tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72864180511707989012023-11-15T06:21:08.058-08:00English 102Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-57154894248130523352013-04-14T18:36:00.000-07:002013-04-14T18:36:03.797-07:00Hills Like White Elephants<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hemmingway enlightens us in this short story of how the decision making process goes hand in hand with your future happiness. As humans, we all look at a situation's positive aspects if we are considering it and sometimes forget about the negative things it could hold. The setting is vital to the story because on one side of the mountain is lush grass, life, and beauty but on the other side there is dry land, fire, and death. Jig is the main character with an uncertainty to keep her baby or not. She is simply a booty call for the American man and he has talked her into getting an abortion so that "they can be happy again" The American man obviously wants nothing to do with Jig, therefore is giving off a mentality that the abortion would be no big deal and it seems that he is trying to get her drunk so that she doesn't over think it and make the decision to keep her baby. I believe that Jig makes the choice to keep her baby to make her happy, and she did not care what the American thought. She came to a realization that to be happy she must be happy with herself and her own choices even if someone that she loves is telling her otherwise.</span></span>Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-76653096224160073532013-04-14T18:24:00.001-07:002013-04-14T18:24:46.852-07:00The Cask Of Amontillado<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">This eery short story by Edgar Allen Poe completely revolves around revenge. I read this story when I was younger, but I did not really understand the meaning. Montresor felt that he was insulted by Fortunado, he describes it as "a thousand injuries" And even though it is never mentioned exactly what he was insulted about, I always thought it was about his family, or the wine. But I did some research to conclude that it is explained at the end when Fortunado begs for his life saying "For the love of God" (like saying Come On) and Montressor replies, "Yes. for the love of God." Montresor kills Fortunado in the name of his religion (Catholic) Because Fortunado was a Mason, and back then Mason's were against the Catholic church. So the vengeance is kind of geared toward an insult of Montresor's family because they obviously were religious. It's so ironic that he is leading Fortunado through the Catacombs and "helping" him along the way because he is drunk and allergic to the Nitre. So he is pretty much trusting him throughout the walk in the catacombs to lead him to his death. Also, the fact that Montresor seems to give Fortunado many chances to leave if he is too drunk and should perhaps want to turn back, but he always denies these chances to escape and rather drinks the wine over keeping his life. After a while, it is evident that Montresor has bad intentions for the drunk man. The appropriate revenge that Montresor wants is a tricky and elaborate plan to kill Fortunado, and he definitely succeeds.</span></span>Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-22337409165549019172013-04-14T18:05:00.001-07:002013-04-14T18:05:05.146-07:00A Good Man Is Hard To Find<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This story by Flannery O'Connor seems to be about a fairly normal family. This little old grandmother is very paranoid and reads in the newspaper that there is a serial killer on the loose in Florida, and the family wants to road trip there. So, grandmother insists that they go to Tennessee instead because "I couldn't answer to my conscience" she said if her family were to run into this murderer. I believe that this is the only time when the grandmother actually makes a good decision from her first instinct because every decision she makes after that in the story steers them literally into a tree.. During their drive, they actually pass a cemetery that grandmother says is the family's ancestors. This foreshadows the death of the entire family at the end, I think. Of course Grandma is the one to literally flag down the hearse full of murderers! I think this story is religious in some ways, and that it kind of says that everyone is doomed and has sinned; therefore, we will all have our day of reckoning and punishment. The entire family is killed, though there is no mention of what happens to the baby. The most interesting line in this short story: "She would of been a good woman... if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life." is ironic because the Misfit is saying that the grandmother would have been a good woman if she was in the midst of death and had a change of heart and was super nice because she was begging for her life. It is ironic because it seemed that out of the whole family, the grandmother was the one who lived by God and tried to teach the children about peace rather than conflict and was really a good woman.</span></span>Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-6171763229367008882013-04-14T17:43:00.001-07:002013-04-14T17:43:41.494-07:00We Real Cool<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">This poem by </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Gwendolyn Brooks is very short, and it rhymed... so I liked it. :) But when analyzing the poem it has much deeper meaning than you would think an 8 line poem would have. I believe that she is speaking of all African Americans back in her day, and how they took chances and broke the law to make money and survive. The number 7 is a lucky number and she says that they go to the pool hall, I'm sure to make money and gamble on the games. I think it is interesting that she mentioned "thin gin" like watering down the booze to make more profit. She speaks of young black men who skip school and are not educated, and at the end I interpreted it as their lives are shortened due to the risks they take, but they don't really care. They like the crazy life they live of "lurking late" and "singing sin" and "Jazzing June" because they are rebellious! Her voice is very cool and it makes the poem a trillion times better when you hear it from her.</span></span></span><b><br /></b></span></span>Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-70314727439729360782013-03-10T18:47:00.001-07:002013-03-10T18:47:19.603-07:00The Glass Menagerie Characters<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Glass
