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flying. Once of the plane in South Carolina you are herded like cattle to a holding area were you wait forever with hundreds of other people. In waves you board a bus which will talk you from the airport to Fort Jackson. I remember the moment we got on Fort Jackson and the bus came to a stop, I looked out the window and saw the Drill Instructors (DI) standing there feet shoulder width apart, arms bent at the elbow at a 45o angle with hands overlapping behind them. This large figure emerges…

into a terrifying test of survival after Salvador Alvarenga becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines of the fiberglass craft. No cabin or roof. Just a 25-foot-long narrow, canoe-shaped boat designed to carve up the waves like a huge surfboard, agile and fast, with the engine mounted on the back. Alvarenga was a 37-year-old Salvadoran fisherman living and working in Mexico. A heavy drinker quick to pick up the tab, he had no family tying him down—his…

I am taking away from the sociology program, the importance of standing up against discrimination and to make others aware of their actions. Secondly, I am taking away the importance of diversity. As a result of making many friends different than myself here at Kutztown, I was able to learn in depth about other cultures…

that they expected would slid down their bodies at any second. The king hopped out of his carriage and left it behind a small shack right behind the tavern. The guards and king walked into the tavern pretending they didn't know who the group of men standing outside were. Emma emerged from behind the tavern and walked over to Patrick. The pirate ran to her and lifted her to the sky as if he was trying to return an angel to heaven. Patrick carefully put the princess back on the ground took her…

Florida Southern, my admissions counselor was extremely patient and helpful. Now, as a student I work in Admissions as a Southern Ambassador. While giving tours, I have noticed what a small and great community Florida Southern is; current students wave at us on a tour showing how friendly our campus is, professors smile at us showing their excitement in seeing potential new students. Whether you are involved in greek life or you are a member of other organizations and clubs, you can always leave…

America between the Whites and African Americans. In this time there were social and economical issues in what was called the Jim Crow era in the 1960s. At the time African Americans were fighting for physical labor and social rights on an equal standing as White Americans. The cold war had reopened closed wounds as the different regions began to gradually desegregate. In the novel, Alas Babylon, Fort Repose is put under stressful circumstance as they are put to the test for survival.…

The theme of death is represented in similar ways throughout the six poems. In ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua Achebe, death is shown through the children’s life and the death of the relationship the mother has with the child. The poem ‘Havisham’ is filled with hatred and ‘War Photographer’ is about the death of thousands in a war and the narrator broadcasting these events in the newspaper. ‘Anne Hathaway’ is a contrasting poem and shows a positive attitude towards death, in comparison,…

From the waves across his chest to the circular detailing on the lotus Vishnu is standing on, the whole piece implies motion. It is difficult to find a straight line anywhere in this carving. Virtually every space on this piece is filled with detail that invites a feeling of motion. Even the spaces…

The Memoir of Andrew John McRae Vukelich’s life This is a memoir about me Jack Vukelich. I’ll be talking about a couple life experiences and how they changed my life all together or at least my outlook on life as well as the things in it. The main experience I'll talk about is the most recent when I went to a church camp in northern Minnesota. The first experience I'm writing about is one of my most recent. So over the past summer I was able to go to tentmakers. Tent makers is a…

is El Salvador. Even though some have marked El Salvador as a dangerous place, its beautiful people, and land makes it a wonderful country. Drops of sweat rolling down the face after an instantaneous heat wave is what you can expect after stepping out of the airport. A crowd of people standing right outside the airport screaming and waiting for their relatives who are coming to visit. A land that is rich in…