...reward. It showed kindness,character, friendship, and courage. Augustus had no intent or did he expect to win, but Mr.Tushman then said “will August come up here to receive this award”. August was in shock while the entire school began to cheer. Earlier at Via’s play August said “everyone deserves a standing ovation at least once in their lives.” This was big because he had his ups and downs , but in the end he made good friends, learned a lot about academics and about life, and won this award. This is something he will never forget. People on the opposing side would say that him being bullied made it not worth it. I say that makes it all the more worth it. If August wants to live in the real world he needed to learn to face with turds cause turds are all over the world. Not only the people but the tough situations and overcoming adversity is more important than anything he was taught. The bullies helped shape who his real friends were and who weren't. The fifth grade went on a nature retreat and these older kids were picking on Augie. Jack his friend and some kids that weren't before jumped in and fought the kids and helped him escape. “as I walked I realized that Amos had stayed next to me. And Jack was close on the other side of me. And Miles was in front of us and Henry was in the back of us…. it was like I had my own emperor’s guard.” August learned to be thick skinned , push through adversity, and got close friends from being bullied. That sounds like a positive event...
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...To Love is to love but not to love is to die an what not…pineapples what are they are they the product of a pine cone loving a apple and limes does it hurt that everyone loves lemons over you does it hurt how oranges are so good yet grapefruit are fucking disgusting the dog flew the cat lived the mango was good on my water ice… if cucumber can become pickles why cant I become a phoenix if jake can love a rainacon why cant I love you to love is th love an wtf is this shit bleh bleh bleh bleh 250 words why must I hurt with love I love you yes I do I do I do love orange soda who do you do that’s who now fly with me to the land of ooohh pickles fly high in the sky like rain on the ground high like a bird or down like a turd up up an away on this beautiful day I sore but no more cuz my wings hurt I worked a 12 hr shift when I meet her she will love me for me an I for her we will love an be loved by me she was a child an I was a child by the seagull im alomost there just about don’t the finish line is within reach do u see me hun I loe u u love me we will be will be bam bitch 250 mother humping...
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...kingdom, Peter is seen as superior to Thomas. Their father favored Peter so much more than Thomas that Thomas started to believe that his father did not love him. Thomas was heartbroken because “he wanted to make his father love him the way he loved Peter. In fact, Thomas would have been happy if their father had loved him even half as much.” This is the main cause of the sibling rivalry between the two brothers. One incident that added on to the sibling rivalry was when Thomas spent an entire day laboring and carving out a model sailboat as a gift for his father. This sailboat had great sentimental value to Thomas. Unfortunately when Thomas gave his father this sailboat, his father completely ignored it, said “it looked a little like a dog turd with a handkerchief sticking out of it”, and began talking to Thomas about Peter’s accomplishments. Thomas became so enraged at his brother that he was vulnerable and in need of a friend. This helps in the story’s progression because the story’s antagonist can take advantage of this...
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...(In editing process). The idea that people must rely on others is conveyed through the relationship between Taylor and Lou Ann. This is because whenever Lou Ann tells Taylor about her insecurities and opinions, Taylor is quick to settle them. For example, when Lou Ann tells Taylor about her first job interview, where the interviewer talks to her breasts instead of her face, Lou Ann says she felt uncomfortable and exploited. She then goes on to tell Taylor about Fanny Heaven, a strip joint in town. She describes how disgraceful it is to women such as a door handle right in the middle of a mural of a woman when she quotes, “That door’s what gets me. The way they made the door handle. Like a woman is something you shove on and walk right through....
