Essays on Hometown

Most of us in this class are here to mostly earn a degree that earns them a job and ultimately enables them to make some money that would make their lives more interesting. Nearly all of us, including our professor, wake up early to make money to see their families through, to afford good life and buy all the items they desire in their homes and their life. There is, however, a man from the village of Baltimore who has declined to fall into this trap of making money to buy things that make his life more interesting, so ...

IMAGE OF MASCULINITY WITHIN THE SPACE OF SAUDI ARABIAN AND ALGERIAN CULTURE

Introduction The space in the literature is the physically existing environment in which the characters live and plot the action takes place. An aspect of the space is needed for the reader to further clarification. The space in the written description helps to highlight significant plot developments, specific places in which the characters live and act. Space refers to the story through both actions and thoughts of heroes. Aspect space consists of all spatial frameworks and places mentioned in the text, which cannot be a place of real events. The world in a literary work in the space-time sense ...

There has always been a fascination with the occult and paranormal when it comes to various works of fiction. Authors love to create these creatures that seem to come from the darkest nightmares and send chills down the readers, or viewers, spines. This has been a fad since that continues to grow and be expanded upon which allows old legends to be remade into grisly renditions or for newer monsters to take the scenes. One of the most iconic and popular horror creature in the American film industry is Freddy Krueger. Freddy made his debut in 1984 when he ...

The poem states that the grandmother and the mother start singing in joy, but they end up crying even though none of them stops crying (Lee 50). The scenario shows that the poem has some mixed feelings of both joy and sorrow. This explication attempts to explain the pertinent issues presented in the poem through analyzing its deeper meaning. The explication investigates why the two women start singing in joy and happiness but end up crying. In the first line of the poem states, "she begins, and my grandmother joins her" (Lee 50). The sentence highlights that the mother ...

There are two stories that Harper Lee had written over the years that portrayed a child’s life into adulthood. The two stories reflect each other in a sense of experiences throughout the character’s life. The two stories focus on a girl who grew up with an unrealistic view of her father. The two novels interact with each other from child to adult point of view. The two books that will be discussed involved To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. The author displays a unique comparison between the two novels. Harper relates the child’s ...

Homesickness is a feeling that every person can have when they are far away from home. It is a feeling of missing home. For me as a student who goes to university abroad, the homesick level always jumps out when I feel lonely. Chekhov’s “Gusev” tells about homesick man who feels anxious to return to home, but he finally dies like other sick patients on his way home. The short story “Gusev” shows its reader the feelings of homesickness with the help of literature and many people can relate to it. In "Gusev," the author offers two drastically ...

Salvador Dali – a man worth remembering

Salvador Dali – a man worth remembering On one sunny mayday in a little town in Catalonia, a man was born who would eventually change the direction of art and reinvent the nature of “enfant terrible”. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí y de Púbol was the first child after the deceased older brother; this is probably why his parents had high hopes for him. This is probably why he behaved the way he did. As a child, young Salvador was arrogant, uncontrollable and difficult, but at the same time had makings of ...

What do you think of the CCTV cameras that cover Middlesborough, England?Can you see something like this in your hometown? Middleborough’s has a “talking” CCTV system that allows operators to interact with members of the public and reproach misbehaving individuals to stop via a loudspeaker. A CCTV control room has a set of control and management infrastructure that is connecting and supporting the communication systems of the internal and external partners such as shop security, street wardens, traffic wardens, and police. The system raises concerns about the government’s intrusion into people’s civil liberties. While the system ...

The title of this book is “The Goal” written by Eliyah M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox, written in the year 1984 it is ranked among the America’s Business Best seller novel. It also has included an interview with David Whitford; this book is a Narrative non-fiction or a personal narrative. The genre of this book is based on the tense with which this book is written and employment of first person narrative. The writer is also feted for other works such as, It’s not luck, Critical Chain and Necessary but not sufficient. The writer sales standing in ...

