...Black Friday Madness In the essay “Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization,” the author, Andrew Leonard, makes the argument that, “The out-of-control marketing and consumer insanity” (135) has taken over Thanksgiving and the days following it. Sadly, as consumers, we have forgotten what Thanksgiving is really all about. Marketing businesses have gone overboard brainwashing consumers with advertisements pumping them up to shop on Black Friday and the days that follow. Moreover, marketing businesses have caused the actions we see and hear about on Black Friday such as people being trampled, as consumers rush into stores to shop the sales, and are proof of this insanity. I strongly agree with Leonard’s arguments from “Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization,” that it is time to take back Thanksgiving and end the craziness. First of all, Leonard points out that marketing and consumers have become out of control with all of the Black Friday sales. He gives examples of advertisements that are out of control. For example, “after the perky Stepford-wife shopper sings joyfully about how she’s ‘been in line since yesterday’ and how everybody’s going to Kohl’s at ‘midnight, midnight’ the ad ends with her observing, with a mild air of perturbance, that she ‘can’t get this darn song out of my head.’ Ladies and gentlemen, there’s your winner of the 2011 award for honesty in advertising” (135). This commercial is an attempt to brainwash consumers. He talks about “grown men screaming...
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...when I got into a fight at school and severely beat my opponent to a bloody pulp. That was the day my father made up his mind to send me to a military school at the start of the next school year. In my first year of high school I ended up in military school. All my friends went to regular high schools but I had an entirely different life ahead of me. It was absolutely terrifying. In my new school, they were very particular about academics but they didn’t stop there. They broke you until you learned discipline. They tortured you until you felt no pain. I was in my personal hell. I was living a nightmare that had become my life. This was not the life for me; it had to stop. After my first term at military school, I returned home for the Christmas break/holiday. On my way home, I formulated a plan to force my parents to withdraw me from military school. I had never been...
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...caused so much hatred among the Jews that they rebelled. Led by the Jewish family of five brothers, the Maccabees; the Jews took back the rule of their country, and the temple was rededicated to the worship of Israel’s one God. This winter festival widely kept today is a joyous memorial that recalls the rededication of the “Second Temple”, which is observed for eight days and eight nights starting on the 25th day of Kislev (according to the Hebrew calendar), which may occur any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical Menorah consists of eight branches with an additional raised branch. The extra light is called a Shamash and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest of the candles. The purpose of the Shamash is to have a light available for use, as using the Hanukkah lights themselves is forbidden. Hanukkah is often equated to Christmas because the holidays happen at the same time of year. In addition to the storyline, Judea was part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt until 200 BCE when King Antiochus III the Great defeated King...
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...Feeling out of place, vulnerable, and genuinely sad she is awoken by nightmares, and searches for comfort through her foster father. She feels safe and welcome for the first ,which causes liesel to grow fond of him. As the pattern of sleepless nights and accordion playing continues, her relationship with hans strengthens. One night as her usual midnight nightmare occurs, she wets her bed from fear and trauma, causing Hans comfort her and clean out the sheets. This leads to him finding the novel which has been hidden from the rest of the world, while frowning upon her foster daughters thievery, he promises to help her read and finish the book. Hans and Liesel spend late nights in the basement reading “the grave digger's handbook” very slowly and only achieving a few pages a day. Hans tells liesel to write out the alphabet on sand paper to help her identify new words, and she slowly and progressively learns how to read. Liesel and Hans spend their nights reading page after page of the novel, however liesel is still not very strong in literacy and she is put in a class with kindergarten children to help her progress (this makes liesel feel more out of place than...
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...zimba was living with his brother at his father house one dy when his parents were aeay he decided to have a party with his buddy lino .so thett night they went out spend some money took out the car n emptied the alcohol caabinet . when he woke up the next morning at his hous evereything was gone his father 3 ars and the house was a mess futhermore buddy was nowhere to be found . zimba father s came back shottly later and a big argument ensued which resulted in him and his brother getting kicked out . when zimba and his rother left the house he decided to go to lino house to find out what happeed .once theu got there lino said he disnt know that he got drunk or drugged but was in no way responsible and tat he was a victim too in this whole ordeal .they decided to find some kind of way to retrieve the property that was taken so they all got into manu s car who zimba brother with lino and find out .along the way zimba got upset at lino blaming the whole ordeal on him n proceeded aat hitting him up repeatedly it was a very tense ride . zimba finally decided to go talk to his older brothers yves and michelle who didn leave to far from their locations as they got there .yves and michelle were entertaining two womens zimba proceeded to tell them the story and as that was going on michel gf received a call from there father rlaying to him what had happened yves got mad and out of nowhere satrted beating on lino who ran out the house .after yves came back zimba his brother and the girls...
