The Terrace

Robert Wittenberg sat at the kitchen table in his lakeside condominium apartment, sorting through his mail which had accumulated over the last seven days while he was in Las Vegas. Aside from the standard bills that came every month, there was an assortment of junk mail which he culled from the pile and deposited in the wastepaper basket. He almost threw it away along with the rest of his junk mail,, but on closer examination, he decided that the letter didn't look like most junk mail that…

Throughout the Victorian Age, an expectation was placed on women to fulfill their domesticity role. Though a Victorian woman was to remain in the home, she could express herself through singing, weaving, and other artistic outlets. As Greenblatt expresses, “Victorian society was preoccupied not only with legal and economic limitations on women’s lives, but with the very nature of woman” (1957). Furthermore, society expected women to remain obedient, while appearing inferior to their husbands,…

¨We know what we are, but not what we may be”: the future of society remains a constant area of speculation among literature. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World explores this territory, presenting to readers a future in which society is profoundly changed by advancements in technology. Written amidst the global financial depression of the 1930s, it provides a chilling prediction of a possible future to come. Nearly every facet of life, from birth to death, is controlled by the World State, an all…

TITLE Stay All-Inclusive At El Mouradi Club Selima Hotel, Tunisia LEAD PARAGRAPH Part of the Tunisian hotel chain El Mouradi Hotels, Club Selima Hotel is located in pretty Port El Kantaoui and close to the historical town of Sousse. With close proximity to a gorgeous sandy beach, lots of onsite activities to enjoy, superb facilities and amenities, and easy access to many historical and cultural attractions, Club Selima Hotel is a great place to enjoy top Tunisian hospitality, relaxation, and a…

knickknacks. When the stage was finally exposed and the screen was lifted inviting the audience in, I felt that I was transported into the 2013 movie version of The Great Gatsby. There were champagne bottles displayed on beautiful golden trays, a garden terrace overlooking the stage floor, and iconic depictions of the descriptions from the book, such as the billboard of the eyes, and the letter Jay Gatsby gives to Daisy. The show kicked off with a performance of the Charleston dance by some the…

Lawrence Halprin Lawrence Halprin was an influential landscape architect. His projects have many values to become benchmarks in the development of modern landscape architecture. For example, the most his favorite design is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington D.C which set a new standard for the public’s involvement. The plazas and grand fountains in Portland, Oregon are a joyful participation in public open spaces. Moreover, he also wrote many lectures and books, such as the Sea…

Relationships can be difficult to both initiate and maintain, as demonstrated by the characters of Junot Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” and Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies.” In each story, the characters find that there are multiple struggles to overcome in order to begin and preserve a well functioning relationship. However, the obstacles that hinder the success of these relationships differ for each character. In Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl,…

Cultural Awareness in Dominican Republic Maximo Moises Vincente Mejia Advanced Leaders Course 13J Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, etc. Culture has become key in our interconnected world, which is made up of so many ethnically diverse societies, but also riddled by conflicts associated with ethnicity, religion, and ethical beliefs. Culture is not fixed, it will always be…

Water scarcity is main issue for Australia especially for Perth metropolitan area. Currently, Perth water need is served by the Water Corporation of WA. 39 % of water source come from desalination while the rest come from ground and surface water. Most water allocation go to residential consumer with around 70 % of water consumption (Water-Corporation 2015). The proposal development plan in design guidelines and detail area plan in section environmental checklist is mention about mandatory for…

parents of the girls in HDBG appear naive and unaware that their daughters are going to Yunior’s apartment to potentially have sex. The parents seem more interested in their daughter’s safety and how Yunior presents himself. Since Yunior lives in the Terrace, which is equivalent to the ghetto, it is expected that he is of a low economic class and most likely Black or Hispanic, yet Yunior goes to great lengths to hide elements of his…