...Bartleby the Scrivener The meaningful projection in this story is the walls. These walls are symptoms of separation and represent Bartleby's separation from both reality and people. This set the tone for the story, as the relationships with each other seem to be purely professional in nature. This impersonality of the characters is significant - the business based world in which they operate has no room for personal interaction. Nothing is learned about any of the characters beyond what they are like in the office. The walls serve as a safe haven for Bartleby, as he is in a world with societal expectations and he chooses not to conform and the walls, in essence, allow him to retreat into a world of his own, thus protecting himself from those who may think he is a threat to their own materially oriented world. It is as though I am involved in trying to deal personally with Bartleby, a sensation that keeps me fully engaged with the story as it heads toward its tragic ending. "Strangely huddled at the base of the wall, his knees drawn up, and lying on his side, his head touching cold stones, I saw the wasted Bartleby" (Litz,1994, p.165-166). "I felt his hand, when a tingling shiver ran up my arm and down my spine to my feet" (Litz,1994, p.166). After Bartleby dies, alone and imprisoned, I learn a little of his past; apparently he worked in the dead letter office. Could it be that this depressing job affected Bartleby's sanity? Bartleby died of sadness...
Words: 317 - Pages: 2
...Observation of Young Children I observed for two and one-half hours from 9:39 am to 11:55 am. The preschool has three teachers and a full enrollment of 24 children, ages 2 and five, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They also have 24 children, age three, on Tuesday and Thursday. On the Friday that I visited, there were 20 children in attendance. There is a large enclosed play area outside. There is a large covered sandbox area with several toys including large plastic scoops, a large metal spoon, plastic bowls, shovels and buckets, a large play structure with a slide and climbing apparatus, a log cabin play house with several tools; such as plastic hammers, wrenches, and saws. There is a big sidewalk that goes around the yard where the children ride the tricycles. There are six tricycles but they were not out for use on the day that I observed. Inside there are many areas for playing and learning. There is a small room that has a cradle, dolls, blankets, dress-up clothes and shoes for girls, child size furniture; table, sink, dishes, and other kitchen items. Also kept in this room is a large roll of paper that can be cut to any length for drawing and painting. In this room is where one of the teachers meets for story time with her group of eight children. The large room is divided into two parts for the other two teachers and their groups when it is story time. The divider is opened when the individual group time is over. In the large room are many different activity...
Words: 849 - Pages: 4
...male had a low hair cute. Their conversation was about school. The young lady had just taken a Civil Rights course and she was describing the impact that the course had on her. Her male friend seemed to be very interested in the conversation. 4. “That cornbread looks good” a group member quoted 5. The restaurant has a coat rack for your coats. 6. Younger couples seemed to sit at the bar and customers that were there by themselves sat at the bar. 7. The waiter’s attires were black tops and blue jeans. 8. The restaurants sits about 125 guests; two levels, black and white pictures on the wall downstairs, colorful pictures upstairs with painted yellow walls. 9. Daily specials were written on the blackboard at the entrance of the restaurant. 10. There was a white phone on the side of the wall. 11. There was a thermoset on the wall by the customers. 12. Restrooms downstairs had no gender on them and there were only two; upstairs there were restrooms as well. 13. The restaurant had energy saving lights as well as lights over top of the tables....
Words: 496 - Pages: 2
...Anslem Kiefer’s Parsifal I is full of many of the different elements of design discussed in the chapter. The room in the painting has a unique use of light, lines, (a) symmetry, color, space, and vantage point. The artist has both expressive and classical lines in the piece. The wooden floorboards and walls are separated by fairly straight standard lines; while the grain of the wood is flowing and full of curves appearing to me to be more expressive. The room in the painting looks fairly dark with one window lighting a select area lighting illuminating a crib. Though the painting portrays the corner of the room the corner is not dead center is sort of at an odd angle. I believe the focal points are the crib and window which are not in the center of the room so the painting is not symmetrical in that respect. But all the floorboards and boards on the wall are layed out with very straight lines giving it an interesting contrast. The room is very large with only a small crib filling the void. The empty space grows darker the farther away from the window you look; some could see this as almost scary in appearance because of the very dark space in the back of an already darkly colored room. All these things make the piece much more complex. The more I learn about art techniques and the elements of design the more respect I gain for the artists and their works. Everything they put down matters no line or space should be taken for granted because they most likely put it there for...
