man named Aaron Burr, a scholar known for graduating early among his class. Alexander learns about Aaron Burr’s success and seeks an accelerated course of study, so he can graduate within 2 years rather than 4 and join the revolution. In 1776, after…

As the media becomes increasingly important to our everyday lives, it becomes just as important to American politics. With the 2016 campaigns in full effect and candidates fighting for party nominations, campaign advertisements become significantly influential in American politics. While one may watch a campaign advertisement and think nothing of it, everything in a campaign advertisement is strategically framed. Everything one sees, hears, and reads in a campaign advertisement comes with a…

Deceptive Advertising Try the new Taco Bell’s seasoned beef! This was the advertisement Taco Bell used in 2011. Ironically, Taco Bell’s meat has just 35% beef. The Alabama firm sued Taco Bell for using more fillers than meat. Taco Bell used between $3 million and $4 million to refute the allegations. The company also launched a “Thank you for suing us” full-page newspaper to mitigate the disaster (NPR, 2011). This is a clear example how companies use deceptive advertisements to sell their…

The advent of the 1950s ‘bad boy’ image is one that has been cultivated and adapted throughout the years to suit each generation’s ideals. Whether the bad boy be played by an actor, or be a person who’s identity is solely based in the real world, the characteristics are nearly identical. The classic ‘bad boy’ character has a mysterious past—or can be from the wrong side of the tracks—rebels against authority, usually smokes, and ultimately has a heart of gold. The generally female character…

trade, others a forced to work in other types of labor. Such as domestic servitude or factory work. Domestic servitude is also a major part in modern slavery today. It’s a special category for sex trafficking. The plight of domestic workers such as maids, housekeepers and child care givers. “Visas normally require that domestic service workers remain with their original employer or face deportation.” This makes them afraid to report their abuse. In western Nepal, twenty-five thousand young…

Stuck in Poverty Waitress, maid, and retail associate are all low wage job titles Barbara Ehrenreich held during her experiment. Ehrenreich moved from Florida, to Maine, and then to Minnesota to prove if a person could really live on a low wage salary. Maintaining the expenses below her income was more challenging than she predicted. She documented her journey through the book Nickel and Dimed, where she discovered various themes of low wage workers. One theme, is the difficulty of exiting…

Well putting my books in my bag the final bell rang signaling the end of a long first day in school. It was my senior year at J.I. Case high school and I couldn’t wait to get outside to have a smoke. As I got outside I noticed most of the usual’s were at our normal meeting spot from previous years, across the street from the school. Smokers were forced over there sometime during my freshmen year by the principle, “If you’re going to kill yourselves do it off school grounds or I’ll have the…