...In seventeen and a half minutes Diane Sawyer’s “True Colors” exposes the truth about skin color prejudice in America. She set out to answer this question, ‘How much difference does the color of your skin make in everyday life in America’. And the answer is quite shocking. In this film, we meet John and Glenn, two well-educated, well-dressed, polite young men. They both were raised by middle class families in the Midwest, they both attended big ten colleges, work together and even play on the same softball team. For all intents and purposes, they are the same, they are equal. Two men, one and the same, with the exception of their skin color. John is white and Glenn is black. ABC undercover sends the two men to St. Louis, Missouri and with the help of hidden cameras; we see how differently they are treated when in the exact same scenarios, even interacting with the same people. We watch John and Glenn separately as they each attempt to rent an apartment, buy a new car, and do a little bit of shopping. Every single time John is immediately greeted with a warm welcome, jokes and helpful salesmen. Whereas Glenn is treated much differently, He is either fallowed around as if he has intentions of stealing, lied to about apartments already being rented or simply ignored all together. Watching the two completely different experiences at the car dealership was very shocking. I wasn’t surprised that the black customer was once again ignored, but I was definitely taken aback by...
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...the encounter of assailing eyes, nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold” Romeo sadly describes to his cousin (I.i.226-228). This love that is not returned sends Romeo into a state of depression. Romeo prefers to sit alone in the dark all day, when he could be socializing. “I- measuring his affections by my own, which then most sought where most might not be found” Benvolio describes to Lady Montague about Romeo running into the forest as he approached (I.i.134-136). Thus, proving that Romeo cannot confront the pain of rejection. In scene five of act one, Romeo sees Juliet for the first time. It is at a Capulet masquerade, which suggests that Juliet’s face was covered. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear is, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” Romeo declares when he first sees the young maiden (I.v.58-58). Rosaline, Romeo’s love, was also an attendee at this party. Romeo decides that his love for her is no more, and that he is madly in love with Juliet in an instant. Granted, he has never spoken to Juliet, and most likely cannot see her face. He is caught up in lust for the girl, and thinks he is in love because of his sexual desires. In scene one of act two, Romeo...
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...According to the True Colors Test my biggest strengths are organized and inclined to join groups. As a gold color type I tend to value organization for the day. My strength is organized for the day because when I am in school and I have to go to English class I will always bring my books, pencil, notebook, and my binder because I know that if I do not bring that stuff to class I would get in trouble and not get any points for the day in class. Another reason why I am a organized person is because one day if I went to volleyball practice I would bring my shoes and jersey because I know that I am not going to play in a dress and flats because I would be the only one in a dress so that is why I am always organized for anything I am doing that...
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...Tim O'Brien does a fantastic job of blurring the lines of what is true and what is fiction in The Things They Carried. In fact, he often points out that he has made entire stories up, after the fact. He defends his decisions by proposing that what he has done is, in fact, not lie, but rather tell a story-truth. He argues that his reason for doing this is to bring the story to life more than it could live through the happening-truth. 'I want you to feel what I felt. I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth' (O'Brien, 183). O'Brien believes that, when accompanied by vivid details which essentially make the reader view the scene as a dream, story-truths can carry greater emotional truths than ever possible to be achieved through actual, happening-truths. With this, he shows, contrary to belief, how story-truths are often truer than happening-truths, and demonstrates this through the addition of often graphic details. Happening-truth encompasses actual events that take place. However true these stories may be, they are often times viewed as unreal simply because they have no details to back them up. The entire shit field scene that was put into this book, for example, was turned from a happening-truth into a story-truth because the original version was not believable. The reader can see this through O'Brien describing the letters that he received from Norman Bowker. Norman writes to Tim, telling him that he should write about the event. 'What...
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...“What I tell you three times is true.” (Lewis Carroll) Might this formula – or a more sophisticated version of it – actually determine what we believe to be true? Repetition is our way of learning knowledge. Repetition is drilling something to memory, reinforcing the idea in our heads. It is the key to reflexive use (use without conscious thought). Your mind “learns” by repetition and reinforcement. Repetition and its effects on what we believe to be true, play a major role in the way that we accumulate general knowledge. The formula implies that repetition is equal to truth, when really repetition is just repetition. Repetition does not make a statement the truth. But a statement, if repeated often enough, can come to be accepted as truth. This leads us to the question whether a lie can be accepted as truth. From the standpoint of logic, the number of times an incorrect fact is repeated is irrelevant. It is still false. But research has shown that a statement, even an incorrect fact, if repeated often enough, can be accepted as truth. This paper will examine several research studies, influencing variables, and examples from everyday life to identify this occurrence. In addition to this, the possible effects of repetition will be discussed as well. One of the simplest ways to show how repetition causes a statement to be accepted as truth is gossip. First, someone tells a friend a statement, which can be true or false. This friend tells another friend, who tells another...
