Stanley is one of the few remaining Western asylums. This immaculate traveler’s paradise rests peacefully between the Sawtooth Mountains and the banks of the Salmon River. You’ll know from the moment you arrive that this off the beaten path community has a culture all its own. The only issue you’ll have once you arrive is figuring out what to do first. Beautiful campgrounds, whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking, backcountry skiing, horseback riding, and mountain biking, Stanley has it all!…
John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men contain an affluence of symbols which work together to produce a deeper meaning. Of Mice and Men have various examples of symbolism such as, the mouse in Lennie’s pocket, Lennie’s puppy, George and Lennie’s farm, Candy’s dog, Lennie’s death, and the rabbits Lennie always dream about . Symbolism plays a very important part in this novel, so therefore I will be discussing what each symbol represents.…
The novel that I chose to write my essay on is "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe", By Flannie Flagg.I chose to write my essay on this book because the author uses past events to help show how they have affected future scenarios. The message is that love is love. The author uses the plot to convey the message by having Idgie and Ruth both lose Buddy, who is Idgie's older brother and Ruth's lover. They both feel pain and remorse over Buddy's death but, in different ways, all at the same. Over time, Ruth and Idgie begin to love each other as sisters. So does Evelyn, a character that plays a different part in the book later in Idgie's life. Evelyn is a middle aged woman that comes to Idgie's nursing home to visit her own mother-in-law who has a dislike for her. Over time, Idgie tells Evelyn her story through the hardships and happiness through parts of her life. They quickly become the best of friends, almost like sisters to one another. Evelyn feels almost as deep of a…
The paucity of power is one struggle which many marginalised groups experience. Repeatedly, the "inferior" individuals are forced to collude with the dominant culture's practices and beliefs. Jack Davis' play, No Sugar, relates the various ways in which different characters react to the pressure to conform to contemporary Australian society, and the effect this has on their survival. The initial behaviour of characters such as Sam, Jimmy, Billy, David and Cissy sometimes foreshadows their ultimate fate of survival or demise. The power dominant white males in authority exhibit over other characters in the text, particularly and specifically the Aboriginal community, plays a key role in conveying the unequal power relations of society, and the way in which this behaviour forces minority groups to assimilate into society's expectations by losing their own cultural identity.…
The harsh reality of the truth can sometimes be a rude realization. This theory is exemplified in Ken Kesey's best selling novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Published in 1962, the novel presents controversial subject matter and themes such as sexuality, violence, and criminal activity as the reader explores the sterile, yet quite dirty, environment of a mental institution and all of its inhabitants. Due to speculation and harsh criticism of concerned and outraged parents, there have been various occurrences of the banning of Cuckoo's Nest due to the “pornographic” scenes, profane language, and the “glorification” of crimes and violence. The light cast upon the “displeasing” diction, as well as the mature events that one may view as inappropriate and offensive, is substantially overshadowed by Kesey's literary merit and valuable insight into the harsh and uncensored tendencies of the real world. The explicit content of Cuckoo's Nest provides the reader with a valuable and important learning experience into the uncensored world of literature and reality, which students should not be deprived of, rather prepared for, despite whether or not an individual is offended, as well as offering truth and insight.…
They identified 9 cohort studies of coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes, and utilized both the SAS MIXED Procedure for meta-regression analysis and the Log-RR as the dependent variable. These models yielded that of the 17,438 participants, higher coffee intake was consistently associated with lower amounts of newly detected hyperglycemia. These models it supported the hypothesis that habitual consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The methodologies used are very detailed, leading credibility to the work performed. This supports my supporting point that coffee may prevent Parkinson’s disease. Rob M. van Dam, PhD is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. Frank Hu M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. Van Dam, R. M., & Hu, F. B.…
