...ENGL 112 Essay 1 June 17, 2013 'The Jewelry' by Guy De Maupassant The story of 'The Jewelry' is set in 1833 in Paris. M. Lantin is the protagonist and the story is told in the third person narrative. The author Guy de Maupassant is a well-known French author having published over 300 short stories, several novels and travel books. His writings are of everyday life situations that reveal hidden sides to people. A wife's deception and a husband's realization to it are what this passage focus' on. Within this essay I will attempt to explore whether being happy by dishonest values is worth the financial gain or is the unhappiness from honest values worth the pain. M. Lantin is the chief clerk in the office of the Minister of the Interior who makes a middle class living. He meets his wife who is young, beautiful and the ideal woman for him to marry. M. Lantin is completely in love with his wife from the beginning. She maintains their home in a manner that makes him feel as though he is living a luxurious life on a middle class salary. She obviously loved her husband always showing him attention and playful caresses which made M. Lantin fall more in love with his wife every day. There are only two things in which he sees fault in his lovely wife and those are "her love for the opera and her passion for 'fake jewelry'". (69) At his wife's insistence M. Lantin would accompany her to the opera even after a long day of work. Finally he begged for her to go to the opera with some...
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...“young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of… violence.” Ultimately, the reader empathizes with Brent Staples and others in his position. The reader comes to consider a city sidewalk or a deserted street from a different perspective. In his essay, “Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples expresses his shock and dismay upon discovering that, as a black man of large stature, his mere physical presence inspires fear in strangers. Obviously a gentle, harmless person, Staples’ view of himself is inconsistent with stereotypes, and he convinces the reader that he is anything but stereotypical. Brent Staples acknowledges that stereotypes are often deserved, but he relates personal stories and shares his emotions, allowing readers to put themselves in his place. Additionally, Staples points out the fact that being feared by others is often dangerous. Staples’s purpose is to reduce the stereotype for the group of blacks which is that not all the black men are dangerous. Staples is conveying a message to the public to not to jump to conclusions about people’s skin colors, appearance, and by their behavior. I think the authors purpose of the story is to inform his readers about how he never felt that feeling of not being satisfactory in the eyes of the public. Even thou the author does not blame people for having this prejudice against him, because he understands that the actions of many black men have created this image, he feels hurt by peoples...
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...persons of his stature and skin color. It not only influenced lives of people like Staples, but infringed onto the “victims” of Staples and others like him. Staples explains his thesis throughout the essay through narratives of incidents in his life. He explains one encounter with a young white women, “on a deserted street, in an impoverished section of Chicago” (556). She glances back at him and disappears off into the dark. In paragraph two, Staples understands her thoughts of him being a mugger, a rapist, or even a murderer; but “her flight” made him feel “like an accomplice tyranny” (556). It also made him feel like he was “indistinguishable from the muggers,” and laid on him and “unnerving gulf between nighttime pedestrians—particularly women” and himself (556). This confrontation not only shows how a stereotype affected the thoughts of a female walking at night, but how it negatively touched a black male. Staples gives example after example showing a bigoted label he obtains due to his race and sex. Not only females, but males of the same race show a sign of uneasiness and discomfort when confronted by black males in insecure and dangerous areas. In his essay he mentions Norman Podhoretz, the writer of, “My Negro Problem—And Ours.” Podhoretz recalls in his essay that he grew up in...
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...e-mail asking them to rectify the situation. 2. A customer complains that a jewelry shipment they received was incomplete, but gives no details. Compose an email asking for clarification. 3. Based on the information on the Frédérique Constant website [www.frederique-constant.com], compose an e-mail to a prospective/potential new client summarizing why they should consider Frederique Constant as a brand for their store. 4. Write a brief essay explaining the following: * the best quality about yourself that will make you an asset to Caribelle * an area (professional or personal) that you consider a weakness that you look forward to overcome with your new position * one or two challenges you think you’ll face as a new employee at Caribelle * one thing about your job experience that will prove helpful in your position with Caribelle 1. Dear Mr. Smith, We were happy to receive your last payment, unfortunately however, the check was returned to us for insufficient payment. We are sure that you are as anxious as we are to clear up the matter, as you are a loyal customer to our company. We will require a full payment from you within thirty days before further actions are taken. I have enclosed an invoice with the payment amount along with my personal contact information. Sincerely Yours, Tyler Stasi 2. Dear Customer, We received your email regarding your jewelry purchase. However the information you gave us is insufficient for us to rectify...