Carlo Scarpa was a prominent Italian architect previously active during the early twentieth century and one of the pioneers of modernism in architectural design. He was born in 1906 in the beautiful city of Venice, a place well-known for its old Renaissance architectures, majestic canals, and gondolas. By the time he was only two years of age, his entire family migrated to Vicenza, a county part situated on the northeastern part of the Italian peninsula. It was here that he spent much of his early childhood to teenage years; he also attended a local high school specializing in technical ...

Probably killed by life's adversities, everybody has at least once dreamed about how it would be nice if Paradise and prosperity reigned on the Earth. Only a few of us thought about the fact than it can be troublesome. Paradise is not a panacea and living in it would be boringWhy? Everything is simple: constant satisfaction and the quiet tends to simply annoy the man so that he wants adventure and adrenaline. There is no good without evil and evil without good. If everything is so good, how do people distinguish good from evil, if the second simply will ...

In this article, McDermon highlights on the various surviving paintings done by Hieronymus Bosch many years ago that are now on the display in his hometown in the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch, who was a Dutch painter, died 500 years ago, and in commemorating this occasion, his hometown made the decision of assembling his first major exhibition to display for a least a few centuries. Through his major works, Bosch paintings were depicting human depravity and divine punishment basing on the perverse imagination. The article entirely sets out to highlight these surviving paintings by Bosch, which thus sends the message ...

Introduction

With an estimated population of just under 183,000 residents, Grand Prairie is the 15th largest city in the state of Texas. This also ranks it into the top 150 nationally, which has created the need for a strong and responsive police department. The demographics of the region reveal that much of the population is based on a young family model, with the majority being homeowners who earn a dual income. Many families have lived in the area for generations, which creates a small town feel within a big city, yet many new residents are being drawn to Grand ...

Introduction

When it comes to story-telling, many people emphasize the story part, instead of the telling one. Nevertheless, the manner in which a story is told can be very influential in its reception. In fact, many people would say that the story itself changes depending on the discourse that presents it. This came to the limelight in the end of the nineteenth century with the Modernist current. Authors such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf deliberately modified the way that stories were told. They utilized many techniques that allowed them greater range of expression, many of which were not even ...

Nowadays in the 21st society globalisation is such inevitable thing that it affects everyone in any part of the word. I am not an exception, especially as the world citizen who travels and lives around the world. Recently there were many activities in my life that somehow were linked to globalization, however for this assignment I chose the activities related to travelling. I am the international student, recently I had the chance to travel to New York City, and I saw the way our society is globalized. I lived for couple of months in Toronto, Ontario Canada couple of ...

Geneva is my hometown; a place that I have lived to cherish, my siblings and I were born here. Located in the southwestern part of Switzerland, Geneva is embedded between the hilly terrain of the Jura and Alpine peaks. Lausanne and Geneva are the largest cities located on Lake Geneva or Lac Leman shores. Geneva lies in the bay where the Rhone River leaves the Lake Geneva (Bekker). The shores are highly populated with settlements, however; the living space per individual is generous. People who live in the Lake Geneva region are relatively rich (Boyce). Geneva is not only ...

In the short story entitled “The Plane Reservation” written by Massud Farzan , the author, deemed as the narrator in the story who tells the story using the first person point of view, returned home to his hometown (Iran) from the United States to see how his parents are doing. What he discovered from the visit was instrumental in his next decision to follow his father’s advice and to make the plane reservation back to the United States. Thus, the thrust of the story was what one usually discovers after a long absence from home forms an instrumental part of ...

Foundation of emergency managements

Geographical Description of Abu Dhabi The city of Abu Dhabi is the latest, most sorted after tourist destination in the world. The city that is in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is 16 feet above sea level. It is located in the northeastern part of the Persian Gulf. The city that is the capital of the emirate is neighbors the islands Saadiyat, Al Futaisi, and Sir Bani Yas Island since the emirate of Abu Dhabi is comprised of islands. The capital boasts of both sophistication from the latest architectural designs and the cultural tradition that existed from the ...