This essay is devoted to such prominent masterpiece as “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. A hero by definition is a person admired for certain qualities and achievements. Among these qualities are courage, bravery, and an intense care for others. These are heroic qualities because without courage, you cannot stand up for yourself or other people and what you believe is right. You must have bravery to put your beliefs into action, and you must care for others because … A hero does not become a hero because he has a cape or special powers; he is a hero because of his heroic qualities. For example, a firefighter can be looked upon as a hero because of his courage and fearlessness because of the risks he takes to save people. A soldier personifies a hero because of his pride and care for what he is fighting for.…
Contemporary American history will make one believe that American history has its beginning in the early colonies with a connection to the British crown. This contemporary history then states that because of our hatred of the Crown and its taxation without representation, we decided to create a brand new country, all without any major domestic turmoil. That is by far not the case, in contrast, according to many historians it is a surprise that America turned out the way it did. America was founded in a time of social unrest brought upon by the revolution and class conflict that was present before the war, and was multiplied ten-fold in the new formed country. This conflict during the construction of our Constitution and the subsequent Bill…
The Breakfast Club consists of five main characters. The Princess, The Jock, The Basketcase, The Burnout, and The Geek. These characters are affected by numerous factors, such as: parental influences, peer pressure, culture ideals, and psychodynamics.…
This past weekend I set out to accomplish this extra credit assignment. I viewed the task as just another mediocre film from the 80’s to watch for school. However, I can now say that I am utterly delighted to have viewed the Breakfast Club. This film eloquently covered every serious topic that a high school student has ever pondered: sex, social stratification, tobacco use, parental frustration, marijuana and even suicide. The film begins by an unlikely group of teenagers bound together by collegiate authority in Saturday detention. Each member of the circle brings a different aspect of high school life to light. The “Breakfast Club” is composed of five members: the athlete, the brain, the princess, the basket case, and the criminal. Although very distinctive character traits, I feel that every high school student could relate to certain aspects of at least one character.…
In the beginning of the movie I think the only person who falls under the open self category is Brian. He is upfront with the others about his grades, his academics, and his family. As the day goes on and he starts to bond more with the others he starts to talk about his thoughts and emotions as well. I didn’t think there was any one with a blind self. I felt that John was under the hidden self because he was just know for breaking rules, and doing what adults told him not to do. They also thought he was selfish and did not take into account any one else’s feelings or care about what he would say to the others. He then proves himself as not selfish when he distracts the princable…
Out of all the people in the world, some happen to have fallen into this dark and deranged state of mind. One of these people was nick-named “the boogy man”. The saying, “looks can be deceiving” is a very true statement for this man. He betrayed himself to be this gentle, kind, and harmless old man, but there was a twist. He was a perverted, delusional, and a sadomasochistic man by the name of Albert Fish. Fish would primarily prey on young and helpless children. Once Albert was captured, psychiatrists' described him to have lived a life of unparalleled perversity. Albert Fish is one of the most demented serial killers because of his troubling childhood, raving murders, and electrifying death.…
In the essay “Getting Coffee Is Hard To Do,” the author basically uses the entire essay as a way to complain about coffee shops and the way that they function. He mentioned that the labor that used to be a part of an employee’s job is now being made into the customer’s job. This upset has occurred in plenty of ways in the last few years. One very obvious example is the restaurants that do not even give the employee the option of filling up a customer’s cup with a carbonated drink of their choosing. The employee of the supposed restaurant just gives the customer an empty cup and points to the corner where the fountain of drinks resides. Although some of the labor imbalances are inconvenient, I completely disagree with the author in every way…
The Stanley Parable is a game in which takes control of the titular character as an unseen narrator instructs the player around an office building. It is up to the player to obey or disobey the narrator, which leads to a variety of ways the game ends.…
The suspended coffee concept is where people bought extra coffee to be claimed by those who cannot afford one (Ain, 2015) or order more coffee than he or she intends to actually consume (Melody, 2013). The extras paid on the extra coffee considered as “suspended”, that “suspended” portion will be giving to customer in need.…