...In “Consolation to his wife” Plutarch has just learned the fate of his young child from his granddaughter. Plutarch starts his letter to his wife by telling her that “The messenger... seems to have missed me on the way as he traveled to Athens; but... I learned of it from my granddaughter” (insert annotation) The next part of the letter is Plutarch telling his wife to do anything to make her grief easier to bear, and not to wait on him to feel that so it will make his grief any easier. The next paragraph is Plutarch reinforcing to his wife how strong she is, and not to do anything to herself for Plutarch would not be able to forgive himself. Yet, he is also telling her that there is no way that she will be able to stay bliss at this time for...
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...Summary and Response Have you seen the movie Wall-E? That movie is our future generation’s world. If you haven’t seen the movie it is about our world in which it is being destroyed. In Chip Ward’s “Letter of Apology” (2012), it explains how the human race is destroying the most essential things on earth. It also mentions how bad we want oil, the same oil that we are sucking the earth dry from. We are using all of the oil, the fertile soil is being ruined, and the fresh water is being poisoned. At speed we are going our future generations are not going to have anywhere to live. The world is going to be destroyed. The world has used almost all of the oil supply on unnecessary items. “Rocket fuel, fertilizer, baby bottles, lawn chairs: we made everything and anything out of oil and could never get enough of it” (Ward, 2012). First off, oil is used to fuel vehicles and big machinery but, the world is capable of...
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...Pfeiffer Extension FAQs 1. Is Greek life only part of the collegiate experience? Membership in a Greek-letter organization is for a lifetime. The experience provides opportunities for friendship and connections as well as personal and professional growth. Even after graduation, many alumni continue to be involved by joining local alumni associations and/or volunteering for their inter/national organizations. 2. What are the benefits of joining a Greek-letter organization? Membership in a Greek-letter organization provides a number of different opportunities, including the ability to connect and share common interests, develop leadership skills, gain academic support, and serve others and the community. First and foremost, organizations...
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...initiated this idea, to help Jon McGovern. Partisans of John McGovern were solicited for money with a letter dated 15th of January 1972, which began with, “Friend, you are one of a number of people whose help I am asking in the most important effort anyone can undertake”. Morris Dees selected three groups of people for his mailing list; John McGovern’s neighbors friends and voters of South Dakota where he contested from, and people who would generally like to give and whose names he could find in ACLU(American Civil Liberties Union) donor...
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...Roanoke: The Lost Colony By Jessica Reimer Patricia Prince Comp156 12/15/13 What happened to the Roanoak Colony? This is the question asked by John White when he found the colony abandoned in 1590, and this is the questions asked by historians ever since. There are many theories as to what happened to the colony and are backed by differing facts that don’t match each other so that when looking at the situation as a whole there was no one answer. A new study, however, sheds some new light on the subject and shows that the colonists at Roanoak Island was integrated into the local Lumbee Indian tribes during one of the worst droughts of the area’s time. In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh and John White created the first colony in Queen Elizabeth I’s time upon Roanoke Island. One hundred and seventeen colonists were with John White hoping to start a new life in a new land, but supplies were quick to dwindle. Sir Walter Raleigh had lost fifteen men at the hands of natives from a previous attempt to establish a military colony on the island. This made the potential for alliances with the local Native American tribes tense and uneasy; however the Hateras tribe was a friendly local tribe at the time and would have seen the potential in having an alliance with the settlers for weapons and potential political power. John White, named the Governor of the Roanoke settlement established in July of 1587, was forced to return to England to resupply two months later...
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...around me that God is near, but the silence of God is not proof that He is not close. The Scarlet Letter by: Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an example of the way a Puritan would live an everyday life. The novel depicts a story of the imperfections of humans and the terrible feeling of guilt. The Scarlet Letter is one of Hawthorne’s most famous books for a theme that he develops throughout his book; the nature man or the redeemed man. Arthur Dimmesdale is a character that exemplifies this theme by struggling with an internal situation that requires him to make one of two choices. Keeping his sin hidden away and not owning up to what he has done is one of his choices, while the other choice is to admit his sin and accept responsibility. While Arthur Dimmesdale takes his time to figure out which decision he will make, he ultimately chooses to contain his guilt and not confess to what he has done. The guiltiness he now feels from committing adultery against his wife is overwhelming and he does nothing to make his situation better. The child, Pearl, that had been conceived during adultery was a constant reminder to him of his sin. Also a sinner, Hester Prynne feels reborn when her child is born. With the birth of Pearl, Hester feels as if she has been given a second chance at life and begins a new journey to earn the townspeople’s trust. The scarlet letter on her chest that once drew the harsh rejection and judgment of the townspeople, now represented...