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...yelling, I sat in my room holding my pillow over my ears, trying to block out the seemingly endless argument. “Because you never do anything the way you should!” my mother shrieked back at my father. Scared, I pushed pillow hard against my head and thought to myself, “It’ll be over soon and everything will be okay again, soon.” Whether it was what to make for dinner, what color to paint the walls, or what to teach my brother and me, my parents fought about nearly everything I can think of. Sadly the arguing became accepted to me at a young age, so I didn’t think copiously of the constant conflict. Usually, I would just try to ignore the harsh comments and raised voices. When...
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...AC1- HUM16 Reporters: Platino, Sermae Tan, Cesalyn M. “BREAD OF SALT” By: NVM Gonzales Usually I was in bed by ten and up by five and thus was ready for one more day of my day of my fourteenth year. Unless Grandmother had forgotten, the fifteen centavos for the baker down Progreso Street – and how I enjoyed jingling those coin in my pocket! – would be in the empty fruit jar in the cupboard. I would remember then that rolls were that Grandmother wanted because recently she had lost three molars. Foy young people like my cousins and myself, she had always said that the kind called pan de sal ought to be quite all right. The bread of salt! How did it get that name? From where did its flavor come, through what secret action of flour and yeast? At the risk of being jostled from the counter by early buyers, I would push my way into the shop so that I might watch the men who, stripped to the waist, worked their long flat wooden spades in and out of the glowing maw of the oven. Why did the bread come nut-brown and the size of my little fist? And why did it have a pair of lips convulsed into a painful frown? In the half light of the street, and hurrying, the paper bag pressed to my chest, I felt curiosity a little gratified by the oven-fresh warmth of the bread I was proudly bringing home for breakfast. Well I knew how Grandmother would not mind if I nibbled away at one piece; perhaps, I might even eat two, to be charged later against my share at the table. But that would be betraying...
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...connections, irregular bad food, temporary and constantly changing human relationships which never come from the heart… to hell with it all!” (4). Gregor is oblivious to the fact that his transformation even occurred. He’s concerned about the morning’s commute – and the crowded train – even the bad food he might eat that day! He’s overly pessimistic. But as the novella progresses, the reader learns more of the Gregor’s personality – in particular, his loneliness. It’s obvious he has a lack of interaction within his own family. When his manager shows up at the house to check on Gregor, his mother tries to intervene and save her son’s job: [Gregor] has nothing in his head except business. I’m almost angry that he never goes out at night. Right now he’s been in the city eight days, but he’s been at home every evening. He sits there with us at the table and reads the newspaper quietly or studies his travel...
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...field and the military. As far as the EMS stand point. A stressful, events are sometimes psychologically overwhelming. Some symptoms will include depression, startling reactions, flashbacks, phenomena and dissociative. Episodes even can experience amnesia of the event. Critical incident stress management (CISM), this is a form of treatment that I would be provided by the base. It is developed to address acute stress. It’s a theoretically is used to confront the response to critical incident and defuse it. Critical incident stress management is basically refers to a debriefing for personal that was on the scene of the incident and will continue after if they are showing signs and symptoms of distress while resting. Before reentering the scene and even before leaving the scene. That is based on my own personal knowledge and awareness. There are three articles included in this paper just so you have more idea of the two incidents that happen. We have lost three great heroes in the last two years. The first...
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...gingerbread house, no one could find the words to say. We were terrified. My mom had led a particularly healthy lifestyle for as long as I could remember. She cooked nutritious meals for the family and stayed active doing things she loved, including: biking, gardening, and walking the dog. In the spring of 2011, my mom’s sister, Lisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Due to our previously spotless family history, it came as a wake-up call for us all. A few days after Lisa had surgery, my mom flew down to her home town of Toledo to visit her sister. At the time, my mom was focused on one thing: to help my aunt get better. Little did she know that in just a few short months, she would be going through the exact same thing. After a night of...
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...Where were you Born? How did you come to San Francisco? What did you do before the Embrace? MacCloy was born in San Franciso as the forth son of two Dentists. He grew up and went to school in the city. He studied Dentistry in New York for seven years, before he returned once again to San Francisco. Before the Embrace he worked for a year and a half as a practicing dentist in a small Dental Surgery in San Francisco. What kind of person are you? On first appearance MacCloy is reserved and cool. Intelligent and choosing his words with a careful economy, he says what he means and tries to give away as little of himself as possible. He is a little more forthcoming with his Coterie-mates, but they can still find themselves held at arms length regards his goals and motivations. Intensely private about his past, MacCloy learned the lesson of being tight-lipped early in his Requiem. Underneath his armour MacCloy is a man of strong passions and deep emotions. He has a powerful love of (un)life, and a desire to experience all the night has to offer him. He resents his embrace as a Nosferatu over the more glamourous and accepted of Kindred-kind, and he desires the strength and prestige to forcefully carve himself a place of power at their games of intrigue and politics Who Embraced you and why? Did the Embrace change you and if so, how? MacCloy was embraced by a Nosferatu Gethsemani member of the Lancea Sanctum. His Sire siezed on the opportuinity to bring a true Stigmatic into...