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This presentation focuses on one of the episodes of the Andy Griffith Show, a renowned TV classic. The show ran on television from 1960 until 1968 thereby producing a total of 249 episodes. Andy Griffith performed the role of a widowed sheriff in a small community. The fictional setting is in Mayberry in North Carolina. Andy’s life is made difficult by an incompetent deputy named Barney Fife, a housekeeper and spinster aunt named Aunt Bee and Opie, a precocious son.

Andy Griffith was among the greatest performers in the history of television. He was well recognized for his portrayal of the ...

Introduction

I was a coward. I went to war. Tim O’Brien holds this claim, this thought, for over twenty years. Choosing not to tell it to anyone, for fear of embarrassment, not just his own, but his wife and children as well. Having felt as a secret hero, a “lone ranger”, thinking that in any case it ever became evil enough or it became good enough then he would simply react to a reservoir of courage built up over the years (O’Brien, 1990). But here he was, facing the reality of being drafted into a war he neither supported nor knew anything ...

Migrating from the home country to another country is often a stressful process for many individuals, but if seen with a positive attitude, immigration plays a major role to invest the skills and talents of an individual in the right place. One of the main reasons for immigration is poverty, which is common in the third world countries such as the African and a few Asian countries . People are forced to leave home in search of good job opportunities that pay higher wages so that the economic condition of the families is improved. I want to migrate to one of the most economically strong ...

Kootenai Medical Center is a 246-bed community-owned hospital offering medical-surgical treatment along with cardiology, oncology, behavioral health, rehabilitation and women and children services (About us, 2012). It has consistently garnered recognition for care quality and community value as part of the top 100 hospitals for seven straight years in the areas of “financial viability and capital reinvestment, cost structures, patient charge structures, and quality of performance” (Community report, 2011, p.3). For the past eight years, the facility was also given the Avatar Award for consistently exceeding the expectations of patients. It further achieved, for the second consecutive year, the ...

Norman Bowker symbolizes the alienation that veterans of the Vietnam War felt within their community, consequently, this alienation illustrates the struggle they faced to be integrated back into the society.

Norman Bowker, a veteran who returns home, feels alienated from the other men in his hometown. “Speaking of Courage” chronicles the alienation and remoteness he feels in his hometown; though a deep desire to tell his story, he refuses to talk to Sally “… there is really nothing he could say to her” (O’Brien 133) as they both come from different worlds, one of war and the other ...

In May 29, 2010, Michelle Roberts from BBC reported the connection between schizophrenia and creativity. In her article, she argued that creative minds ‘mimic schizophrenia.’ Supporting her article, British psychologist Mark Millard reiterated that “Creative people, like those with psychotic illnesses, tend to see the world differently to most. It's like looking at a shattered mirror” (Roberts, “Creative Minds Mimic Schizophrenia”). Another article from the Scientific American written by Scott Barry Kaufmann, director of the Imagination Institute at the University of Pennsylvania also tackled the nexus about Dali’s eccentric personality to the people suffering from schizophrenia. As a carte blanche, ...

Introduction

During World War I, Germany soldiers were exposed to mental and physical trauma. The horrifying life of the soldiers and brutality they experienced in the war change their lives to a point that; when they went back home after war, they felt alienated from the life they used to live before. Many of the soldiers were killed, and those who survived felt the consequences of the war which led to horrifying life they were living.

Soldiers who survived the war felt that their place with other civilians was not the same; the war alienated them from their fellow townsmen. Though ...

The book, “the ocean at the end of the lane," by Neil Gaiman, starts with a prologue that acts as a window to the idea in it. The prologue begins with the narrator at a funeral, dressed for the occasion. He states that he has done his part through the speech that he was to give. The writer wants to escape the tense situation in meeting all the people that he had known when he lived in his hometown. Page nine discloses the narrator’s discomfort at being asked personal questions when his life was so unorthodox. He was divorced, practiced pure ...

