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Pot meet kettle.... Whether you are willing to admit it or not I don't really care. I have been known to make a jab or two myself. It's fun, or it can be, to banter back and forth. Not being a huge Steve Spurrier fan myself, I still enjoy his quick wit... Even when it's directed toward my Vols! I have a few friends here and there who cheer for my rivals... Hell, last week I had a weak moment where I was going to feel bad for one of the boy's old teachers (She's an Alabama fan...) if they were…

In the Crucible, Abigail is portrayed as the villian, using her wits and countless lies to deceive the town into thinking that witchcraft is taking place in the small town of salem. Little did she know that she would be the cause of dozens of deaths, all because she was afraid to get in trouble. Her fear drove her to continue on with her fabricated stories, even after her beloved John Procter confronted her. Why Throughout the story abigail is constantly lying, wearing a false persona of a…

her outward appearance before declared her wit and scheming up a plan to get what she wants most, revenge on Malvolio. She has no fear of taking matters into her own hand, and her confidence in her own capability allows her to casually flirt with the dangers of her plan being found out. She may technically be of a slightly lower class than Malvolio, but class means little to her if she feels that she is being improperly treated . Maria is the paragon of wit and guile in this play. She greatly…

To begin with, a hero can be defined in many ways in multiple different cultures. According to Maya Angelou, she believes a hero can be defined as, “...any person really intent on making this a better place for all people”(Maya Angelou.) However, an ancient civilization known as the Greeks have six values one must fulfill to be known as a Greek hero. One person commonly known in Greek mythology is the Son of Laertes, Odysseus. Odysseus’s story was told by Homer and has been carried out for…

Milton’s Paradise Lost presents Eve as a very human-like character. Sure, she ate the apple that brought sin into the world, but as humans we make mistakes every single day. This parallel between godly Eve and us regular humans indicates that we all are imperfect beings who make mistakes often and the outcomes of our mistakes are larger than we can imagine sometimes. Even with this imperfect nature found in Eve and the wrongful misogyny found in the garden of Eden, many readers see Eve as the…

What would you do if you were: (a) a mother of a healthy born child who ended up with development issues; and (b) a wife wit a husband who died prematurely - both due to the grave multiple healthcare systems failure? That is the story of Susan Sheridan, who became a patient safety advocate after these two-time tragedies occurred in her family. The first incidence was with her son, Cal, readmitted to the hospital because of kernicterus or neonate’s jaundice, caused very high levels of bilirubin,…

Bond, James Bond. The infamous phrase heard from the James Bond series. The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming; who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Ian Fleming once stated, “I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.” In the nearly 50 years since he first appeared on the big screen, James Bond’s character has evolved…

DJ Khaled — real name: Khaled Khaled, and perhaps the most famous living Palestinian-American, has been able to impact the lives of millions through his phone. In an unlikely turn of events, the 40-year-old Khaled — who has been steadily making music since the early ’90s, recently collaborating with such artists as Drake and Lil Wayne — is now best known for his mastery of a social network largely favored by teens who think Instagram requires too many words (and who like the idea that the Snaps…

The novel “Tuck Everlasting” is about the Tuck family who drinks a special spring water that gives them immortality. A young girl Winnie finds out about the spring water. The Tucks take the girl wit them, and then she falls in love with them. Winnie’s parents. and grandmother are overly protective of winnie and stifle her from growth and change. her parents realize that winnie changes after her experiences with the Tucks and support and love her even more. The Tucks give her the freedom to…

Ironic Racism: You’re Probably Doing It Too Although 2017 has really just begun it feels as though modern America is facing more issues than ever. With the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement the awareness of police brutality and racial inequality is steadily increasing. Lindy West is a feminist, fat acceptance movement activist, and a writer. At least two of these attributes or accomplishments can easily become the burden of many cruel jokes (if you couldn’t tell, it’s the first two). In…