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...ART 2 • MUSEUM – BASED ESSAY • DUE: MAY 4/5 Suggested Locations* L.A. Country Museum of Art (LACMA) • lacma.org for info. The Getty Center (Santa Monica) or Getty Villa (Malibu) • getty.edu for info. The assignment is to write an expository essay that focuses on an interpretation of one artwork using a specific symbol or theme (see examples below). Your interpretation must include an analysis of the subject & style of artwork in relation to the function of the object, as we do in class. (Remember the 4 Steps of Interpretation). Also, you should identify the style characteristics of the period-culture to which it belongs. In the paper you will provide “proof” for identifying style and/or meaning by comparing it to objects in your textbook. This assignment is NOT a “report.” That is, you will not find much information about the artwork at the museum. The point of this paper is to interpret the object based on similarities to other objects that are more “known.” Your interpretation should be made primarily of your own observations in relation to the information provided by the textbook and research you conduct about the artworks’ style, symbolism, cultural context, etc. You must support your observations with facts. Also you must properly cite your sources of information in a works cited list. Consult the articles on writing available on our MyECC teamsite in the Writing Resources folder. Examples of Symbols: sun, moon, star, flower, halo, cross, tree, horn, offering...
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...Expository Essay October-2-2011 Expository Essay Joe Chernov, public relations executive whose arms are inked from wrists to biceps with Asian-themed tattoos, applied for a position at a conservative company, where he was given a chance for an interview. Upon this interview he decided to wear a long cuffed shirt which he usually would not wear as it ended up showing part of his tattoo on his wrist. He didn’t get the job even though he was more than qualified for the position he had applied for, it could be questioned if the tattoos had anything to do with this decision made by the interviewing company (Pyrillis, 2010). Although people have tattoos and body piercings in a workplace their performance while working should matter not their appearance. With that in mind it can be viewed that tattoos and body piercings in a workplace or during a hiring process can make speculations of unfair judgment against potential employees, since it can be argued that the interviewer bases their opinion of the candidate with the tattoos or piercings work off of their appearance versus their work history, performance, and work ethics. Many persons feel as though it is necessary to cover up any tattoos or piercings while in their workplace. One example would be a survey of two thousand twenty people was taken where sixty eight percent of men and seventy two percent of women felt it necessary to cover up their tattoos and/or piercings in the workplace (Pyrillis...
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...“REFLECTION ESSAY” There are lots of things that we ourselves do not know if these are somewhat essential and can be used in our daily activities. For instance, most of us, students, who go to a spectacular university for four to six times a week to hit the books, pin our ears back to the professors, and internalize what they’re teaching, in fact don’t have the idea about the learnings we’re acquiring are can be applied in our real life situations. But it’s not what we think, that even the smallest thing we learn might be as important and significant as the big ones. In these five different chapters that we’ve tackled and talked over throughout the prelim period, I’ve learned certain things which to somewhat extent can be used and applied in real life situations. For example, minerals. Did we know that we use minerals in our everyday activities? Without them, there would be no cars, trains or planes. I wouldn’t be able to clean my teeth or wash my clothes. Clocks, watches and jewelry, tin cans and aluminum foil - all minerals! And of course, I wouldn't be sitting down, looking at a computer, and making and reading this now if it weren't for minerals. Where would I be without light bulbs? If tungsten in light bulbs are omitted? How can I write without a paper which is made up of minerals? How can I put pen to paper without minerals? How can a house or school be beautified without minerals that are used in making ceramic flower pots? How I can draw the things I view on a microscope...
