The Bedroom Window

The photo “Five Cents Lodging,” Bayard Street, shows the image of a small area akin to a confined space with beds stacked in decks (Riis 1889). The bed has people sleeping on it, which doubles up as an indication of being a lodge. The fact that people are sharing beds leads to the interpretation that it is a place offering cheap or low-cost accommodation. Approximately three boards can be seen clearly with each having two occupants. The people use the bedding to cover themselves and as such,…

Pearl House dons a hipped roof with four dormers, which hides the third story. There are windows on the first two stories. There are six two-over-two double hung…

squares. The long and narrow path led up to a strong yet aged wooden door that stood at the foot of the house. The house held nine people, three cats, and many tribulations to come. At first glance the house might’ve seemed ordinary; it had five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a laundry room, living room, kitchen etc. Everything had its place and looked like a cohesive decorated house except for one thing… the tiles. It seemed as though every room had a thousand different patterned tiles or type of…

Windward Commons is the newest residence hall at Armstrong State University. Windward is a fairly nice institution with a relaxed feel for the students from the smiles of the people working behind the desk to the different “chill spots” for students to have entertainment or to just simply study. The vivid signs that cluster the walls inform the students about what’s going on throughout campus. The student’s personal dorm rooms are nice and spacious, whereas, most rooms are tiny and cramped.…

Context: My husband and I are arguing about his yelling at our children, to go to their rooms and be quiet, when he was trying to complete a test for one of his online classes. Interaction: Last week, my husband was taking a mid-term for one of his classes and our four children were running around the house playing a game of hide and go seek. Normally, when he sits down to work on his school work, he puts on his headphones and listens to music. This helps him concentrate and stay focused in our…

low PSF condo in Holland? As a family that is just starting out their life together or a family that is just moving into Singapore, you have to wonder if purchasing a condo that has several bedrooms and a very large living space is truly necessary. Do you really need that large corner condo with three bedrooms, two baths, and a full dining area? A low PSF condo…

school I switched from Arlington to Millbrook twice. Making it hard at some point to hold down sincere friendships. Eighth grade my mother and I were at eachothers throats. She ended up moving again, this time it was a two bedroom apartment. Thank god we were granted another bedroom, where would I go to get away from her badgering? The moving continued until I settled in my Dad and attended…

iii. Make the sector more lovely, start with harmonizing your house and make for yourself a tantric place. iv. Be more aware, start with everyday by being conscious of your respiration. v. Take obligation for your own existence, your moves and your emotions. Take responsibility in your life. Avoid blaming people for your doings or actions. vi. Experience accuracy usually by feeling better. Perceive how you feel. Then receive or accept how you sense. If you want, cross for happiness and trade…

Minibars: A mini-fridge-bar is a small, private refrigerator placed in hotel room to contain alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. It is found in high-priced hotel rooms. Its size varies but mostly it is not more than 5.5 cubic feet. The room's guests can take an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage or snack at any time during their stay and they pay bill of these items after they leave the hotel. The bar is loaded mostly with small bottles of alcoholic beverages, juice, and soft drinks. It also…

One example of the postmodernist technique of intertextuality is on page 79, when Estha is playing on the bed at Mammachi and Pappachi’s house. The book says the Estha at night would wrap bed sheets around himself and pretend to be Julius Caesar and say “Et tu, Brute”. This shows that the children have an understanding and comprehend the idea of betrayment, Estha goes to show he understands it in the next couple paragraphs but more specifically when Kochu Maria tells him to go play on the…