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The weather was warm yet brisk at the same time as I walked from my grandparent’s new house to the car. As I attempted to squeeze into the backseat, it finally sunk in just how much stuff my sister thought she had to bring with her. I moronically asked her, “Why on earth would you possibly need all of this stuff?” All I got in return was a menacing glare from my sister Erin and a quick “STOP” from my mom. I thought to myself, “Just a few more hours and she’ll be gone forever, peace and quiet will

Morgane Bensadoun The Importance Of Being Hypocritical Ideals are only as ideal as the advocate's moral conduct. Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedic play that explores the convoluted beliefs of Victorian society through the use of satire. Wilde uses a satirical lens to examine not only the pretenses that typify Victorian culture but to explicate the fundamentals of the characters. Throughout the play, aristocratic social relations are revealed, specifically with regard to

My Proverb The most important thing in life is learning how to fall, but also how to pick yourself up after. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” (Japanese). Every time you get knocked down or feel knocked down, no matter what the situation is, you should always stand back up. It may seem hard but you can do it. “Japanese culture and ways of thinking cannot be adequately addressed in a short space, but this Japanese proverb reflects an important and shared ideal: "Nana korobi ya oki" (literally: seven

Journal #1-The Shadow of the Wind, by: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Word after word, page after page, chapter after chapter, a plot forms in which one enjoys unraveling, and following. However, what happens when one gets drawn into the tale and begins to live through the author’s vision, endangering one’s existing life? Daniel’s life revolves around books since he lives above a library, works in a book shop and is always reading new stories. When Daniel turns eleven years old, his father takes him to a library

Andrew Jackson was born the youngest son of two Scots-Irish immigrants, who came across the Atlantic to try their fortunes on American shores. Andrew never came to know his father, as three weeks before Jackson’s 1767 birth, he died at the age of twenty-nine after sustaining an injury from carrying a log. But Jackson still had the company of his mother and two elder brothers. For a time, he received a little education at a local school, but by the age of ten, the American Revolutionary War was

The Internet has an indescribable power to influence, connect, and mobilize the current population. Technological advances are no longer shocking but simply expected. Today’s society has different expectations for all types of relationships. Relationships are now different because the tools used to maintain peer-to-peer connections have undergone a vast alteration. The primary focus is on the Internet and, with that, the development of social media. Social media is a web-based technology that transforms

Outreach department. At the library, I worked on three primary projects. The first one comprised of eliminating possible duplicate proposal cover sheets from individuals who wanted to use a radio telescope. The reason for this was because all the paperback proposal cover sheets were going to be digitized into a computer database and each entry needed to be unique. The second project that I had was placing International Astronomical Union Circulars, cards detailing the locations and times of astronomical

In Felisa Roger’s article How I Learned to Love Football, Roger discussed how her dislike for sports changed all together with when she had a reason to care about it more. She provided a great background when explaining why she changed her mind about disliking sports, and used a great variety of detail while explaining it. She talked about how as she was growing up she had a strong dislike of all sports. She talked about how she was never good at playing any sports in gym class and always hated

The Stereotypical Characters of The Great Gatsby       F. Scott Fitzgerald is well known for being an excellent writer, for expertly describing the Jazz Age, and for having a drinking problem.  However, he is not so well known for creating deep and intriguing characters.  In The Great Gatsby, the majority of the characters remain one-dimensional and unchanging throughout the novel.  They are simply known from the viewpoint of Nick Carraway, the participating narrator.  Some insight is given

“I volunteer as tribute,” shouts Katniss Everdeen on Reaping day in District 12 as her younger sister apprehensively walks to the platform after her name is drawn. From this pivotal moment, readers instantly become engrossed and obsessed with the trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” and the succeeding novels; “Catching Fire,” and “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins. This moment of strength and fear for the life of a sister, exposes the world to a heroine like never before and a story like no other. The setting