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...like the one under this case study changes its operations or embark on business environments. As documented in this assignment, one of the fundamental roles of HR manager is to be the dispenser of policies, procedures, and rules at times and a trusted counselor and guide at other occasions. On the contrary; implementing policy changes in an organization can be met with more than a few challenges. Based on this; this essay will clearly document necessary changes that are required fully and effectively to review policies, the procedures, as well as HR rules within the jewelry company (McCook, 2000). Firstly; HR managers are advised to proceed cautiously when confronted with challenges of implementing policy changes because such changes can have a fundamental impact on an organization (McCook, 2000). Implementing a policy requires more than a few procedures within the jewelry company (McCook, 2000). In the quest to effectively implement changes in this business, the first step that I will take in my policy, procedure, and HR rules review with the jewelry company will be transparency. HR experts argue that, in order to review any HR policy that first step that is required is transparency within the management team. Changes in an organization have a substantial impact to every stakeholder including employees and, therefore; it is always advisable to include every member of the group whenever there is need for a review (McGlothin, at.al 2002). Policy reviews...
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...ED 292 TEP Presentation TEP Essay Audience * 2 People / Interview team * PhDs / Ed Ds * You don’t know them (maybe) * Determining your future * Experienced Educators For your essay, this knowledge means that * your essay should sound educated, professional * your essay should be concise, to the point * you should know your content * 7 Dispositions * 6 Conceptual Framework commitments * Why you’d be a good teacher * life experiences that demonstrate CF and Ds * P-12 connection, * Your essay should have 3 or fewer grammatical errors Purpose * to prove we know what we want for our future – to be educators * to seek entry into TEP * to fully integrate CF & Ds into lived experience For your essay, this means * You are writing a persuasive essay * 1st Person is required (you can’t talk about yourself as if you are someone else) Thesis * Will emerge from the organization options below Organization * Content * 7 Dispositions * 6 Commitments of the Conceptual Framework * Personal Experience (activities including work, school, church, scouts, sports, family) * Possible Organizations * 5 paragraph theme (3 points) * 3 Content Categories * 3 Dispositions * 3 Conceptual Framework Commitments * 3 Combo (Disp/CF/Pers. Exper.) * 3 Experiences (Best Option) * 1 Experience w/3 Aspects (Best...
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...The purpose of this essay is to discuss non-western cultures and traditions by visiting a museum of choice and picking a non-western culture to learn about.. For the assignment, the Bowers Museum is chosen for the essay due to its vast quantity of unique artifacts as well as its close proximity compared to other museums with Orange County.. A bit of background, the Bowers Museum was opened to the public in 1936 in Santa Ana by Charles Bowers and Ada Bowers. The missions and goals of the museum are to display the cultures around the world through their arts and artifacts as well as educate the general public about the diverse cultures that can be found throughout the world. The Bowers Museum is open to the public on Tuesday to Sunday from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and closes on Monday. The Bowers Museum has an extensive collection of...
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...Organizational background Everything started in 1999, when Mark Vadon, a consultant at Bain and Co. went to a Tiffany and Co. store in San Francisco, looking for an engagement ring for his future fiancée. He was a casual man wearing casual cloth. Vadon said that Tiffany and Co. salesperson ignored him and did not help him finding a ring because he did not look like a potential and interesting customer. After this unpleasant experience, Vadon decided to buy a ring online at InternetDiamonds.com. Being impressed by his online experience and very interested by this uncommon business model (selling diamonds online) Vadon bought the company in 1999 and renamed it Blue Nile. Vadon realized at this time the potential of creating an online diamond jewelry store. Over the years, Blue Nile became a successful...
