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abuse. When Holden’s roommate, Stradlater, comes back from a date with his friend, Jane, Holden questions him about what they did. When Stradlater refuses to give him an answer, Holden tries “to sock him, with all [his] might, right smack in the toothbrush” (Salinger 43). Holden is a violent kid who tries to hurt Stradlater when he will not give details about his date with Jane. His violent tendencies are spurred by his parents’ emotional neglect. In her essay “Holden’s Lousy Childhood: Poor…

The Pole that Split a Friendship Jacob might have been a very superstitious person who had weird habits, but it didn’t change the fact that he was my best friend. We did everything together from the minute we met, most people found his superstitious ways weird, but I had grown to like them. As the ambulance carried him away I was in tears knowing that our friendship was over, and the only thing I could blame was that pole. May came in full heat with soaking temperatures, and the only thing on…

This essay aims to discuss a patient case scenario based on the information provided as well as existing literature on oral health. Ben, a 15-year-old adolescent patient, presented at the AIH clinic for the first time for an oral examination. He mentions having pain in certain areas while eating sweets, and he also states that he has not visited an Oral Health Practitioner in 3 years. A good starting point for assessing and managing individual patients’ situation is by obtaining a good medical…

Campfire Cookbook Review Camping is a wonderful past time. Fresh air, nature, sunshine, and nights around the fire are something everyone should try to experience. Whatever the images are that leap to mind when camping is mentioned, the one question we all ask is: “What are we going to eat?” While you can get by with GORP, trail mix, and “hot dog on a stick”; I say, “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?” If it is all you have, absolutely, eat it. Then find civilization, because you aren't going to last…

Sugar is a story full of money, work, and lost lives. The story begins in 326 B.C. with Nearchus, a captain in the army of Alexander the Great, that stumbles upon the "sweet reed". Sugar cane originated in New Guinea in 9000-8000 B.C., but Nearchus is recognized as the first person to discover sugar cane. From New Guinea, sugar spread to North India (1000-500 B.C.), China (200 A.D.), Persia- Judi Shapur (500 A.D.), Egypt (700 A.D.), and Hawaii (1100 A.D). In the 600s, people did not know what…

Reading is an escape and a chance to live through a multitude of perspectives, scenarios and emotions. Finishing a book is a bittersweet moment. You’ve finished that adventure and have to struggle to find the next one immediately. I chase that feeling of being swept away in a waltz like Anna Karenina and being lost in a world that I could not possibly ever live. It’s that escape into my reverie that hooks me. As I read about people's lives I tried to model my behavior after their experiences. I…

Within the prison system, many different nuances should be understood and should be correctly represented in mass media culture, specifically about the female prison system. Through reviewing critical readings of female prison systems in addition to carefully analyzing three consecutive episodes of Orange Is The New Black, looking at the ordeals of an inmate that couldn’t fit in, to finding herself being protected by a clique of neutral inmates, the necessity of food as it brings social…

Hi, I’m Anna and I’m a senior at Joliet West who has a lot of friends, I have good grades on my transcript- mostly all As and Bs (I got a C like two or three times, never Ds or Fs), I been on the honor roll and high honor lists, I participated in a lot of extracurricular activities at Joliet West High School- I was in Choir, Speech Team, Chess Team, Scholastic Bowl, Leo club, and Key club, and my future plans after high school involve me going to Joliet Junior College for two years where I am…

Nervous Conditions and Upsetting Illnesses Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novel Nervous Conditions focuses on many difficulties the indigenous people of Rhodesia faced in the 1960s. English colonization resulted in a radical shift within the local education systems. Rather than learn about their own history, local children were taught about the greatness of Western culture. Due to this educational shift, Rhodesian children struggled to understand their identity amongst the old traditional ways of their…

Homework Questions Please include questions and answers for this week’s discussion post. Reminder: COMPLETE responses required (2-3 sentences minimum). As always, bold questions and respond in plain text underneath. 1. Write one paragraph of things you thought was the most helpful from the IU Money Smarts presentation. Be sure to provide DETAILS and CLARITY. (If you were absent, please write “I was absent”.) The most helpful thing from the IU Money Smarts presentation is that I know there is…