Menagerie was one of the most complex plays I have ever analyzed. The 3 main
characters, Laura, Tom, and their mother Amanda were interesting characters
that had many similarities, as well as differences. For instance, they all had
a similar mindset of escaping the lives that they lived, physically and
emotionally. They differentiated in various aspects, for example, Amanda Wingfield
(the mother) was extremely enthusiastic with anything that she did, and she was
perhaps a bit of a drama queen. On the other hand, there was her daughter Laura
who could not differ from her mother more. Laura was as shy as a snail, and was
most uncomfortable with herself, especially because of her physical impairment
which caused her to walk with a limp. Tom, the bread winner for his mother and
sister was a bit more rebellious than the two women in his immediate family. He
heavily smoked cigarettes and drank often, not to mention he was quite
sarcastic and irritable throughout the entire play. In my opinion, he never
took his mother seriously, and mocked her quite often. This hectic household
filled with loud outburst from Amanda, anxious remarks from Laura, and Tom’s
bitter attitude resulted in a very theatrical performance at the Wingfield residence.
This play kept my attention, and I will most likely read it again in the
future.</span></span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-89807094383022509992013-02-07T19:33:00.001-08:002013-02-07T19:33:10.685-08:00The Chrysanthemums<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Chrysanthemums" but I at least knew that they were flowers. But that
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This story was indeed one that I will remember because I
feel that I understood it better than most. The married woman with no children
liked to work in her garden, and she seemed content with this. But, throughout
the story it seemed that she simply longed to be viewed as an equal by her
husband, as well as everyone else. The setting is described to be rather desolate
and isolated from society, as well as enclosed with fog. I presume that this
description was foreshadowing her feelings towards her life. She felt entrapped
by the way she lived her life (or lack thereof). I viewed her responsibilities
as low level and very routine. Anyone would get tired of gardening every day
and domestic chores, right? Not to mention, she craved any kind of praise or recognition
for her existence but never received any. The man who manipulated her into
paying for his service did so by playing with her emotions (Just like every man). After convincing
her that he wanted her flowers for a good purpose, he almost immediately threw them out onto the
dirt road. Sadly, these Chrysanthemums were the only thing that she had passion
and love for; Therefore, when she saw her prized possessions thrown onto the road she took this to heart and this proved her hypothesis
that men are animals. At the end, this is why she preceded to ask her husband
about the fights in town that men would engage in and ended up crying
secretively. I believe that she realized that she was nothing like them and
felt that her battle for equality was futile, after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-62642933521900977502013-02-07T19:10:00.002-08:002013-02-07T19:10:27.280-08:00The Yellow WallpaperAs usual, I laid in bed the night before class and read this story, The Yellow Wallpaper so that it would be fresh in my mind for discussion the next day. It was longer than some excerpts, but very abstract and interesting (like most that Sweeney assigns) and had an intriguing ending that left you wondering. In summary, my perspective of the story was a woman who had [recently?] been told that she was "sick" by everyone that she loves. Though, her husband still gives her hope that she will get well, she is not allowed to do anything (even so much as write her feelings down). She is ordered to stay in a huge deteriorated room in which she is unfamiliar with to entertain herself for months on end. As if this does not sound excruciatingly miserable enough, she has had her child taken away from her to be cared for by another woman (which is most likely for the best, but is still depressing for her). On the defense of her husband, I believe that in this time when people were expected to be "chronically depressed" or insane that physicians thought that confining someone who is in this mental state to oneself would possibly be the only way/ or perhaps the "cure" to the depression/anxiety/insanity. But, over time we have learned that this solitary confinement method will only drive a person completely crazy, and really do more harm than good. The ending was certainly eery, and all of the possible interpretations of the conclusion are not happy endings. But I still appreciated reading the woman's insight of the experience documented through her secretive entries that she wrote throughout the process of her losing all sense of reality and in the end, truly believing that she was inside of the wallpaper itself.