...Bryanna Soenarie SLS 1501 T/R 11:00 am- 12:15pm Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard Bryanna Soenarie SLS 1501 T/R 11:00 am- 12:15pm Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard In the book “Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard” it’s about a young girl, Liz Murray as she grew up into the world clueless of life to now taking life as a prize possession. On the afternoon of September 23, 1980, the first day of autumn, Elizabeth Murray was born. Born to poor and drug addicting parents. Growing up with little to nothing as a little girl, Liz Murray has survived. Throughout the entire book she tells her personal story through motivation and lack of motivation. Murray lived in a filthy home with her sister in the Bronx, New York. Living off of a monthly welfare check, that barely lasted for a couple of day it was not cut it. Liz and her sister had no option to only eat egg and mayonnaise sandwich but at time from time they would eat ice cubes, tooth paste and even Chap Stick to quench their hunger pains. At the age of 11, Jean Murray, mother of Liz and Lisa confirmed to have AIDs. As her parents separated Liz was left all alone, on her own. Considering what caused Liz to lose motivation she revealed...
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...breaking night Mijanou Marretta-Lewis Chamberlain College Professor D January 27, 2014 Board Meeting As chair of this board, I feel it is important to address some of the issues brought forth by a few members of the board. I am in support of having a shelter built for the homeless, predominately mothers and children of the underserved population. Times are tough right now and at any given moment any one of us may be only one humiliating step away from homelessness. A job loss, serious illness or any other everyday occurrence of life could cause us all to be on the streets. The concept that the working poor are lazy, did not earn high school degrees, are not using birth control, and lack responsibility for their actions is uninformed thinking. These stereotypes hinder us looking at the big picture. Every day we walk past people in the streets who do not fit the stereotype of homelessness (Voices, 2014). There are people who you admire like Cary Grant, David Letterman, Daniel Craig, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Franklin, Tyler Perry, and Samuel L. Jackson, Col. Harland Sanders, of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, who were all homeless(Voices, 2014). William Shatner, who after Star Trek was cancelled in 1970, lived out of his truck for a while working in summer stock plays across the country. These people made great contributions to society. You don’t know what contributions others may be capable of making in the future if it weren’t for homeless shelters. Our country has...
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...‘Survival of the Fittest’ is defined as the continued existence of organisms that are best adapted to their environment with the extinction of others (Wikipedia: Survival of the Fittest). In Night by Elie Wiesel, in face of extermination the Jews of Sighet commit uncharacteristic ‘sins’. Fear had forced silence, fear had forced evil deeds and fear had turned the Jews against one another. The cruelties of natural selection is described in Night by Elie Wiesel, portraying the breaking of the human spirit, damaging faith in humanity, family, and God. Humanity, an important theme in Elie Wiesel’s memoire is portrayed as an ever changing proposition. The Jews of Sighet, and most importantly Elie, is seen struggling with his conscious based on the inhumane acts of oppression he has witnessed. In the beginning his faith is abundant and is evident through his trust in the German’s and disbelief in Moshie the Beadle (his mentor). “He told me what had happened to him and his companions. …The Jews were ordered to get off and onto waiting trucks. The trucks headed toward a forest. ...Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns” (Wiesel 6). Although, Elie did not believe Moshie at first the nightmares described by his mentor became a reality when he had first entered the concentration camps. The traumatizing events witnessed by Elie had caused him to question his faith in the human race while stripping him of reason to live. It was hard for him (Elie) to...
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...The book I read for this assignment is Night by Elie Wiesel. Night is a memoir about Wiesel's horrific experiences at the German concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In Night, there are two main conflicts. We see Wiesel struggle with his faith in god and his faith in humanity itself. In the beginning of the book, we get to see a bit of Elie's life. Elie is a 13-year-old Jewish boy living in Sighet, Transylvania. "By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple" (20). Elie finds a mentor in Moshe the Beadle, a poor Hungarian immigrant that possesses a deep understanding of Jewish mysticism. Moshe and Elie pray together. Moshe the Beadle also helps Elie with his studies in...
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...Breaking Bad Was Realistic Allison Heyser Baker College Breaking Bad Was Realistic Perhaps some of what was written in Breaking Bad was over kill. A story of an average now middle class family, with a full time mother, and a father that works two jobs, goes haywire. Walter discovers that he can cook meth and make more money in a short time than he could in a full career as a chemistry teacher. Setting a dollar amount on his new career choice, telling himself he will quit when he reaches that amount. Yet every time he has a new reason to continue. All the while keeping his new life hidden from his family, essentially living a double life. It can be said that Breaking bad accurately portrayed today’s society in regards to families suffering from the economic decline, health care system, money laundering, greed and self-destruction from power. Success is sometimes measured in different ways and Mr. White’s story is an example of this fact. He started out as a successful scientist and business man with a promising future. He was persuaded to believe that the company he owned with is partner was failing and he decided to sell his portion to get out only to find that he would struggle to replace his former income. Working two jobs to support his family, neither of them what he imagined he would be doing with his master degree in Chemistry. He was over qualified by his standards to be a Chemistry teacher in a local high school by day and a...