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...primary operations in the home center and hardware store industry. Their strongest competition in that industry comes from Lowe’s, True Value Hardware, and Ace Hardware. Some other industry’s in which you can find Home Depot competing include building materials retail and distribution, consumer electronics and appliances retail, convenience stores and truck stops, and gasoline retailers. Areas that drive demand for Home Depot’s primary industry are home remodeling and new homebuilding. Products included in this industry include lumber and building supplies (50%), hardware, tools, and plumbing and electrical supplies (25%), and paint and lawn and garden products (5%), (Hoovers, 2008). The home center and hardware store industry is made up of national and regional chains and independent retailers. Home Depot, as an established corporation, has much strength behind its name. One of the largest strengths would be that of its brand recognition. Home Depot is known by all across the United States as a home improvement/supply store. Smaller up and coming businesses would find difficulty in entering such a market with competing against stores such as Home Depot or Lowe’s. Brand recognition is of strong significance to the consumer. It provides a sense of trust to the buyer. Their well-recognized logo which gains attention from its bright orange color and warehouse-like stores help consumers with their brand recognition....
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...First published in 1968, True Grit, authored by Charles Portis, soon became a classic novel for many generations to appreciate. Set during the Wild West, readers can experience the journey of main protagonist Mattie Ross, a teenage girl who is seeking to avenge her father’s death. Mattie is independent, courageous, and has lots of determination. She is willing to sacrifice anything, even one of her limbs, in order to achieve her goal of revenge on Tom Chaney, the murderer of her father. Although True Grit does not give input on Mattie’s musical tastes, based on her personality and experiences in life, one could conclude that a hypothetical present-day Mattie, who would still be teenager, might have enjoyed songs such as “Fight Song,” “Move...
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...PARROT Parrots, also known as psittacines /ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/, are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropicalregions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ('true' parrots), theCacatuoidea (cockatoos) and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in theSouthern Hemisphere as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is found in South America andAustralasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. The plumage of cockatoos ranges from mostly white to mostly black, with a mobile crest of feathers on the tops of their heads. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism. They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length. The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material. A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeetsare specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all parrots nest in tree hollows(or nest boxes in captivity), and lay white eggs from which hatch altricial (helpless) young. Parrots, along with ravens, crows, jays and magpies, are among the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some species...
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...timber Contents page 1. Background information * Bunnings warehouse * Mite10 * Home timber and hardware 2. Bunnings warehouse * Structural Factors 3. Technical Factors 4. Environmental factors 5. Environmental Factors 6. Sociological Factors 7. Personnel Issues 8. Workplace Health and Safety 9. Mitre 10 * Structural Factors 10. Technical Factors 11. Environmental Factors 12. Sociological Factors 13. Personnel issues 14. Workplace Health and safety 15. Home Timber and Hardware * Structural Factors 16. Technical Factors 17. Environmental factors 18. Sociological factors 19. Personnel issues 20. Workplace health and safety Background Information The industry in hardware is growing in Australia, and with three main companies all fighting to be number one it provides customers with great prices and great products. Bunnings warehouse, mitre 10 and home timber and hardware all have one thing in common and that is to provide every customer with the best service and products. In this industry study I will provide information on each hardware. Allowing customers to create an insight into the business. Bunnings warehouse Bunnings started in 1886 Western Australia by Arthur & Robert the Bunnings bros where they bought their first sawmill. Bunnings expanded in the WA market, adding building supplies to the existing timber business. Bunnings...
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...True Grit In the novel True Grit by Charles Portis many characters earn redemption from previously regrettable actions or character flaws. This is a recurring motif within the story, and it shows a sense of realism amongst the characters. Portis uses characters such as Rooster Cogburn, LaBoeuf, and Mattie Ross’s horse Little Blackie to show that people aren't always who they appear to be and are susceptible to change. We first hear of Rooster Cogburn from the sheriff when Mattie asks about the U.S. marshals. The sheriff says “The meanest one is Rooster Cogburn. He is a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking. He loves to pull a cork.” (Portis 25). Maddie sets high expectations for Rooster after hearing this; however, he lets her down constantly after she discovers he is a dumb, fat, one-eyed drunk, and a bad shot. Rooster later tries to desert Mattie twice and he also leads them right into the smugglers den with Tom Chaney and Lucky Ned Pepper. However, Rooster makes up for his shortcomings when he saves Mattie’s life at the end of the book. She is stuck in a pit with poisonous snakes and bats while an undead Tom Chaney leans in to taunt her. Rooster comes from behind and knocks him hard into the pit with his rifle. Rooster then escorts Mattie to the nearest doctor, getting her there as quickly as possible. Without Rooster, she would’ve been killed and his heroic actions, which go against everything we knew about him, earn his redemption in...