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The 1925 novel is neatly crafted with an exceptional understanding of social stratification. Fitzgerald’s evocative work offers a brilliant glance of the American life in the 1920s. Although a variety of themes, such as greed, justice, power, and betrayal are brought out, social stratification theme is well developed in this novel. Fitzgerald begins the novel by creating distinct groups to differentiate social classes (Yardley par.4). The novel concerns a young millionaire whose life revolves around his desire. Gatsby’s motive was to reunite with his former love, Daisy Buchanan, but his ...

The Name of the Class (Course)

The Name of the School (University) The City and State Sustainable Design and Construction Abstract In the recent past, several environmentally inspired projects have been built in the United Kingdom and around Europe. These projects have claimed to embody the principles of sustainable development. The Greenfield and Brownfield are examples of sites that have been used to parade such projects I bet in small scale. These projects have always presented debates regarding their sustainability and maintainability.

Introduction

In 2009, the Hometown foundation revealed an ambitious plan in south Lanarkshire to build a brand new town named Owenstown ( ...

Review and Analysis of the book ‘Their Eyes were watching God’ – Presentation of the book’s main thematic plot and its meaning – Review of the book’s writing style and influence on its readers – Exploration of the connections between the book’s main thematic idea and the educational policies – Exploration and research of the book’s connection with the educational field – Exploration and research of the book’s contribution to the teaching methods and the learning outcomes of an educational environment [The author’s name]

Part 1 Information about the author and the book

The book ‘Their Eyes were watching God’ was published in 1937. The time ...

Anti- Hero

ROY HOBBS (THE NATURAL) The story is about a boy named ROY HOBBS. The boy who was a player with extra talent for the game and at the same time has an interest towards a lively and happy life. Roy struggled throughout his life to achieve the position that anyone can dream of. The most amazing part of the story and about the character is that he was a natural and God gifted player. At the same time the emotions and the feelings of the Roy has been portrayed very well in the novel as well as in the movie later on. ...

There are various poems that any average literature student can study. Each poem, depending on the fundamental ideologies, and or past experiences of their authors, can be uniquely parallel from, or somewhat similar to each other. The objective of this paper is to discuss side by side Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Davis’ Life in the Iron Mills and compare the two based on the style of their writing and expression, and the themes and ideologies that were evident in their respective poetry-related work.

Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre was the name of the fictional main character in Charlotte Bronte’s book ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the theatrical performance of the Shakespearean play ‘Hamlet’ that I attended some months ago. The performance was given by the amateur theatrical team of my father’s hometown. The paper will present you with the critical analysis of the performance. ‘Hamlet’ is one of the widely acknowledged Shakespearean theatrical plays and it is considered to be a tragedy. The local theatre of my father’s hometown has been recently renovated and the renovation has turned it into a well-established place. The seats were very comfortable and the service of the ...

The movie shows the discrimination and the problems Kennedy (Radio) went through as a result of being a disabled kid. “Radio”, is Kennedy nickname which he got from people of his hometown due to his interest with the device which he took everywhere with him since his childhood. The inspiration that Kennedy got from his Radio made him love football despite of being mental disables. Disability was a huge blow to the life of Kennedy who in the movie is sen as a determined boy who experience rejection by even his fellow kids. The form of disability is seen when Goodling’s ...

The Dead is an intriguing masterpiece written by James Joyce and bases his storyline in Ireland during Christmas. Joyce invites the reader into his plot by his artistic description of things and scenery in his book. The writer points out the snow on the ground as symbolic of a blanket that covers the bad and the good on the earth. Joyce writes that the snow covers both the dead and the living and unites them into a frozen paralysis (Joyce, 184). The story of the dead encapsulates Gabriel Conroy as viewing himself superior to others due to his intellectual capabilities as ...

Introduction

Many civilizations today place security concerns prior to their political agenda because of the increasing perception that international security is at higher threats from malicious acts like terrorism. Though terrorism has been in existence for a longer time and many security strategies are in place to prevent terror attacks, major terrorism acts including the unforgettable day in the US history (the 9/11 attack), the bio-agent threats, the Tokyo subways attack, the 1997 intention of the Islamist extremists to bomb New York subways and the 2004 bombing of Madrid commuter trains have evoked a stronger battle to improve security (Adams, 2003).

