Sailboat

could ever dream of having the money to buy. Sylvia's anger comes out in her speech. While the children are all looking at a toy sailboat that costs $1195.00, Sylvia says to herself, "I don't really want to listen to this stupid woman." Sylvia is angry because Miss Moore has shown her that she is living in a poor situation. She knows she could never afford this sailboat and it makes her angry. It makes her even angrier that Miss Moore has brought them all to this place on a beautiful summer…

On August 17th, 2012 my father age 61 committed suicide. No one could have prepared me for the devastating news. My father who had been my protector, provider, teacher and super hero had used a shotgun to take his own life. Throughout the ensuring weeks, my mind raced with unanswerable questions. Why had he committed suicide? How could he have chosen to leave my brothers and I? Could I have intervened and saved him? How could I, his daughter, have not seen that he was suffering? As the days…

How about a “tall ship” sailboat? A group cruise on a tour boat? A wine or dinner cruise? Even your neighbor’s Boston Whaler, packed with kids? Google the options or ask your new neighbors, co-workers or friends for cruising suggestions. Someone in your new community might be a…

a second job that will help in reducing her debts in lets say 10 years time as well as save more to accumulate assets through long term investments that will help her after retirement and pay for her dream trip of traveling around the world in a sailboat. Measurable: Her goals are measurable in the sense that, with her financial statement and a table of monthly expenditure, Alice knows how much she makes after tax, knows her budget…

Greek Philosopher, Aristotle divided methods of persuasion into three categories: emotional, ethical, and logical. These appeals have been used for ages and are still used today. Antigone, a play written by Sophocles in Ancient Greece is an example of the use of the appeals. Antigone, Creon and Haimon used Aristotle’s Greek appeals to persuade individuals. Antigone primarily uses an emotional appeal to try to provoke the feeling of guilt in others to persuade them into helping her. Antigone…

Last week, the Module Two discussion prompt asked students to post their own topic and working thesis for a narrative essay after working through the learning resource guidelines on choosing an appropriate topic and working thesis statement. I posted my chosen topic and working thesis on the Blackboard classroom discussion board together with a short paragraph that set the scene for the event that I hoped to describe in my narrative essay. The feedback I received from my instructor and fellow…

The Truman Show focuses on Truman Burbank, a man who was adopted by a TV company after his birth. He lives in a large TV set, unknowingly filmed at every moment in a live broadcast to the public. Living in a world of lies, Truman begins to discover the truth of his life and acts upon it. Christof, the director of the TV show, controls Burbanks’ life.His main goal is to get the TV show to be a success, however, by doing so he neglects all ethical guidelines to an experiment but particularly the…

If you live in one of the Southern states, where would you spend your vacation? Chances are, on or along the Gulf of Mexico! Whether it’s jetskiing, boat riding, swimming, fishing, beachcombing, suntanning, or catching a gorgeous sunset, you’re sure to have a good time. Aside from the beauty, beaches, and fun that lures locals and tourist, the Seafood Industry and weather are also popular draws. In my opinion, seafood here, is one of the best things about being on the coast! This is why Biloxi…

Education and Democracy are supposed to go hand and hand. Democracy being the root of equality in everything especially education that helps us move forward in the world. Adrienne Rich’s "Claiming an Education", Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson", and John Dewey’s from "Experience and Education" challenge that idea based on what actually happens in the world of education by voicing issues, giving evidence of how that is not being displayed and produces unequal relations of power.…

off and they do not have any basic knowledge that there is such place outside her neighborhood. According to the text Sylvia mentions that “Handcrafted sailboat of fiberglass at one thousand one hundred ninety-five dollars. Unbelievable” (pg307). This means the expensiveness of the toy which makes Sylvia feel shock. In fact, Sylvia says “My sailboat cost me about fifty cents” (pg.307). Sylvia reflects in her own situation and realize she was at a disadvantage living level of the social class.…