Essays

NBC’s Parks and Recreation launches audiences into a world where a low-status governmental department struggles to overcome underhanded bureaucracy and red tape. The Parks & Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana consists of an eclectic selection of employees, ranging from the ignorant yet good-spirited Andy Dwyer to the sassy, but sage, Donna Meagle. Yet the zeitgeist … Read more

Do or Die In the United States, drinking soda is no longer a fad: it is an addiction. Despite the rising medical problems in our country, Americans refuse to reduce their consumption of soda. Whether soda consumers choose to deny links between soda and health risks or ignore them, it is unfortunate that these consumers … Read more

For our smaller small group challenge we were given a team building activity to help us develop our group cohesion, communication and leadership qualities. Our task was that we had to create an innovative product that students want or need, using at least five items amongst a variety of miscellaneous items given by the group … Read more

Michael Tellinger possing by one of the ruinsMichael Tellinger possing by one of the ruins For many years, in an area approximately 150 miles inland of South Africa, west of the port of Maputo, farmers and other local residents have noticed remnants of an older settlement that they were told were just small random wall … Read more

Sociology is all around us, and by looking closely at it you are able to see how it has a deeper impact and shapes our lives. Society today has become fast paced and very reliant on technology, which has resulted in people’s lives changing and how we live them. I am greatly interested in whether … Read more

Carbon is denoted by the symbol C, is part of group 14 on the periodic table, and is the fourth most abundant element in the universe (by mass). Carbon has an electron configuration of 1s2, 2s2, 2p2. With 4 valance shell electrons it is expected to form 4 bonds, this means carbon is tetravalent. However … Read more

The group therapy tools is one of the means to ensure that there is alcoholic abstinence, where the first step is to focus on the behavior that trigger the alcoholism, and how consuming alcohols have affected one’s life. The group members are all allowed to share the story as they desire, and identify the desired … Read more

Exercise is a healthy approach to life, a hobby in varied forms, a must for a physically fit lifestyle, but also a necessity for a sharp mind and emotional stability? Physical activity promotes not only what the eyes see, but also what is felt inside. School, health administrators, and even mothers have preached the importance … Read more

Today started like any other day. Mom came in and woke me up. I was still groggy like an old person waking up from a deep sleep. My mom laid out my clothes last night. She takes care of me like a king takes care of his people. I do not know what I would … Read more

Part of Rabel’s classroom literacy instruction was also focused on him writing either the days routine in the morning or after a lesson. I was able to observe several things about Rabel as a writer. I noticed that Rabel enjoys to wre, but once again has a hard time staying on task. Rabel is very … Read more

Many know Christopher Nolan for his directing skills. He has directed movies such as Interstellar, Inception, and the Dark Knight. While he is a talented director, he also is a talented screenwriter. He has been the screenplay writer for movies such as Memento, Insomnia, Inception, and many others. This will go into the writing process … Read more

One of the oldest questions in philosophy is whether humans have free will. When I look in retrospective, my journey to Miami makes me wonder is everything predetermined. Ever since I was a kid, I had vivid dreams about a sunny beach, soft golden sand, palm’s waterfall, and beautiful girl who will love me unconditionally. … Read more

Many poems, although very unique, share important features that help us as the audience better understand what people go through in their lifetime. There are instances where the reader can feel what the poet is feeling and that is what makes a great poet differ from an ordinary poet. As in anything, poetry is subjective … Read more

In 1494, Florence, Italy was overtaken by France. There the Prince, leader of Florence at the time was the third generation Medici. Given to him was a series of chapters of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli written in 1513. Niccolo Machiavelli was known for his vast knowledge in politics and literature. Thus after being exiled … Read more

What is perfection? Is it having the perfect hair? The perfect, flawless face? The perfect skinny body or perhaps to be a duplicate of Barbie? For a majority of adolescents, this is the case. We live in a world where the epitome of perfection is exposed on a daily basis. The new model on vogue … Read more

In a Latin American country that is unnamed to the reader, a birthday party held for the head of a major Japanese electronics company brings together a successful crowd to enjoy food, drinks and entertainment by none other than the most desired soprano, Roxanne Coss. The party had been held at the vice president’s home … Read more

