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I was shocked and surprised by how Sula was treated differently in “the bottom” the black section of Medallion, Ohio. Social convention, identity, love, and friendship, play a significant part role in this story. While other focused on conforming to the social norm, Sula was a confident woman who wanted to create herself and live a life full of adventure and curiosity. I was thrilled to see how Nellie and Sula were viewed on a single term of how they conform to society. Within the community,…

Folkways make up our society today. Folkways are behaviors that individual’s exhibit and are what is considered “normal” actions. If one would break a folkway, you could either receive negative or positive sanctions for your odd behavior. A negative sanction would include someone giving you a weird look or feeling uncomfortable when you exhibit this odd behavior. Depending on the folkway you violate, your behavior can also reward you with positive sanctions. For my folkway violation, I decided…

Business in LG Have you ever wondered what would make Lagrange more technology fun. Lagrange needs to have something fun for the kids in the summer. people in La grange need to start talking about what La grange needs. La grange has to many Mexican restaurants and burger restaurants and there's need to put in a movie theater and a arcade. La grange has to much things that they probably don't even care what people want in LG. There are like 3 to 4 burger restaurants and people are probably too…

The concept of the Ronald McDonald House Charity was shaped through the help of the NFL Philadelphia Eagles team, and proceeds from a local McDonald’s back in 1974. The partnership was formed after the former Eagles tight end, Fred Hill, daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia. Hill and his wife never left their daughter's side during her treatment. Hill began to see the struggles that himself and other families are faced when a loved one is sick. With hours of checkups and treatments, families…

During my time in clinicals on a pediatric floor, I have participated in the discharge of patients and their parents. Pain management and comfort were two of the few topics that parents expressed concern about after discharge teaching. While the nurse attempted to address these issues, it felt as though the parents left the hospital without full confidence in how to manage their child’s pain. It became clear that parents needed further, specific discharge education on pain management when their…

Temple University is located in the center of an urban community called North Philadelphia. The North Philadelphia community is mostly filled with residents and students who attend Temple University. In these neighborhoods, it is noticeable that they are filled with either abandoned houses, empty lots, or even mini markets and Chinese stores. Many of these people that have been living in North Philadelphia, have been living in the same home for years and noticed quite a few changes in the…

The Heroes of Today Giving up is what most people want to do when a problem seems too difficult to solve. There are many obstacles in life that seem too high to jump over, but there are always people who persevere. Lucas Benitez, Claire Dundee, and Peter Zucca are all examples of those people who have the courage to go above and beyond. All of them shared one goal: success. Each and every one of them has gone through a different problem, but they are similar in a few ways. They identified the…

Pride is one of the few words in the English language that everybody can identify with. Pride is actually a good thing to have because if a person has pride in what he does it makes him do it better. If a person is working a job and has pride in what he does, he tends to put forth his best effort and try to become the best employee he can. Pride is a thing that can cause people to feel a sense of satisfaction even if they fail. As long as they give their best, they are satisfied. But as the…

Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known as "Wilt the Stilt" for his height of 7'1" frame, Chamberlain was a Harlem Globetrotter before joining the Philadelphia Warriors. He accomplished an average of 30.1 points per game over his career and holds several records, including for the most points scored in one regular season 4,029. And most points scored in a single game (100). Chamberlain was introduced into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. He…

game and it was later discovered that Romo had two fractures in his transverse process. 2 weeks later Romo returned and lead the NFL in completion percentages. 2015: Broken left collarbone part II During the 2nd game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Romo suffered from a broken left collarbone. This occurred after the Eagles linebacker Jordan Hicks fell on Romo during the 3rd quarter. The Cowboys ended up winning this game, but that did not matter. “Dem Boys” ended up loosing…