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...Albert Bierstadt‘s painting of the Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak specifically is a painting that is quite breathtaking. For those who have not even been to the Rocky Mountains themselves, the painting reflects and shows it‘s exact beauty through these elements used to portray the actual location. With the vibrant colors from blue, yellow, brown and green, the colors capture the true beauty of what they really look like. The color showing the vibrant trees, the hazy sky of the light blue, and the ragged mountains capturing the yellow and the brown elements of color. It shows a cool, warm and neutral outlook of the entire piece. Bringing beauty into someone‘s life. With these colors showing the true beauty, the horizontal, vertical, zig-zag, curved, and diagonal lines...
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...letters and symbols are called Sans Serif true ! ! Helvetica is a serif typeface false ! ! Data Maps – combine geographic information with numeric data and therefore are considered? statistical info graphics ! ! Tables resemble pie charts. pie chart are percentages and line charts are for quantities over a period of time! ! Fact boxes are? contains a series of statements that summarize the key points of the story! ! An element in an image that gives the illusion of distance and depth is called? perspective ! ! The amount of shade in a color is termed? value! ! The way to describe individual colors through the emotional response received by the color is called?! ! Any aural, verbal, or visual element that represents some other, non-literal meaning for the viewer can be termed as a? symbolic message! ! The true physical primary colors are? red blue and yellow! ! Color can be spoken in terms of temperature. If so, red is considered as being what temperature? warm category! ! Hue is another name for color. hue is a shade! ! Warm tones are known as high-arousal colors and red, in particular, creates the highest arousal threshold in humans. true ! ! Black is associated with which of the following? magical mysteries of the night ! ! As a general rule of thumb, there should be a rank order of color in a scheme. What’s the correct order? dominant colors, subordinate colors, and color accents.! ! Which of the following lines...
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...The Great Gatsby Critical Lens L.M. Montgomery once said, “We pay a price for all we get or receive in this world." In other words, there are consequences that we receive for all we receive in this society. This quote is true because for, example, something such as winning the lottery is something we get but, we pay a price for this with people feeling entitled to a piece of the winnings, as well as false sense of friendship never knowing if there using you for the materialist purpose. This quote is especially true and best formatted for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The use of literary elements such as setting and symbolism further illustrate the validity of the quote. The author shows this with the use of setting. Fitzgerald’s description of setting incorporates and reflects the crime and corruption of the time, the loose morality of the roaring twenties, and the ever growing social divisions between the haves and the have-nots. This is an illustration of setting because it shows the divide between four major settings in the novel East Egg, West Egg, the Valley of Ashes, and New York City. (Including, fully developing the characters Fitzgerald spent many a pages concerned with detail). These descriptions developed the mood and pace, the tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses of the characters are directly linked to their location. The author shows this when he says the main characters is represented in this city as described in this quote. “The City seen from the...
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...a vivid embodiment of Picasso's personal life, The Old Guitarist occurs to be especially interesting because of its deep emotional meaning and the artist's specific approach to its expression. Among the range of elements, which the artist uses in the painting, the most important are discreet monochromatic color spectrum in blue shades and the way of expression, including the musician's figure and his guitar. In fact, all expressional elements have the purpose to highlight specific emotional background of the painting. Considering the major elements, which distinguish The Old Guitarist among other paintings, it becomes obvious that color spectrum is one of the most important issues. It occurs that the painting is introduced in monochromatic and highly discreet color spectrum. The guitarist's figure and the background of the painting express the shades of blue from mild grey to saturated cobalt color. I can feel the deep grief in the painting due to the cold colors. Also, part of the background is painted in black, which symbolizes death. In fact, the guitar in the musician's hands is the only colored spot, since it is depicted in brown color. Apparently, such gloomy color spectrum highlights a highly melancholic psychological effect, which the painting brings to its viewers. Another important element, which makes melancholy sound especially vivid, is the way the artist depicts the figure of the guitarist. The musician's pose appears to be strained and angular, which highlights...
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... * Medium (Material) – Oil * Style - vibrant light and has saturated color * Judgment – a typical scene from Paris 1. What is it about? The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in the district of Montmartre in Paris. It was an open-air dancehall and café that was frequented by many artists living there. In the late 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time there dancing, drinking, and eating galettes into the evening. Renoir attended Sunday afternoon dances and enjoyed watching the happy couples. For him, it provided the perfect setting for a painting. This canvas shows Renoir's friends, Frank Lamy, Norbert Goeneutte, and Georges Rivière gathered around the central table. 2. What is it for? And who is the intended bodies / audiences? Especially for working girls and their young men together with a sprinkling of artists who enjoyed the spectacle and also found unprofessional models. The dapple of light is an Impressionist feature but Renoir seems especially to have welcomed the opportunity to make human beings, and especially women, the main components of picture. 3. What are its materials? Or what are the materials used? Renoir used oil on his canvas painting. It is vibrant light and has saturated color. He uses brightly colored brush strokes and opts to blend colors that suit him best. He uses patches of soft color and combines this with vibrantly colored figures, to give the impression of...
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