Patricia C. Dunn Essays

Identity is such a simple word and yet has so much depth to it. Every being has an identity. The real question is how identity shapes each person. The concept of identity is multi-layered. One can have an identity that pertains to only themself, but one can also have a group identity. At the end of the day, a person’s identity is all that they truly have with them throughout their whole life. Preston identifies three frameworks for analyzing how an identity is formed and transformed. He describes

The murders of more than 7 backpackers in New South Wales (NSW, Australia during the 1990s, were committed by one of Australia's notorious serial killers, Ivan Milat. Ivan was born on the 27th December 1944 at Guildford, NSW, Australia into a large family. The bodied of seven missing young missing backpackers from different parts of the world were discovered in a shallow grave in the Belanglo State Forest. Five of the bodies that were found were foreign backpackers visiting Australia from Germany

Anthony Minghella’s film ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ is a psychological thriller that deals with the charming yet manipulative Tom Ripley who is sent to Italy to retrieve the rich, spoiled playboy Dickie Greenleaf. Through clever manipulation of symbols such as mirrors/reflection and clothing, the audience is invited to explore a central theme in the film, being the dangers and consequences of living life a lie. Through the use of these symbols, Minghella provides the audience with a compelling view

Imagine a woman, beautiful and sweet and very humble. She comes from a poor family, but has rich qualities. Does this sound like an Iraqi lady? Cinderella is a story of a beautiful young lady that is taken advantage of by her father’s new wife and her stepsisters. But in the end, she gets all of her wishes with the help of a fairy godmother and lives happily ever after. That is the French Version. In the Iraqi tale, the stepmother is nice at first, but becomes jealous of the child’s beauty. The godmother

The murders of more than 7 backpackers in New South Wales (NSW, Australia during the 1990s, were committed by one of Australia's notorious serial killers, Ivan Milat. Ivan was born on the 27th December 1944 at Guildford, NSW, Australia into a large family. The bodied of seven missing young missing backpackers from different parts of the world were discovered in a shallow grave in the Belanglo State Forest. Five of the bodies that were found were foreign backpackers visiting Australia from Germany

Ali Baba ELA 306-08 Tuesday, December 16th, 2022 The Arc of a Scythe In the book “Arc of a scythe” Bby Neal Shusterman. The scythedom pressures an Iinescapable rivalry upon the two main characters, Rowan and Citra, by allowing only one of them to be ordained as a scythe., tThere Iis no doubt that Citra should come out on top and be ordained as one of the scythes. Although easily angered, Citra Iis an overall caring character as shown in the book by her actions. Rowan, who was at first shown

The Great Gatsby, a surrealist novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been praised as an American classic. One of the main intrigues of this novel is the character of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic and wealthy man who becomes the subject of the book. There are dissenting opinions on the mysterious character of Jay Gatsby and what he represents. While Jay Gatsby has been characterized as a sinister gangster and a classic romantic, it is more probable that he is a pathological narcissist with slightly

In the novel Dealing With Dragons written by Patricia C. Wrede, the author discusses the crux of the story in which Cimorene differs from the ideal way that princesses must behave obediently since being the inferior to dominate men. This happens when Cimorene resolves her problem by defying her parents and leaves her kingdom. Cimorene was justified in ignoring the expected social norms of Medieval society because she will have freedom, will learn other skills instead of demanding princess requirements

The 1970s were very important years in history. These years were known as the tumultuous, pivot-of-change years. Innovations were made along with new music, and rights for minority groups were established. Ray Charles, Patricia Schroeder, and Martin Cooper all made great differences on our lives. In this essay, I will describe how these three people have effected the world. The blues and jazz were major parts of the 1970s music, which connected with the drugs that were newly introduced. This did

society has a big impact on our childhoods lives, and the way we were raised. In the two novels “Carol (The Price of Salt)” By Patricia Highsmith, and “God Help the Child” By Toni Morrison, we see different aspects on the effects of behavioral characteristics that were developed as a child persist into adult personality In the novel “Carol (The Price of Salt)” By Patricia Highsmith we are given a point of view from the main character Therese, a lonely young woman who lived in New York City in the

