...Angelique Arrizon American Lit. 11 Period 3 Fitzgerald’s life and its connection to The Great Gatsby During the Jazz Age in 1925, The Great Gatsby was written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. It was a novel that served as a portrait of the frenzied post- WWI society. It was a novel noted for its remarkable way in which the author captured a cross section of American society. Reflecting mostly on the way Fitzgerald lived, the characters in Gatsby live in a time of corruption. Tom Buchanan’s infidelity, Nick Caraway’s fascination with the lifestyle of wealth, and Jay Gatsby’s idealism of riches are all a reflection of the lifestyle that the author, F. S. F. and his wife Zelda led in the roaring 20’s. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda had had marital problems as well as Tom and Daisy Buchanan did. Like Tom, Fitzgerald had a mistress. Tom insisted that he “[wanted Nick] to meet [his] girl,” he did not care about how uncomfortable it would make Nick to meet the woman he was fooling around with (p 28). Tom and Daisy moved around multiple times similarly to Fitzgerald and his wife. Both couples lived in Chicago, but an incident caused the Buchanans to move up Northeast to New York. “They were careless people Tom and Daisy” just like Zelda and Scott, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back to their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together and left other people to clean up the mess they had made.” (p 179) Always running from their problems...
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...The Art of Peer Pressure by Kendrick Lamar It is necessary that I begin with disclosing the fact that this song is just an extract of an album that describes the reality of a portion of our society that, unfortunately, is in much more need of help than any of us care to realize. In his album good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar tells a first person story of a day in the life of a “crew” of young gangbangers from Compton, CA. The album is full of songs that capture specific thoughts, feelings or provide background to what is happening in the story at that particular moment. The transitions between songs present multiple voice recordings from Kendrick’s and his mother’s voicemail. These transitions are part of the album’s chronological order and are vital in attaining a complete personality and mental profile of the characters followed throughout the story. Simply, the songs and transitions are each just a part of a “bigger picture”. There is one song, though, that tells a particular story which I think accounts for the largest piece of this “bigger picture”. The Art of Peer Pressure K.dot (Kendrick Lamar) and three of his blood are driving around Rosecrans in a white Toyota. K.dot (16) is the youngest member of the crew and the oldest is 23. His mother is concerned that he will not get to 11th grade if he keeps “messing around with those damn hoodrats”. This is established in a previous song, but it is indicative that his performance in school has dropped as of recently...
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...Aye-Aye General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my presentation, my audience will know about the animal Aye Aye and it’s history. I. Who here has ever been on an island? How about the island of Madagascar? Well those of you who haven’t been I’m with you but I have heard of a strange animal called an Aye-Aye. Do anybody knows what’s an Aye-Aye? Well that’s why I’m standing in front of you today to show and tell you about this strange creature and where it came from. II. I will inform you about the information I picked up from my 12th grade teacher, national geographic, and from bbc. III. The Aye-Aye is an amusing animal that is an educational topic to study and tell others about. IV. First I will explain what’s an Aye-Aye, its behavior and lifestyle, and then its habitat and superstition. What is an Aye-Aye? Are they dangerous or an effect to our surroundings? Why does it look like that? Well I’ll tell you why. I. An Aye-Aye is a related to the lemur and is a standout amongst the most abnormal primates on the planet, to such an extent that it was initially named a rodent. A. An Aye-Aye are related to chimpanzees, apes, and humans. Aye-Ayes are dim tan or dark and are recognized by a ragged tail that is bigger than their body. They additionally have huge eyes, slim fingers, and vast, delicate ears. Aye-Ayes have pointed claws on all their fingers and toes with the exception of their opposable enormous toes, which empower them...
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...In the past year homeless students has been increasing. The numbers are expected to increase this following year as well. There are programs that have tried to help out many homeless students. Several government funded housing programs are offered in the state of Washington (Washington Homeless Assistance and Eviction Prevention Programs). There is also different funding levels, such as emergency solutions grant. This grant will help homeless students pay portion of their rent (Washington Homeless Assistance and Eviction Prevention Programs). One resource that is available for homeless students is here in the Tri-Cites. "Benton and Franklin Countries Department of Human Services" is located in Kennewick, Washington (article 1). Here homeless students can contact the department for a free vouchers for a motel, housing needs, or even rehouse the homeless with the help of Federal Grants (article 1). For more information go to www. Many students here in the Tri-cities don't go home after school because they are homeless. The Federal Programs Director, Jack Anderson, helps homeless students find resources for their success (Lazara, 2014). Having to worry about what you're are going to eat, what clothes to wear, and most importantly where to go to get a roof over there head is something a student shouldn't have to go through. The Federal Programs provide many homeless students clothes to wear, discounted meals, and transportation (Lazara, 2014). These are some of the recourses that...
