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All throughout Catcher in the Rye, the author, J.D. Salinger,uses symbolism to show some kind of quality about Holden. So far, there are three things that truly symbolize Holden. His red hunting hat, the ducks in Central Park, and Allie’s baseball mitt. Each one of these objects are important to him one way or another. His red hat could be used as a shield, to hide himself or protect himself. When he comes to New York, he asks about the ducks, that could represent his life. Finally, Allie’s…

A lawsuit has been filed against 2 biological supply companies, claiming that they sold fetal tissues acquired between the time-frame of 2009-2015 from planned parenthood at extremely expensive prices around the world which is against the law. The biological companies claim that the allegations of overpricing dead fetal tissues extracted from aborted babies held against them are just “accounting issues”. The 2 companies has charged as much as $700 a vial for fetal tissue that only costed them…

Nancy Salzman grew up in Canada where she was born. He is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States. She attended the University of Ottowa Medical School in Canada and graduated from there. She attended McGill University where she completed her post-graduate education in the medical field. Dr. Salzman worked at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda and at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace and Monaco. Nancy Salzman is an expert in her medical field of travel medicine. She…

parents were separated when he was only fourteen, he grew up with his siblings in their maternal grandparents' cattle ranch. In 1980, he graduated from Columbia High School in Burbank, winning the award for "Most Wittiest" in the process. Some regard this award as the catalyst for his nascent interest in writing. In 1986, he graduated from the University of Oregon then got a BA in Journalism and started working as a journalist for a local paper. In the 90s, he began to write fiction at Tom…

The partnership between the UBC Robson Square and the Delta Vancouver Suites will bring each other a variety of benefits. First of all, the UBC Robson Square will experience a better service of the conference rooms provided by Delta Vancouver Suites. Most of the conference rooms from the UBC Robson Square are unique theatre spaces and medium-sized classrooms. (Please see Appendix D for more details). However, they don’t really have lots of spaces for medium-sized meeting rooms. Fortunately,…

Johnson received powerful knowledge on how to become a well balanced black man and a civil rights lawyer. Johnson is another perfect example of a black man that didn’t accept the stereotypes and received a higher education. After graduating from Columbia Law Johnson became a defense department attorney, Air Force attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, and is now the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Jeh Johnson is at the forefront of black excellence, he personifies an educated black…

When I think of Columbia, I think of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse because, just as Siddhartha experiences extremes before understanding the whole of existence, Columbians have their knowledge stretched between two polar opposites before realizing themselves. When I embarked upon reading Gateway to the Great Books, I learned that it was just the prelude of a project started in Columbia. However, unlike most schools with a strong humanities department, it’s also excellent in STEM subjects. In fact…

the book that changed my personality forever. The book “Street Smarts” by Jim Rogers dramatically reshaped my thinking. It also further developed my passion in finance. Jim told in his book his story of how he went from rural Alabama to the Yale University for full scholarship and how the Ivy League education contributed to his success in the financial services industry. The book taught me the importance and value of diligence,…

Clash of the Paradigms During the 19th century, the three paradigms that were relevant in society were the New York Times, New York Journal and the New York Commercial Advertiser. Although all three paradigms were prominent during the late 1890's one of these three newspapers prevailed and it was the New York Times. There were many reasons why the Times prevailed and the others failed. According to the excerpt, "The Year That defined American Journalism" it quotes, "… the Times offered a…

Major Art history and visual arts 1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less) I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in…