designed with the purpose of eliciting a certain kind of behavior from people. By looking at the build environment as well as the everyday practices of spaces, we can interpret them. This paper will document a “mini-ethnography” of Marshall street in Syracuse, New York (Winders, 2011). It will look at how the built environment of Marshall Street, as well as people’s daily practices at this site, produce a consumer space, exploring the relationship between the built environment and the utilization of
The story of Alice Sebold’s memoir begins with her as a freshman at Syracuse University and the scene in which she is brutally raped. Sebold writes in vivid detail on how the rape went throughout the beginning of the chapter. She was walking back to her dormitory through a park during nighttime when she was suddenly assaulted and raped by a black man. After the traumatizing experience, she makes her back to her dorm where she told her friends about the rape. One of her roommate’s black friends gives
Fantasia Goodwin is junior at the University of Syracuse and a starter for the varsity women’s basketball team. Fantasia finds herself in a precarious situation upon learning she is pregnant during the 2007 basketball season. Faced with many uncertainties, Fantasia encounters what is undoubtedly one of the biggest ethical dilemmas she has faced thus far in her life. There are many layers to her dilemma and they all need to be carefully taken into consideration. In order to help Fantasia make an
Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Jermaine Landon Events (JLE) is an innovative event planning business with a focus on gay and lesbian events in the triangle area. JLE is best known for hosting Stir every Sunday night at the East End Oyster & Martini Bar on Franklin Street. Stir is a high-energy dance party that attracts patrons from all over the triangle. Founded by Jermaine Landon himself in 2006, Mr. Landon shows us that with a little hard work, dedication and networking skills, a successful
During the past few decades, North Carolina dairies have dwindled out and few remain to this day. NC State, like other universities, perform research on different aspects of what their colleges teach to learn more and relate to what is trending now. Not only is the research done on campus, but throughout North Carolina are research stations to record and collect data on what is being researched. My shadowing project was completed in my hometown at NC’s Piedmont Research Station based out of Salisbury
want to help them in a way I know veterinarians can. The career I’m interested in is being a veterinarian; I must get an Associate’s degree; I must get into North Carolina State University, the only college in North Carolina that provides a veterinarian school; I must keep my grades up to be considered at NC State University. The career I’m interested in being is a veterinarian. I’m interested in this because I love animals and working with them. Animals have always made me happy when I’m in their
obtained since the metric was tracked. Students at Cary High have a graduation rate of 85%. Beyond high school, Cary is perfectly situated for individuals who want to pursue a degree. Within minutes of Duke University, North Carolina State University, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, residents simply have to choose which great school they would like to attend. Culture With a close proximity to prestigious schools of higher learning, there is no wonder why Cary is full of culture and
it away nothing can hurt you" showing that Shirley's childhood was not always happy. Shirley Jackson, when to school at Rochester University, at the age of 17. Where her parents felt they could keep an eye on her. However, she later withdrew, because she didn't like any of the classes. She spent a year, at home writing. Later, she went to Syracuse University, where she flourished both socially and academically. She also meet her husband, while they were both
David Muir net worth David Jason Muir was born on the 8th November 1973 in Syracuse, New York USA. He is known to the world as a television reporter and anchorman of the ABC Show “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir”. His career as a reporter earned him several awards, which includes an honorary award, which he received for his reports of the assassinations of Israel`s PM, from Radio-Television News Directors Association. His career as an anchor and reporter has been active since 1995. Have
year of attending the University of Rochester and spreading her wings a bit, Shirley decided to spend a year at home in a more conservative environment with her parents practicing her writing skills and perfecting her style. During this time the world was moving in a dangerous direction with Adolf Hitler being appointed as Chancellor of Germany and the Nazi Party beginning to expand its power and persecution of the Jews in Europe. In 1937 Ms. Jackson enrolled at Syracuse University where she met her
Football League (NFL). Born in 1941, Meggyesy was raised in a low-income household in Solon, Ohio. Like many athletes from impoverished backgrounds, he was able to use the game of football to better himself though both a full scholarship to Syracuse University and financial stability with the Cardinals. During his career, however, Meggyesy became increasingly disillusioned with the game of football and how its athletes were subject to tremendous physical and psychological turmoil from those in power—namely
family moved her to Burlingame, California, where Jackson attended high school. After high school Jackson moved away to attend college at Rochester University in upstate New York but after only a short time at Rochester and, after taking off a year from school, she moved on to Syracuse University. At first, Jackson was in the School of Journalism at Syracuse but soon moved to the English Department to pursue her interest in writing. Jackson soon started publishing works in the school news paper and eventually
American Short Stories), Life Among The Savages (1953), The Bird's Nest(1954), Witchcraft of Salem Village(1956), One Ordinary Day With Peanuts(1956 : Chosen for Best American Short Stories), Raising Demons(1957), The Sundial(1958), The Haunting of Hill House(1959), We Have Always Lived in the Castle(1962: Best selling novel; Chosen for the year’s Ten Best Novels). On August 8, 1965, Shirley died from heart failure during her usual afternoon nap(some say that it was because of being overweight and
American classic authors have always had a significant impact on literature throughout the world. Many of these authors in all different genres have left a lasting impression on literature today. A novel like The Haunting of Hill House and a story like “The Lottery” has raised the standard in literature, particularly in the gothic horror fiction genre. Shirley Jackson has influenced American Literature through her creation of American gothic fiction and her ability to not only portray the truth of
family moved to Rochester, New York. She dropped out of the University of Rochester and three years later, Jackson enrolled into Syracuse, University where she met husband Stanley Edgar Hyman. As an editorial assistant for The New Republic he helped her publish “My Life with R.H Macy” (1941) as her first nationally published story. Jackson is most famous for writing “The Lottery”, a short story of communal savagery, and “The Haunting of Hill House”, a highly acclaimed horror novel. Author Unknown
began to attend the University of Rochester, she only spent a year there, as after a time of questioning her friend’s loyalty and long periods of unhappiness, she left the school for a year, practicing writing almost religiously, with a minimum of one thousand words every day. In 1937, she entered Syracuse University, at first pursuing a degree in journalism before transferring to the English department. She published her first story “Janice” in 1937 as she attended Syracuse University, and after winning
Eileen Collins achieved several firsts in the history of space travel. Collins was the first woman to command a space shuttle in 1999. Eileen Marie Collins was born on November,19,1956, in Elmira New York. Collins's earliest life visiting Harris Hills and watching planes fly off the ridge of the city. Another favorite memory is going to the local airport with her parents and watching planes take off. When Collins was nine years old, her mother and father separated. It was an emotionally difficult
The Psychological World of Shirley Jackson Although Shirley Jackson had many psychological problems, she contributed greatly to society through her works. Shirley Jackson was a profound and ambivalent writer. She did not write to please the world but she wrote to convey how she felt about societies in the world. Her psychological problems did have an affect on her writing and it greatly connects with her life. Shirley Jackson was a very unwelcomed writer in her time and that is because many readers
all of her childhood in Burlingame, California, and started her writing, as well. Then when she turned seventeen, her and her family moved east, where she enrolled in the University of Rochester. After only a year in the university, she left and decided to pursue writing. Another year passed and she attended Syracuse University. There she published her first story, “Janice” and also won a poetry contest. After winning the contest, she met Stanley Edgar Hyman. They got acquainted and founded a
doubt, one of a kind. Tobias Wolff was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 19, 1945, to Rosemary Loftus and Arthur Saunders Wolff. In 1949, his parents separated and he moved to Washington State with his mother. In 1961, he began prep school at The Hill School in Pottstown,