Words: 276 - Pages: 2
...outlets and the routing of your cable .When deciding on the location of your outlets, try to visualize where you'll eventually be placing the furniture in the room in relation to the location of your television. Internet services are also being provided now by a lot of cable companies so placing an outlet in a spot near your planned computer station is also a good idea .In general it's a good idea to put at least one outlet in every room whether or not you plan to use it immediately. At least it will be there when it is needed, avoiding the drilling of any unsightly holes in the future. Outlet boxes can be purchased at any hardware store and should be fastened to the wall stud in the location that you want at the same height as existing electrical outlets. It is recommended to install the outlet box in the adjacent wall stud cavity. Any wiring system should have a suitable ground and wiring for your cable TV needs is no exception. When planning your wiring layout always take the point of grounding under initial consideration. This is where most cable companies prefer to enter...
Words: 988 - Pages: 4
...porch, I can't help but notice a high-backed rocker on one side and a bench worn smooth by age on the other. Both remind me of the many hours spent here enjoying the weather and view. Turning the door knob and entering the foyer is like taking a step back in time. The door, is the same as when I was a kid, the windows are free of curtains, only shades yellowing from age, pulled at night, as if privacy is needed out here in the boondocks. Mom's big over-stuffed floral couch is set beside the well-stocked bookcase. One lonely picture with the words "Home, Sweet Home" hangs on the wall over the fireplace. Just to the right is a doorway, minus a door, calling us to investigate the sweet smell drifting our way. Upon entering the kitchen, a rich smell of freshly baked bread overtakes the senses. Mom removes the loaves from the belly of the oven leaving them to cool in neat rows on the old marble table. The walls were white and had little kitchen knick knacks like chickens and things of that...
Words: 727 - Pages: 3
...knowing shadows and darkness. This was their reality. They believed this was life, and that it was all the world was about. Until one man was freed from the cave, and saw that it was all a lie. That it was nothing but an illusion. I believe this is what Motherwell is trying to portray in his painting. He is hinting at how our world that we live in is an illusion, just like the shadows on the walls were to the men of the cave. I think he is trying to show that everything we believe about the world is a lie. One thing that I do know is that we are all comfortable of what we know, we like it that way and some of us wouldn’t want to know if this was in illusion. The men in the cave were like this. They didn’t listen to the free man, they were actually mad at the guy who brought him out of the cave. If I was told that my life was an illusion, I’d definitely be intrigued, but I wouldn’t want to know more into it. This is because I am happy and I’ve grown up believing that this is my world, so even if it is all an illusion, it’s my illusion. When the ‘prisoner’ being held behind these cave walls saw the real world for the first time he saw color and at the same time he could touch trees, flowers, and people, and thus, must have felt he had been given a new life. In Plato’s Cave V leaves me with a feeling that it is possible but improbable to change the way we think about things and people in this world. We too can see color for the first time in some respects, if we weren’t so afraid...
Words: 829 - Pages: 4
...Our classroom is big and light.There are 4 tables in the room. There is a blackboard and a writing table in the room. There are 3 pictures on the wall. And there is 1 air – conditional on the wall, too.Thare is a door and a lamp in the room.But there is no window. There is a big, red carpet on the room. We like our room. Classroom – класс. Lamp - лампа Our – наш / бизнинг window – окно / дераза Light – светлый / ёруг but – но / лекин Writing table – ёзув столи carpet – ковёр / гилам Too – тоже / хам like – любить Door – дверь / эшик Our classroom is big and light.There are 4 tables in the room. There is a blackboard and a writing table in the room. There are 3 pictures on the wall. And there is 1 air – conditional on the wall, too.Thare is a door and a lamp in the room.But there is no window. There is a big, red carpet on the room. We like our room. Classroom – класс. Lamp - лампа Our – наш / бизнинг window – окно / дераза Light – светлый / ёруг but – но / лекин Writing table – ёзув столи carpet – ковёр / гилам Too – тоже / хам ...