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...yo yo tep 1. Find one or two broad topics to explore. Ø Start with the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. o To get to the encyclopedia, go to the Library home page www.csulb.edu/library o Click Find Books and Media o Type in the title of the encyclopedia. o This an electronic book, which you can access remotely. Click Access via the Internet. (You will be asked for your Campus ID and Library Password. (If you don’t have a library password, return to the home page and click My Library Account to set up one.) Ø Click the Table of Contents for the encyclopedia and browse the A-Z list, OR Ø Choose a broad topic from the box to the left, and search it in the encyclopedia, using Advanced Search. Search for the topic in the Chapter Title (not in the full text). Step 2. Read the entry for the topic, scan the bibliography at the end and the list of See Also topics. This will give you a sense of the topic and how you might narrow the topic. After Step 2, if the topic no longer interests you, choose another one and repeat Step 2. Step 3. Use these steps to briefly scan the research literature on your topic to see if a lot has been written about it. If not, or if what has been written doesn’t appeal to you, choose another topic. Ø Start with a broad research database, such as Academic Search Complete found on the Find Articles/Databases page (see tab at top). Ø Search your broad topic. (Make sure you mark the box for scholarly peer-reviewed...
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...Shivani Bajpai: (to All) hi Nishant Boorla: (to All) no i'm not Nishant Boorla: (to All) yo yo yo Nishant Boorla: (to All) Everest is overrated....I prefer climbing stairs to Black Cup niket varma: (to All) shall we start Apoorve Sinha: (to All) waiting for doc Nishant Boorla: (to All) don't give him inhaler Nishant Boorla: (to All) oh sorry i Nishant Boorlaant this as a personal Nishant Boorlassage to the doctor Nishant Boorla: (to All) so....awkward niket varma: (to All) you guys are slowing Nishant Boorla down! Nishant Boorla: (to All) Fire the doctor man! Nishant Boorla: (to All) If anyone dies let Nishant Boorla know Nishant Boorla: (to All) That photo will have an emotional connect Nishant Boorla: (to All) I'll win my photography award....one of my objectives Nishant Boorla: (to All) #Everest #Climb #unqualifieddoctor Nishant Boorla: (to All) #uselessleader Nishant Boorla: (to All) #YOLO Nishant Boorla: (to All) Team please respect everyone's opinion Nishant Boorla: (to All) #Sanskaar Nishant Boorla: (to All) Let's play Dumb Charades Nishant Boorla: (to All) Knock knock Nishant Boorla: (to All) who's there Nishant Boorla: (to All) mountain Nishant Boorla: (to All) mountain who? Nishant Boorla: (to All) Mountain Dew Nishant Boorla: (to All) Knock knock Nishant Boorla: (to All) Who's there Nishant Boorla: (to All) Everest Nishant Boorla: (to All) Everest who? Nishant Boorla: (to All) Everest for now, trek later Nishant Boorla: (to All) *Makes...
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...Hi-Ho Yo-Yo, Inc. Company Background Hi-Ho Yo-Yo, Inc. (HHYY) was founded in 1993 by two business school graduates who thought there ought to be alternatives to the video game craze. Searching for a toy that could have mass market appeal they settled on yo-yos. Yo-yos have a nostalgic appeal to the baby boomer generation and are a novelty plaything for generation X. So, the main marketing thrust of HHYY is directed toward parents and grandparents rather than to the children who will actually play with the yo-yos. The latest advertising campaigns show 50-ish men competing in 1950’s era yo-yo competitions, grandmothers showing their grandsons how to do yo-yo tricks, and pre-teen girls trying to get their yo-yos away from their dads who are monopolizing them. This advertising campaign has been highly effective. After a couple of rough start-up years, HHYY achieved profitability in 1996 and has seen sales and profits increase each year since then. HHYY is a closely held Subchapter S Corporation with all the stock being held by the founders and their family members. The founders, John Cooper and Juan Martinez share the position of Office of the CEO. John is also the Chief Operating Officer (COO) while Juan is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). An organization chart for HHYY is in Figure 1. The firm employees about 350 people in a single location in the suburbs of Cut and Shoot, Texas. Figure 1. Hi-Ho Yo-Yo, Inc. Organization Chart Office of the CEO ...
