...by Sandra Benitez, the story of the revolution in El Salvador is being told from the perspective of a 9-year-old Salvadoran boy, Nicolas de la Virgen Veras, who is caught in the middle of the revolution. He loses his mother, but he keeps the faith that his mother gave him in La Virgen. His mother told him, “Do not fear. La Virgen is with us” (2-3). La Virgen takes a giant part in Nicolas’s life and appears to him multiple times throughout the novel. Nicolas’s turn of event lead him to seeing the war from the perspective of the guerilleros, and the war from the perspective of the army, the Guardia. After seeing both sides he learns that he is caught in the middle. His grandfather, Tata, explains to Nicolas, “We are caught in the middle. That’s what we are” (115). Towards the end of the novel Nicolas begins to grow up. And example of him starting to grow up was when though to himself, “He walked with the might of a lion, with the heart of a lamb” (235). The method of telling the story through a 9 year olds perspective is an effective strategy because it builds sympathy. Everybody knows what it is like to be nine and afraid and can relate to Nicolas. Portraying the story through the eyes of a 9-year-old gains the perspective of a true innocent bystander. Nicolas is only a little boy who was caught in the middle. The novel wouldn’t have been more powerful if it were written from an adult’s point of view because the...
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...detected or caught, I will not to do that. As a middle manager and as a leader of the thousand employees, I have responsibility be a good model to the thousand employees and leading them to make the right decision and direction. I cannot steal the money to fulfil my own satisfaction. As a professional employee and middle manager, ethically we should not to do so because the objective we exist in organization is to make profit but not loss. Once we are hired by the company, we need to put more effort on the work in order to help the company earn profit and fight for the benefit to the company, therefore we are not allow to do so. Before we steal the money, we have to ask ourselves whether there is necessary to steal. As an employee in the company, we must to be honest, loyalty and sincere to the company. Ethic is very important in the workplace, I believe that doing the right things and conducting ourselves ethically, it will has great reward and returns. Other than that, all of us as an employee, we have to maintain the quality of work and productivity. Besides, stealing money from company is very unfair to the organization, because $100,000 is belonging to the company, we cannot steal it and take it as our own. As a middle manager in the company, I have been trusted by my company and my higher management, they trust me and there are no reasons for me to steal. If I steal the money, I will lose my company’s trust and the company will be disappointed in me. Once have been caught, this...
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...An act of fear can occur at anytime, anywhere, but when you are caught in the middle of it, it changes your life forever. In Cory Doctorow’s best selling novel Little Brother, Four teens skip school to find a clue for a game, but they get caught in the middle of a terrorist attack, and they are falsely accused for the attack. Throughout the story, there are many key points, but the chapter that started it all was Chapter Three, when the terrorist attack strikes and Marcus and his friends try to escape with their lives. They do run into some casualties along the way, Like when Darryl was stabbed, and when Homeland Security caught Marcus and his Friends. Those points helped turn the story into what it is, and its why its the most important. Chapter Three was the chapter that the terrorists attacked and Marcus and his friends were caught in the middle of it. Marcus, Darryl, Vanessa, and Jolo decided to skip school so they could get a headstart in finding a clue for their favorite game. During which, they felt a rumble, their first thought was Earthquake because it was California, and...
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...thanked by King Hrothgar, who bestows rich gifts on him and hosts a feast in his honor. * Beowulf goes to sleep after the feast, but in his absence Heorot is attacked again by Grendel's mother. Details: The dragon of Beowulf is featured as negative creature, and is associated with the evil side of the good vs. evil battle. Beowulf is angry as he looks on the dragon’s lair" His mind is set on facing the dragon with also a premonition of his own death, Beowulf knows that he will be dead, but he will fight till the last minute against the dragon. “man against monster. I shall do this deed undaunted by death and get you gold or else get my ending, borne off in battle.. " ) Beowulf 80..” The ShOw I'm just a little bit Caught in the middle Life is a maze And love is a riddle I don't know where to go I can't do it alone (I've tried) And I don't know why Slow it down Make it stop Or else my heart is going to pop 'Cuz it's too much Yeah, it's a lot To be something I'm not I'm a fool Out of love 'Cuz I just can't get enough I'm just a...
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...Dazmon Williams ENG 111 2-1-14 Final Draft Sunday's Fishing Trip Sunday evening after church about 6:00 at Lake Gaston. The sun was beginning to go down. I was with Mr. Williams and his wife Brenda, his son Willie’s and wife Beverly and their precious little baby boy. My brother George was with us also. Mr. Williams is a longtime deacon at my church I have much respect for him. I call him my godfather due to the time he spends with me and gives me some good advice when I need. I was ready to help get the boat in the water; he said earlier he would let me drive the boat some. That made me so happy, but I tried to hide it. Everyone else didn't seem very excited about the trip. I tried to get my brother excited about it. I asked him why you’re not excited. He said "I just want to fish" with the sound of depression in his voice. I asked him "why are you acting like this?" He didn't say a word, he just looked away. After all fishing is his favorite hobby, so that really puzzled me. I told him let's embrace this blessing that Mr. Williams let us go with them fishing, let's make this trip interesting. We all got ready to unload the boat in the water. Mr. Williams told me what to do and how to do it, since this was my first time unloading a boat. Little did I know that it would take five people? Mrs. Brenda drove the truck, backing the boat and the trailer up in the water, Mr. Williams and Junior was unfastening the boat from the trailer. My brother and I had to hold the...