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Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam war anthology The Things They Carried follows a platoon of American soldiers both in and out of the field, showing the toll that the war itself took on these men and women. The nature of humanity, the senselessness of war, and the importance of relationships to human beings are highlighted in the metatextual and historical makeup of this short story collection. O’Brien makes heavy use of symbolism and metafiction to create a highly stylized world of the Vietnam experience, each of the stories providing their own perspectives and symbols to show the effect of Vietnam ...

John Q. Student

Augusta State University As human beings, every single one of us has a tendency to make mistakes. Even the most powerful and highly recognized people make mistakes; whether it is the president of the United States to the by-standers you see along the street. It probably sounds weird but making mistakes is the proof that we are in fact human beings. Along with this, there is also this natural reaction of people that there is a need to correct most or some of the mistakes that we make. It would be easy to do if it happened in school. If ...

Philosophy

Introduction In the situation, I was contemplating whether or not to move off to a new city with my girlfriend while she would pursue her graduate studies in that city. If he would do so, I planned on taking a job in that city. The only uncertainty that I was having was leaving behind my friends, family and relatives, my job and hometown when I move to a new place with my girlfriend. Now, came the two dilemmas: 1. If I move to a new city with my girlfriend, I would rarely see my friends, family and relatives. Furthermore, I would lose ...

King Herod lived at a time when the Jews were under the rule of the Romans. This meant that his kingdom had strong influences form their Roman rulers. Herod embraced the Romanicization of his cities into commercial hubs. This flew in the face of Jewish expectations of a city built to the utopist standards of fairness recommended in Jewish teachings. Herod acquired his expansive kingdom through violence in a series of takeovers that were endorsed by Rome. He started by freeing his family and dethroning their arch rivals the powerful Hasmonean. Thereafter, he ran a successful offensive against all cities that were in opposition ...

I have a dream Having a dream is the fuel most people need to follow their deepest and most sacred wishes until they become reality. When your dream involves your future career, then there is much at stake: what you choose to study, years of preparation and dedication, the capacity to challenge opposition – as quite often your dream seems like an impossible goal to the ones you cherish and love, like your family. Dreams come with a price, but if they are based on your true wish to fulfill a life target, then the price is worth paying. My dream has always ...

1. FACILITY CHARACTERIZATION: My home is located in Ann harbor, Michigan. At my house I live with my two parents and a nephew. The house is located next to a highway and is therefore easily accessible. My hometown has garage where I store various house hold machinery such as lawnmowers and motor vehicles. The house has an elaborate alarm system, which is highly sensitive to smoke, temperature difference, and unauthorized entry into the house interior. My hometown also has a tornado siren that goes off in the case of strong winds. 2. THREAT/HAZARD ANALYSIS: Some of the potential threats that ...

I was accepted as an undergraduate student in the field of natural sciences by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), a reputable university in the Middle East which is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and is located in my hometown. Many students in Saudi Arabia prefer natural sciences because of high incomes and job stability. However, my passion is in law. I am particularly interested in carrying out a comparative study of Islamic Law (which is applicable in my country) and other legal systems as a way understanding dilemmas the former. This is the only ...

Introduction

In any economic decision making, there has to be a consideration of and benefits involved for it to make economic sense. In this respect, an analysis of the cost function is crucial in identifying and classifying the different cost components. This is necessary in identifying the relevance of each component and its implications for economic decisions. Consequently, the laconic discussion below explains the opportunity cost concept citing an example to demonstrate. The discussion then explains the meaning of long-run and short-run in an economic context and demonstrates the application of the cost concept in decision making by providing an economic ...