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... | |New Moon | |Eclipse | |Breaking Dawn | |Author |Stephenie Meyer | |Country |United States | |Language |English | |Genre |Romance, fantasy, young-adult fiction | |Publisher |Little, Brown and Company | |Published |2005–2008 | |Media type |Print | Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella's point of view, with the epilogue of Eclipse and Part II of Breaking Dawn being told from the viewpoint of character Jacob Black, a werewolf. The unpublished Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book, Twilight, from Edward Cullen's point of view. The...
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...Vanessa Chavez Blackout Essay Viertes Haus 131 • M 7:50-10:30 p.m. • Fred Blevens, Ph.D. The most noticeable effect of disconnecting myself from all news media was the fact that I was unable to make small talk with the staff at work and clients. I have the tendency to make conversation with co-workers and customers about the following areas of news, which include: weather forecasts, sports, world issues, breaking news, and the latest news coverage that takes place in Miami. I have acquired the habit of watching the daily news with my mom every night and logging into NY Times during work hours just to browse current news and read the most recent articles as a form of entertainment. There’s no doubt that reading news articles’ on the web can be slightly addicting and is interference. Also, the news apps on your smartphone are a near constant distraction. I found myself not being able to respond to simple questions regarding the weather forecast, or anything sports related for the next couple of days. I form more casually based relationships at work due to the fact that conversation is very monotone and usually news related. You tend to become impersonal and reserved in your communication pattern towards specific individuals when you just speak about broad topics or community based issues. As if you can distinguish the difference between being acquainted with someone and establishing a friendship. I’m usually subjected to watching ESPN in addition to the daily news at my home...
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...Breaking Bad Was Realistic Breaking Bad Was Realistic Perhaps some of what was written in Breaking Bad was over kill. A story of an average now middle class family, with a full time mother, and a father that works two jobs, goes haywire. Walter discovers that he can cook meth and make more money in a short time than he could in a full career as a chemistry teacher. Setting a dollar amount on his new career choice, telling himself he will quit when he reaches that amount. Yet every time he has a new reason to continue. All the while keeping his new life hidden from his family, essentially living a double life. It can be said that Breaking bad accurately portrayed today’s society in regards to families suffering from the economic decline, health care system, money laundering, greed and self-destruction from power. Success is sometimes measured in different ways and Mr. White’s story is an example of this fact. He started out as a successful scientist and business man with a promising future. He was persuaded to believe that the company he owned with is partner was failing and he decided to sell his portion to get out only to find that he would struggle to replace his former income. Working two jobs to support his family, neither of them what he imagined he would be doing with his master degree in Chemistry. He was over qualified by his standards to be a Chemistry teacher in a local high school by day and a car wash cashier by night. Mr...
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...He’s the Man We were sitting next to the wedding cake, flashing lights and music beats filled the open space under the night sky. As I sat next to my friend Brenda, I reached over and began asking her dad questions about his life, all of which lead to some intriguing stories. Brenda and I have been friends since high school and before this wedding night I had not met her parents. You see, Brenda and I were friends but she was a year older than me and graduated the year before I did, so meeting her family hadn't been an occurrence. He stood over me, a tall man with semi-long hair (for a male at least), with a trimmed mustache and a welcoming personality; He made me feel like I was part of his family, like if our meeting was meant to be. His sense of humor reminded me of the men in my family. He picked on his nieces, nephews, and even his daughters, getting everyone to laugh. And just like in many Hispanic families, he was admired simply for being a man. I enjoyed every minute that I shared with his family being that I had been away from home for almost a month and I wouldn't see my family for another 3. We started with basic questions like his name, where he grew up, his birthday and things of that sort. Mr. Angel Santos was born in Del Rio, Texas on July 4th. Recounting his childhood, Mr. Santos tells me about one of his favorite childhood memories. “I learned to play music from a blind man. This man thought I was so talented that he one day told my father “Take him home;...
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...Over the past week we have started and completed another novel.This one titled “Night” by Elie Wiesel.The story tells the life of Eliezer Wiesel who was sent to a concentration camp in Auschwitz at the age of 15 with his family. It tells the struggles and pain he endured during his years of imprisonment and the hardships of the things he has seen.He had multiple basic freedoms and rights violated everyday such as cruel treatment,freedom stripped from him in a matter of seconds, and being taken into exile. The most basic article of rights was violated article 2 which states “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the...
