In this picture is an expensive professional- looking brown dress shoe sitting on top of a ball. The picture may seem ordinary and plain to many who view it, but to me, it symbolizes how many universities increas profit off of their athletic program. Not only do they gain such a huge profit, these universities rarely give enough compensation in return for the work of the athletes. The scenario reminds me of “white collar” versus “blue collar” jobs. I refer to these terms as it was used historically to classify under- paid and over -worked individuals who had very little education( “blue collar”) in comparison to (white collar) big business individuals. In this photograph, the professional business shoe (white collar), represents the universities that make money off of the players. It also represents the apparel companies, the video game industry, and all other corporations that make money off of collegiate athletes with out having to pay them a dime. The ball looks like a combination of a football, basketball, soccer ball, and volley ball, which represents a variety of athletes. It also represents athletes as being under- paid and over –worked, because the ball is placed under the shoe almost as if the shoe is showing ownership to the ball, and instead of the ball being brand new, it looks aged. This picture supports the argument in my topic, because it portrays many feelings, for example, one person might express sympathy toward the athletes and feel the manner in which they are treated is iniquitous. Another person may feel disgusted and outraged towards universities and corporations. In conclusion, this photograph would be a prominent asset to my final paper, because it exhibits the primary aspect of my topic, which is, to argue how major corporations and universities use the athletic community for their own monetary benefit.
In the picture, one can see an older woman in a wheelchair who is opnely supporting the promotion of medical marijuana. The woman is wearing a wreath of pot leaves and seems to be leaving a medical event. It is hard to understand her emotions based soley on her facial expressions, but if I had to guess I would conclude that she is in some sort of pain and/or has a serious illness.
The picture implies that medical marijuana is fair and necessary for those that have chronic pain or illness. It supports my argument for the legalization of weed. In my paper I included an example of someone with Multiple Sclerosis who would only benefit from marijuana. I also stated that the only reason she will not ingest marijuana is because of its legal status. There are many other illnesses that, with the ingestion of marijuana, would result result in less adverse effects for patients.
This picture gives the viewer an idea of how prescription pot could be beneficial to those that need it. The woman's face is blank which, as stated previously, makes it hard to draw accurate emotional conclusions. Regardless of facial expressions, the audience should clearly infer that she has some unstated illness (or pain), and is undoubtedly in need of weed.
In this picture we see a dolphin and a cow jumping out of the ocean beside each other. At first glance, this picture doesn't make much sense. It was actually found from a website where you are supposed to add funny captions to random pictures, but it is perfect for my argumentative essay. I am writing about how there is nothing wrong with Japan's killing of dolphins for food despite most of the world being strongly against it. People demonize Japan for killing and eating dolphins because they view dolphins as intelligent, self-aware, magnificent creatures of the sea. In America the dolphin is featured as the hero in films such as Flipper, it is one of the main attractions of sea parks, and there are several stories of dolphins saving people from sharks in the ocean. Japan doesn't see dolphins in this way though, as they have been eating dolphin meat for centuries. Dolphins are in no danger of going extinct, and the only reason people are so against Japan's killing and eating of dolphins is because they are blinded by their own glamorization of dolphins. This picture shows how dolphins and cows fall under the same category, food. It is hypocritical and culturally imperialistic for large scale cow-eating nations such as the United States to tell Japan they can't kill and eat dolphins.
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People have always been willing to bring joy to themselves and others around them. This is an aspect of our culture that will never cease to be dominant. As you can see in the picture the over abundance of roller coasters are providing that joy. Just in this one glimpse of the park there are three very large, expensive roller coasters. Their intricate turns and sloping hills are ones developed by very intelligent men and women who will always have a place in the working community.
This picture taken in 2009 shows the three roller coasters fully loaded and running at full capacity. As you may know 2009 was one of the worst years for the American economy since the great depression. It is clear though that no matter what the situation the people will find their way to the fun. The picture is originally used to portray the new technology and thrills to convince people to come to the park but it really enforces the point that people need larger and faster thrills.
As Americans we are known as people that are never content with a certain product and are always looking for technology ahead of the curve. These coasters won’t satisfy the hunger of society forever and new technologies must be developed to keep ahead of the curve.
As stated before the picture is used to entice guests and bring them through the pearly gates of what I like to call heaven. This intern will allow for the park to create revenue and develop those new technologies. It becomes a never-ending cycle that provides the ability to build capital and physical assets. It is not prone to drops in the economy or times of hardship. These spirits in the sky will continually change the skyline of our culture.