Puma and Adidas have been are among the most renowned sports shoes manufacturers all over the world for more than half a century. These companies have supplied shoes to world-cup football teams, Olympic athletes, boxers, hip hop and rock stars to name but a few. However, these two companies might not have existed without the bitter sibling rivalry between two brothers; Adolf and Rudolf. This paper discusses the history of the two brothers and their company before splitting up, the characteristics of the two brothers and what resulted in the split up. Adolf Dassler was a German soldier who took part ...

Despite the fact that the internet was invented nearly 40 years ago it has become one of the most widespread technologies in the world. It is used in nearly all spheres of human activities starting from communication, entrepreneurship, working platform and others. The aim of this paper is therefore to describe how I started using Internet. In my descriptions I will narrate the whole process of obtaining Internet proficiency. Moreover, I will talk about some personal problems connected with new skill. I studied in Kazakh-Turkish high school for gifted boys, which is located in my hometown, Aktobe. This ...

I am writing to you, my dearest wife and children, about what happened to me the day we were captured by the Incas. First and foremost, I would like to send my gratitude to our parents in Tucapel that at the perfect time, they asked us to visit them and I was the only one left behind to man the house. Nevertheless, you need not to worry about me. In this letter, I would just like to describe what happened to me, as well as the way things are now.

Living near the Maule River, a very peaceful and comforting ...

When it comes to writing, there is the need for an individual to master the necessary skills as this is the only way through which an individual can communicate effectively through print media. This calls for proficiency in language understanding. Two major skills are needed for this. First there is the need for a proper understanding of language as a narrative, and also the use of research. The essay below looks at these two forms of communication and how they can be effectively utilized.

Narrative

The issue of addiction to given issues in life is a common topic of discussion among different people. ...

Assault on Gay America

Frontline’s investigative documentary Assault on Gay America presents a startling view concerning the treatment of homosexuals or people perceived to be homosexual in America and the attitudes in society contributing to this treatment. The episode centers around a man named Bill Jack Gaither, murdered in 1999 by acquaintances near his hometown of Sylacauga in Alabama because of his sexual orientation. The documentary includes interviews with people from his hometown who knew him, his convicted killers, family, religious leaders, Forensic Psychologists and students who discuss perceptions of gender roles and homosexuality. Although I am well aware that prejudices exist in ...

Every year, legions of new college students descend on their campuses, many destined for at least one year in a dormitory. Some colleges match roommates at random, refusing to reveal the identities of the pair to each other until they arrive at school, while others allow incoming students to choose their first-year roommates and decide to live together. Those schools that force randomized matching of roommates also have a minimum amount of time that you must wait to request a new roommate, as so many people encounter culture shock when they come to a new school and run into people with different ethics ...

Background

Janie was just a simple girl who grew up in her own place, with her own family. Of course, no one could deny that her parents loved her. It could not possibly be the reason why she left her hometown in Eatonville to search for the love that she always dreamed of ever since she was a child. The story started when Eatonville, Florida natives and Janie Crawford’s family got the news that Janie is returning to Eatonville again, all by himself. The news spread quite fast and Janie soon became the center of attention. Perhaps, being bugged by all ...

I. Case Summary Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old intern from California, went missing on May 1, 2001 as she was preparing to return to her hometown of Modesto after undergoing a seven-month internship in Washington DC. Chandra’s disappearance drew much public and media attention after it was learned that she had been having an affair with a congressman of her hometown of Modesto, 52-year-old Gary Condit. The police had focused its investigation on Condit who had denied any involvement in Chandra's disappearance but had admitted to having an affair with her. But as the police searched for Chandra's whereabouts, it ...

Introduction

‘Leadership’ and ‘Change’ are interlinked in a very important way, they actually complete each other and it will not be wrong if we say that if there is a Leadership it will always bring a change or vice-versa. However change is basically a result and there are other factors which influence and help to achieve this result. Leaders have always changed the course of time and have brought revolutions in the fields like Politics, Spiritualism, Management, Science and Arts etc. However though all these may be defined under the definition of success the path obtained to achieve success is different for all leaders; ...