When you’re a woman in the 1900’s it isn’t going to be easy for you, especially when you’re a sixteen year old girl working as an epidemiologist’s assistant and one that is interested in the field of medicine at that. Deadly, a novel by Julie Chibbaro, is about a sixteen year old girl named Prudence who is working with a epidemiologist, Dr. George Soper, to help stop the typhoid epidemic. She has to help convince Mary Mallon, a human typhoid disease carrier, to work with the department. While she

equal of source type. c. Source and destination type are compatible and size of destination type is larger than source type. d. All of the above 2. The smallest integer size is ......... bits and its type is ......... . a. byte- 16 b. short- 8 c. short- 16 d. byte- 8 3. The word true is ................ in java a. a java keyword b. same as value 1 c. a boolean literal d. none of the above 4. Which of the following data types comes under integer

My First Day of 6th Grade Noises filled the crowd with excitement in Cupertino Middle School. It was the first day of 6th grade. I was feeling nervous. Sweat was forthcoming down my face very slowly. I had never been in such a huge school with lots of students. I took a deep breath and looked around. I had to go to the New gym because of an assembly that I had which was meant for meeting all the teachers. After that, a super loud bell rang, it almost made my ears fall. My mom and I went looking

Hw #2 Ch 14 Review Questions and Exercises, P 879: 1, 7, 10, 20, 38, 43, 45, 52, 60, 62; Programming Challenges, P 884: 4, 5, 6. Describe the difference between an instance member variable and a static member variable. The main difference between an instance member variable and a static member variable is each class object has its own copy of class’s instance member variables. If a class’s member variable is static, however, only one instance of the variable exists in memory. All objects of that

In this essay I will discuss Sartre’s critical engagement with Western Modernity and its problematic practices of colonialism. In short one of Sartre’s critique on Western Modernity is saying that the Europeans are making themselves into monsters, humanism asserts that they are one whole with all of humanity, but their racist methods set them apart. He also states that they are wasting their time with un-personal litanies, this Europe where all they talk about is Man but then kill men left right

import java.io.File; import java.util.Scanner; /** * This program lists the files in a directory specified by * the user. If one of those files is itself a directory, the * program recursively lists the contents of that subdirectory. * The user is asked to type in the name of the directory that is * to be listed. If the name entered by the user is not a directory, * a message is printed and the program ends. */ public class RecursiveDirectoryList { public static void main(String[]

A major theme of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is revenge and secrecy. Throughout the story Montresor plots and carries out his revenge against Fortunato. During the time the story takes place, protecting your family at any cost was acceptable, so to protect his family he kills Fortunato. The two characters that were introduced are Montresor and Fortunato. As the reader begins to read the story the author makes it very clear that Montresor wants revenge. The author tells us that the

The benefits of juicing carrots are mostly associated with reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Carrot juice is extremely beneficial for people suffering from cardiac diseases. The anti-inflammatory properties of carrots help in combating ulcers and bone diseases (gout and arthritis). Carrot is one of the best sources of vitamin A, that improves eyesight and health of skin. Vitamin A is an antioxidant that prevents the occurrence of pimples, acne and blemishes on skin. The benefits

Introduction Many people are looking for ways to use natural ingredients to help with ailments. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is fermented juice from crushed apples. It contains acetic acid, which has been studied for its health benefits for years (Amazing Wellness, 2014). Apple cider vinegar is a supplement that is advertised widely to aid in weight loss over the last few years. It commonly comes in two forms; liquid and tablets. The laboratory analysis of commercially available tablets has a

Senses: How we Identify Different Flavors of Food Aim: To be able to identify the five different fruit flavors of skittles by using the sense of taste, while the participants of this experiment are blindfolded. Research Question: How are we able to identify the five different fruit flavors of skittles (strawberry, orange, grape, lime, and lemon) by only using our sense of taste? Hypothesis: I believe that the blind fold will make it harder for the participants to determine what fruit flavored skittle