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...Destruction is coming Summary and Response Mass destruction, fires, pollution, shortages of oil and gas. In Chip Ward’s letter, “We Screwed Up” (2012) he tells of all the mistakes we have made from past generations until now. Even though he is right about some of these mistakes he forgets to give solutions on how to fix them. If we don’t change now and find solutions, the next generations could be facing these problems alone. In the next 50 to 100 years people might see the world change to a whole new beginning. Chip Ward, (2012) indicated by the abundance of oil at hand our generation and the ones before us gobbled it all up. We used it wherever we could. Products were made from oil, fuel, and fertilizer. When our children and grandchildren grow up, we can only imagine what will be left. Using all these chemicals to produce products we may have unnecessarily exposed the future generations to new diseases. The lands, oceans, lakes, and rivers have also been effected for all future generations. They are being dredged, which is ruining bottoms that contain life and important nutrients that feed fish and other...
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...finally on to Vietnam. The ship never docked in Vietnam, and the crew was on board the entire time. The ship did dock in Singapore, a city which greatly impressed him. While the ship was docked in Hong Kong, he visited a club and Allison stated, “I met a guy I went to high school with. We visited for a while and found out we’re on the same ship after we’d already been on it for 5 months.” Aircraft carriers are so big there are 500 plus people on there working. There is no way to know everyone on the crew. During Vietnam while Allison was deployed his first child was born. He received a letter notifying him that his wife had had a boy. For three days he thought he had a boy until he got a letter from home saying he had a daughter. The first time he got to see his daughter was five months after her birth. Allison said, “The whole 11 months I was gone, I could only communicate with my family by letters, but I did get to make one phone call.” For those 11 months Allison was a parachute rigger, meaning he got the parachutes ready for pilots. He also made sure the ejection seats in the planes were good to go. Being on a ship for that long would seem boring, but Allison stated, “We worked for 12 hours a day. There was also TV on board and we also played cards in our free time.” There was food available somewhere 23 hours a day; the only time there was not food available was 12 to 1 in the morning. Food on an aircraft carrier may not sound so good, but Allison implied that is was not...
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...Pilar also constructs her own romantic visual of her grandmother. Pilar catches her father kissing another woman and decides to run away to Cuba and imagines how her grandmother would react to her arrival. “I imagine Abuela Celia’s surprise as I sneak up behind her. She’ll be sitting in her wicker swing overlooking the sea and she’ll smell of salt and violet water. There’ll be gulls and crabs along the shore. She’ll stroke my cheek with her cool hands, sing quietly in my ear” (García, 26). Pilar claims to have memories of Cuba even though Pilar was only an infant. Pilar relies on these memories to create an image of her grandmother overlooking the ocean in Santa Teresa del Mar. She remembers the scent of the saltwater, the ocean water, and...
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...Planned Parenthood is currently working to raise money for endorsed candidates for South Carolina. These candidates also support Planned Parenthood, and believe in the right people have to make their own decisions. It is important for people to make their own decisions because it would be like someone else having control over your life and possibly the future of someone else’s. This is also important because just having the basic foundation, such as education can prevent unintended pregnancies, and promote safe abortions for women. This relates to advocacy because it brings people together all over the country to support human rights, as well as giving our daughters, and granddaughters down the road a choice, instead of being told that they should or should not have...
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...readings I have chosen the following three poems; “My grandmother’s love letters” by Hart Crane, “The road not taken” by Robert Frost, and “Richard Cory” by Edward Arlington Robinson. My Grandmother’s Love Letters By Hart Crane (1899-1932) There are no stars tonight But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft rain. There is even room enough For the letters of my mother’s mother, Elizabeth, That have been passed so long Into the corner of the roof That they are brown and soft, And liable to melt as snow. Over the greatness of such space Steps must be gentle. It is all hung by an invisible white hair. It trembles as birch limbs webbing the air. And I ask myself: “Are your fingers long enough to play Old keys that are but echoes: Is the silence strong enough To carry back the music to its source And back to you again As though to her?” Yet I would lead my grandmother by the hand Through much of what she would not understand; And so I stumble. And the rain continues on the roof With such a sound of gently pitying laughter. (Thiel, 2005, pp. 295-296) The imagery in this poem is very rich and vivid. At the beginning I see a darkness that is beginning to be lite up by fond memories, like a candle getting brighter and brighter. I can hear rain falling on the roof at the same time. The granddaughter has found some letters, perhaps in an attic. The letters are old and brown with age. And with age paper becomes brittle and...