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...After some extensive research from the books, Saul falls in love with the game and decides to play the game. However, he is too young to play hockey with the older Indian boys. When he is rejected Saul decides to take up a job as the local outdoor ice rink cleaner in morning dawn. Although he is rejected, he is so eager to play that he decides to become a superstar even before he's on a team. He self-taught himself how to skate, shoot and handle a puck with the assistance of horse turd and an overly large pair of skates. I believe the author did this in order to make the reader think that Saul was desperate to find his escape. Luckily for Saul, one of the older boys become injured and a spot magically pops up on the team after he starts to learn how to play hockey by himself. I think that the author should have had the one of the father catching Saul playing hockey. I think that this would help strengthen the piece of writing. It would show how determined and eager Saul is about hockey to the father because Saul was not allowed to play hockey before joining the team. When the father sees that Saul has the potential of being an all-star, world-class legend he allows him to play for a town team. I notice how fast Saul’s bond...
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...She starts her article by including both sides of the debate, do participation trophies make a child an entitled little piece of turd or does it mold them into an ambitious and hardworking person? Her purpose for this article was to support participation trophies by convincing parents what true influence it has on children, based on her child's life experiences. Parents assume that when they enter their child in a sport, the child will honor the commitment and attend all the games. Therefore, assuming that by registering their child for a sport it would be beneficial to the child and make them more athletic. However, Lisa Heffernan states in her explicit general thesis., “we would like to believe that most coaches and parents value effort and the process of learning a sport, with its rules, skills, and protocols, not simply the game’s outcome. And we would be wrong... participation...
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...point of view of a teenager named Leo Borlock. Leo’s school, Mica High, acquired a new student named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl came into the school and no one knew about her. Soon after her arrival, Stargirl became the most popular girl in school. Her antics as a cheerleader were absurd. Stargirl was known for cheering for the opposing team. In response to her actions, Stargirl’s fellow students called her names, ignored her, and insulted her. Therefore, Stargirl was treated poorly by her peers. Stargirl was insulted by her classmates. During Hot Seat, Stargirl was asked why she changed her name from Susan to Stargirl. Her response was that she did not feel like a Susan. Damon Ricci replied to that response, “So what’s it gonna be next? Dog Turd.” (Spinelli 63). Stargirl was hurt when Damon said this rude statement. Another instance of Stargirl being insulted by the student body was when Becca Rinaldi said, “You’re not just a cheerleader, you dumb cluck… you’re supposed to be our cheerleader, a Mica cheerleader.” (Page 64). Becca did not like how Stargirl rooted for Mica High’s opponents in sports. She told Stargirl to root for Mica and for Mica only. To conclude, Stargirl was verbally abused by her peers. To continue, Stargirl was ignored by her classmates. Ignoring is a very rude thing to do. If someone is ignored by another person, this means the other person does not like them and wants to hurt someone else’s feeling. When Leo and Stargirl were walking in the hallway, they were...
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...ead Case 4-1 (“JetBlue Airways: Regaining Attitude”) in Corporate Communication and respond to the following: Jose Elizondo Discussion Question #3-JetBlue Saint Leo University Dr. Rose November 5, 2014 February 14, 2007 marked a turning point for Jet Blue and their commitment to one of their core values and building blocks: guest experience. Since their inception in 1999, Jet Blue experienced a level of success unprecedented in the airline industry. Build on the foundation of “bringing humanity back to air travel. Its founder David Neeleman focused on exceptional customer service, extended leg room and free satellite TV feeds in every seat. By 2005, JetBlue ranked highest among all airlines. The customer experience in turn resulted in profits for an impressive 16 consecutive quarters. On February 14, 2007, JetBlue made the executive decision to stay true to their values of a customer experience by keep flights schedules on time even though weather conditions were not conducive to flying. Unfortunately, this strategy did not go as intended and resulted in extremely irate customers and a potential loss of $45 million between cancelled flights and flight vouchers to impacted customers. So what went wrong? JetBlue was not experienced and prepared in multiple crisis management strategies to deal with the influx of customer questions and concerns. This lead to minimal communication to their customers as they would not be able to reach any of the reservation agents due...
