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This paper analyzes Lars Eighner's essay called "On Dumpster Diving". The paper discusses Lars' use of different elements of writing, in order to put across different views on the subject he wrote about. The paper discusses the importance of the first paragraph of any paper and then discusses the way that Lars fulfills the specific criteria for a successful first paragraph.

From the Paper
"Analysis of Lars Eighner's "On Dumpster Diving" The light-hearted, yet serious, essay of Lars Eighner's called "On Dumpster Diving" teaches the art of how to dumpster dive. From food to appliances, Eighner tells how to dumpster dive and find valuable objects that can be used with many of these items in good condition. The old saying is that someone's trash is a gold mine to others. A critical analysis of Lars Eighner's article will show that he used a number of different elements in writing this essay beginning with an anecdote to open the essay and continuing until he gives a take-away value in the conclusion. The First Paragraph of the Essay One of the most important parts of an essay is the first paragraph. The first paragraph must grab the interest of the reader and it must have a clear thesis. Lars Eighner does both of these."

Tags:dumpster, diving, homeless

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This paper reviews Jean-Dominique Bauby's book, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", which describes how the author's life changed forever when he suffered a stroke. According to the paper, as a result of the stroke he had developed locked-in syndrome. The only movement Bauby had was in his left eye and partial movement of his head. It took 200,000 blinks for him to write his memoir. The patience it took him and those around him to complete just one word of his memoir is nearly immeasurable.

From the Paper
"Journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby is the author of the memoir 'Le scaphandre et le papillon' which was translated into English and titled 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.' The memoir describes the life of Bauby through reflection and memories of his life before he suffered a massive stroke that left him a quadriplegic (Bauby, 1997). Bauby life changed forever on December 8, 1995. After 20 days unconscious he woke but was unable to move. As a result of the stroke he had developed locked-in syndrome. The only movement Bauby had was in his left eye and..."

Tags:suffering, fear, acceptance

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This essay was designed to explore recurring motifs in Herman Melville's most famous novel: "Moby-Dic"k. The essay covers a very large portion of the book, and focuses mainly on instances of Diving, Falling, Returning, and Drowning. In addition to the motifs, it also explores the characters of Ishmael, Queequeg, and Captain Ahab and delves into the reflective nature of the novel as it pertains to self-exploration.

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"There dwells in the lineage of individual creation a defining genesis in which rudimentary elements congeal and emerge from the tempestuous pandemonium of a primordial sea. The oldest of earthly wombs, the ocean reigns sovereign to all portals of existence. In the most tranquil of lulls, and whispering softly through the grand tumultuous gales, the sea remains a boundless lung of all existence. Inhaling death, she recycles the discarded refuse that even scavengers deny. And, exhaling life, she matches souls with empty vessels in one all-encompassing breath. Herman Melville believed that God shaped the universe around an endless web of purpose and meaning. According to Melville, man's innate sense of futility is rooted in his impulsive desire to grasp for purpose and meaning in randomness. At the beginning of the novel, Ishmael's breath is growing faint. His soul is steeped in "a damp, drizzly November"(12), and his spirit longs for an escape from monotony. Rather than fight this lethargy head on with "pistol and ball"(12), Ishmael boards a ship and quietly sails away. As Ishmael drifts into the fathomless expanses of two unpredictable seas, he falls from the comforts of his former life into the harsh complexities of an unknown world. Diving deep into the core of his substantive elements, and sometimes drowning in the darkest shadows of humanity, Ishmael successfully completes his protracted voyage of self discovery."

Tags:ahab, captain, ishmael, jonah, pequod, queequeg, whale

Abstract
Lucid dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming. This paper discusses this particular state of consciousness that allows people to live out their fantasies in the world inside their minds by explaining how to attain this state by understanding how the mind works on an unconscious level.

From the Paper
"Once you begin to understand the basics of lucid dreaming and you begin to have intermittent experiences of a lucid nature, you need to start looking for dream signs. Dream signs play a dramatic role in helping you realize you aren't awake. Investigate your dream journal and look for trends. When it becomes apparent what things happen in most of your dreams, the next time they happen, you will know you're dreaming. If you always swim in your dreams, the next time you are swimming, it's a good bet that you're dreaming as well."

Tags:awareness, brain, consciousness, demonstrative, mind, nightmares, fantasy, psychology

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This paper explains that Harry Sylvester's "I Won't Do No Dive" represents the cultural phenomenon of the fixing of boxing matches, which is commonly told in sports-themed literature and Hollywood screen plays. The author points out that, even the incorrect phrasing of the term, "I won't do no dive", is a deliberate double-negative, familiar as both the text of a boxer who won't deliberately lose a match and as a double-negative that resonates of the poor English of a boxer growing up in a rough area and enduring many battles in his attempted climb to the top. The paper relates that match fixing provides for an interesting literary device by creating a complicated dilemma, which underscores the importance of honesty and competition in sport and how the corruption of these mottos commonly debases it.

