The Pike

“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized” - Steve Allen. When one looks back to history for guidance in their future, they tend to ask themselves, “What can I do better this time, that I or others failed to accomplish back then?”. This is what the members of the Party asked themselves when they developed the ideology of their new totalitarian government. They developed this ideology as they looked upon the failures of past totalitarian governments and wondered how those failures could…

Elizabeth Rose Horne ENGL 1101 – TR 11 AM Dr. E. Campbell September 9, 2014 Literature Narrative All Things Considered… NPR Influenced me the Most Living the first twelve years of my life in rural, southwestern Arkansas, attending a two-building, k-12 school, playing softball in the marshes of Shilo Parish, Louisiana where the people spoke like Swamp People with more chew than teeth in their mouths, and Texas was the place to shop, surrounded by blood red Right Wings and western twang, it…

Introduction. The United States is the premier superpower in the world. Since World War II the United States technology and capabilities far exceed that of any other country in the world. That distinction bears the weight of making the United States a highly sought after target for other nations who seek to gain information and knowledge about the United States for purposes such as applying that intelligence to their own military operations and capabilities or; worst case scenario, to attempt…

The aegyo that the female celebrities portray to their audience supports the cliché damsel in distress mentality and the need for male protection. The gendered image of females in the media embodies the notion that young women are expected to portray themselves to their male counterparts as fragile and helpless. The aegyo behavior that South Korean popular culture portrays perpetuates the sexualisation of young girls. Groups such as Lovelyz and GFRIEND have music videos—both of which have more…

terrible and in “bloody-minded anger,” and how the women “were a sight to chill the boldest.” (221) When the mob captured Foulon, they stuffed grass into his mouth, hung him from a lamp post and after he died, they beheaded him and put his head on a pike. Dickens reveals the ruthlessness of the townspeople in this chapter after the years of abuse they have dealt…

Seattle, Washington, is the home to Starbucks, a well-known coffee brand that has its origins in Pike Place Market. Currently having over 22,000 stores worldwide, its success stems from its current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Howard Schultz, and his visit to Italy’s espresso bar in 1981 (Company Information). Schultz describes his epiphany that “connect[ing people] who loved coffee did not have to take place only in their homes” that led him to “unlocking the romance and mystery of coffee,…

The Invisible Children foundation was established in 2004 by two filmmakers; Jason Russel and Bobby Bailey. In 2003, the two men journeyed to Uganda with the intentions of exposing a story to the world. The story that would ultimately become the most spoken of subjects in America in addition to the world. Russel and Bailey started the Kony 2012 Movement after being introduced to the vial tragedies in Uganda. A group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony, abducted children…

Monoctonia japonica sp. n. is a specialized parasitoid of P. matsumurai, which is one of the basal species of the genus and even of the tribe Pemphigini (Liu et al. 2014), while M. vesicarii parasitizes phylogenetically younger Pemphigus species (Pike et al. 2007; Liu et al. 2014). In addition to this, M. vesicarii and M. japonica sp. n. represent another example of differentiation of congeneric species between the western and eastern Palaearctic, which is common in Aphidiinae [Aclitus…

Pierre Bourdieu was born on 1 August 1930 in Denguin, France. He attained a degree in philosophy and was also the gold medalist of the National Centre for Scientific Research. Throughout his life, he contributed to various areas of discussions and involvements that include art and culture, education, language and methodology (Grenfell 2012:12-14). Bourdieu was also influenced by Karl Marx and adapted his theories to elaborate further on capital in regards to class divisions. Similar to Marx,…

Boredom again, nothing but boredom. All day long after breakfast we haven’t stopped or do anything. Minnesota is a real boring state, if you think about it. Almost as bad as Nebraska. At least there is some cities and a big lake to drive by. In Nebraska there is nothing but wheat fields flat as a doornail. We have been driving for over ten hours already, and it will still be tomorrow when we cross the Canadian border. What this is all about is the time I made a quick think decision, and almost…