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...In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that both middle and high schools have the choice of whether or not to test students for illegal drugs. When deciding, they have to consider the pros and cons. There are articles that state that drug testing should be done in both middle and high school. There are also articles that state there should not be drug testing in middle and high school. You may be asking yourself why should both middle and high school students be tested for drug use? According to one article, if students are tested, it will help the students to stay drug free. In addition, if there is no drug use in a persons teen years they are less likely to use drugs as an adult. There are both short and long term affects of taking drugs in the teen years! It could very well lead to poor judgement, poor decision making, and drugs could even effect those around you. (What You Need to Know About Drug Testing in Schools). If drug testing occurs in your school, it may decrease the amount of drug usage because of fear of getting caught. Athletes will also want to continue with sports or activities. “For one thing, it gives them a good excuse to say “no” to drugs.” (What You Need to Know About Drug Testing in Schools 4). It helps students to say no, because they can claim that they will be kicked off the team, or grounded, if they get caught. You may be saying to yourself, “why shouldn’t middle and high school students be tested for drugs?” The first reason is parents should trust...
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...Abstract: Bio 2 students at Florida Institute of Technology went on a seining field trip to the Indian River Lagoon. The Lagoon stretches about 30% of Florida’s eastern coastline and is extremely unique. The students used a 15m net at three different depths; knee-deep, waist-deep and neck-deep. After bringing the net to shore the students measured the length of all the fish caught and recorded it along with its species. This data was then used to create Histograms comparing length of fish to frequency of appearance. Shannon-Weiner indices were also created from this information in order to help calculate the biodiversity of the Indian River Lagoon. Introduction: The Indian River Lagoon runs for about 150 miles, from Ponce de Leon Inlet all the way to the Jupiter Inlet. The Indian River Lagoon is sizeable body of water that separates the barrier islands from the mainland (IRGS 2007). This river dominates about 30% of Florida’s east coast. The Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River and the Indian River Lagoon, together make up the entire Indian River lagoon system. The lagoon consists of three different types of ecosystems; wetlands, terrestrials and estuaries. The Indian River Lagoon is unique from any other estuary system and has great biodiversity. This is because of its “unique geographical location, which straddles the transition zone between colder temperate, and warmer sub-tropical biological provinces. Here, as perhaps no where else in the continental United States, tropical...
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...Poetry Moment “PoMo” Nights by Kevin Hart Analysis by Sarrah Taouil This poem is about the struggles in life, the ups and downs, the side to side, the zig zags, and twirls, the wind that knocks you down, the hands that help you up, it is in all about life, and that whatever life throws at you, you should never give up, no matter if you think there’s a path for you or not, because truly, there is always a path for you, this poem teaches you to still be positive about life even when it gets hard, and to not take things for granted. The line from the first stanza, line 2 says “The stars tonight are rich and cold” showing an image of light in the middle of darkness; at this point I would like to quote Albus Dumbledore, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”. This poem has and shows hope. Hope, I would say is one of the main themes, if not, the main theme of the poem. It shows that there is always another path waiting for you, as long as you’re brave, believe in yourself, and have hope. This poem is about a character having a hard time choosing the right path, trying to figure life out. There is some imagery and metaphors in...
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...The moment I first received the baby I felt nervous and dreaded the weekend because I wanted to sleep and get all my homework caught up but I knew that was not going to happen. But during the couple days of having the baby it wasn’t so bad after all. When I turned in the baby on Monday I felt relieved to actually get sleep and get caught up with all my work that was due and needed to be finished. Also I am glad to have realized that at this age I would not make a good mom because balancing time between a baby and school work is a challenge. The RealCare Baby was like caring for a real baby because it would cry and sleep at random time and never knowing when it would go off. Another reason is how it would wake you up in the...
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...Drugs and Their Association with Hated Minorities Opium dens and the Chinese Opium first appeared in El Paso, Texas. The Chinese immigrated to El Paso and began selling Opium to Caucasians. Although the Chinese have been smoking Opium for years, it finally became popular with the Caucasians. The business boomed because the Chinese were selling their Opium along the railroad. Almost every stop along the railroad across New Mexico and Texas had one Opium shop. The Chinese were becoming wealthy that led to a racial divide. El Paso said the Chinese were taking advantage of “fine folks”. This problem led to an ordinance in March of 1882 prohibiting excessive use of Opium. Then in July of 1882, Caucasians were prohibited of even entering an Opium establishment. I found this interesting because the government allowed the Chinese to smoke Opium way before these laws were established. They didn’t start cracking down on the issue until Opium became a problem with Caucasian railroad workers. The government showed no concern for the Chinese and yet they passed laws to target the Chinese and not punish the Caucasian males who were originally the problem. San Francisco, California was one of the first places Opium became immersed in America culture along with the Chinese people. The Chinese were isolated from Caucasians during this time, which allowed them to create Chinatown. Since the Chinese were so isolated and frowned upon, this led to opium dens. Almost every store, laundry, grocery...