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-12551831126654291812013-01-16T13:06:00.003-08:002013-01-16T13:06:53.990-08:00How To Become A WriterOur first reading in Sweeney's class for 102 this semester was called "How To Become A Writer". Everyone in class came to the unanimous decision that the experts were a bit confusing, though interesting to read. Our discussion led to many conclusions that I had not thought of while I was reading. For instance, that there is in fact no precise way to "become a writer". Most people at some point in their lives write at least SOMETHING, whether it be in school or for leisure. The character Francie was always told continuously that she never had a particular plot for the stories she wrote; Therefore, she interpreted this criticism by thinking that her writings were "wrong". But were they really, "wrong"? There are no set guidelines (Unless in education I suppose) that inhibit any kind of creativity in writing. I believe that anyone can be a so called "writer" even if some of the readers do not understand the message. In confusing writings such as these, there may be various hidden messages. Perhaps the reader must analyze a bit more, or discuss the writing with others. This reading could mean many things, but I believe that the main purpose was to encourage creativity and imagination. Everything can't be perfect, you know.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-83193934939885906972012-11-13T10:37:00.000-08:002012-11-13T10:37:04.326-08:00Smart Phones<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This world is changing drastically, and fast. With all of the technology to get things done from a simple email, to turning on your car, to turning on a fire in your home, listen to music, tv, and even cash checks with smart phones, they are just doing it all these days! They are taking over! Have you ever wondered what it would be like if we did not have all of this technology and communication 24/7 by juggling Facebook with family, Twitter with friends, and Instagram for the fun of it? I know that if I am ever in a time where I cannot have my phone for some reason (ex. bill needs to be paid, phone breaks, etc.) that I am actually SO MUCH less stressed out without the constant vibe or notification sound every second of the day. People used to live so much simpler lives, and appreciated the little things. I realize that America is evolving, but are we actually putting our values into question when a son sends his mother a text for mother's day, instead of just calling? To keep up with this fast pace environment that we live in, of course these smart phones enable us to get things done quicker. But is this the answer?</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-47300662338425852262012-11-13T10:22:00.002-08:002012-11-13T10:22:33.888-08:00Living Social<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">So, I have known about Living Social for a while now but I just finally gave in and downloaded the app. It may be the coolest app that I have on my phone now! How Living Social works is they have new coupons that you can purchase under "Today's Deals" everyday! For instance you can spend only $15 on Living Social and spend $30 at a restaurant with the voucher that you print off or simply have the bar code to scan on your phone! I know this is terrible, considering I am broke! But for Christmas and stuff, they have tons of massages, chiropractic work, plants, phone cases, you name it! I have already purchased my little brother's birthday present on there & it shipped to my house for free! You can find ANYTHING including trips and excursions on Living Social, for example a 2-night stay in DC at the Atlantic City Casino for almost half the price as if you just went into the casino and purchased a 2 night stay. I want to believe that it is a way to save me money, BUT the downfall is that in one-click of a button I can purchase these great deals that I see on my phone. This flamboyant spending is NOT what I needed, but I think I am addicted.</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-47550093015360514252012-11-13T10:10:00.003-08:002012-11-13T10:10:17.465-08:00Legalization of Marijuana Bills PASSED<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">I know this is a TAD late, but OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS THIS IS AMAZING. On November 7th when Obama got reelected as president, there was also some great news given to the US that night. This news was that Colorado and Washington passed the bill to legalize Recreational use of marijuana in their states! Not to mention, Massachussetts passed their bill to legalize Marijuana for medicinal use. This is a major stepping stone for our country. Some have other opinions, everyone does, but watch these states excel over the next few years money wise. Taxing marijuana could be the answer the our prayers these days. Everyone needs to admit that the United States is not as conservative as we used to be, and in these hard times maybe we should be more open minded on how to fix all of the money and criminal issues that the legalization bill may aid. Overtime, I know that more states will join in and vote to pass this law in other states. It is sad to say that Virginia will most definitely be LAST. Just my opinion of course. But this is why I would LOVE to move out of the commonwealth and actually have some freedom at last ;)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">NEXT STOP: Boulder Colorado!