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stability of someone on a razors edge. This shows the behavior of her husband as insane or psychotic.Similarly, Jorden uses metaphors to express the damage caused by the cycle of violence. One line states “ Today’s Valentines day homie I wanna be Cupid/Slugs replace arrows”(48-49) Jordan metaphorically compares his shooter persona to that of Cupid and replaces the arrows with shotgun shells. This metaphor compares an innocent holiday to a graphic and negative object. The use of metaphors to…

Cornell’s Johnson Museum has been blessed with a collection of a rarer variety. The “From the Dark Sea” exhibit displays a handful of glass invertebrate models created by the celebrated Blaschka family. The creative side of the Blaschka family consisted of Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolf. In the 19th and early 20th century, the pair produced blown glass replica of various marine life which they sold to museum and universities around the world. Cornell is one of a few academic institutions…

included his fears of nuclear war, the catholic church and his own love life. He was a whole car specialist in the " wild style" of subway car graffiti and part of the Fabulous 5, one of the most respected writing crews, along with DOC, MONO, Dirty Slug and SLAVE. Together they painted the first whole train to ever run in traffic. Hi first work that was both legal and aboveground, "The Lion's Den", was created on a school wall with the principal's permission in 1980 while the artist was still…

The long June nightfall blurred into night. Dublin lay wrapped in haziness yet for the diminish light of the moon that shone through warm mists, giving a pale light a role as of moving toward sunrise over the avenues and the dull waters of the Liffey. Around the ambushed Four Courts the overwhelming weapons thundered. All over through the city, assault rifles and rifles ended the hush of the night, uncontrollably, similar to pooches yapping on solitary ranches. Republicans and Free Staters were…

For my endangered species project I chose the coluber constrictor foxii also know as the blue racer snake. I chose this endangered animal because there are very few of them and it is a beautiful species. One of the biggest reasons this animal is endangered is because they are a very docile snake that would rather flee then flight. There are many organizations trying to save this species and others like it. https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/556687203910425502/?lp=true The…

school a tiny, easily overlooked girl with maybe two friends on a good day and almost no hobbies. My routine of attending school, going home, doing my work, and going to sleep simply wasn’t cutting it. With the reaction time close to that of a garden slug and the coordination of a newborn giraffe, it was clear to me that taking up a sport would only end in my own mortification and probable injury. However, after a bit of research, I found the perfect option: cross country. No contact,…

The book, Coral Reefs, by Simon Rose, presents that categories of coral reefs, what coral reefs are home to, and the dangers that they may face. Coral reefs are made up of coral polyps that attach and multiply to a limestone skeleton called a calicle. Coral reefs are categorized in three ways, which is by their type. 1. Fringed reef, 2. Barrier reef, 3. Atolls. The fringed reef either borderers the shore near a lagoon, or it will be directly attached, next is the barrier reef. The barrier reef,…

Michael Brown is dead. Eighteen years of age, a young fellow gunned down—not simply shot–by police in his neighborhood in Ferguson, Missouri. Cocoa's experience acquires worldwide consideration not on the grounds that he is dead, but rather on account of supported shock, first by his lamenting family, then over video accessible from onlookers, then by individuals in his group denied answers, then by stunned nationals around the district. Extrajudicial killing of Black Americans, particularly our…

I had the opportunity to attend the exploring European preschools forum last week and identified many insights, while making connections from what I have learned in class. Several professors went on a trip to study early childhood education in Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany. They went on this journey to find out and explore some of the best practices for children in preschool. The main topic I noticed in this forum was empowerment. In Denmark the preschool was extremely nature based.…

NIKE'S INTERNAL ANALYSIS introduction: NIKE, Inc. is the biggest vender of athletic footwear and clothing on the planet. It utilizes more than 33,000 individuals, globally. Nike offers items in more than 180 nations around the globe; it reported incomes of $19.2 billion for the financial year closure May 31, 2009. Nike plans and offers items in three primary product offerings; footwear, attire and gear. The items are produced in roughly 600 contracted manufacturing plants in 46 nation…