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not know much of each other. Having been introduced this project we were presented the opportunity to teach and learn from one another about one another’s culture. For Mylinh and I’s meeting for this project, we decided to go to a park in upper Montclair. We both thought it was a great place to talk and observe people. The first thing she noticed was how isolated the parents were with their children. She asked me why weren’t the parents focused on the children while they were playing. Parents…

Many classical pieces of widely disseminated world literature, such as the Bible, nurtured a universal patriarchal culture that remains prevalent today. Some would argue that this patriarchy, supposedly founded on the principle that women are physiologically and intellectually inferior to males, suspiciously resembles a fear-induced endeavor to control the female race and society as a whole. One common method of control relies upon the dictation of what females can or cannot do with their bodies…

Ruth Rosa Ms. Dolson ENWR 105 5 October 2014 From a Consumer to a Student Mark Edmundson, author of On The Use of Liberal Education, easily criticizes the culture of education. Education is really important to many students. One goes to college to receive a degree on what they studied so that they can have a decent job. Edmundson’s article explains how universities, students and teachers focus less on education and concentrate more on a consumerist society. Edmundson focuses on the change of…

In both “A&P” by John Updike and Goodbye Columbus by Philip Roth, two male characters are significantly influenced by women to make decisions that will affect their lives. In “A&P”, Sammy quits his job in response to the way Lengel treats woman while in Goodbye Columbus, Neil decides to leave Brenda because of Brenda's parents finding out about the diaphragm and the insecurity Neil feels about his background. Sammy and Neil both have many similarities to one another. Besides Sammy and Neil being…

Walt Whitman’s poem, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” which is written based on prior experience, presents two different views based around focusing on how people understand certain material. These perspectives are exhibited through a class lecture on astronomy. Whitman wrote this poem based on prior experience. The poem begins with the speaker sitting through an astronomy lecture taught by an astronomer. The lesson focuses on scientific facts and mathematical figures. The information is…

Introduction Through accurate, real-time information about daily operations, companies can make smarter, faster decisions allowing them to reduce operational costs by 23% and administrative costs by 22% (“6 Compelling ERP”). An Enterprise Resource Planning system, also referred to as ERP, is a management tool that integrates all departments and functions across a company onto a single system allowing companies to make those faster and smarter decisions. Specifically, the system gives…

Montclair State UniversityFamily Analysis Paper Families are dynamic and ever-changing, enjoying times of peace and enduring times of crisis as they grow. My family is no different, as we have experienced many different periods of growth throughout our lives. Unexpected and expected life stressors forced my family to adapt and change. While we are not perfect, we overcame hardships in the best way we could and embraced the changes in our lives. This autobiographical look at the dynamics my…

New Jersey is the greatest state in America. This has nothing to do with the fact that I have lived in New Jersey my whole life; I make this claim strictly with objectivity and fact based arguments. The diverse, and densely populated state is home to a bevy of attractive and titillating features. Historically, culturally, scenically, New Jersey is without equal. Conventional wisdom of New Jersey’s ails are not grounded in reality. New Jersey is called “The Garden State” for a reason, as despite…

The novel The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick portrays the early portion of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, spanning from 1137 to 1154 CE. Starting in January of 1137, the novel follows a young Eleanor after the death of her father, William X, Duke of Aquitaine. Subsequent to his death, Eleanor is set to inherit the kingdom of Aquitaine, and learns of an intended betrothal to Prince Louis VII of France. Faced with a new future, Eleanor marries Louis, and moves to Paris with her younger…

Social Media: The Root of Modern Day Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies. The primary goal of sociology is to understand the connection between what society makes of us and what we make of ourselves (Giddens 4). Early theorists like Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber developed theories as a way of understanding the social actions of their time. These theories consisted of the use of social, economic, and political factors to make…