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Ever since I could remember I visited Yosemite every summer, I love the beautiful scenery, different kinds of wildlife, and the soothing rivers. I go with my grandparents and we take the opportunity to ride bikes, take walks, and go to all of the museums that the park offers you. Its an amazing experience and I love going every summer! The first time I visited Yosemite was when I was eight years old. While driving there I was very excited to see the famous Yosemite National Park. The very…

During Steve Jobs speech to the graduating students at Stanford Jobs uses a lot of examples throughout his lifetime and tries to relate as much as possible to the students through stories about his lifetime and how his companies came about. Jobs uses different forms of Ethos, Pathos, and also Logos in his speech to Stanford. The issue is does Jobs fit the criteria to actually be speaking to graduating students about life challenges and his college experience. Here I’m going to go over the rather…

With flyer postings only being allotted two weeks for posting, the campus police department will have to print every two weeks. With campus police available year-around, printing flyers will have to be done 26 times a year. This can become costly for the department; instead of saving by printing a year’s supply and storing them, and a waiver of some or all posting requirements being provided proving the postings to be a university led initiative supported by the University of Houston-Downtown…

Steve Jobs turned out to be very successful even though he wasn’t a college graduate. Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement speech is considered to be very effective and moving, because of his use of his rhetorical devices. Steve Jobs shares three stories of his past to play upon his rhetorical strategies. While speaking to the Stanford graduates who are ready to start a new chapter in their life; Jobs uses love, loss, discovery, death and adversity to persuade them not to give up as they continue…

John Steinbeck's short story "The Chrysanthemums" is about woman named Elisa Allen who feels discouraged with her current life. Her frustrations come from not having any children and from her husband's failure to see her in a romantic, passionate way. The only way she releases the frustration is by tending to her flower garden where she grows stunning chrysanthemums. Steinbeck uses chrysanthemums as symbols of Elisa’s children and her sexuality. The chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa's children. She…

that sets the mood of the story and reflects Elisa. The imagery of the bright direction, what the reality is what is present in the beginning of the novel. As Steinbeck opens up by saying, “The high-grey flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley….” (Steinbeck, 800). This line is a great way to set off the mood and setting of the story from just the…

In June, a father of six was shot dead on a Monday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., a suburb 10 miles north of Chicago. The Evanston police believe that the victim, Ray C. Owens, had also been robbed. There were no witnesses to his killing, and no surveillance footage either. With a killer on the loose and few leads at their disposal, investigators in Cook County, which includes Evanston, were encouraged when they found two smartphones alongside the body of the deceased: an iPhone 6 running on…

In the beginning of the story its described with the fog acing as a lid on the pot of the valley (1061). The description of a closed pot closely mirrors the language Steinbeck uses to describe the life of Elisa as a prison. It’s no wonder Steinbeck would use a valley, which is enclosed on both sides by mountains, in which to place this story. The time of the story constitute the ultimate restraint on Elisa as woman’s right had…

Love is a motivation for people to fight, defend, and mature for. Lucius Apuleius' myth, Cupid and Psyche, tells the story of the strength and determination of the mortal needed to regain a lost love. Francesca Lia Block's modern retelling, Psyche's Dark Night, emphasizes the many issues that affect relationships and explores the pain that accompanies dating. The retelling offers a new look into love and whether or not it is worth all the pain that accompanies it. The updated setting and…

Valley of the Kings: A Sacred Place of Mystery and Exploration Valley of the Kings, said to be the greatest treasure trove ever known, is the home of more than sixty-three tombs and chambers of pharaoh’s and other major royal figures. Built more than three and a half thousand years ago, it has been a concentrated area of archeological and egyptological exploration. It tells the story of not only the pharaohs and nobles laid to rest there, but also the craftsmen who designed, built, and painted…