Words: 1500 - Pages: 6
...In Robert Frost’s poems “Mending Wall” and “The Ax-Helve,” the characters demonstrate the comparable differences of being each other’s neighbor. Frost uses these poems to tell us that we shouldn’t determine one’s worth on first interaction. Although Frost suggests that we should share amongst our neighbors yet there should be a boundary. In both poems, one neighbor is willing to be the open and “good neighbor” while in contrast, the other wants excludes himself. (Frost, Mending Wall) I “Mending wall” the neighbors like having a fence between the two. The fence symbolizes many different things, but ultimately it symbolizes a space or boundary between the two. This is completely different from “The Ax Helve” where the French neighbor wants the other neighbor over. So while they are very much different they are also very much similar. (Frost, Ax helve) The similarities come into play when you look into the underlying meaning and triggers of each poem, in both the neighbors have this unspoken suspicion of the other neighbor. For example in “Mending Wall” the narrator did not see the need for the wall between them which was there to create an alienation and a similar alienation was created by the cultural differences between the two neighbors in “The Ax Helve.” In the “Mending Wall” the narrator and the neighbor pretty much agree on the benefit of the wall, and in the end they both repair the wall, but the narrator did question the walls purpose. It appears they do not have...
Words: 664 - Pages: 3
...My Favourite Retail Environment: All Saints Before you enter the shop, All Saints have set their tone. Headless mannequins hang on chains, enclosed by dark grey walls; the window display at the front of the shop is bleak yet the simple nature portrays the beauty of the garments. The surrounding windows are tinted, therefore you can see out but not in; this gives the shop an exclusive feeling, contributing to the individual style of the clothes and the high price tags. The building is the main feature of All Saints which sets it apart from other high street shops; it’s a converted bank, however it’s been renovated to look and feel like a church, this view is gained from entry as you step through the huge wooden doors. The ceilings are high, the arches, pillars and cornices are incredible, the tiled floor is amazing, and the centre of the store has a beautiful round ceiling mural with a balcony surrounding and a trio of gold, goblet type ornaments. The shop is very gothic in style and having every wall painted a dark grey colour contributes the styling of the clothes and the mood the shop puts you in; it’s like a fantasy world where the Victorian era meets modern Soho or downtown New York. Lighting in the store consists of spotlights on the ceiling pointing down at each fixture or display of clothing; this provides great contrast to the blandness of the colours and also highlights the garments beauty. The spotlights also contribute to the exclusive, almost celebrity feeling...
Words: 507 - Pages: 3
...has to be” there was nothing David could do he had pleaded and begged for Jessica to stay, Jessica had left and had taken Louise with her, his only child. David slammed the door behind him with all of his force. David did not know what to do or how to get them back. He swung round and punched the wall leaving a hole as deep as a cave. He was so angry he was like a tsunami destroying everything in his path. David did not know how to cope with being sad so he became angry but then he didn’t know how to deal with anger so he would hurt someone or himself or destroy things. David did not know what to do over the next few days so he kept himself busy he fixed the cave he had left in the wall and he had left thousands of voicemails on Jessica’s phone asking what he had done wrong and how he can fix it. Little did he know at the moment he was leaving the voicemails telling Jessica how much he loved her she was already living with her new boyfriend Blair, playing happy family’s with Louise. Jessica had been seeing Blair for a long time now and she had this break up planned, David had stopped showing Jessica affection so she found it elsewhere with Blair. David had just finished fixing the wall when he sat down on the sofa staring at his phone waiting for Jessica to call him saying she was wrong for leaving him. the phone rang and David thought it was the phone call that was going to reunite him with...
