Pocket watch

There's my bed, my newly full closet, and some miscellaneous furniture. My head rolls onto my shoulder, shifting my view to a sunlit patch of wall. Thousands of minuscule dust motes dance around in the light, flitting from one point to another. I watch them move from one point to another in a daze but then the sunlight streaming in makes me remember that I can go outside. I stand, looking at the window as I walk out of my room, still gripping the camera. It's not until…

continuous priorities and collections of technology to keep us occupied. We run out time to sit and relish in our thoughts since we have school to attend, jobs to go to, T.V shows to catch up on and that very addictive new app everyone’s got in their pockets. In result of lose in daydreaming…

the day continues into the night. The sun has set and the stage is cloaked in darkness with the exception of a single burning candle and faint moonlight. Manus has just exited the dance and stands solemnly outside. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a watch. He lets out a faint sigh and, in search of Maire, he glances longingly across the field in front of him. Suddenly, he spots Maire and Yolland together in a loving embrace. He is noticeably upset and begins speaking in a fast and…

explained by John Roberts in the documentary. John Roberts was a coke trafficker and distributed over two billion dollars’ worth of coke for the Medellin Cartel. Roberts explains that he went to Miami when he was 25 years old with only 652 dollars in his pocket. He started trafficking drugs as a means of quick easy money, out of pure necessity. He would sell an ounce of coke for 800 dollars to lawyers and doctors and their friends. He called them “weekend warriors”, they were the people that…

monster biscuit.” “That’s fine, lad.” The captain pulled a Swiss Army knife from his trouser pocket and handed it to me. It was an ordinary pocketknife: small blade, scissors, nail file, toothpick, tweezers. Probably cost ten bucks. “Gee,” I said. “Thanks.” I opened the blade, and it grew longer and heavier in my hand. In half a second, I held a shimmering sword with…

compulsively and irrationally by suddenly “going home” because “‘nobody [decided] to come to tea.’” Gatsby vulnerability influenced him to lash out with anger, yelling at those in his realm. His antsy and fidgety behavior was implied by him “[looking] at his watch as if there was some pressing demand on his time elsewhere.” Gatsby could not function properly when forced to…

It was made around 1640 with oil on oak. The original size is 39.2×50.7 cm. It is currently found in the National Gallery in Room 25. There are many meanings of this piece of artwork. Firstly the skull symbolises death while the pocket watch means passing time and also time running out. As well the shell represents beauty and luxury in addition to the jugs also representing luxury and wealth. The books and musical instruments illustrate education and intelligence. The musical instruments…

1972 called Pulsar, manufactured by Hamilton Watch Company (2). At this present moment, smartwatches are in boom everywhere. This is because they provide a variety of advantages that aid in everyday routine of the user’s life. It also in a certain way benefit to the society. Being a smartwatch, the Pebble smartwatch is not indifferent to the inestimable amount of benefits it provides to the users and at the same time to the society. The Pebble Steel Watch is so great because it can sync with…

husband realised what had happened and cleared up the situation. “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now I suppose you put the chops on” (354). By “put the chops on”, the author meant that Della chopped off all her hair. And now she could not use the gift she received On a different note, the husband received a beautiful pocket watch chain from Della, and could not use it because he sold the watch. This is an example of situational irony, because it is the opposite from…

Bentham’s Panopticon. The Panopticon is a circular prison building where prisoners are placed in cells that are isolated from one another disabling them from watching each other. The guards station remains at the center of the building allowing them to watch every prisoner, unseen by the prisoner. This enforces a sense of power from the guards and a sense of fear by the prisoners, since the prisoner doesn’t know when they are being watched they will always behave accordingly. Foucault then…