</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-18490779657603395442012-11-13T09:53:00.000-08:002012-11-13T09:53:19.933-08:00Quite Ironic: Topic of Family<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today in Sweeney's class, most people did not show up, but we did some pretty important stuff! ;) Kidding, don't freak out anyone. But we did brainstorm on the board all of the topics that relate to FAMILY. To everyone's surprise, this brainstorm on the board took much longer than the Pop Culture and Crime and Punishment topics. WE as a class chose to do the Family topic last, KNOWING that this paper would recieve the most credit. WOW GUYS, we could barely fill the board! Just kidding, but the brainstorming didn't just come as easily to us today. Perhaps it was because there were not as many classmates that attended today's class, or perhaps this topic is actually a tough one! Sweeney made a good point that it has to be an argumentative essay, and to keep our audience in mind. Family is a very controversial topic, considering everyone has one, and they are all different. I hope to see many good ideas flourish from this topic, maybe even some sentimental value in some of them! Ones that touch the heart, ya know? Unfortuantely, I have not chosen my topic yet but since this is our last paper AND it is about something that everyone is hopefully familiar with, I believe that I (As well as everyone else) will be enthused to write when we all land on something worth writing about.</span> </div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-74812562230119132392012-11-13T09:32:00.002-08:002012-11-13T09:32:21.514-08:00What's up with this weather VA?<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Alright so it is kind of freaking me out that we just had a hurricane.... that brought SNOW, as well as much devastation. (Luckily Richmond did not get so much damage from Sandy) But in general, yesterday my phone said that the temperature outside was 76* but TODAY on the other hand, my phone reads something like 46* ! WHAT?! This weather is completely unpredictable and quite frankly, I'm over it. Yesterday it didn't even feel like it was almost Thanksgiving and now today it feels like we are in the middle of winter PLUS with rain! Such a bummer. It is really throwing me off, and I do not like this sudden change. I'm not a completely religious person but not being able to predict the weather is actually written in stories in the bible, I want to say in the book of Revelation. I'm not sure if any other religions have this stuff documented but this weather issue, as well as many other issues of course, I believe are foreshadowing our future. I'm not usually a dark person, but I do believe that we are living in terrible times. I'm pretty nervous of what the future may bring.</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-69258259960803769912012-10-08T15:35:00.000-07:002012-10-08T15:35:24.628-07:00Online Learning<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am the type of person that likes everything on paper, call it old school all you want; but I hate doing any type of schooling online! Whether it be writing, reading, math, science, etc. I learn better and retain my knowledge more accurately when it is in front of me, physically on paper. I know it's not the most eco-friendly approach on learning but that's just how I am. When I write papers for english, I'm the type of person that literally WRITES it on paper, and then types my work on the computer. This, I believe, gives me an extra step to revise my work and it helps me everytime. On the other hand, my math class has a Webassign which is online homework assignments that have to be submitted over the internet. Typing in the exponents, variables, fractions, plus/minus/equals signs is such a pain! Not to mention, if just one little piece is typed in wrong, the whole problem is incorrect! It makes me so frustrated when I cannot figure out a problem and then I find out that it was because of a small error that I typed out wrong. I'm deffinitely on the losing end considering that everything is turning to technology, and in the future I'm sure that writing things down will be something of the past. Saving trees and paper is certainly a great point, but I'd rather recycle, than use the internet for all of my learning ;)</span> </div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-2984125275105064182012-09-26T13:40:00.001-07:002012-09-26T13:42:49.194-07:00Worst Cell Phone Service EVER<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, is it me or does anyone else have THE WORST cell phone reception on campus (especially in the dorms) of anywhere besides in a valley of the mountains in West Virginia? I get so incredibly frustrated when I am trying to multi-task for example, do my work on my computer in my room and take a phone call. In addition, my phone barely works in Mcneer (not at all on the 2nd floor) and Wi-Fi cannot connect in HMSS. It is so inconvenient to completely stop what I am doing to go outside to talk on my phone, as well as send a text several times for it to go through. I am getting so fed up with my coverage here with T-mobile that I am actually asking for a new phone for Christmas on my dad's plan (Verizon). Hopefully someone has some feedback regarding if Verizon coverage is better here at Richard Bland? Because I really do not think that anything makes me more upset than to go outside alone at night in my pajamas simply to use my phone.. I don't think that is unreasonable, is it? Maybe it is just my service provider, but if not then this is very inconvenient and I really do not know how to go about this ongoing issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S. I've tried my Wi-Fi calling in my dorm.... still will not work. Can you say FRUSTRATING?!