Personal Narrative-A & P Incident

Imagine this, you see a woman at the beach sporting a thick, black dress and a bonnet. It seems odd initially; however it gets even odder when she walks into the water wearing it. Well, a little over one hundred years ago this was the norm. If a woman were to wear a bikini, well, the consequence could be her being arrested. Believe it or not, in 1919, a woman was arrested for wearing a bathing suit beneath her clothes.

Late November I made a mistake that has now made my college workload immense. While attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney as a full-time student, alongside with an internship at the Kearney Area Community Foundation, working fifteen hours a week, teaching swimming lessons at the Y along with subbing as a guard, society may image my schedule is booked. Although, in my past, I have made many respectable decisions and I have made poor ones, ultimately learning right from wrong. Provided, the circumstances of my MIP could have been easily avoided if I would have used common sense, for example not consuming alcohol beverages on campus. Now, with a Minor in Possession on my record, for the time being, I have realized the impact this incident has had on my academics, personal life, and countless other circumstances dealing with my everyday life.

For the interview portion of the career paper, I contacted three different attorneys that I know. As I am not quite familiar with any of the three, I sent them formal email requests to interview over the phone or by email. The first of my three prospective interviewees is Garret Murai, the husband of my Girl Scout Troop leader and an experienced construction attorney at Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP. The second attorney I chose to contact was my friend’s older sister, Hannah Yang, an attorney at the national law firm Polsinelli. Ms.Yang, who passed her bar exam in 2016, just began working at the firm in November 2016 in the Science and Technology Area. She ultimately declined to participate, but I thanked her for her time anyway.

This year started with many changes to my and the other paraprofessionals schedules. For the first month or so I didn’t know where I would be assigned for the day. I started out with Ms. Ireland and her crew of sixth graders. I was comfortable with this assignment because I was familiar with the students. Then we had the turnover of several paraprofessional positions. One left to pursue a different career, another didn’t come back after summer break and another just left. So we were down to a crew of five paraprofessionals when we started with eight. It took some adjustment and some new hires but we finally got to a “normal” schedule and we each knew where we were expected to be daily. (Most of the time)

I dove through the cold currents, feeling my hands create an opening through the water. I closed my aching eyes and let the water submerge me, pulling me in. The sun cast shadows on the floor of the pool, shifting every now and then. I could feel the warmth of the sun as I swam further. I sighed, deeply content.

A & P by John Updike is set within the confines of a grocery store and describes the interactions between the main character Sammy, who is a cashier, and three girls who walk into the store “in nothing but bathing suits”. The three girls are completely out of place in the grocery store with nothing but their bathing suits, and their disobedience towards the moral standards of those in the store is the basis of the argument between conformity and nonconformity. In A & P, Updike uses various strategies to portray conformity as a negative, cruel, and overbearing entity, while nonconformity is made beautiful, striking, and daring. One of the most effective strategies Updike uses to portray the differences between conformity and nonconformity in A&P is through the use of diction. Rather than using dull, subtle words, Updike uses considerably stronger word choice in an effort to contrast the

In 1962 north of Boston, a town five minutes from a beach with a big summer colony out on the point sat a store in the middle of town. A&P was a local grocery store. On a Thursday afternoon, three girls wearing nothing but bathing suits walked into A&P and initiated a slew of comments, stares and actions taken by the cashiers and other patrons in the store. Most women in the town that had gone to beach would put on a shirt or shorts before getting out of the car and into the street. When the three girls in their bathing suits walked into the store, they had no idea of the events taking place as they walk around the store. Sammy watched the girl’s every move carefully and when the girls asked old McMahon a question, old McMahon was patting his mouth and looking after the girls, sizing their joints. In the story when Sammy says ‘old’ McMahon looking after the girls, it proves that the girls may have been underdressed for a local grocery store. Sammy’s behavior and actions that he took towards his manager was nothing more than an overreaction.

On 11/21/2016, I, William Van Scoter, was working as a police officer for the Wichita State University Police Department, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. I had the North Wichita Police Department (WPD) on my car radio and they were looking for a black male wearing all black clothes with red shoes. The black male was wanted for a domestic violence incident. I heard over the radio that WPD requested Officer Gable #152 to help locate the individual.

My current resident assistant was unavailable to interview because he is usually a very busy and had a deadline coming up tomorrow, so instead I interviewed an RA that was working at the Willkie. His name was Vasu and he was super open with me about being an RA. He was really honest too, he said that the process of becoming an RA was and is hard and that it is a very competitive process.

I spent nearly five years getting rid of the shadows that I have experienced sexual assault. This incident occurred in the winter when I was a five-grade student in primary school. However, until now, I still remember it.

Have you ever forgotten to pick up snacks or drinks from the grocery store before you went to the beach? Well, nearly everyone has, maybe even the Kardashian’s. I am going to write about the story “A&P” adding in secondary sources because I personally had a similar experience to what the girls went through in this story and I want to compare my feeling to the way others may feel about this short story. “A&P” is a short story by author John Updike about three girls walking into the A&P with bathing suits on, supposedly forgetting to pick up something that is necessary for them to hang out at the beach. Upon walking in the store, the girls find everything great until the manager causes a big scene between them because they are not fully

I received a call from Lorna and Christina. Lorna said that she got an Order of Dismissal from the Hearing Rep, but she did not understand what it says, what this is about. She swiftly read it, saying that the claimant file a hearing on 05/10/17, which is a very late request.

I have two nonacademic conduct warnings. One for noise and the other for alcohol possession. The noise violation happened because my friends and I were being too noisy in my friend JC's dorm. The RA came inside and wrote everyone up. I do not contest this charge because sometimes we did get a little loud. I do believe however that the alcohol possession charge was unwarranted. I was at my friend JC's dorm and the RA on duty heard us playing water pong. She claims that beyond the bouncing of balls that someone shouted out "overshot." I never heard anyone that day say overshot. Although we were playing water pong, the RA assumed it was beer pong and that was the justification for searching the rest of the dorm. When the RA entered the dorm, it

The weather is approximately eighty degrees. The sun is shining, and the days get hotter, but most importantly the girl’s skirts get shorter. You’re driving to work, but you accidentally miss the turn because you’re eyes are glued to the girl across the street. Her black blouse is several buttons undone, her tan legs glow in the sun, and her shorts ride too far up. Then, you realize you’re not the only one checking her out. A huge sigh of relief overwhelms your car. Does this justify your actions? John Updike gives a detailed narration in “A&P” about a young man that works at the grocery store, Sammy, who witnesses three young girls walk in with just bikinis on. Based in the 1960s, this story takes many twists and turns as well as the young

They tossed me the ball and I slowly and nervously walked back to the line. The only thing I could say in my head was “you better make this serve Caroline!!” that repeated in my head over and over again. I finally gave myself a toss, bad toss said my head but I was too nervous to let it drop so, I swung. I made it over the net, but they free balled it back to us and no one could get it. 14-12. One more point and they win. #16 on the Dunes team missed her serve on the first try. 13-14. Jaceys turn. I don't know what she was thinking but her body language told me she didn't want to serve right then. Ace! Point Farout! 14-14. We still had to win by 2 though. Miss. 15-14, there serve. WE got a volley from #12. I set Alexis and she just set it over but #5 on Dunes popped it up.