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...her arguing with his father. This chapter hints at when it is set with things like "we have to turn all the lights off at night now". Chapter 2: The New House Bruno arrives at the new house and is thoroughly disappointed by its size and remoteness. He argues with Mother some more. Lieutenant Kotler is introduced, but not named. Chapter 3: The Hopeless Case Bruno's relationship with Gretel is described in this chapter via an argument in his room. Bruno first sees the Striped Pyjama People in this chapter, although they aren't described properly until later on. Chapter 4: What They Saw Through The Window: Bruno and Gretel try to work out where they are, and who the Striped Pyjama People are. Gretel is disgusted by their appearance, but Bruno is intrigued. 'I'm going back to my room to arrange my dolls. The view is decidedly nicer from there' -Gretel, page 38 Chapter 5: Out Of Bounds At All Times With No Exceptions This chapter starts with Bruno recounting the departure from Berlin. Bruno, who hasn't seen his Father since arriving at 'Out-With,' decides to ask him why he took the family to such a horrible place. Unsurprisingly, Father is angered by the questioning. Chapter 6: The Overpaid Maid In this chapter, Bruno complains about living at 'Out-With' to Maria, and is surprised to learn that she is a Real Person. He talks to her about her life before coming to work for his family. The chapter concludes with Bruno angrily tellingGretel to respect Maria. Chapter 7: How...
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...Name: Eric Zells Book Title: Twisted Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Tyler is the narrator of Twisted. He considers himself an unpopular kid entering his senior year of high school who is constantly struggling with suicidal thoughts. He has always been a small guy who is teased mercilessly and hence he tries to stay under the radar. However, he decides to make a name for himself and uses graffiti to do so. However, he is caught for this behavior and put on probation. He has to do community service. This leads to him beefing up and taking on a whole new body look. This leads to Tyler gaining the attention of Bethany, the most popular girl of the high school. Tyler is in love with with Bethany and enjoys her attention and continues to daydream about being with her. Bethany's twin brother, Chip, a jock and super popular guy, continues to try to make Tyler's life miserable. Tyler continues to struggle with school, his family. and gaining more attention from Bethany, when she invites him to a huge party after a football game on Halloween. He shows up late because he has to walk to get there and she is already wasted. At the party she puts the move on, but he decides not to take advantage and does not go further with it. She is furious and stomps away from him, calling him names. As the party turns into a brawl, Tyler finds her and then sees Chip slumped over in his car, so he drives them and Chip's friend, Parker, home. During the drive, Parker and Bethany start making out in the...
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...family with medical knowledge. * Tell the diagnosis, and then move on. * Make sure you have broken through denial. * Stretch the truth if necessary to cheer up the patient. * Make it clear that there is nothing more to do for the patient. I clearly remember after my father had his brain surgery, we saw many health care providers. His primary doctor would always say he was doing better, even though his health continued deteriorating. The neurosurgeon would use fancy medical terminology to describe the tumor’s location, and that it wasn’t completely removed. The radiologist’s prognosis was always, “showing signs of improvement” he would end it each visit by saying “we are getting better, yet few more therapies are needed before the tumor can be completely removed.” Finally after more than four years of visiting the same health care providers, we took my father to a different hospital. The...
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...reality and lets your imagination ignite a world in which you have not seen before. In the film there are elements such as a parallel world, flashbacks, an overall fight of good versus evil, control the playback of reality, guardian angels, an attempt to complete a goal, and later an effort to ‘save a community’. In It’s a Wonderful Life director Frank Capra illustrates many elements of fantasy, in which is pulls you into a new world, constructed by imagination. The opening credits, which are illustrated on a story book, are where the ‘fairy-tale’ and fantasy mixture begins. As the first scene opens the town sign is covered in snow, as well as the ground, indicting a Wintery Wonderland, as the camera scans to the town of Bedford Falls. Capra demonstrates the typical small town, the snow covered ground, lights stung in the trees lining the sidewalks, and specialty shops. Even though it looks and seems completely normal you will still have the feeling of an imaginary or fantasy land. The film begins in the present time; the year is 1945 on Christmas Eve. Voiceovers occur, praying for George Bailey. After hearing such prayers, we see a star-filled sky, and what seems to be ‘constellations’ beam with light, and they begin to talk to one another. They initiate conversation on the current state of Mr. George Bailey, because of the immense number of prayers for him. We find out it is George’s ‘crucial’ night and they are sending someone down to help him. The angel whom is sent...
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