Sailboat

own loans and living expenses. Now she can quit her job(s) and rely on her savings as well from her returns from the investments she made earlier on her life. e) Travel the world in a sailboat. After retiring, the next stage is the sweet spot of leisure time and enjoying the life traveling the world in a sailboat. At this Timely stage in her life, Alice can rely on her savings as well from her investments returns to enjoy trips and explore the world as she always planned let’s say by the…

she has been cynical towards the trip and not marveled at the toys with the other children. However, when she see that the sailboat costs one thousand one hundred ninety-five dollars she says “unbelievable, I hear myself say and am really stunned. (277)” Not only is the price higher than anything she has seen, but the fact that it is a sailboat resonates with her more. A sailboat is something that she has played with her whole childhood and she only spent about fifty cents on it, so she cannot…

can gauge how successful the outcome could be or what needs adjusted for future success. Alice has the goals to pay off student loan debts, buy a house and save for children's education, accumulate assets, retire, and travel round the world in a sailboat. All her goals sound great and are in the right direction, but to see if these goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely needs further evaluation. The first step in evaluating the S.M.A.R.T approach is the "specific"…

a warm blanket. The smell of saltwater lingered in the air, and the turquoise waters with the sun sparkling on the surface caught my eye. Looking towards the sandy-pink beach small sailboats…

On Happiness I: Kant’s view of the Concept (or Idea) of Happiness In this section, through an analysis of Kant’s Groundwork, Critique of Practical Reason, and The Metaphysics of Morals, I will demonstrate: (1) The elements of happiness and what happiness is about; (2) The concept of happiness is different for different humans; (3) The principle of happiness is the same for different humans; and (4) Why having the same content and principle of happiness for all humans is not a principle of the…

In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson”, marxism can be seen when the children enter the most expensive toy store called, F.A.O Schwarz, where children who have to experience the economical life the hard way. With Sylvia being the main character from the way she speaks in the story, the children face conspicuous consumption, imperialism, and the American dream. The clearest indication of conspicuous consumption in the short story is when the children notice a woman wearing a fur coat in…

In the short story of “The Lesson” (1972) written by, Toni Cade Bambara a writer, teacher, editor, social activist, community organizer, and "product of the nineteen-sixties spirit" was born in 1939 and died of colon cancer in 1995” (Casmier). Bambara herself would have learned growing up during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City 's Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant communities. (Heller)Sylvia gives a sassy narration from a twelve year old on a learning experience that Miss Moore took a few kids…

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is far more than just an uplifting story of a lower class little girl, out of her element in an overpriced, high-class toy store; it is a social commentary. "The Lesson" is a story about a young African-American girl's struggle with her increasing awareness of class inequality and discrimination. Her teacher, Miss Moore, introduces the facts of social inequality to a very inattentive lower class. Sylvia is the most cynical; the other children in her class see…

those days. He started out by working with his father, but by the age of 16, he bought his first small ferry boat with the $100 his father lent to him. He used the money to buy a small sailboat because in his early days, as his father’s worker, his interest for the shipping industry aroused him. Using the sailboat he purchased, Vanderbilt started his own…

the water with only a glance. When I mention that I am a sailor to my friends, their minds usually conjure up images of boats cruising around on a relaxing Sunday afternoon in the bay for a few hours. In my case, I have been competitively racing sailboats all over the world for over eight years of my life. Sailing is a sport that has given me maturity and independence beyond my years.…