In the picture to the left, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, to the left, and Beyonce Knowles, to the right, are wearing similar dresses. I believe this picture implies is excellent proof that fashion is recycled. With designers today, they pride themselves on innovation of their clothing. But all clothing nowadays is influenced by fashion trends from decades and even centuries before. Not only fashion trends, but also entire fashion from a decade is seen in present fashion. The picture of Mary Wilson was taken in the 1960’s and the picture of Beyonce Knowles was taken like a few years ago. It’s interesting that a dress today is similar to one made 40 years ago. My chosen topic is to prove that in the fashion world nothing is innovation. All “new” fashion trends are inspired from clothing from years prior. Even though clothing today might not even look similar to prior trends, the silhouette can be found in years before. The audience should feel shocked that Beyonce’s original looking dress is not original at all.
Many people struggle with communication issues. Some cannot communicate because they are rude and simply do not know the rules of communication but there are others that cannot communicate for more serious reasons and more common reasons.
The most common thing that hinders some from communicating is language difference. There are so many languages such as English, French, Swahili, Spanish, Arabic, and even sign language. Sign language is one form of language that many of us fail to understand. This language is used by several people and is their only means of communicating.
In this picture you see an Ethiopian female attempting to communicate with a white female that struggles to understand. What the Ethiopian is signing is "interpret" or "translate." This picture conveys two messages. The confusion on the girl to the right face shows that she clearly does not understand. These two people speak two different languages, Arabic and English, and it is a clear reason why they would have trouble communicating. If both these women could use sign because at one point in there lives they were required to learn the language this would not be that big of an issue.
Now let's look at this picture from another perspective. Let's say that the female to the left is completely deaf and cannot communicate in any other way. How would the look on the girl to right face make her feel? More than likely sad and excluded because of their language difference. Many people that can only communicate through sign language feel as though they are handicap and not a part of this world. So how could we break this language barrier an get these people included into our everyday lives without alienating them? The answer is simple, LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE and not only communicate with those from other countries but also include those that are mute or deaf in our nation in something they are usually limited to by a few people, communicating with a speaking person.
When I look at this woman, I see sad eyes with a semi forced grin. I see pain in this woman's face of having lost a loved one-- her father. Her dad appears to have had a very happy-go-lucky personality; like he was really fun to be around and such a loving man. This picture appears to have been taken in her home because you can see a small portion of what appears to be her wedding picture behind her, which makes the photo that much more personal.
This picture on its own just shows the loss of this woman's father, but what you don't see is the part you have to read into. This man entered the hospital for hormone treatment when he found out he had cancer. The hospital he was taken to was very unsanitary and not fit to have any patient in, let alone someone who would be at such high risk for infections. Because of cases like this, hospitals should be looked at much more closely. The regulations need to actually be enforced and have employees that want to care. With those few additions, it could make hospitals much more effective and of course, safer.
When a close family member of anyone's becomes ill and needs health care assistance, people want to know that they are being taken care of in the best way possible. They want to see nurses and doctors that are personable and compassionate and it seems these kinds of people are becoming increasingly scarce. When I worked in the hospital, I worked with about 100 different people. Out of those, I think I met about 4 people that genuinely cared. The others it just felt as if they were stuck in a redundant routine in that they did the exact same things everyday with no variations. I found many of them essentially doing the bare minimum to get through the day. They weren't going to do anything excessive that could have made someone more comfortable. During hard times like this, patients want to feel at home as much as possible to create a pleasant environment which in the end helps to heal the patient and comfort the family.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
I have heard of so much hurt about elderly family members who were neglected or abused by hospitals, assisted living homes or nursing homes. I have been fortunate enough to not have had a family member in that situation, but I've lost 2 grandparents, volunteer at nursing homes and my grandmother lives in an assisted living home. I could not imagine having something like this happen to my grandmother. Thinking of this man laying in his hospital bed in the same sheets he has laid in for the past 2 weeks and not having clean gowns infuriates me. It sends your mind into a whirlwind thinking "how much longer could he have lived if there was never an infection caused by the filth?" "how many people actually go through this same scenarios?" and "how can people live with themselves knowing they did not help to prevent a death and what can we do to change this?" Neglection of a person who is unable to help themselves is just horrendous. Something has to be done in order to prevent these kinds of things from happening. I can only make suggestions of improvements that could be made, but it is up to everyone to make sure new and stricter rules are enforced. We cannot have our hospital losing many of their patients due to preventable causes and families losing loved ones because of someone's lack of care. It's in times such as these when you just want to say to all the doctors and nurses "What if this were YOUR dad?”
