On June 12‚ 1994‚ Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman was found dead at Nicole’s home. Angela Bryant‚ a 26 year old women that lives in Hampton‚ South Carolina‚ recounts that following days after the murder happen. I ask her what she thought about the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Angela‚ thought that the murders had to be done by a trained professorial. She said that‚ because Nicole Simpson head was cut nearly off‚ and Ron Goldman was stabbed in major arteries around his body. She recalls
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Laying Everything Down “Whereas the function of a friend‚ who is a second self‚ is to supply things we cannot procure for ourselves” –Aristotle. Throughout literature‚ a story would not be complete without the best friend. Beowulf has Wiglaf. King Arthur has Sir Lancelot. Tom Sawyer has Huck Finn. Sherlock has Watson. Batman has Robin. All of these lauded heroes would not have survived without their trusty companions. In Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth‚ best friends are as vital to the story as the
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In the book An Inspector Calls the character Sheila has more of an impact and changes her views on things. The writer‚ Priestley‚ uses Sheila as someone who helps the audience follow the play by what she says. Act One In Act One‚ Sheila and her family are celebrating her engagement to Gerald Croft. Although Sheila is excited and full of joy‚ she can’t help but wonder why Gerald spent all of last summer avoiding her and blaming it on work‚ as it says on page 3‚ “(half serious‚ half playfully)
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Several themes are conveyed in J.D. Salinger’s novels‚ Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey. Salinger uses the interesting themes to attract the readers to his books. While examining the books‚ the reader can see the many themes Salinger chose to use. The themes projected in Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey are spirituality‚ isolationism‚ and sadness. First‚ spirituality is a major theme in both Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden admits that he is somewhat
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm” –Winston S. Churchill. Failure is inevitable‚ one is bound to meet this dreaded ‘F’ word eventually. Failure is defined as having a lack of accomplishment. Everyone has or will experience failure‚ what you take from it will determine your success. Influential people such as Michael Jordan‚ J.K. Rowling‚ and Thomas Edison all experienced failure in their lives. J.K. Rowling‚ author of the famous Harry Potter series described
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J.R.R. Tolkien I selected this poem because of the depth of the writing. J.R.R. Tolkien was a master of words‚ and with this poem‚ he paints not just a picture of cats and their regal ancestors‚ but of all beings remembering their past. It is a reminder to humans too‚ that we would not be as content and happy‚ like the cat on the mat‚ except for the work and toil of our ancestors. Tolkien’s language increases in complexity as it describes the wildcat ancestors of the housecat‚ but becomes simpler
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In the reading “The Environs of Paris” by T.J. Clark‚ Clark speaks about Paris and the surrounding areas‚ Argenteuil in particular. Beginning in the 1860s‚ modernity was starting to take precedence. Throughout the reading‚ Clark provides insight on where examples of modernism may have been detected‚ if not by everyone‚ at least by the individuals that could stand to be in the presence of the petite bourgeoisie. These depictions were rare‚ and Clark sought out to investigate why this was so. The way
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Olympic gymnast‚ Gabby Douglas once stated “You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous.” You have to take risks‚ to live your life to the fullest‚ confidence is key. Society will always label an individual as something we are not. You have to have confidence to move past the insults. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” and J.Cole “love yourz” both illustrate how being unique by doing what feels right to you and not comparing yourself to society‚ leads to being
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Let me ask you a question. Is everyone beautiful? Raise your hand if you said yes. For those who didn’t‚ why? Imagine yourself‚ in a whole new world. A world in which everywhere you go‚ people compliment you on your appearance at least once. You would enjoy that‚ would you? Every day I walk down the hallways seeing smiles on people’s faces‚ as they walk with their friends or posse. Gossip about people is in the air‚ some people I know‚ some people I haven’t even seen or heard‚ or they were talking
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Penney‚ J. C. Penney Corporation‚ Inc. (JCP) is a chain of mid-range department stores based in Plano Texas. JCP currently has 1‚060 department stores in 49 U.S. States in operation. JCP stores sell conventional merchandise as well as leased departments. Some examples of leased departments are Sephora‚ optical centers‚ portrait studios‚ and jewelry repair. Before 1966‚ most of its stores were located in downtown areas. As shopping malls became more popular in the latter half of the 20th century‚ J. C
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