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...On April 15, 1755, Samuel Johnson published his two-volume Dictionary of the English Language. It wasn't the first English dictionary[->0] (more than 20 had appeared over the preceding two centuries), but in many ways it was the most remarkable. Unsuccessful as a schoolmaster in his hometown of Lichfield, Staffordshire (the few students he had were put off by his "oddities of manner and uncouth gesticulations"--most likely the effects of Tourette syndrome), Johnson moved to London in 1737 to make a living as an author and editor (Bate 162). After a decade spent writing for magazines and struggling with debt, he accepted an invitation from bookseller Robert Dodsley to compile a definitive dictionary of the English language. Dodsley solicited the patronage of the Earl of Chesterfield[->1], offered to publicize the dictionary in his various periodicals, and agreed to pay Johnson the considerable sum of 1,500 guineas in installments (Bate 164).In his "Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language," published in August 1747, Johnson announced his ambition to rationalize spellings[->2], trace etymologies[->3], offer guidance on pronunciation[->4], and "preserve the purity, and ascertain the meaning of our English idiom[->5] (Bate 167)." Preservation and standardization were primary goals: "One great end of this undertaking," Johnson wrote, "is to fix the English language."In other European countries around this time, dictionaries had been assembled by large committees. The 40 "immortals"...
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...Thea 102 Comedy Pigs Paper Improvisation seemed hard at first when watching it in the class room on the DVD that professor Brady showed us. But the comedy pigs demonstrated something less complicated and more relatable too. I was thrown off immediately when I saw the little mermaid set up in the background of the stage but I did not let it throw me off completely. Unlike our class, the comedy pigs held a heavier cast than we did. While we only held six people in our group "Fuck it Bucket", the comedy pigs had about ten people I would say. I am not sure if they played any warm up games in the back or if they even need too but they came out quickly explaining everything and performing as if it was second and nature to them. After many years of doing improvisation, I am sure that you become accustom to all the games or exercises that a group may do. I am still getting good at games we introduced later or in the middle of the semester. But the comedy pigs were great and in a small way, a bit of an inspiration to continue acting no matter where I may end up. The many games they played that were perfectly played improvised made me feel more interested in furthering my knowledge with acting and improvising. Like any other improvisation group, they walked out and gave a warm welcoming as the comedy pigs. The games they played were nothing like the games we played in class and I believe that is because they have more experience. We are new to the event of improvisation while...
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...Want to be an overnight sensation? Have something to share with the world? Just YouTube it! Bring the change! The additional improvements that can be brought in whatsapp to widen its user base: “Hmm...” would be the first reaction if a mobile service provider reads the name of the topic. Little over few years ago, Mobile Service Providers enjoyed monopoly and milked money out of people with absurd tariffs. Although there was an internal competition among the service providers, they’ve certainly obtained fruitful results with their inevitable tedious offers. The situation was relatable to People around the world! They were waiting for a technological change that would wipeout the MSPs (Mobile Service Providers) for the unapologetic turds they are! Enter “whatsapp”. The result of a beautiful medley between technology and innovation. For all those who’ve been living under a rock and just came out after the last great extinction, Whatsapp provides an alternate messaging service through the working internet plan from your mobiles/tablets and pcs. For those thinking, Humor me, it’s worth more than 19 billion dollars! That’s equal to the GDP of Uganda. Right, Let us get to the main topic. When an idea worth billions of dollars is already such a huge hit, it comes with an implication that there is no or very less room for improvements. Nevertheless, I will try to put up a brave face and pour in my creative juices (yeah, right) to suggest additional improvements to the ones who literally...
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...the author makes about Nurse Ratched to be very acute, most of them have helped me understand the reasoning behind her actions, especially her maintenance of control and her exercise of power. She hand-picked her staff members based on how adaptable they were to her orders, and by giving the black boys power within the institution when they were oppressed in the outside world they will do anything she wants. I largely agree with Porter’s statement that “Kesey uses sexual conflict for dramatic focus on the more encompassing matter of human distortions and vulnerabilities,” (Porter, 55) because the focus of the novel, I believe, is not gender. It is the way in which we are shaped by society. And anyway, “it is always possible to find a rat turd in a silo, but it is a lot of trouble, that is not what the silo is built for, and the discovery is hardly worth the effort.” (55) III. Style “Yes. This is what I know. The ward is a factory for the Combine. It’s for fixing up mistakes made in the neighborhoods and in the schools and in the churches, the hospital is. When a completed product goes back out into society, all fixed up good as new, better than new sometimes, it brings joy to the Big Nurse’s heart; something that came in all twisted different is now a functioning, adjusted component, a credit to the whole outfit and a marvel to behold. Watch him sliding across the land with a welded grin, fitting into some nice little neighborhood where they’re just now digging trenches along...