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...Business Law – Assignment 2Advise Chris with regard to the law relating to offer and acceptance. In order to advise Chris it is necessary to consider the law relating to offer and acceptance. Chris placed the following advertisement in the ‘Antiques Monthly’ magazine on Monday; “Rare 18th Century Long case clock by Ticker for sale £15,000 or nearest offer”.Within contract law relating to offer and acceptance we need to assess whether this advertisement is an offer or simply an invitation to treat.An offer must not be vague and must be capable of acceptance as in the case of Guthing V Lynn (1831) 2B AD 232, in this court case the buyer of a horse made a promise to the seller that he would pay an additional £5 “if the horse is lucky for me” the court saw that this offer was too vague and therefore it was not enforceable, (Treitel 1999:8) defines an offer as “an expression of willingness to contract on certain terms, made with the intention that it shall become binding as soon as it is accepted by the person to whom it is addressed".An invitation to treat shows that a person is willing to negotiate a contract, however the contract is not capable of immediate acceptance, as is in the case of Harvey V Facey (1893) AC 552 Where the seller indicated that they would be willing to sell a good at a price, this is similar to Chris’ situation, the outcome of the case was that it was seen as an invitation to treat rather than an offer, because if a contract is not accepted the buyers...
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...by signals, writing or body language. Demonstrative communication is sending and receiving messages without words (Nayab, 2010) Nonverbal communication includes body language, facial expressions, hand gestures, or the way you look at a person and verbal communication is oral or written. This is done through emails, letters, and newspaper articles school or business reports. Demonstrative Communication reinforces verbal communication; an example would be the recent shooting of the teenager Travon in Florida. In response to the entire world verbally speaking the wearing of hooded shirts and sweaters by the public is a non verbal response that reinforces the verbal speaking. Another example would be within an organization, the higher the position will determine most often where the office is located usually on higher floors in the building and also they have larger offices. Demonstrative communication is this case would be that, Mr. Jones is the CEO, his office is on the 17th floor and the furniture and decorations speak to his position. Demonstrative communication can prove to be effective as well as ineffective, positive and negative. My granddaughter is six and she tends to watch what I do and that is what she wants to do. Example being she knows that going to church is what I do so she in turns makes a point of calling me to pick...
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...Later this son became pope, as Leo X (1513–1521), and gained fame as one of the most liberal popes in the patronage of the fine arts. The religious revolt of Martin Luther in Germany took place during Leo's tenure as pope. Leo's cousin Giulio also became pope, serving from 1523 through 1534 as Clement VII. After 1531, the later Medici abandoned the forms of a republic in Florence and assumed the title of duke of Florence. In 1537, Cosimo the Great succeeded to the duchy, annexed Siena to his domains, and received from Pope Pius V the title of grand duke of Tuscany. The Medici continued to rule under this title until 1737, when the family became extinct. Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), spelled Médicis in French, was the great-granddaughter of Lorenzo. She became the wife of one French king, Henry II, and the mother of three others—Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. Catherine was ambitious to keep undiminished for her sons the power of the French monarchy. France was torn by religious wars. Catherine intrigued with the Catholic party as well as with the Huguenots, and therefore was chiefly responsible for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day on August 23–24,...
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...When compared to years ago when they did not have many options or opportunities, the internet is extremely helpful to them in their daily lives. There are only a couple of problems that technology has created for my grandparents. When asked this question, my papa said that one of the main problems is that although they have learned how to use most of the newest technologies, there are still many things he does not know how to do. When he gets to something new that he hasn’t learned he gets incredibly frustrated and wants to give up on technology again. These fears are short lived once one of his granddaughters shows him how to maneuver the new challenge. Another problem that it has created is that they still prefer some things in their original form. When asked if they enjoy emailing they said no. They would much rather send a letter to the person they wish to catch up...
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