Words: 1200 - Pages: 5
...Summary 2- The Snooks family This story is about the family Snooks. Mr. and Mrs. Snooks are going to bed. Mrs. Snooks ask Mr. Snooks if he could blow the candle out. But he can only blow by putting his under lip over his upper lip. So his breath went up instead of blowing out the candle flame. So Mrs. Snooks get up from the bed to blow the candle out. But she can only blow by putting her upper lip over her under lip. So her breath went down to the floor. So Mrs. Snooks called her son John to come and blow out the candle. He came. John could only blow out of the right corner of his mouth. So his breath hit the wall of the room instead of the candle. So they all called for his sister, little Ann. She came. Little Ann could only blow out of the left side of her mouth. So her breath hit the wall instead of the candle. Suddenly they heard a heavy steady tread coming along the pavement. It was a policeman. Mrs. Snooks ask the policeman if he can blow out the candle. The policeman came. He came into the room were Mr. Snooks, Mrs. Snooks, John and little Ann were standing around the candle they wanted to blow out. And just with a little puff, the policeman blow out the candle at first time. All in the family thanked him. The policeman turned around and went down the stairs. “Just a moment, you musn`t go down the stairs in the dark” said Mr. Snooks. He lit the candle again. The policeman went out the door and Mr. Snooks went up to go to bed. “Would you blow out the candle?” said...
Words: 305 - Pages: 2
...Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson The book Who Moved My Cheese? Takes place in a maze, with two mice named Sniff and Scurry and then we have “little people” with the names Hem and Haw. While being in this maze to survive you have to find cheese. Well, in the beginning of the book the cheese shows up in the same place for quite a while and then all of a sudden the cheese just stops showing up at that location. Sniff and scurry realized that the cheese was gone and had to go find another way to get cheese. While, Hem and Haw just think it’s behind the wall they start to tear down the wall to only find.. nothing behind it. Hem and Haw just think that eventually the cheese will come back. Eventually, Haw got tired and hungry and got up and started to search for new cheese. Change Happens- They Keep Moving The Cheese Change happens whether you like it or not and it can always be moving. It’s never a certainty that it will always be where it has been. Anticipate Change- Get Ready For The Cheese To Move Sniff and Scurry anticipated change and they ended up finding a gold mine of cheese, but they had to go out and look for it and find it on their own. Hem and Haw just thought the cheese would always be there and they wouldn’t have to work for it, they were not ready for change. Monitor Change- Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old Sniff and Scurry didn’t just stay in one place, they went out and saw what the maze had to offer them. Unlike,...
Words: 458 - Pages: 2
...In the middle part of the lobby, there are 4 high top wooden round tables and each table with four high chairs surrounded. Beside the wall connected to the left-handed entrance, there is a normal round desk and two chairs in opposite. Opposite to the left-handed wall, the right side is all glasses which are the windows of the office in the next door. At two corners, there are two tables with chairs. Besides, at the left-handed corner, there is several irregular shapes colorful glasses stick on the wall and the reflecting different color by lamps just like in KTV. The commons is a lobby for students to take a rest or do some own work. It has two entrances and each entrance has two large gate posts. The integral color of the lobby is bright yellow and it has an octagon ceiling. As corresponding, there is a black-green octagon pattern on the floor. In the middle part of the lobby, there are 4 high top wooden round tables and each table with four high chairs surrounded. Beside the wall connected to the left-handed entrance, there is a normal round desk and two chairs in opposite. Opposite to the left-handed wall, the right side is all glasses which are the windows of the office in the next door. At two corners, there are two tables with chairs. Besides, at the left-handed corner, there is several irregular shapes colorful glasses stick on the wall and the reflecting different color by lamps just like in...
Words: 319 - Pages: 2
...A wall of text is something that is frowned upon in most, actually virtually all Internet societies, including forums, chat boards, and Uncyclopedia. You should not make walls of text because it can get you banned anywhere unless it is a place that encourages walls of text. I highly doubt any place does support something so irritating and annoying, but anything can exist, but not really because unless you are in heaven then that can happen. But no one actually knows that was just a hypothesis, a lame one that is. Actually not really lame. You can create a wall of text supporting site, but you would be hated if you do that, so do not. But you can if you like, but I discourage that. Now on to the actual information of walls of texts. The wall of text was invented when the Internet was invented, but actually it was slow at that time. So whenever it became fast. But there would need to be some free or not free community for people, and that community would be able to have walls of text. But that community probably wouldn't have actually invented the wall of text. So basically, no one except God and Al Gore knows when or where or how the wall of text existed/was invented. Noobs probably invented, but probably not. Who knows. Walls of texts are usually filled with a lot of useless information and junk. Information and junk can be the same, but only if the information is junk or the junk is information. But who cares. The information/junk inside a wall of text are usually related to...
Words: 1892 - Pages: 8