Despite the claims of the family proper, their beautifully constructed genealogical maps, and theories about magic being passed down through bloodlines… the founders of House Rasputin did not have any blood-ties to the man Grigori Rasputin. After all, the last name Rasputin was surprisingly common for the era and the area where Grigori Rasputin had … Read more

The world has yet to eradicate one of the largest criminal rings and illegal profit makers in the world. Human trafficking, an act defined as “taking someone by force, coercion, or fraud, for purpose of commercial sex or slave labor,” is an insidious violation of human rights, while also being an extreme breach in the … Read more

I am a Registered Nurse who works on the IV team and provides venous access for patients during the hours of 7pm to 7am at the only hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky. We are an extremely busy organization who has a bed limitation of 300. Keeping the patients safe and to do no harm is a … Read more

Text messaging, also referred to as SMS messaging, is a popular form of mediated, interpersonal communication that involves sending short messages to and from individual’s cell phones through a or cellular connection to converse with individuals at anyplace and anytime all over the world. Created in 1992 by Neil Papworth, an engineer for Vodaphone, a … Read more

Globalization is a fact and we are all concerned. When I asked people about what they think about Globalization, some people said that Globalization is a good thing while others said that globalization is a bad thing. When many people heard the word “Globalization”, some people think of something that generate a lot advantages and … Read more

The First Flying Pig Ever – “Ruben” There once was a pig named Ruben. Ruben’s dream was to fly. He lived in a barn on 46th Saint Street. In today’s time, we don’t have flying pigs. But Ruben dreamt that he would be the first flying pig on Earth 2000, the future Earth. Ruben tried … Read more

Deuteronomy 16: 19-21 is a very powerful verse that certainly gives insight into the life of a Christian and how we are called to live. The verse states that “You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise … Read more

Tales of the mythical and magical mermaid have been dismissed as rumors; however, these majestical creatures do exist. Cameras have caught photos and even videos of these creatures stranded on beaches and swimming dignified through the ocean. You may argue that these images are fabricated but there are scientist who dedicate their lives and can … Read more

Breakdown the Categories of the Elderly population in China In China there are many different factors that contribute to the life span of the elderly population in China, such as education, and exposure to other risk factors throughout the span of one’s life. When looking at the mortality rate in China It is said that … Read more

Crime and deviance are always been a matter of fact, the ‘collateral effect’ of living among other people. Norms and rules are set in each society, from rural ones to the largest urban environments, but this cannot prevent the attitudes by some individuals, that in the most of case gang up, to not follow these … Read more

As Stacia Tauscher once said “we worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ” For my opinion is true, young offender population has increased of the years. Parents may be worried about their children’s future instead of watching them while they’re are in their sights. Thought … Read more

Sex and authority in the workplace: the causes of sexual inequality. American Sociological Review, 44, 235-252. Even with all of this evolution of women in the workplace, men still hold higher titles and positions; in jobs where women are highly represented, such as nursing or a librarian, men still hold the higher jobs of management … Read more

This short story, “Old Man with Enormous Wings “(1955) written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. In his story, “Old Man with Enormous Wings “(1955) there are two carnivals which take place in a small town. In one of the … Read more

Loss strikes every person’s life at some point, its evolution, the circle of life, natural selection. Eventually it’s bound to happen. This loss was different because she was here without fully being here. My ship was cracked and slowly sink it was surreal. I always knew it happened to people. But never in a million … Read more

Any great story has its critics ready to critique every great detail of a story. Sophocles’s Oedipus the King is no exemption. Oedipus the King was written around 430 B. C. so this play has had plenty of time to be critiqued. Not only has this Greek tragedy been around for so long, but it … Read more

Indeed! This Iraq-born woman had proven her saying by handling more than 950 projects in more than 44 countries with offices in four countries outside the UK. Well-known as an architect who constantly pushes the limitations of architecture and urban design, her work experiments with new threedimensional concepts exaggerating existing urban landscapes and encircling all … Read more

My first article is the “UNESCO World Heritage site film on Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina”. This clip tell you Los Glaciares is the third largest ice field in the world and how the snow falls and become a part of the ice fields. Both were very interesting and provided me with a better … Read more

Increasingly in the world of modern art, and especially since the 1970’s, there has been a shift towards the aesthetic of slowness. This is particularly in response to the speeding up of the human experience ever since the introduction of modern machines, both industrial and digital, that cut production and response times in half. Prime … Read more

