The Mailbox

Fate is an often debated topic. There are many questions that are often asked when talking about fate. There are three questions I will be answering based on Sophie’s World : “Do you believe in Fate?, Is sickness the punishment of the gods?, What forces govern the course of history?” Some other major themes are the purpose of history, Hegel’s view on history, religion,…

by the mailbox for her letter from her romantic interest to finally arrive, but in doing so, she also encounters the sociable mailman. He has romantic feelings toward Edie, and when Edie realizes that “[n]o letter was ever going to come” from Chris, she courted the kindly mailman (197). The mailman, “a local man, ordinary but reliable” and Edie actually ended up happily married (Sutton 2). Although Edie’s husband has the idea that she had gone after him by waiting every day at the mailbox, she…

In Tom Wolfe’s essay, “Digibabble, Fairy Dust, and the Human Anthill,” Wolfe utilizes his knowledge of sociobiology to explain the concepts of “convergence” and the “noosphere”, which are thought to be precursors to the World Wide Web, i.e., the Digital Universe. He found a specific interest in convergence. Wolfe states, “Thanks to technology, ‘the hitherto scattered” species Homo sapiens was being united by a single ‘nervous system for humanity,’ a ‘living membrane…a unified consciousness that…

1. Shred your documents. Don’t toss bank statements and credit card receipts in the trash. Dispose of them using a cross-cut shredder or shredding service. 2. Strengthen your passwords. Use random combinations of letters, numbers and special characters. Create different passwords for each account and change them frequently. 3. Check your credit reports. You’re entitled to one free credit report every year from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus. Request one report every four months…

Spider-Man gets into a fight with doctor octopus but then more of Spider-Man's villains show up. the team is called the sinister six. It’s made up of green goblin hobgoblin venom sandman scorpion kraven the hunter and vulture. Spider-Man knew it would not be an easy fight so he fought them one by one. First he fought green goblin Spider-Man webbed a few buildings and jumped on green goblins hoverboard and propelled it into a building. Spider-Man jumped off quickly to not get injured.then he…

Identity theft has become a prevalent and increasing problem here in the United States. When it comes to identity theft the thief only needs one thing and that'a a Social Security Number, and by having that they can decimate a victim's life and credit. Iidentity theft is described as, a crime in which an imposter obtains some key pieces of the victims personal information to impersonate them. With the information obtain the thief can obtain the thief can obtain credit, merchandise, and many…

Right off the bat, Marci had a rough go of it, learning about Managua. Particularly, the fact that most of the city lacked addresses. Managua was an entire city, known by locations and directions of how to get to any particular point, by referencing another well-known point. These reference points were often as bizarre as referencing a local citizen’s house who had gained some type of odd nickname and reputation. For instance, ‘Dona Abarca’s’ house had once been the local home of the only…

On 9/7/2017 I met with Sgt. Z. Taylor in reference to the special report. Sgt. Taylor was provided with an order of confidentiality memorandum and a request for a written response. Sgt. Taylor told me that on Sunday 8/27/17 Officer Villalpando requested to drive to his house as he wanted to speak to him. On arrival Officer Villalpando advised that he was listed as a suspect in a domestic disturbance. Officer Villalpando explained that he had gone over to a friend’s house where he drank socially.…

The Unexpected Moment What type of accommodation do you prefer while travelling? Do you like to stay in a hotel or resort, or do you prefer to stay in a hostel? Travellers search the accommodation through the Internet and the companies like Airbnb create a new way to let people all over the word share their experience together. Gebbia explains how he started his business on creating Airbnb in Ted Talk. At the beginning of his speech, he shares his first hosting experience with a stranger that…

What Was I Doing I woke up at eight o’clock in the morning like any other day. I got out of the bed and pulled open the curtains to see what a beautiful day it was outside. The sky was crystal blue; the sun was shining, with a slight breeze. I could not have asked for a more perfect day. I went to the kitchen poured a glass of orange juice; and made some bacon, eggs, and toast for breakfast. Before sitting at the table to eat, I opened the window to feel the cool early morning breeze. While…