My teamwork experience from this course was overall positive and I believe I have learned an extraordinary amount about myself and how to work collaboratively with other personalities. My teamwork experience allowed me to focus on self-awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses in a group environment; my strengths being my collaborative nature and openness to new ideas as well as my weaknesses being my lack of time management and sometimes stubborn nature. As well as this I have developed...
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At the end of World War II, William Faulkner gave a speech after accepting a Nobel prize, his bold use of language portrays that a writerâs duty is to admonish the delusions that hinder our ability to perceive the world honestly. Two books that give an account of nostalgia, An American Childhood by Annie Dillard and The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway, portray a writerâs duty a people about the good and evils of nostalgia. The significance of...
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Who loves to go to the zoo I know I love to if you donât then you donât love animals. Well, some people hate animals in zoos because they think itâs wrong, but I know that itâs not wrong because Zoos can also be an economic resource for a community. they protect endangered species and Zoos do many activities for the animals, so they keep their animal instincts. Zoos protect endangered species. Zoos are amazing because 1 they protect endangered...
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Nobel prize-winning author, Pearl S. Buck, reflects societal systems through the symbolism of characters and their values in the book, The Good Earth. As the story progresses, the context builds up mostly through dialogue and the thoughts of the protagonist, Wang-Lung and The season of spring is the time of the year that flowers bloom and trees grow. The southern beggars in the city begin to scavenge for food and have a conversation in the evening; Wang Lung joins them...
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Weather can be devastating in many ways, it can affect humans due to weather in terms of temperature, but can also lead to more extreme cases like hurricanes and tornadoes. On the lower end of the âdestructive scaleâ, weather events like rain, fog, heat, and wind, can affect our everyday lives, but not cause severe damage. However, on the other end of the scale, weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards can cause damage on a much larger magnitude. They...
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Spring is the year that falls between winter and summer. Its start coincides with the end of the Winter Season. In addition, the conclusion of Spring heralds the beginning of the Summer season. In addition, when Spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn arrives in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In addition, during the Spring Season, days and nights are likely to be 12 hours long. Spring is unquestionably a happy and joyful season. Most notably, Spring festivities are...
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Introduction Music has been known to influence American culture and the many ethnic and age groups that inhabit the country. It reflects popular ideals and the expression of the countryâs innovative individuals and controls the masses because of its accessibility. Rock music, in particular, took America by storm with rebellious ideas and outlandish concepts that were perceived in different ways. Ultimately, it left many positive marks on American culture and history because of the transformation it inspired in society. Background...
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Louis Armstrong and Bruce Springsteen are both well-known and highly respected musical artists. They are both gifted song composers whose works have been listened to by multiple generations and have remained popular through many decades. Armstrong and Springsteen individually achieved significant worldwide popularity, though they performed and composed music that differed in type, style, and rhythm. Louis Armstrong is a well-known jazz artist who lived in the 1900s. He was born on August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His...
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We're thinking about the particular word that Derrida uses to destabilize the very meaning of words, the very meaning of life, the very meaning of everything. The term 'Deconstruction' was coined by philosopher Jacques Derrida because it is a useful practice in preserving hidden meaning and perception in text. It is an interpretation style that sometimes leads to expecting to mean. Deconstruction is both a literary theory and a philosophical language that stems largely from the 1967 book Gramartology by...
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In the play, âOedipus the Kingâ, the story evolves as a murder mystery where Sophocles underlines the irony of a man determined to find, reveal, and punish the murderer of Laius, which ends up him hunting himself. The idea of sight and blindness in this tragic play is a comparison, with blindness symbolizing wisdom or knowledge, entwined with light and truth. While sight symbolizes ignorance, darkness, and fabricating the truth. The references to sight and blindness, both metaphorical and literal...
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The Importance and Influence of the Heroic Code in the Iliad Throughout the story of the Iliad the heroic code and what it embodies strongly affects a lot of the characterâs actions and in turn, affects the way the story progresses. In the Iliad, the heroic code is a straightforward and simple idea, for heroes to achieve the honor. The way these heroes achieve honor is described through three Greek words that help embody the heroic code: Aristos, Aristeia, and...
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Oedipus is a tragic hero in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Sophocles is a Greek dramatist born near Athens, Greece. It was written around 429 BC and Aristotle called it the greatest example of tragedy in his important work, Poetics. Aristotle in Poetics praises Oedipus Rex as a perfect example of tragedy because it has all the components necessary to fulfill Aristotle's definition of tragedy. So now, what is a tragedy? The tragedy is a form of drama based on human...
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This play is distinctively known for its comedic elements. One of the main elements that compose this text is the comedy of manners. This is basically deriding the upper-class society which could be interpreted as a mockery of the way heterosexual people have vilified homosexuals and treated them as an abomination. If we take into account the time period this was published, there werenât many ways in which he could fight back against the oppression and therefore, this was his...
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Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr are both leaders and have influenced countless people with similar beliefs and wanted to achieve goals that were almost identical to one another. Both men were leaders at different times in history but they both fought for civil rights for African Americans. Lincolnâs Second Inaugural Address and Martin Luther King Jrâs open letter from Birmingham Jail have several ideas that connect to each other. The similarities in both of their writings have included...
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In the story Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses three stylistic elements. This story contains Imagery, Symbolism, and Allegory. Imagery affects the text by describing contents that have a feel on our 5 senses. For example, âYou can hear the crunch of the fallen leaves as you walk through the scary forest.â Symbolism adds more depth to the story through phrases or actions that have deeper meanings. An example of symbolism is that black stands for darkness and evil. Allegory...