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...door; given to the fact the technology is an issue for Ruben and Lisa. The fact there club lacks the upgraded technology in order to make a statement among all other clubs in the area. Club IT does not have the relationships that most successful club have with their consumers or contractors. For example Belasco night club in Downtown LA sub contracts to a professional radio station who makes appearances on certain nights and have professional relationships with music Stars who may be included for a certain percentage of the profits made from that night. The thing is the more you reach out and make connections such as a radio station or well-known DJ; they automatically have an fan base which will boost your ratings and boost your reputation with free promoting from each source. Unlike like Belasco’s venue they lack the technology, lack resources when it comes to customer’s appellation and just like any other club around the nation you need to make relationships with promoters who will bring and build your clientele. Club IT lacks many key components which could make the night time business a successful entity. Ruben and Lisa have a very nice venue again just right for the night time entertainment stream, but technology and lack of applications are major. Ruben...
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...fire and joined me on that highway divide As the smoke blew in the air, and its perfume my honey guide The phantom smiled its toothless snide and melted into the night. And there I stood on that lonely road casting my shadow by the red tail light And the red glowing stars, in the purple sky, casting mirrors in the stream site. And the faint smell of whisky still drifting in the air Made me long for my sweetheart and how in her eyes I could forever stare. Midnight on the highway, the tune of a song on my lips I whistle on this lonely road, my wheels crushing a few tobacco thrips. Crossing each dead man's turn I get further away from my home Thinking of friends some dead, some gone and most who left me alone. The hilt of my knife sits cold by my waist, the cold steel my constant friend The blade I have sharpened this twilight, fit to make its cold descend. It shall not feed I think tonight, at least, it is what I shall for the moment pretend I have had more than my share of misfortunes and dealt many a bitter end. The roaring engine tears through the darkness, every minute growing deep My frozen fingers clasps the clutch desperate not to fall dead asleep, And off across the hills, someone dreams in peaceful uninterrupted delight While I ride this unholy hour haunting the dark highways every night. ~ Saurav...
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...Maximo Park - Books From Boxes Night falls And towns become circuit boards We can beat the sun as long as we keep moving From the air Stadium lights stand out like flares And all I know is that you're sat here right next to me We rarely see Warning signs in the air we breathe Right now I feel each and every fragment This paper trail leads right back to you You say you need me to step outside You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen Well this is something new But it turns out it was borrowed too Why does every let down have to be so thin? Rain explodes At the moment that the cab door closed I feel the weight upon your kiss ambiguous You have to leave, I appreciate that But I hate when conversation slips out of our grasp You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen Two bodies in motion This is a matter of fact It wasn't built to last Two bodies in motion This is a matter of fact It wasn't built to last You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen ...
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...Greatsword/Longbow Recommended Build * In Zeal you want Fiery Wrath for 7% more damage that is almost always up unless you are soloing with scepter. In that case take Zelous Scepter. As long as you are using Greatsword you definitely want Zealous Blade for a reliable 5% DPS modifier and the cooldown reduction on Greatsword. If you’re not using Greatsword, go ahead and use Kindled Zeal. In the grandmaster slot you will want to take Symbolic Avenger with pretty much any weapon exept Scepter. When you are using Scepter you can take Shattered Aegis since that’s pretty much the only time you don’t have any symbols. * In Virtues we take Unscathed Contender – 20% more damage while under Aegis, or Master of Consecrations – Consecrations last longer and their cooldowns are reduced. It depends on whether we are able to keep up the Aegis buff or need to use Consecrations such as Wall of Reflection. If you need to maintain Projectile Defenses for your party then go with Master of Consecrations. In the second slot we can take Supreme Justice or Absolute Resolution depending whether we need Condition Removal or not. Absolute Resolution removes 3 conditions from each ally and yourself when activating VIrtue of Resolve and Supreme Justice will increase Burning duration and decrease the amount of hits needed to trigger burning from 5 to 3. The final choice is not really hard, it’s just what you need at a specific encounter. Permeating Wrath will change the burning Virtue of Justice applies...
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...“The Stowaway” is a revolutionary story that presents a unique outlook on the age-old tale of Noah’s Ark. Told from the viewpoint of a bold, outspoken woodworm that sneaks onto the ship, the story defies the traditional telling of the classic flood story. Rather, the woodworm relates unheard of insight on the arduous trip within the ark, the humorous animals he experienced the journey with, and the untrue details that characterize the biblical story. However, the most remarkable information the woodworm includes in the story involves the character of Noah himself. In “The Stowaway,” Julian Barnes uses the voice of the woodworm to depict the character of Noah as a depraved individual. The woodworm brings to our attention Noah’s blind arrogance very early in the story. Noah made decisions and would not change his position even when it was brought to his attention that there were other points of view that might be better than his. As the text of the story itself says, “Animals of a speculative bent began to propound rival selection principals, based on beast size or utility rather than mere number; but Noah loftily refused to negotiate. He was a man who had his little theories, and he didn’t want anyone else’s”. (Barnes 8) This demonstrates the woodworm’s dislike for Noah’s lack of consideration of other’s feelings. Noah made up his mind about how he was going to select the animals for the ark. He would not consider alternative selection criteria. He refused to listen to the pleas...
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