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"None of our Business?" by Roberta Fusaro Raydar Electronics is a technology firm which makes radio frequency identification tags and readers. This article describes the use of RFIDs and where they are placed, what their intended purpose is, and why it has stirred commotion to people. Dante Sorella, a CEO of a technology firm informs the readers of some presentations that were given as well. One quick example of this that places such as the US military which have been experimenting with RFIDs on…

“Recitatif” is a short story by Toni Morrison about two young girls, one is black and the other is white. The two girls, Twyla and Roberta, meet each other with preconceived ideas about the other. The relationship between the girls changes intensely as the two get older and establish lives of their own. The author never states which of the two girls is white and which is black, but many statements throughout the text mold the reader’s idea about which race each of the girls reside as.…

The story “Recitatif”, by Tony Morrison tells the story of two young girls, Twyla and Roberta, whose mothers abandoned them in an orphanage apparently during the late 50’s. Throughout the story, Twyla and Roberta encounter some hardships due to their racial differences. In spite of their social and economic differences, one of their main differences is their race. Even though it is hard for the reader to conclude who is white or black, some parts in the story indicate that one of the characters…

In 1972 the Uruguayan rugby team was mislead by the pilot and crashed deep inside of the Andes Mountains. While they were up there they faced issues that no man or woman should ever have to deal with. During their escapade on the mountain they had to search their emotional, mental, and physical endurance to try to survive, a task many were unable to accomplish. They used many innovative tactics to survive in the harsh setting in which fate had placed them, such as “We needed blankets, so we…

In the beginning of Roberta M. Gilberts textbook Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions (1992), she argues “In the realm of the purely personal - after food, water, and shelter - the quality of relationships most often determines the quality of life” (p. 3). I believe this statement perfectly sums up how vital and necessary human relationships are for human life, and the strong impact they play on having a positive and meaningful life. There were several…

a state home. When they were eight years old, Twyla and Roberta were placed in “St Bonny’s” (201) because their mothers could not take care of them. Twyla’s “mother danced all night and Roberta’s was sick” (201). While at the home the two girls were called “salt and pepper” (201) by the other children. Twyla, who tells the story, has not seen her friend since childhood, suggesting she does not know Roberta like she thinks she does. Roberta seems to change the facts of their childhood memory…

Twyla & Roberta are two friends of different races who learn how to grow up in the Civil Rights Era. They meet at St. Bonneventure's orphanage for girls. Right away they become instant friends because they consider themselves not "real orphans".…

At St. Bonaventure’s Twyla and Roberta were rejected by other children and seen as an outcast because their mothers were not dead. However, both Twyla and Roberta were brought together and became friends because of this similarity. St. Bonny’s was not too bad, but the older girls bullied Roberta and Twyla. They were terrified of the older girls, but acted tough to each other. Maggie, the kitchen lady, was also bullied because of her bowlegs and her muteness. Roberta and Twyla bullied her once,…

through two main characters Roberta and Twyla. There is another character Maggie, who is disabled, but she seems to be a go-between. Throughout the story, there are questions about the race of each character. One girl is black and one girl is white. The race of Maggie is undetermined. She is described as “sandy-colored” (Recitatif 202). Tones of racism are set throughout the story. Sometimes tempers flared and sometimes tears were shed. Nevertheless, Twyla and Roberta were placed in…

In Recitatif, Toni Morrison directly goes into introducing us to a young girl named Twyla who isn’t in the greatest situation but she comes to meet another young girl like herself named Roberta. These two girls are introduced directly but there is also a lot of information about them missing. We come to realize that, that was the exact idea Toni Morrison had in mind and she does a great job at executing this. Morrison jumps right into the short story and provides us with a little background…