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...Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna is a Barbadian recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She lived the life of a normal island girl going to Combermere, a top sixth form school. Rihanna won numerous beauty pageants and performed Mariah Carey "Hero" in a school talent show. Her life changed forever when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success. After watching Rihanna’s 2013 Grammy performance of her hit song ‘Stay’ it led me to conclude that Rihanna has a Strong personality, an assumption which is based off the application of Evolutionary psychology and Existential psychology concepts. As she sang, the audience could feel her raw emotion, it didn’t feel rehearsed it felt real, which was only suitable since the song can be seen as a representation of the current dilemma she currently faces in her love life with ex lover Chris Brown. Existential Psychology is the study of human existence, however Rollo May focuses on concepts like freedom, responsibility, Authenticity, Death, courage, anxiety, destiny, dasein , daimonic , etc. All of which can be found in the traces of rihanna’s personality that...
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...The Real Definition of Success A mansion, a sports car, and financial freedom are all very alluring signs of success to some. To others, success includes materialistic things such as a yacht, a camper, and a cottage tucked away by the lake. According to a study conducted by World Health Organization, 15% of people in high-income nations report being depressed, while only 11% in lower-income countries report being depressed (Bromet). Looking at these statistics, one can assume that the correlation of wealth and depression are positively related. It is clear, as shown by the previously stated statistics, that money does not always lead to happiness. To others, success may also be defined as “the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame” (“Success”). However, the true definition of success does not include any of these things listed above. Success does not include material goods but it is rather tied to expansive, more meaningful perceptions such as happiness, persistence, and overcoming hardships. One way to measure success is by how happy a person is. For some people, they might feel their happiest when they have lavish items. However, this is not true for everyone and is not a correct scale of success. Happiness for most people is a joyful and affectionate family. If this is what success means to someone, then one’s family is what outlines one’s success. Dr. Dennis Kimbro, author of multiple best sellers, interviewed many successful people about their definition...
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... ¡Hola! me llamo Maribel y soy la profesora de español. Vamos a presentarnos. Estudiante 1: ¡Hola! Yo soy Juan Profesora : ¿De dónde eres Juan? Estudiante 1: Yo soy de Alemania. Estudiante 2: Yo me llamo Sara. Yo soy de Brasil, soy brasileña. 2. Completa con el nombre de tu país y nacionalidad. Alemania alemán alemana Brasil Brasileño brasileña _______ ________ _______ GRAMÁTICA Yo soy de Estados Unidos./ Yo soy americana. Vocabulario País - Nacionalidad Argentina – argentino /argentina Brasil - brasileño/ brasileña Colombia - colombiano – a Chile - chileno – a Ecuador - ecuatoriano – a México - mexicano - a Uruguay - uruguayo - a Venezuela - venezolano - a España - español - a Ejercicios 1. ¿De dónde eres? Gunter es alemán (Alemania) Vicky es ______ (Perú) Claudia es ______ (Italia) Pedro es _______ (México) Eva es ________ (España) Hong es __________ (China) Peter es ________ (Estados Unidos) 2. Sigue el ejemplo francés / París a. ¿Tú eres francés? _ Sí, yo soy de París. a. americana / Washington b. mexicano / Veracruz c. español / Valencia d. italiana / Milán 3. Responde a las preguntas con tu información: a. ¿Eres Maria? No, yo no soy Maria. Yo soy ____________. b. ¿Eres mexicana? _________________. __________________. c. ¿Eres de California...
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...Church of Lukumi Babalu v. City of Hialeah The Church of Lukumi Babalu, located in Hialeah, Florida, practiced the Afro-Caribbean-based religion of Santeria. They used animal sacrifice as a form of worship to their god on the celebration of birth, marriage, and death. The case of Church of Lukumi Babalu v. City of Hialeah came to court when the Church of Lukumi Babalu violated the Florida state law of no animal sacrifice or slaughter, unless with a state license. The Church of Lukumi Babalu argued that the city was violating their 1st Amendment rights by not allowing the right of freedom of religion. The City of Hialeah thought otherwise. They argued that animal sacrifice put the citizens of Hialeah's health and safety at risk. The legal...
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...Two-Letter Word List AA rough, cindery lava AB abdominal muscle {OSPD3} AD advertisement AE one AG pert. to agriculture AH to exclaim in amazement AI three-toed sloth AL East Indian tree AM [be-conj] (to exist) AN indefinite article AR letter 'r' AS to the same degree AT in the location of AW intj. expressing disbelief AX to cut with an ax AY aye BA eternal soul in Egyptian mythology BE to exist BI bisexual BO pal BY side issue DE of, from DO to execute/first tone of musical scale ED education {OSPD3} EF letter 'f' EH intj. used to indicate lack of understanding EL letter 'l' EM printer's measurement EN printer's measurement ER intj. expressing hesitation ES letter 's' ET [eat-conj] (to consume) EX letter 'x' FA fourth tone of diatonic musical scale FE Hebrew letter...
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