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"The era in which the story was written (the 1930s) also has literary implications, as we witness the rough-and-tumble surrounds of a struggling boxer in the earlier part of the twentieth century. The characters speak in the incorrect English of a rough area in a bygone era - which is not specified, but his again is a good literary device: we romanticize the era and the place, perhaps imagining a rough, no-holds-barred Brooklyn, where even the rough, down-on-their-luck crowd have dreams of boxing and making it big."

Tags:dilemma, double-negative, mobsters, engaging, language

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This paper explains that Harry Sylvester's short story, "I Won't Do No Dive revolves around the concept of the masculine sport of boxing and the conflicts that arise when personal pride is compromised. The author points out that a piece of short fictional sport literature can be engaging and informative to the majority of society, through the use of literary devices, effective writing and a capitalization of building on existing stereotypes. The paper relates that that journalists and other writers of non-fiction sports literature do not always effectively convey the unspoken aspects of a sport; however, a short fictional story can convey much about the nature of a sport through constructed situations and imagined characters.

From the Paper
"The text in no way introduces boxing as a sport or explains its rules and regulations to the reader. Instead, the sport is casually conveyed through the text, which outlines the protagonist's response to the "dive" offer, and then through the actual physical motions narrated during the match. The reader has already effectively engaged with the main character so as to understand his intentions in standing in the ring, so that, already intelligent of the set-up, all that is left for the text to do is to walk the reader through a typical boxing match and thus encapsulate the true nature of the sport."

Tags:non-fiction, narrative, entertainment, engaging, protagonist

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This paper introduces and analyzes the essay "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner. Specifically, it summarizes the essay, observes the author's life and ethics and gives an opinion on them. The paper shows that the job of dumpster diving would seem sleazy and disgusting to many, but Lars Eighner gives his scavenging dignity and purpose in his poignant essay about the life of a scavenger on the streets.

From the Paper
"Even in the world of Dumpster diving there are ethics, and Eighner shows he has personal ethics in several parts of the essay. He does not take drugs to sell on the streets, and he does not drink to excess. He can recognize the value of items to pawn, and will not share personal information he finds in the Dumpsters, such as addresses, prescription information, and such. He has the ability to wreak havoc on people, but that is not his purpose or his plan. He is simply attempting to survive the only way he can see. It is clear that he has morals and principles, and these guide him as he scavenges."

Tags:scroungers, homeless

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The paper analyzes the two central tenets of phenomenological and feminist theories in Benner and Wruble's theory of coping in the films "The Diving Bell" and "The Butterfly". The paper shows how the primary issues that Bauby faced after his severely disabling seizure reveal the phenomenological basis for nursing theories that bring forth the mind/body unity and the necessity of human experience that ultimately allow him to recover. The paper discusses how Benner and Wruble construct a theory of coping that is more humanizing and experiential, which enforces their feminist approach to nursing so that nurses can rely on deeper skill sets to understand their patients.

Tags:coping, health, care

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This paper explains that both authors use first-person and the active voice to speak about their experiences; however, McDonald relies heavily on dialogue in his recounting of an experience, and Eighner uses description to explain the act of "dumpster diving" and its meaning. The author points out that Eighner feels he is teaching a very profound lesson, so he makes use of words that are more complex, often referring simpler words to the more complex words. The paper relates that the voice McDonald chose to use was more of a "friendly voice", as if McDonald was telling his tale to a friend.

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"In McDonald's essay, he speaks of his experience fishing with a blind boy. While he uses first person, he also uses dialogue to explain what is going on. This allows the reader to get a feel for what is going on. Through the important interaction of the author with the blind boy, one is able to see the lesson that is trying to be taught. The language the author selects for himself and the little boy help to the audience to see into their characters. McDonald uses short sentences, symbolizing his short temper and lack of patience with the boy. The little boy refers to McDonald as "Mister" and uses the word "hey" frequently to show the reader the youth of the boy and his innocence."

Tags:voice, words, description, dialogue, person

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The paper discusses the articles "On Compassion" by Barbara Lazear Ascher, "Serving in Florida" by Barbara Ehrenreich and "On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner where the authors describe how the poor have to struggle to survive for basics, such as shelter, food and clothing. The paper relates that all three essays act as a reminder to those who do not care enough about other unfortunate human beings.

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"As Ehrenreich finds out in her essay "Serving in Florida," even those who work full time jobs often aren't able to provide for themselves a real place to live. All of Ehrenreich's coworkers live in trailers, cars, hotels or "crowded" apartments (154). As Ehrenreich admits going through her low wage experience, she wouldn't be doing as well as she did without the deposit for housing she started with. "I'd been feeling pretty smug about my $500 efficiency, but of course it was made possible only by the $1,300 I had allotted myself for start-up costs" (Ehrenreich 155)."

Tags:shelter, food, clothing, homelessness, budget, wages