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A Steampunk Christmas Carol was exhibited on Sunday December 6th, by Pendulum Space. It was a professional show that added a new twist on the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The play incorporated the storyline of the classic “Christmas Carol” with a steampunk twist that referenced Nikola Tesla and portrayed Scrooge as a counting house mogul who also deals in mechanical bits and pieces. The story also incorporates elements of the classic “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley in one of…

Joel Barlow and his Hatred of Napoleon In Joel Barlow’s “Advice to a Raven in Russia”, he makes several points that hint toward his anti-Napoleon agenda. He makes references to the lands Napoleon has ravaged along his path of destruction. Barlow uses a raven as a sort of mascot because a raven can fly over everything and not only see the damage that has been done to the land, but also the people that inhabited these lands. This poem was written in 1812, which was during the time of the ruthless…

“The real truth behind Afghanistan” Spotted hyenas are scavengers that possess great intelligence and the ability to hunt is unfortunately very monstrous. The strategy of these hardy beasts’ hunters to skillfully pick off a weaker member and chase the rest away is their real game to attack and keep dominance. Hyenas are species that are viewed as the most dangerous and that only show up when their prey is in distress. Hyenas is a resemblance of the U.S fragmented government today. Just like…

Plastic Bottles Are Just Big Trouble “50 billion plastic bottles are used each year in America, that’s enough to wrap around the world 190 times,” (Leithman). Even though plastic bottles are popular now, when they were first created in 1947, they were very expensive and not many people bought them. However, in 1960, high-density polyethylene was made and introduced to the public. As the demand for plastic bottles escalated, consumers produced more plastic bottles for cheap, while selling the…

Univ 1001 - Unit 1 - Discussion Forum - Maurice (Rese) Lewis - S111276 - 11/13/2016 Hello classmates and Instructor, My name is Maurice Lewis. I prefer to be called Rese. I hope to complete a Bachelor degree in Computer Science. I work full-time as a (Jr.) Oracle Database Administrator. Before a chronic condition resulted in a career hiatus I was working as a consulting Sr. Oracle Database Administrator specializing in PeopleSoft Human Resources and Financial applications. Since I live in…

If there is one thing that I gathered from the book, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” and the film, “Wasteland”, it’s a sense of hope. Not all poverty is equal, and not all charities are truthful. Especially in, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” the characters show how to be good people despite their situation. In “Wastleland,” without the hope of a future from Tiaõ, none of the artwork or success would have been possible. Although both situations are difficult and many people would sense no…

Contrary to this shark, the next sharks just want to eat, “[the second sharks] had the scent and were excited and in the stupidity of their great hunger they were losing and finding the scent in their excitement… They were hateful sharks, bad smelling, scavengers as well as killers, and when they were hungry they would bite at an oar or the rudder of a boat...they would hit a man in the water, if they were hungry, even if the man had no smell of blood nor of fish slime on him”(107-108). The…

What makes a good teacher is a tenderhearted person who enjoys teaching students and will do anything to help their students. What makes a great teacher is a person who has a passion to teach students and will get down and dirty with their students. A great teacher also knows their teaching philosophy; in which mine is essentialism. All teachers should know their teaching goals for a few reasons. First they need to know who they are before they can teach anyone anything. They also need to know…

With Diary of a Madman, one is presented with an unorthodox storyline. The work mainly consists of a series of diary entries written by an estranged supposed madman. The madman is in disarray as he confronts the reality that many around him including his older brother are cannibals. Notably, woven throughout the work are multiple instances animal imagery, using many different kinds of animals to serve as symbols of a larger framework. For instance, several mentions are made of a dog in the Chao…

Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers focuses on the struggles of Annawadi’s residents as many of them attempt to create a better life for their families. A small slum located near the Mumbai airport, Annawadi highlights the juxtaposition of an Indian underclass and the growing economy of the country around them. While so many of these families, through an expanding global market economy, can see the benefits of globalization and capitalism, the potential upsides of these systems…