Scarf

Mexico simply had to cross the border. Because the process of immigration was effortless compared to that of others, thousands of Mexican people journeyed to El Norte, singing a song about success in America, where “your watch is on its chain and your scarf-pin in your tie and your pockets always filled with plenty of silver” (Takaki 293). This song conveys the overall mindset of Mexican immigrants, identical to the other immigrants during this time. Similar to what happened in Japan, the people…

A hush fall’s over the crowd. It’s as if we can feel their presence, even before they had arrived in the room. I’ve heard stories about them – glorious stories about their battles and triumphs. But I’ve never even come remotely close to meeting one of them or even being in the same room as them! I imagine that most people here are in the same boat, everyone’s heard the stories but no one has ever seen it for themselves. But today we would. Today is the day I can finally get to see them. I leaned…

battle. To the right of Lady Liberty is a young boy. His skin is darker than hers and he has short curly hair. He is wearing patched brown pants, a white button up shirt with the collar up and sleeves rolled up to his elbows, a black vest, a white scarf that is no longer wrapped around his neck and is instead just…

Christina DeFiori The chapter Psychics and Scientists begins with a very thoughtful example to explain precognition. We have all had an instance when we thought about a person and then the phone buzzes and it magically appears to be that person. Of course this coincidence seems like a big deal and might even make people say the line, “I must be psychic.” What this chapter points out is a very important argument: You might have been right that one time, but what about the hundreds of times you…

animals live. It is quite simple really: wild animals belong in the wild and caged animals should cease to exist due to reasons such as diet, life expectancy, and behavior. Being an animal in captivity has its pros and cons when it's meal time. Animals scarf down food that is loaded with vitamins and minerals to keep their entire bodies healthy and strong. Employees at the zoo, or wherever it is the animal is being held captive, provide the animals food at certain times throughout the…

“models” which need to confirm to a “look” when hired. Specifically, the “look” was to reflect Abercrombie & Fitch’s style and forbids black clothing and head coverings such as baseball caps. When Ms. Elauf applied for the position she wore a hijab (head scarf). The hijab was not questioned in the interview nor did Ms. Elauf state that she was a practicing Muslim and would continue to wear her hijab daily in accordance to her religious practice. After being interviewed by Heather Cooke, the…

Majority of people consider any type of art to be just a hobby and nothing more. Turning art into a business is considered risky and unstable but, some attempt to make a living out of it and others succeed. Andy Warhol once said "Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art." (Dreishpoon, 2013). A platform that allows creativity and commerce to co-exist and for art to be business and vice versa is Etsy. Etsy…

Polka dots are the pattern of dots. It may be of one colour or different colour ,One size or different size. Earlier it were equal in size and placed at equal distance but as the time and fashion trend change the size, pattern, and colour change accordind to design and forecast. In modern prints polka dots comes in randomely placed commonly seen on children's clothing, toys, and furniture, but they appear in a wide array of contexts. It really comes in formals and used mostly in bath suit…

Driving down the pothole filled road in our dented 2007 red Mercedes. Me and my sister Nk felt every bump, shack and vibration as our father drove us to our new boarding school. It was in the middle of a forest , that literarily was in the middle of jungle. when we reach the gaintic rusted gate. I though back to what my parents said 'that they were going to enroll me in Marist compressive college in Nigeria. Those fleeting second I thought 'what the hell man , you can't do that. I don't want…

Over the centuries, theatre conventions evolved from the highly presentational performances of the Greeks to the extravagance of Elizabethan productions and eventually conglomerated to produce contemporary theatre. The University Playhouse’s performance of Acting: The First Six Lessons expressed this conglomeration of Greek and Elizabethan conventions through elements of presentational theatre, a non-localized set, and a supporting cast that functioned similar to a chorus or ensemble. This…