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...sugar coating their concept of the video. Relating fudge specifically to poop makes one never want to touch it again in their life. A great visual of this is about halfway through the video, Amy Schumer seems to pick up a piece of fudge from the ground, while dancers are twerking behind her and began to eat it. After taking in the song for about a minute the visual of that can make one cringe. Another great use of the conventions is the relationship between the lyrics and the scenes. Towards the end of the video they display multiple visuals of bouncing butts while repeating phrases such as, "this is where my poop comes out" and "this is what you think is hot." They also go even further to disgust you by giving butts more nicknames like, "turd cutter," "loaf pincher," and "dookie maker." These lyrics lead us to believe that they are mocking those who find butts attractive because they should seem repulsive as we poop from them. Additionally, the music video declares that a woman's body is the most important thing about her through its conventions of lyrics, costume, and dancers. In the video, most of the costumes are very revealing and fairly tight. On top of that, all of the women in the video have similar body types: they have the slim waist along with big butts and breasts. This leads you to believe that this is what society's idea of a "perfect" body is and that all women should look like this. On top of that instead of revealing the vocalist's face first, they give you a...
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...did it to me. I lived in her house too long as a child. (Looks at ceiling) At night, footsteps paced the ceiling. Over and over, an impatient march, forever in step to the silent drum. If only this had been my only encounter, I could dismiss it. “The house is settling,” my mother said… but this wasn’t all the house did. (Lights slightly flicker) Lights dimmed and glowed. Her ghostly will stronger than the new world magic conjured by GE. Sometimes she preferred a blackout. She didn’t care for my brother’s taste in music. Blackout! (Blackout) My brother was scared turdless. (Lights come up dimly again. She smiles at the memory of her brother. She is thoughtful a moment and her expression darkens) These spirits are on me like dogs on turds. Always sniffing around. Marking me. (Goes to sofa. Sits and slowly makes her way under the quilt and lays her head sleepily against the back of the sofa during the following) I slept in my room. Well, not really slept. Sleep was never something I did much of, especially early on. My worries at seven far outweighed my need for sleep. Awake. Forever awake. My father had left me. My mother… (Sits up. Then gets up and crosses to coffin) I was always worried mother would leave me too. (She touches the coffin lovingly. Then stops looking very tired) I wish the ghosts would go. But they linger. Always lingering. Never really gone. (She goes to rocking chair and pushes it with her hand so it rocks. She crosses to sofa and sits staring at...
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...The use of language in J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, is an upper-class boy who has gone from one private school to another, searching for -- something. He expresses his frustrations in language highly characteristic of adolescence; his extremely colloquial speech sounds just like that of teenagers today, even though Salinger's novel was written in the 1950s. But a particularly striking factor of Holden's narration is his frequent use of the words "phony" and "crazy", as well as his ongoing lapse into second person -- "you". These characteristics attain greater significance given Holden's desperate need to actually reach out and communicate with someone, anyone, who just might understand him. The novel takes place in the two days following Holden's dismissal from his latest school, Pencey Prep. Much of this two-day period is spent either making or contemplating a huge number of assignations and phone calls, most of which are never made. Each of these represents an unsatisfied need to reach out, to affirm the validity of his place in the world at that moment and have it confirmed by the response of another person. In almost every case Holden holds back from really touching another person who could make a difference to him. In fact, his very name -- Holden -- may stand for this attitude of "holding", of keeping himself so close to the vest that he is unable to communicate with the people he so desperately...
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