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Book Review: Esio Trot I. Introduction In this uncertain world, when do you know that you will love? When do you know that you will be loved? Are there any chances that you will admire again someone after you were left alone? These thoughts reflect the book written by Roald Dahl on 1991 entitled Esio Trot. His inspiration in writing this is his remarkable insights when he visited his daughter’s home in London. As he leaned on a balcony, he gazed on Mrs. Shrimpton’s tortoise box. He suddenly…

(Sobel, 53). When the wing was shut down the children had to use the express emergency room instead. Many children were fearful and experienced discomfort when they had to share the same wing with everyone else. When a Kindergarten teacher named Roberta Sullivan heard about this, she decided to help change how the children felt about going to the hospital. She took her students to the hospital to take a look at how they could make the wing more children…

Throughout history, black women have been continually cast as inferior beings to their male counterparts. This is especially true when it comes to the music industry. Although the industry was no stranger to female music artists, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, and Tina Turner to name a few, female rappers were virtually unheard of until the late 1980’s when a few popped onto the scene. Trailblazing new pathways for younger female artists, Queen Latifa, throughout her twenty-seven years as a…

This sport article called,"Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his 'immortality'" was written by Matt Majendie. Cnn news published this article on August 14. Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer, came out of retirement for the 2016 Rio Olympics and it is known that he changed the sport of swimming. After his final race in the 2016 Olympics,he earned 23 Olympic medals, yet most people say that is not his biggest accomplishment. Others say his biggest achievement is the people that he…

What Is Title IX Title IX is a federal law not allowing sex discrimination in education programs and activities funded by the government. The law is - "no person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance” This law marks it territory over any University/colleges in the United States. Women Rights On December 10th…

We as humans tend to categorize everything, it can be a good thing or a bad thing. We don’t just categorize things, but humans as well and sometimes that is a bad thing. There are many people that are affected by classism and racism, two ways in which we tend categorize each other. The lifestyle of the population in Mexico is determined by their social status and racial make-up. Diario Oficial de la Federación in August 2014 published an article ACUERDO por el que se aprueba el Programa Nacional…

I choose to read this letter because it appealed to me because of soldier’s feeling toward the war. He started his letter to his wife, Roberta, by stating “Today is probably the worst day I have ever lived in my entire, short life” and when he continues writing it shows how depressed and questions his faith along his time in the Vietnam “I keep asking myself if there is a God, then how the hell come young men with so much to live for have to die.” One of the hardest things that soldiers…

1. Counting By 7's takes place in various settings. One of the many settings is Willow Chance's “single-story, stucco house in a development at the end of San Joaquin Valley” where both Willow and her parents (Roberta and James Chance) lived, up until the accident. After the accident Willow is taken to another important setting which is a Nail Salon called “Happy Polish Nails” where Pattie Nguyen works. The third setting takes place at a Garage, near “Happy Polish Nails”. This is where Pattie,…

Nocturne of Secrecy by Scarlette Rayne is a romance novella that keeps the reader interested until the very end. Professional concert pianist Alexis is beautiful, and passionate about everything she does. With the help of her assistant, Roberta, she is a well-known figure in the musical society. Not only does she charm large crowds with her exceptional piano skills, but she charms and entices every handsome man that has the pleasure of meeting her. She is accustomed to having men under her…

Racist stereotypes are used to describe each of the two main characters, and makes it nearly impossible to decide whether it is Roberta or Twyla that is white or black. Based on the types of slang we hear as growing teenagers, we start to believe certain things, even if they are not necessarily true. Each student in our class had a different reason as to why it was Roberta who was black and Twyla who was white, and vice versa, just proving that people will definitely pick out information and…