Rudy Wurlitzer

Structuralism Essay The Flowers by Alice Walker uses several structuralist concepts that can help the reader better understand the story. There are three different structuralist terms emphasized while reading the story: sign, code, and symbol. A sign, in a literary sense, is a thing that makes you think of something else without an obvious connection between the sign and object. Codes are a set of ideas, rules, letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that are used to represent another thing. A symbol is something regarded as representing something else. Myop, a young girl, is the main character in the story. She has an innocent, positive personality and ventures out into the woods to gather flowers. The setting is important to the story as it can help depict when and under what circumstances Myop lives in. By using a structuralist lens the reader is able to make the story their own and discover the meaning behind it. The reader can see the theme is that innocence is bliss; and create that meaning by understanding the story through sign, code, and symbol. There are many signs given that allow us to interpret the text. For example, in the text it says “The harvesting of the corn and cotton, peanuts and squash, made each day a golden surprise that caused excited little tremors to run up her jaws,” (Walker 43). Because of the harvest the reader can assume the season is in late summer, and the location is in the South. Another sign about the setting is when the author…

sequence. It ran a lot like the Seeburg M100C (with 100 plays), but featured an updated (read: new-to-the-times) playback system. In 1989 Wurlitzer introduces a compact-disc jukebox, allowing for a major upgrade in sound clarity. In 1998 TouchTunes introduces an internet-enabled digital jukebox in North American bars and restaurants. Other players in the digital interactive media sphere such as eCast spring up as well. In 2001 Apple launched the very first iPod. In its height of popularity in…

“Don't ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach is not quitting. If you quit you will regret it forever.”(Top 7 Quotes). This quote said by Rudy Ruettiger explains how you should never give up on your dream. Shawn Grim and Rudy Ruettiger both know this too well. Rudy Ruettiger was a kid who had a dream to play football for Notre Dame, At the same time. Grim lives in a small town in the Appalachian Mountains and his dream was to go to college and graduate.…

appear more accurate to viewers than the show’s guests. The show opens with dramatic music while red and blue graphics swirling the screen. Todd’s voice introduces the main topics and the show’s guests for that morning. This specific episode that aired October 02, 2016 is titled “A Question of Character.” As the music plays Todd begins “Trump’s Terrible Week. A rough debate, three AM tweets, and an obsession with a 1996 Miss Universe.” Audio of Trump remarking on the former beauty queen’s…

profits and they sold $3.1 billion of OxyContin in 2010. Predictably, Purdue Pharma received such a mild penalty seemingly due to political connections. As a private defense attorney, they hired Mary Jo White who developed a notable hard-nosed reputation for prosecuting drug crimes as the former U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. In addition, Purdue Pharma hired Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, to handle damage control with the DEA. Giuliani reportedly received several million…

Every president needs a cabinet to meet with on a regular basis to report departments concerns and discuss issues of importance. A presidential cabinet is a group of officers of the executive branch of the federal government. And Donald Trump is planning to stock his Cabinet with a group of ex-presidential candidates and businesspeople who are personally loyal to him. Trumps possible cabinet member appointments are looking old, white, and male. Many of which are qualified to fill their roles in…