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This memorandum is intended to give a broad overview of the federal trademark registration process. The entire process will usually take around one to two years from the initial filing to receiving the federal trademark. This timetable is affected by a plethora of factors such as possible objections from the USPTO or third parties and the number of applications filed before that are still in the process. Usually the following steps are included in the process: Searching and clearance, Preparing…

Thomas Hardy is a name well known when it comes to classic literature. Some of his most notable works may include Jude the Obscure, The Return of the Native, The Woodlanders, Wessex Poems, and Under the Greenwood Tree. Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840 in Bockhampton, England, where he grew up in an isolated cottage with his family. He was the oldest of four children and a hard worker, but was often found to be sick. His father was a stonemason and builder while his mother was well-educated…

villain because of his ruthless actions of violence toward many of the characters in the show. Through these actions, Tywin has become the most powerful and feared man in all of Westeros. In Chuck Klosterman’s essay, “Villains Who Are Not Villains,” and Tess Collins’ article, “The Sympathetic Villain,” they argue that a villain can never be truly looked…

Raymond Carver is a popular American short story writer. Carver’s short stories consisted in a collection that all connect in one way or another. For example, in the collection, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? , all of the short stories are a continuation of the previous short story. Raymond Carver writes each story in a way that they all relate with a twist. He makes his readers think and figure out the hidden clues in each story. Carver’s main subject in majority of his work focused on…

In Playing in the Dark, Toni Morrison addresses the recurring themes and faults of racial portrayal in American literature. A substantial amount of this analysis has to do with the concept of the racial imaginary and racial canon. Using specific examples from ‘classic’ American authors, the author breaks apart the underpinnings of allegories around race. Morrison asserts that a contributing part of racism is poor portrayals of people of color in literature. This literary criticism crafts complex…

The midriff: A false sense of empowerment Women are constantly sexualised around the world, especially in Western societies today (Gill, 2009). Specifically, women have been struggling to transition from being sexually objectified, being presented as submissive objects of an assumed male gaze and having no bodily autonomy, to becoming sexual subjects, who make a choice to own their sexuality, and present themselves as such (Gill, 2008; Gill, 2009). One claimed step towards female sexual…

Randall Pearson is a fictional character from the show This Is Us on NBC. The show takes place in current day when Randal is 36 years-old, but with the use of flashbacks, we learn a lot about his life growing up. Randall was born on August 31st, 1980 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to a heroin-addicted father and a mother that died during childbirth. Knowing that he was not fit to raise a child, Randall’s biological father, William, left Randall outside the local Fire Station. Randall was later…

They are excluded from taken part in everyday opportunities and experiences shared by their peers in school because of their poverty. Tess Ridge (2004) states that from her recent research examining poverty from a Childs perspective that children living in households receiving low income means tested benefits having different experiences at school to their non benefit…

Bernie Sanders is now a popular candidate for the Presidency and many are now saying he has a chance to win the Democratic Nominee. However, when he first announced his candidacy, one of his biggest obstacles was getting Americans to be familiar with Sanders and to get them to support his campaign. When Sanders announced his candidacy back in May, his purpose was simply trying to persuade the typical American to support his campaign. Sanders utilizes ethos, pathos, and logos in his announcement…

The Book Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic was published on October 2, 2012. The book is about 195 pages long. It was written by Mel and Patricia Ziegler, the founders of Banana Republic. Within each chapter, Mel and Patricia’s voices are alternated, each telling the story from their own perspective. The tone of the book is honest, funny, and personal. The story is a biography which recounts the seemingly impossible startup of Banana Republic. The book discusses managing and…