Regarded as the most traumatic and socially disturbing period in recent Angola history, civil war erupted after the country’s decolonization. The structureless and devastated Angola, was in a state of anarchy that attracted a capitalist versus communist conflict where political dominance remained up for grabs. The southern African country hosted the cold war theatre following … Read more

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is an internationally bestselling novel published in 1989.Thenovel explores vast amount of struggles faced by women in the past centuries. It consists of sixteen stories about the lives of four Chinese immigrant mothers,An-Mei Hsu, Suyuan Woo, Lindo Jong, Ying-Ying Saint Clair, and their American born daughters Rose Hsu … Read more

In this laboratory experiment is stating that organic lipids have the ability to dissolve lipids membranes, and in this exercise acetone would be the main source to be used to have the reaction of dissolving the lipids inside the tubes. This exercise was to be able to observe how the chemicals reacted in rare temperatures … Read more

Media often paints a different picture than as seen by the eye. Often heard on the headlines are the bad and the ugly never the good. One picture that is often skewed by the media is that of hip hop. It is often heard that this genre is a negative influence on children, as the … Read more

In Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Tereza’s life experiences – such as her childhood – ultimately shape her into a heavy character. Her childhood memories of her mother can be considered the beginning of Tereza’s negative relationship in regards to the body. As the novel continues Tereza’s relationship with the image of bodies … Read more

The story of the Beat Generation novelist and poet, Jack Kerouac, who underwent a 63-day, self-imposed exile to battle drug abuse and demons of his past, while penning his novels. STORY COMMENTS DESOLATION ANGELS is a dramatic, character driven study of Beat Generation pioneer, Jack Kerouac. It’s a story of selfdiscovery, much like his “On … Read more

Overtime: 4 Misconceptions everyone Has Overtime is a touchy subject for most employers. Not only does it cause them to pay out more on the payroll each week, but it also means that the workers aren’t being as productive as they could be. Another issue that overtime causes is issues with an employee’s hours worked. … Read more

“High School Confidential” As a student in High School, there are many things that influence my learning and my ability to learn. Sports have the highest amount of influence on how I do in school. How much homework I am able to get done and whether or not I finish assignments on time is dependent … Read more

Bildungsroman is a term which denotes a novel of selfdevelopment through education and formation within its coming-of-age. J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Stephen Chbosky’s the Perks of Being a Wallflower both depict a main character that has a troubling and lonely life due to sudden changes in life which focuses on … Read more

Sailormoon, the world renowned animated series, comes from the Japanese Shojo manga, written and illustrated by female author Naoko Takeuchi. The main distinguishing feature of Shojo manga is that it is specifically aimed at young female viewers and involves some form of (usually magical) female protagonist (Saito 143). Kumiko Saito, in her essay on Magical … Read more

Is a phone call really worth someone’s life? In today’s society, citizens are faced with many distractions while driving. When people drive, they encounter disturbances varying from electronics to food that cause them to take part of their attention away from the road. These interruptions that society faces affect countless amounts of people in ways … Read more

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In today society female rape victims are often blamed for the accident because of the way they were dressed or the way there were acting towards their molesters. A 2012 report conducted by Mumsnet, a survey conducted on more than 1,609 females found out that almost 83 percent of women do not report … Read more

Rheya’s First Appearance to Kris Kelvin Stanislaw Lem’s novel Solaris tells the story of Kris Kelvin, a psychologist, who goes to the ocean planet Solaris to study the phenomena taking place there. Upon arrival at Station Solaris, which hovers over the surface of the planet, he is warned by the scientists on board that they … Read more

Vestibular 1) Jump rope or jump on a trampoline, this activity provides up and down movements that stimulate the inner ear. 2) Playing on monkey bars are pogo sticks, this activity increases body awareness. 3)Marry-go-rounds or swinging enables vestibular stimulation. 4) Sliding down a slide provide rapid movement of both acceleration and deceleration, 5) While … Read more

Throughout our lives there are many obstacles we have to face, some may shape us and some may scar us years onward. My story is a common one that countless people have faced that got in the form of disguise that isn’t always pretty. Approximately ten years ago when I was a regular third grader, … Read more