</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-20322074233262225462012-09-26T13:25:00.002-07:002012-09-26T13:25:21.028-07:00Too Much to Handle<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It is unfortunate that I JUST realized 2 days ago that I was taking 16 credit hours, and I was trying to maintain a 5-6 day weekly work schedule. I felt like I had been overwhelmed for the past couple of weeks, but I thought that was normal. When I realized how many credits I was taking this semester, I was on the verge of dropping my Gen Bio course, and the Bio Lab. Instead, I talked to financial aid and they highly recommended that I do not drop these courses due to the fact that I have already paid for them, not to mention I am passing both and have done so much work for them already. Luckily, I slept on it and called my grandmother the next day in a panic because I did not want to drop the classes. My grandmother agreed and decided that I should cut back my hours at work and she so generously said that she would help me pay for the necessities of living (gas, food, etc.) I wish that I could just concentrate on school and not have to work, but I do realize that this is just an adversity of life. Money is an issue, and I wish that it was not. But I am so very lucky to have a supportive grandma that is willing to aid me during this time of financial struggle. In the end, I am staying in my Bio courses and have cut my work days to only 2-3 days max per week. A weight has been lifted off of my shoulders and I feel like I can now do my best in my courses, as well as have time to get help when I need it. I am so grateful that the lady in financial aid told me to sleep on it, and that I reached out to my loving grandmother. Now, all is resolved and I can sleep a little better at night.</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-1659182130899634042012-09-17T20:26:00.000-07:002012-09-17T20:26:42.131-07:00Cracker Barrel Old Country Store<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So, I just started working at Cracker Barrel about a month ago now and I think I'm diggin' it! Ever wondered what those yellow stars on the brown aprons were? Well, there are these weird PAR (Personal Achievement Responsibility) tests that are a requirement for every employee and with each test passed, you earn a star. It sounds corny, but its not just a "star" that you earn on your apron, but also a pay raise! $$ employee discounts, PAID VACATIONS, etc. It's kind of crazy because I never in my wildest dreams thought that a restaurant would have benefits and paid vacations, but anyways..... At PAR level 2 (2 stars) you can cross train to do whatever you want in the restaurant/store. And boy is there a crazy amount of opportunity there! Because you could either do Cashier, Retail, Cook, Server, Host, Dish, and there are probably more jobs other than these but GEEZ that's kind of a lot of choices! Not to mention, inside of every one of these different jobs I named are about 10 other duties that you must perform inside of that particular job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For instance, I have trained to be a Hostess: Ok, so a Hostess' "bottom line" as they call it, is: "No Empty Tables" So if we are on a Wait List then AS SOON as a table gets up, we are to "scout" it and call the next party to be "on deck" while the busser cleans it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">#1<strong> Name Taker</strong> who is at the front of the store (outside on the porch) at a podium taking names</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">#2 <strong>Name Caller</strong> who is at the main Host stand and he/she calls the names on the loud speaker</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">#4 <strong>Scouter</strong> who is the person that looks for the open tables</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">MIND YOU that we all have headsets that connect us with one another, and to be honest it gets pretty intense on the weekends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So stop in sometime to see me, it's the one in Hopewell/Chester! Great food, service, & a cool store!</span></div>
Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129704766743664316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286418051170798901.post-69699480408352978342012-08-31T09:58:00.001-07:002012-08-31T09:58:04.641-07:00<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After reading <u>The Question of Originality</u> and <u>Writing and the Threshold of Life</u>, I concurred that the art of writing is not as simple as I thought it was prior to being exposed to these essays. The knowledge and perspective of Jane Hirshfield was quite insightful to read as our first English assignment, due to the depth and unique outlook included regarding writing, poetry, art, and even life itself. One quote that stood out, in my opinion was "There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness." Personally, I perceived this metaphor to symbolize how life is full of mysteries, and things we are not aware of; and even once we make discoveries along our way, still present is a never-ending amount of the unknown still waiting to be uncovered. I also learned that, in fact, the most beneficial writing takes place individually, alone, and in silent solitude. These essays have stimulated my thoughts on how to write something "original" by explaining how the truth and authenticity is essential, and sometimes rebellion can have the outcome of achievement. The threshold theory is quite extreme, but can be utilized in a more casual sense to enhance a writer's thought process when creating a piece. Instead of over analyzing everything that can be written about, the threshold theory exhibits the mentality to let the various aspects of life come naturally. Additionally, recalling the past, pondering the future, and finding the place in between the two is necessary to originality, creativity, and innovation with anything that has been, or will be constructed.</span> </blockquote>
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