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...Nathan Mueller ING Fraud Alec Doig Fraud Examination 3-26-2014 After going to the Duluth Prison Camp, one most interesting and informative field trips of my academic career, I was intrigued by two of the white-collar criminals who spoke to us. Nate Mueller and Brad Weaver not only caught my attention during our visit to the DPC, but also made me want to learn more about them, their crime, and why they got caught. After initial research and with the information I had gained from the prison, I decided to focus on Nate Mueller for my paper. The main reason for choosing Nate over Brad was that I have so much in common with him. Most importantly, Nate was an accountant. Not only was he an accountant, but also an accountant working a mid-level job in corporate America, a job that I could easily see myself doing. He grew up in central Minnesota in an upper middle class family and attended Gustavus Adolphus College (Duluth News Tribune, 2012). He was a very intelligent and knowledgeable accountant in addition to being very personable. All of these similarities really intrigued me and also scared me about who can commit a fraud and how easily the lines can be crossed. Now onto Nathan Mueller—the criminal. Nate was working as an accounting manager for ING Resurgence Corporation in their re-insurance division (St. Anthony, 2008). Before ING Resurgence, a subsidiary of the ING GROUP, had acquired ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, Nate began learning the new accounting information...
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...unfortunately we almost certainly do the same thing we did during the Salem witch trials in the 1600’s just minus the hangings (sometimes), and that’s what I’ll be discussing today by comparing events from the past 150 years to the crucible. But before we start here’s a quick over view of the crucible. The crucible is a play about a group of women who were practicing witch craft which is punishable by hanging because it is a sin. The got caught and to cover their tracks they lie on towns people they dislike claiming they are witches. The only way for the town’s people to avoid death is to lie which is also a sin, so they basically get charged with a sin and gave to sin for their life which challenges their beliefs. So to truly start this paper I would like to talk about the trials of the African American people. The African American people have been hunted since we gained are freedom in the 1860’s. As soon as we got are freedom the Caucasian people refused us basic living rights because we were different. If you were black and caught by the racist they lynched you, Lynching is when a person is hung from an object and for an alleged event, kind of like in the crucible they were different so they hung. Caucasian’s where so afraid of blending with the black community that if you were black and talking to a Caucasian female they would kill you like the events of Emmett Till. you’d think it would change in my time but it’s just covered up more, for example the Fergusson Missouri...
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...He also said that he would not go to a high class area because he knows that he most likely will get caught due to the fact that they are rich and they might have burglars’ alarms. When this burglar mentions middle class area the interviewer ask him how he knows; and he said that those people will only be driving a certain type of cars that will not cost too much. Additionally he says that he will only target places that are reachable. By reachable he means only if that specific place has a window he can climb through. Furthermore the way he would organize these crimes is by just hanging around somewhere and then his friends would come and get him. He personally would not plan this out by himself. His friend would typically scoped it out for a few days and then go to him and ask if he can help them grab some stuff. Once he is asked by his friends he would say yes and then he would tag along with...
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...In 1865 slavery ended officially, but racism lived on. In 1963 over one hundred years after the civil war, there were many cases of racism throughout the south. Especially in Birmingham, Alabama which was in the heart of the civil rights movement at the time. In the novel “The Watsons go to Birmingham,” written by, Christopher Paul Curtis, an average family experiences firsthand the truth about Prejudice and Discrimination in the south. As the story starts off there is little examples of prejudice and discrimination as it starts in Flint, Michigan where the Watsons live. The book is told by the perspective of their middle child named Kenny. Kenny is in the fourth grade and gets good grades and is favored by his teachers. He often gets bully...
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...stanzas before them or following them. One of the two possible poems viewed; the narrator seems narcissistic and focused on oneself. The second poem within “Two Tramps in Mud Time”, the narrator turns to the power and beauty of nature that the reader can relate to. In the final sections of the poem the narrator reveals his deep thoughts to the reader which brings the poem back together as a single whole poem, not disharmonious two separate poems. In the first two stanzas of the poem the narrator focuses on oneself by using me, my or I distinctively. The lines “Out of the mud two strangers came/ And caught me splitting wood in the yard, / And one of them put me off my aim/ By hailing cheerily “Hit them hard!”” makes the narrator sound arrogant and shows that he is annoyed by the two tramps showing up unexpectedly and interfering with his wood chopping (1-4). By the phrases “caught me splitting wood in the yard” and “put me off my aim” makes the narrator sound superficial and what he is doing is above what the two tramps were doing or were about to do. The narrator then immediately jumps to negative conclusions that the tramps wanted to steal his job: “I knew pretty well what he had in mind: / He wanted to take my job for pay” (7-8). “My job” adds to the arrogant narrator because he is classifying his pleasure of chopping wood more valuable than someone else’s job. “The blows that a life of self-control / Spares to strike for the common good, / That day, giving a loose to my soul...
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