The Horizontal World‚ Debra Marquart In her essay‚ Marquart characterizes the upper Midwest. She uses both positive and negative strategies to do so. She describes the landscape itself as a negative place while its people as good‚ positive people – she switches back and forward between the two. She starts out her essay by describing a road in the Midwest‚ a road that according to her is “lonely‚ treeless‚ and devoid of rises.” She then says that the road “curves in places that it [feels]
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Debra Marquart uses her poetry to explore ideas of identity and projection. Specifically‚ how people tend to project their own stories and ideas onto passing strangers. When interacting with or observing a stranger there is no context to what they were doing before you crossed paths. Marquart’s poem is clearly not talking about herself when she creates these interesting backstories for a person she has no understanding of. This is exemplified by the statement‚ “I think of the one to whom bad news
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DEBRA AND MONA is a tender and dramatic character driven story of self-discovery‚ healing‚ and recovery. The plot easily engages and is driven by two strong and compelling female characters‚ aptly‚ “Debra and Mona.” The plot is driven more by the inner goals of the characters rather than by an external goal. The tone is dramatic‚ but tender. There are solid themes about surviving and second chances. The story is skillfully told with subtext. The broken wings and shattered photo glass is symbolic
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Affiliations: Debra Jane Fine (early-fifties) is the Founder and President of Fine Capital Partners L.P.‚ a hedge fund with approximately $1.5 billion AUM (Assets Under Management). She is also the Founder of Fine Capital Advisors LLC‚ and investment advisory firm and the hedge fund’s general partner. Debra started Fine Capital in 2004‚ after serving as Director of Global Equities at Loews Corporation‚ where she managed a global equity portfolio. Prior to Loews Corporation‚ Debra was a Principal
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Mrs. English English 3H 10/22/13 Bromden POV The fog was at its worst today. Sometime between the Shock Stop and the showers‚ I remember fogging up‚ and fading out. After the fog had cleared‚ I found myself in the dayroom. I tried to remember whether I was brought to Seclusion or the shaving room. I concluded that I was put into Seclusion‚ but that I did not have breakfast. As I attempted to recall what happened this morning‚ I felt a sudden jerk in the gears. Then he came in. He was
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Learning about the Darien Gap has been a very unique and an interesting experience. One thing I learned is about the beauty and fear of nature. From researching and studying the Darien Gap‚ I can see that it is a very exquisite and magnificent place‚ holding some of the rarest flowers. The wild beauty of the unique trees and rare plants‚ the soft‚ long green grass‚ and the simpleness of the jungle attracts many people to explore the great features of the Darien Gap. However‚ further research has
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There was no visible light out. It was calm out tonight; mid night dew still fresh on my boots. The smell of fresh pine covered the bare spot of the forest I was now camped in. It was time to break camp; camping too long in one spot could give away my posion. I quickly put away the rest of the salted pork in my left leg pocket and mounted my gun on my right shoulder. I started to stand up‚ but very slowly as to not alert a fly. I finally reach mid standing (not quite standing‚ but not quite crouching
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The cold winter’s wind snaps at my face as I walk briskly down the street. The fog makes it impossible to see more than 5 metres in front of me. I look up just in time to see two figures appear out of the fog coming towards me. Running towards me. My feet are frozen to the ground. I can’t move. The figures get closer and I can make out their faces. “Piggy?” “Simon?” What are they doing here? Before I have time to react Piggy charges into me‚ forcing me to the ground and jumps on top of me. Simon
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It was a bad omen from the Gods. Just as I had set out for Miss Abigail’s Hut it had started snowing heavily and I was not prepared for it. Maybe I should turn back‚ I banished that thought from my head Miss Abigail may be in grave trouble. I walked along side my horse as the terrain was too slippery and treacherous to ride. The ground was a mix and match of colour‚ some leaves from autumn were still being blown about by the bone numbing Wind of the Milford Sound‚ Dead leaves crunched under my shoes
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Debra Wuichet is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from University of Tennessee. She is the Director of Social Services at North Mississippi State Hospital and has been working there for sixteen years. Her topic of the presentation was mental illnesses and schizophrenia. I really enjoyed her speech because I had little previous knowledge of mental illness. Even though I have taken a few classes that discussed the illnesses‚ I can understand better with stories or a way to imagine a situation and
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