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The whole poem consists of six stanzas, each stanza is three lines long and there is an alternate long and short sentence to express a rhythmic rocking sound. The rhythm of the poem is related to a lullaby where mothers sing it to their precious baby, which ties into the title of the poem. The poem's first line significantly captures the speaker's hesitant tone by comparing the baby to a 'fat gold watch'. The simile illustrates the child as something...
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We all love a good story. The juicier the better. Told through old media, new media, social media, the arts: we just canât get enough. And when it comes to good old-fashioned gossip, weâre secretly in our element. Weâre only human, after all. Spectators and tellers of titillating tales; passing performers in the bittersweet melodies of social exchange. As for music? Well, âWithout a song or a dance, what are we?â, ABBA asks. Songs vocalize our human wants and woes...
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My fingers were flowing freely over the smooth keys - 52 white, 36 black - as if they were masterminds and my fingers were puppets floating freely above each key. My eyes were fixated on the black and white pages before me. I was tired but unable to stop. It was like a spell was cast upon me with each key. The piano brings me immense comfort whenever I hear the magical melodic lines as it makes me want to...
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âSpider-Manâ was released in 2002 and made $825 million at the global box office making this movie financially successful. Many consider it the first film to start the current trend of superhero films. The main purpose of the movie is to be entertaining. It does this by trying to intrigue the viewer through its big budget ($139 million) and its action fight scenes that would appeal to an older audience. As well as being entertaining the movie also includes a...
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The title of this movie is âIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadeâ, the director of this film is Steven Spielberg, and the lead actors are Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Alison Doody. The company that made this is called Lucasfilm Ltd. and runs for 2h 8m. This movie comes under the genre as an action/adventure movie where Indiana Jones is told by an undercover Nazi his father has gone missing but will he be fast enough to find him let...
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The 2005 movie âCoach Carterâ is a biographical teen sports drama about the incredible basketball coach Ken Carter. Coach Carter is hired to be the new basketball coach for the Richmond Oilers. Coach Ken Carter after becoming the new coach he requires the team members if they want to play in his team, they have to sign a contract the contract that state that they have attended all their classes and sit in the front row of all their classes...
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Elders are the sincerest form of wisdom. They have lived through hardships and good fortunes. They teach us to look at things in a deeper meaning rather than a superficial one. Interviewing my grandma, who is an immigrant from Vietnam, has changed my ways of how I view certain aspects of aging. Themes that emerged while interviewing my grandma were remaining true to yourself in hard situations, be an empathic person and learn when to sacrifice. She told me that...
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The person I love the most is my grandma. One of the most important reasons that I love her the most is my belly. Each one when he wants to talk about his grandma, he first talks about her food. She cooks the best food; she can cook any dish but certainly not new dishes. She's very good at cooking local dishes like mujadara, kosa, taboule. Whenever I go to her home, I found my favorite dishes. she always makes...
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Many people associate to the term 'genius' with someone who is beyond talented in subjects such as math and science. However, Martin Luther King Jr. re-defined this term for society and generations to come. His contributions to how society should function that affected the passage of history allow him to be associated with the genius of people like Socrates, Einstein, Newton, and many more. His genius was his understanding of how humans work. His genius was in his ability to...
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Underage drinking is a form of social harm as it encourages young people to carry out unlawful sexual behaviors that cause disturbance to the surrounding public areas. Alcohol also enhances and distorts a person's emotions often causing aggressive behavior which usually leads to serious injury and panic within a community. On an everyday basis, I witness many accounts of underage drinking that it has become commonplace to see many young people going out and becoming intoxicated. However, having this sort...
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All 4 persons in the ad are remarkably well-known athletes who play tennis and football. The ad is the Double Stuf Racing League in which the athletes are in a competition to see whoâs fastest to twist, lick and dunk their oreo cookies. Most athletes are familiar with the âleave it all on the fieldâ speech, which indicates that athletes should avoid sugar because once they get addicted, they might suffer from a sugar rush which can lead to a...
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What you wear is what you are. Clothing and personality go along together. I believe that what a person looks on the outside resembles how people look on the inside. Clothes can uncover a wide range of things. For example, we can judge people by their clothes. It can tell you about personality, mood, and interests. A person wearing a suit tells you something different than a person with shorts. Color and style are specific details in clothes. The colors...
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The ritual I have chosen to this report is wedding. I chose this ritual because it is very important in everyoneâs life and it is very different between the wedding in Chinese culture and the wedding in Australian culture (the Christian wedding). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the nature of the Chinese wedding ceremony and the Christian wedding ceremony. An evaluation of processes, participants, symbols and location of the ritual will be given. An examination of the...
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I had a fantastic experience on my last journey. I spent two weeks in Morocco, a place with many incredible things to see. In this article I am going to share my experience. My first stop was Casablanca, which is known as the economic capital of the country. I had two days to discover the city are enough. The Hassan II Mosque is a must-see. In that case, day two, I go to the beach. I liked the Atlantic. After...
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Helmuth Hubener is very brave person who you have probably never heard of before. Helmuth Hubener was only 16 when he was sentenced to death by Hitler. He was a very brave person and someone we can look up to. At the age of 16 he dared to defy the naziâs and did defy them. Helmuth was born in Hamburg Germany on January 8th of 1925. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He...
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