Totem pole

By definition, Benedict Arnold is a traitor. One of the most dramatic characters in history, The Notorious Benedict Arnold and Arnold’s letter to a British officer, John André, about selling West Point both contribute to the story of Arnold’s cowardly transferring from American to British forces. Clearly, his motivations were his lack of appreciation by other militants and need for a lavish lifestyle. Even though Benedict Arnold won over critical battlegrounds and contributed to the…

experiences as an Asian American through these lyrics, expressing the importance of maintaining his Asian American identity through words and language. Additionally, a line says: “In walks an old soul / A First Nation native, cat’s chiseled like a totem pole / No words, as he stands and looks over us / He gets off and says, ‘Have a good day, you foreigners.’” In this line, the artists incorporate the point of view of other minority groups other than their own…

It seems as though Generation Y has the idea that going to college and getting a degree will set them up with a high paying job doing what they dreamed of doing, when in fact, in most cases they still are having to start at the bottom of the totem pole not doing what they planned on doing in the career field they chose. This can discourage many of the generation y to accept a better paying job in the field they did not go to college for. Therefore Generation Y are staying at home with their…

“A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.” Gloria Steinem is an active feminist that shares her thoughts on a daily blog, trying to empower the youth. Gender equality has created segregation in the workplace due to positions being delegated unfairly, wages being formed without work ethic involved, and stereotypes within the home. There is an unofficially barrier, called the ‘Glass-Ceiling’, that females have to break through…

An individual's environment affects choices made. Nature and Nurture are both two leading backgrounds that determine the way people may act and think. The environment around us alters the way people live their everyday life. Parental quality is very influential to one's life. While Baldwin uses a friend to portray how his character made negative choices, Mason uses family to show how his character changes, lastly O’Connor uses society to grasp how an individual can change based on his…

Those who work in the school district are often stereotyped for being rude and only are showing up to work to get paid. A stereotype is an image or an idea of a type of person or thing. It may also be based on a certain way of an individual's behavior as a group or whole. Misconceptions are also a view of as an opinion that may not be true. It is based on a false impression or misunderstanding of something or someone. Women that work in the school district are viewed as typically being the…

embody the spectrum of personalities, however the only way the feminine perspective (homosexual or otherwise) is represented is through Bernard’s comment about how Emory, the most effeminate man is the one referred to being “at the bottom of the Totem pole.” In fact, he is the only one of the play that was physically assaulted. This shows that queer history mirrors heterosexual…

A court house is where a lot legal issues are resolved or deferred to another court or a higher authority. However, the individuals who make up the court range from a clerk all way to a judge. These individuals all have different jobs in which make the court run smoothly. With the court system everything needs to be organized and have a systematic approach. In this paper I will be discussing an individual who works with the Middlesex County Superior Court in the Civil Law Division, her title is…

“The truth does not cost anything, but a lie could cost you everything”. In the book Nothing but the Truth, Philip and the english teacher Miss. Narwin have issues with their relationship, which will lead to many problems. Based on their actions, Philip, Ted Griffin, and Philips parents are to blame for the end of the story of Nothing but the Truth. Philip Malloy is a freshmen at Harrison High and plans on running track this year, Philip has many friends and even a crush named Allison, his life…

in a society. Our “primitive” instincts are present in society in different forms but because we have to push those feelings back to live, they get turned into other things. Mostly, these feelings get converted into the desire to move up on the totem pole. The only feeling that can override all of these repressions is a sexual feeling. He believed that these feelings were backed by a cause, not just a defect in the brain. There was always an explanation to a behavior for him—which is pretty…