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...Literature Studies 201 Institute of Foreign Languages Department of English Literature Studies 201 Stylish book cover page Stylish book cover page TITLE TITLE V Major Assignment Major Assignment The Happy Prince The Happy Prince Lecturer: Saint Metrey Student: Yeng Vithavath Class: M2.5 Academic Year: 2014-15 Lecturer: Saint Metrey Student: Yeng Vithavath Class: M2.5 Academic Year: 2014-15 Submission Date: 23/12/2014 Word Count: 575 Submission Date: 23/12/2014 Word Count: 575 The Happy Prince (By Oscar Wilde) The Happy Prince is a story written by author Oscar Wilde and was published in 1888. The story talks about a statue that can talk and then asks a swallow to do tasks for him. It is a simple yet meaningful story; therefore, this essay will first be about the summary of the story then it will discuss the symbolism of the statue of the Happy Prince, next it will show the contribution of the statue in the story, and the last paragraph will be the reflection of the whole story. The story took place in a city where the statue of the happy prince, which was coated in gold, was placed in the middle of the city. One day a little swallow went to the city and then stayed on the statue. Night after night, the statue of the Happy Prince would ask the swallow to take the valuable things on his body and give them to the poor people until the statue had no jewel left. In the end, the swallow died, the statue was removed, and the...
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...Tattoos and Piercings throughout Different World Cultures COM/150 Effective Essay Writing Tattoos and Piercings throughout Different World Cultures Did you know that almost a fourth of men and women between 18 and 50 years of age have at least one tattoo? How about that 15% of those people have at least one body piercing ("Northwestern University News Center," n.d.)? These statistics may be surprising, but the fact is that tattoos and piercings are growing increasingly more popular in today’s society. Although we can see that people of all ages have tattoos and piercings, they seem to be the most popular among teenagers and young adults. The popularity of these sometimes taboo actions have not always been so popular though, and while some people may perceive tattoos and piercings negatively; the fact is that they have many different meanings in cultures throughout the world. This essay will discuss a few of the different cultures in which tattoos and piercings can be seen. Both tattoos and piercings have been around for some time now. Tattoos are thought to have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Some scientists believe that the marks which were found on the mummified body of an iceman from 3300 B.C. could possibly be tattoos ("History Of Tattooing", 2003). Most piercings have been around for thousands of years as well. Piercings such as the nostril and the ear lobe date back to nearly 5000 years ago ("Body Piercing History", 1998). Among some people...
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...According to Khurana, Coco said ‘’I don’t do fashion, I’m fashion’’. Etienne Balsan, her first love who gave her the opportunity to into a higher social life. For this reason, she met Arthur Capel, known as ‘’ Boy ’’ and became his mistress. Capel fascinated with the talent and the personality of Coco, therefore he provided the funds for her to rent commercial premises on the rue Cambon. However, Capel was died in a car accident on the road to meet Coco. It was a blow for her, after that she devoted herself to the job wholeheartedly. However, Coco has had informal relationship with a soldier of Nazism during Second World War. As a result, she suffered criticism by French, but her products were still popular with the Americans and British. This essay will outline how Coco Chanel is one of the most influential women in the fashion world. Coco Chanel witnessed the death of luxury, the passage of the nineteenth century, the ends of era. According to Gorgan (2009), Coco Chanel was the only haute couture designer to be included on TIME’s list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. She was perhaps the most well-know fashion designer in the twentieth. The sportswear started since World War, the roles of women had dramatically changed. Women had become emancipated. They entered the careers and...
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...Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” is about the racist stereotypes that she has encountered in her life. Cofer is known for the publishing of three collections of poetry, four essay collections, four novels, and short story collections. Cofer is currently “Regents’ and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia” (230). In this essay Cofer often experiences being stereotyped based off her beauty and ethnic background. Cofer is a beautiful Hispanic woman “who so obviously belongs to Rita Moreno’s gene pool” (231), as she stated in the beginning of the essay. Cofer begins the essay by relating an experience where a drunk man started singing "Maria”, from "Westside Story” (231) to her, while she is on a bus trip to London from Oxford. Cofer tries to keep her cool even though everyone around her finds it entertaining. Cofer states “I managed my version of an English smile: no show of teeth, no extreme contortions of facial muscles. . .” (231). At this moment, Cofer is aggravated by the actions of the drunk man but tries to keep her composure. Cofer feels that just because she is beautiful that does not...
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